Privacy Policy
This policy describes our data and privacy practices across Garden with Serge. For questions regarding this policy, contact us at contact@gardenwithserge.com.
What we collect
When you use Plant Doctor, we process the photo you choose, the plant name you provide or confirm, requested language, generated guidance, IP-derived usage key, and technical request information. If you subscribe or create a membership, we process your email, language, membership status, payment provider, campaign attribution, and delivery status. Payment-card details are handled by Stripe or PayPal and are not stored by Garden with Serge. Support requests may contain information you choose to provide.
How information is used
We use information to provide plant-photo guidance, enforce usage limits, activate memberships, deliver requested email, process support/cancellation/refund requests, secure and troubleshoot the service, and measure aggregate service performance. We do not promise that AI output is correct.
Service providers
Plant photos and prompts may be sent to OpenAI to generate guidance. Payments may be processed by Stripe or PayPal. Email may be delivered through Brevo. Hosting, database, advertising, and analytics providers process the minimum information needed for their functions. Their own terms and privacy policies also apply.
Retention and security
We aim to retain personal data only as long as needed for the stated purpose, legal obligations, security, dispute resolution, and backup cycles. We use access controls and transport encryption, but no internet system can guarantee absolute security.
Your choices
You can unsubscribe through the link in marketing email. You may request access, correction, or deletion through the contact page. Some billing and transaction records may need to be retained where legally required. Do not upload a photo containing people, addresses, documents, or other personal information.
Cookies, email measurement, and analytics
The site uses a member cookie for access and local browser storage for language and usage display. It currently uses first-party operational analytics. Human-facing document requests, successful or unsuccessful AI operations, and server errors are counted in aggregate. Aggregate acquisition reports may include a normalized campaign label, general source category, and landing-page path; they do not retain full referring URLs. Daily visitor estimates use a keyed, daily rotating hash derived from limited request data; the analytics tables do not store raw IP addresses, email addresses, plant photos, diagnosis text, or payment data. Newsletter delivery status and clicks on first-party campaign links may be recorded against an internal subscriber identifier so we can avoid duplicate messages and understand which gardening help is useful; we do not use an email-open tracking pixel. Visitor estimates, acquisition attribution, and newsletter click measurement are skipped when a browser sends Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track. Visitor hashes are deleted after 90 days.
Google AdSense and third-party advertising cookies
We partner with Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. To comply with Google AdSense policies and international privacy standards, we disclose the following practices:
- Third-party vendor cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to Garden with Serge or other websites.
- Advertising cookies: Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visits to our site and/or other sites across the Internet.
- Opting out of personalized advertising: Users may opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you may opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at www.aboutads.info/choices.
- Third-party ad networks: Other third-party ad networks or vendors may also serve ads and collect anonymous data on our site. You can review and manage your choices regarding participating companies at optout.networkadvertising.org.
Children
The service is not directed to children under 13. A parent or guardian should supervise use by minors.
Operator and contact
Garden with Serge is operated by Serge Shammas, 20249 Livorno Way, Los Angeles, CA 91326, USA. Privacy questions and requests may be sent to contact@gardenwithserge.com or submitted through Contact Garden with Serge.
Changes
Material changes will update the date above.