Privacy Policy

Marin County Flowers - https://verde-flowers.com
Last updated: June 2026

A Note Before You Read On

Running a website that helps people find flower delivery in Marin County involves collecting some information - not much, but some. This policy is our attempt to be straightforward about what we collect, why we collect it, how long we hold onto it, and what we do not do with it. If you use this site, we ask that you take a few minutes to read through what follows.

1. The Nature of This Site

Marin County Flowers (accessible at https://verde-flowers.com) is an informational and referral website. We help visitors explore flower delivery options in Marin County. We do not maintain user accounts, and we do not process or store payment information of any kind. When you choose to place an order through a provider listed or linked here, you will be directed to that provider's own website or ordering system, which is governed by its own separate privacy policy - not this one. We encourage you to review any third-party privacy policy before submitting personal or payment information to an outside provider.

2. Cookies, Tracking, and Your Browser Controls

Like most websites, this site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies. These small text files serve several purposes: keeping basic site functionality working smoothly, supporting advertising and affiliate link tracking, and allowing analytics tools to measure how visitors interact with the site.

You are not required to accept cookies to browse this site. Most web browsers let you control cookie behavior through their settings - you can typically configure your browser to block cookies entirely, delete existing cookies, or notify you before a cookie is set. Restricting cookies may limit some functionality, but the informational content of the site will generally remain accessible. Because your preferences are managed at the browser level, we cannot set them on your behalf.

3. Third-Party Analytics

We use third-party web analytics tools - such as Google Analytics or comparable services - to help us understand how visitors find and use this site. These tools may independently collect data about your visit, including your IP address, device and browser information, and the pages you interact with. That data collection is governed by the analytics provider's own privacy policy, not by this one.

If you prefer not to have your activity tracked by Google Analytics specifically, Google offers an opt-out browser add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. Similar opt-out options may be available from other analytics providers. Some browser privacy extensions also block analytics tracking more broadly.

4. Information You Provide Directly

The only feature on this site that invites you to submit personal information is the contact form. If you choose to use it, we collect:

- Your name
- Your email address
- The content of your message

Providing this information is entirely voluntary. If you prefer not to share it, you can simply leave the form blank - though that does mean we won't be able to respond to your inquiry. We do not use contact form submissions for any purpose other than responding to your question or request and maintaining a record of that correspondence.

5. Information Collected Automatically When You Visit

When your browser loads a page on this site, certain technical information is transmitted and logged automatically. This includes:

- IP address (which can indicate your approximate geographic location)
- Browser type and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages visited on this site and the order in which you visited them
- The referring source - for example, the search engine or link that brought you here
- Date and time of your visit

This information is used in aggregate to understand traffic patterns, measure referral and affiliate link performance, diagnose technical problems, and detect or prevent misuse of the site. We do not use it to identify you personally.

6. How We Use What We Collect

Taken together, the information described in sections 4 and 5 serves the following purposes:

- Operating and improving the site - understanding which content is useful and where the site can be made more helpful
- Responding to inquiries - if you contact us through the contact form, we use your name and email to reply
- Measuring referral and affiliate link performance - tracking which links visitors follow helps us understand the value of the connections we provide
- Preventing misuse - log data and IP information help us identify and address technical abuse or security issues

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information to third parties. This is a straightforward commitment, not a qualified one.

7. Data Retention

We do not hold onto information longer than is reasonably necessary.

Contact form submissions - including name, email address, and message content - are retained for as long as needed to address your inquiry and maintain a reasonable record of that communication. In most cases, this means a period of months to a couple of years, after which older submissions are deleted or anonymized.

Automatically collected analytics data is retained according to the data retention settings configured in the analytics platform we use (currently set to 26 months for Google Analytics data, subject to our configuration at the time). Aggregate, non-identifiable analytics data may be retained for longer for trend-analysis purposes.

Server log data, which may include IP addresses and access timestamps, is typically retained for a shorter period - generally a matter of weeks - before being purged in the ordinary course of site maintenance.

8. Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to protect the information associated with this site - including using secure connections (HTTPS) and limiting access to any stored contact data. That said, no method of transmitting or storing data over the internet is perfectly secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection against every possible threat. If you have sensitive concerns, we'd rather you know that upfront than assume a level of security we cannot promise.

9. Children

This website is not directed toward children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone in that age group. If you believe a child under 13 has submitted a contact form on this site, please reach out to us using the contact form so we can locate and delete that information.

10. Your Choices

You have meaningful control over how your information is handled when you use this site:

- Contact form: Entirely optional. Skip it if you prefer not to share your name or email.
- Cookies: Managed through your browser settings. Most browsers provide straightforward controls to limit or disable cookies.
- Analytics tracking: Opt-out options are available through your browser, browser extensions, or tools offered directly by analytics providers such as the Google Analytics opt-out add-on referenced above.

We do not operate a formal data subject rights request process (this site is not subject to GDPR or CCPA as a covered entity at this time), but if you have a specific question about information you've submitted through the contact form, feel free to get in touch and we'll do our best to help.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time - to reflect changes in the site, changes in applicable expectations, or simply to clarify language. The "Last updated" date near the top of this page will reflect the most recent revision. Continuing to use this site after a change has been posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy. If you check back periodically, you'll always find the current version at this URL.

If you have questions about this policy, you can reach us using the contact form on this site.