Privacy Policy

1.1 Personal Information

Personal Information is information that identifies you or another person. Personal Information may include the following:

1. information you make available to us when you open a PlantShare account or use another Service we may provide, such as your name, telephone number, email address; kiosk address, credit card, or geolocation;
2. any information included in your publicly visible profile if such service is offered through our Website or Services;
3. information you make available to us and/or public via your use of the Website and/or your PlantShare account;
4. information made available by another user of the Website or Services about you via their use of Website or Services;

1.2 Non-Personal Information

Non-Personal Information is any information that relates to you but from which it is not practicable to directly or indirectly identify you, which may include the information about your devices (such as your hardware model, operating system version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information), the list of installed apps on your devices, and technical information about users means of connection to the Website and Services, such as the versions of phone model and other similar information.

2.1 We may use your Personal Information for any purpose as below:

1. to provide Website and Services (and the features within the Website and Services) to you, such as to show to other users in PlantShare or other users using the Website and Services;
2. to provide you with advertising and marketing that is more relevant to you;
3. to help develop our service and provide, maintain, improve and modify the Website and Services and develop new services;
4. to better understand how you access and use Website and Services in order for us to improve the Website and Services and respond to customer desires and preferences, including personalized help and instructions, or other responses to your and other users’ usage of the Website and Services;
5. to help develop our service and provide, maintain, improve and modify the Website and Services and develop new services;
6. to assess the effectiveness of and improve advertising and other marketing and promotional activities on or in connection with Website and Services.

2.2 Technical Data

The data we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us, the choices you make, including your privacy settings, and the products and features you use. The data we collect can include certain code versions, browser, Internet service provider, IP address, platform, timestamp, application identifier, application version, application distribution channel, independent device identifier, iOS ad identifier (IDFA), Android ad master identifier, network card (MAC) address, and international mobile device identification code (IMEI) The equipment model, the terminal manufacturer, the terminal device operating system version, the session start / stop time, the location of the language, the time zone and the network state and similar other technical data.

2.3 Shared Data

To improve our product and provide you better service, we also share personal data with third-party vendors working on our behalf for the purposes described in this Policy.

2.4 Processing Data

We process Personal Information for the purposes set out in this Policy, as described above. Our legal basis to process personal data includes processing that is: necessary for the performance of the contract with you (for example, to provide you with the Services you request and to identify and authenticate you so you may use the Website and Services); necessary to comply with legal requirements (for example, to comply with applicable accounting rules and to make mandatory disclosures to law enforcement); necessary for our legitimate interests (for example, to manage our relationship with you, to ensure the security of our services, to communicate with you about our products and services); and based on consent by our customers (for example, to place certain cookies and to share your Personal Information with third parties for advertising purposes). In some instances, you may be required to provide us with information for processing as described above, in order for us to be able to provide you all our services, and for you to use all the features available through the Website and Services.

2.5 Your Rights to Your Information

Subject to limitations in applicable law, you are entitled to object to or request the restriction of processing of your Personal Information, and to request access to, rectification, erasure and portability of your own Personal Information. Where the use of your Personal Information is based on consent, you can withdraw this consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Requests should be submitted by contacting us through privacy@plant-share.com. If you are aware of changes or inaccuracies in your Personal Information, you should inform us of such changes so that our records may be updated or corrected. We retain your Personal Information as long as needed to provide services or products to you, or as required or permitted by applicable laws.

3.1 Without Your Consent

Without your consent, we will not disclose your Personal Information to any third party except the following circumstances:

1. with your prior authorization or consent;
2. under the mandatory requirement from government authorities or in accordance with laws, rules, regulations and legal procedures;
3. for the purpose of academic research or public interest;
4. to safeguard our legitimate rights and interests, such as finding, defending, and settling infringement or security problems;
5. when you select the sharing function (if made available);
6. other circumstances that are in accordance with Terms and Conditions of Use and Policy.

3.2 With Your Consent Under the Terms and Conditions of Use or this Policy

We and our authorized third parties may share your Personal Information for the following purposes:

1. providing the Website and Services to you;
2. assisting us in carrying out the purposes set out under the "How We Use Your Information" section above;
3. carrying out our obligations and enforcing our rights under the Terms and Conditions of Use or this Policy; and/or
4. helping us understand and improve the Website and Services.

4.1 Third Party Services

We may provide links to third-party web sites. The Website and Services may also provide services directly to other companies. When you click on links of third parties on the Website and Services you may leave the PlantShare Website and Services. We do not collect your Personal Information on and through the third-party websites or provided services and this Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the privacy practices of web sites operated by third parties, whether they are linked to or otherwise accessible from the Website and Services. The inclusion of a link or accessibility of third-party websites does not imply endorsement of such third-party website by PlantShare.

4.2 Third Party Interception

The information that you transfer, send and/or share through the Website and Services may be intercepted, collected, used and disclosed by third parties. We are not responsible for any interception, collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information by any third party. Please choose other ways to transfer and share if you have higher security requirements.