Who we are

Our website address is: https://www.sallysgardensolutions.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Email Communications

If you choose to subscribe to Sally’s Garden Solutions email newsletter, free resources, or gardening updates, your name and email address may be collected and stored through a third-party email marketing provider.

This information is used solely to send gardening tips, seasonal updates, educational content, and other information related to Sally’s Garden Solutions. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in each email or by contacting us directly.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

Third-Party Services

This website may use third-party services and platforms, including email marketing providers, social media platforms, video hosting services, analytics tools, and affiliate programs. These services may collect information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of any third-party services they interact with through this website.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Affiliate Disclosure

Some of the links on this website may be affiliate links. This means that if you click on a link and make a purchase, Sally’s Garden Solutions may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.

Sally only recommends products, tools, and resources that she personally uses, trusts, has featured in her content, or believes may be helpful to fellow gardeners. Any compensation received helps support the creation of free gardening content, educational resources, and the continued operation of this website.

Your support is greatly appreciated and helps Sally continue sharing gardening tips, inspiration, and practical advice with the gardening community.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.