Privacy Policy

How we collect, use, and protect your personal information.

Last updated: July 21, 2026

1. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us, including your name, email address, and garden-related information (location, soil type, sunlight conditions, crop preferences) when you use our planting guide generator.

We also collect certain information automatically when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages visited. This information helps us improve our service and understand how users interact with our site.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide and improve our service — Generate personalized planting guides based on your location and garden conditions.
  • Communicate with you — Send your planting guide report via email if requested, and respond to your inquiries.
  • Analyze usage patterns — Understand how our website is used to improve user experience and content.
  • Comply with legal obligations — Meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

3. Data Storage and Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Your data is stored securely using industry-standard encryption protocols.

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, or as required by applicable law.

4. Cookies

We use essential cookies to ensure the proper functioning of our website. These cookies are necessary for the website to work and cannot be disabled. We do not use tracking cookies or third-party advertising cookies.

You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings. However, disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate our website:

  • Cloudflare — Content delivery network and hosting.
  • Open-Meteo — Weather and climate data API for generating planting recommendations.
  • DeepSeek — Report content generation. DeepSeek servers are located in China; data transmitted to DeepSeek may be subject to their privacy policy and applicable Chinese data protection laws.
  • Stripe — Payment processing for one-time purchases.
  • Resend — Email delivery service.
  • Google Fonts — Font delivery. When you visit our website, your browser requests font files from Google Fonts servers, which may log your IP address.
  • jsDelivr — JavaScript library delivery (marked.js, DOMPurify). Your browser may send technical data (IP address, user agent) to jsDelivr CDN nodes when loading these resources.

Each of these services has its own privacy policy governing the handling of data. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

6. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right to access — Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification — Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to erasure — Request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to restrict processing — Request limitation of how we use your data.
  • Right to data portability — Request transfer of your data to another service provider.
  • Right to object — Object to the processing of your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at send@theyardwise.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

8. Contact Us & Data Protection

For privacy-related inquiries or to exercise your data rights, please contact us at send@theyardwise.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately so we can delete it.