Avis de confidentialité

La présente Politique de confidentialité décrit comment The Scotts Miracle-Gro et ses filiales (collectivement, « Scotts », « nous » ou « nos ») recueillent, utilisent, partagent et protègent les renseignements personnels. Cette Politique de confidentialité vous indique également vos droits et vos choix en ce qui a trait à vos renseignements personnels et vous mentionne comment communiquer avec nous pour obtenir des réponses à vos questions.

Nous recueillons des renseignements à votre sujet de différentes façons selon la manière dont vous interagissez avec nous et nos sites Web, nos applications mobiles, nos produits et nos services, y compris :

• Directement auprès de vous lorsque vous nous fournissez ces renseignements (p. ex., lorsque vous créez un compte, que vous vous inscrivez pour recevoir nos bulletins d’information, que vous réalisez un achat, ou que vous entrez en contact avec nous par téléphone, par courriel ou de toute autre manière). Cela comprend toutes les interactions hors ligne comme les demandes de remboursement par la poste, l’enregistrement de vos informations de garantie par la poste, ou toute autre interaction que vous avez avec nous sans utiliser nos Services en ligne.
• Automatiquement par le biais de témoins, de journaux de serveurs et d’autres technologies semblables lorsque vous interagissez avec nos sites Web, nos applications mobiles, nos publicités et nos courriels.
• Auprès d’autres sources, y compris, par exemple, nos sociétés affiliées, nos partenaires commerciaux, nos fournisseurs de services, nos réseaux de médias sociaux en ligne et tout autre tiers, ou auprès de sources accessibles au public. Par exemple, si vous nous soumettez votre candidature ou que vous êtes embauché pour devenir un employé, nous pourrions vérifier vos antécédents.

Le tableau suivant fournit des exemples de types de renseignements que nous recueillons dans différents contextes ainsi que la façon dont nous utilisons ces renseignements.

Si vous êtes situé au Canada, nous utilisons le consentement comme base légale pour traiter vos données. Si vous désirez des renseignements spécifiques à la base légale du traitement dans cette juridiction, veuillez communiquer avec nous comme indiqué dans la section « Nos coordonnées ».

En plus des applications et des utilisations susmentionnées, nous utilisons également les renseignements afin de :

• Vous identifier lorsque vous visitez nos sites Web.
• Fournir des produits et des services ou traiter des retours.
• Améliorer les services et les produits que nous offrons.
• Faciliter le processus d’achat.
• Effectuer des analyses de données.
• Communiquer avec vous pour, par exemple, répondre à vos demandes, questions, problèmes ou commentaires, ou en faire le suivi.
• Envoyer du matériel publicitaire ou promotionnel, y compris des renseignements en lien avec nos produits, nos services, nos ventes ou nos promotions, de même que ceux de nos partenaires commerciaux.
• Détecter et prévenir les activités malveillantes, trompeuses, frauduleuses ou illégales, y compris la violation de nos politiques et modalités, les incidents de sécurité, ainsi que les atteintes aux droits, à la propriété ou à la sécurité de notre entreprise et de nos utilisateurs, employés ou autres personnes.
• Cibler et corriger les erreurs qui affectent le fonctionnement normal de notre site Web.
• Respecter nos obligations légales et réglementaires, établir et faire valoir nos droits et nous défendre en justice.
• Pour des raisons administratives internes et pour entretenir nos relations.
• Pour d’autres raisons auxquelles vous aurez consenti, le cas échéant.

Bien que les sections précédentes expliquent la raison première derrière la collecte de vos renseignements, nous utilisons ceux-ci à plusieurs fins. Par exemple, si vous effectuez un achat en ligne, nous pourrions recueillir des renseignements afin de respecter nos engagements contractuels envers vous, mais nous recueillons également vos renseignements puisque nous avons un intérêt légitime à conserver vos renseignements à la suite de la transaction dans le but de pouvoir répondre facilement et rapidement à vos questions au sujet de vos commandes. De ce fait, la collecte et le traitement de vos renseignements varient selon le contexte en fonction de votre consentement, de notre besoin de respecter nos engagements contractuels, de nos obligations en vertu de la loi et/ou de notre intérêt légitime à exercer nos activités.

Tout au long de notre utilisation de vos renseignements, nous pourrions partager vos renseignements avec certaines de nos équipes internes qui ont une utilité commerciale pour ces données (qui sera établie en fonction de la raison pour laquelle vous avez fourni vos renseignements). Ces équipes comprennent, sans s’y limiter, le service à la clientèle, les ressources humaines, la facturation et la comptabilité, les TI, le marketing et les opérations.

Dans la mesure où nous conservons et utilisons des renseignements personnels anonymisés, nous ne tenterons pas de désanonymiser les renseignements, sauf dans le but de vérifier si nos processus d’anonymisation respectent nos obligations légales.

In addition to the specific situations discussed elsewhere in this Privacy Policy, we may disclose personal information in the following situations:

• Affiliates and Acquisitions. We may share information with our corporate affiliates (e.g., parent company, sister companies, subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under common control). If another company acquires, or plans to acquire, our company, business, or our assets, we will also share information with that company, including at the negotiation stage.
• Other Disclosures without Your Consent. We may disclose information in response to subpoenas, warrants, or court orders, or in connection with any legal process, or to comply with relevant laws. We may also share your information in order to establish or exercise our rights, to defend against a legal claim, to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding possible illegal activities, suspected fraud, safety of person or property, or a violation of our policies, or to comply with your request for the shipment of products to or the provision of services by a third-party intermediary.
• Public. Some of our websites may provide the opportunity to post comments, or reviews, in a public forum. If you decide to submit information on these pages, that information may be publicly available.
• Partner Promotion. We may offer contests, sweepstakes, or other promotions with third party partners. If you decide to enter a contest, sweepstakes, or promotion that is sponsored by a third party partner the information that you provide will be shared with us and with them. Their use of your information is not governed by this privacy policy.
• Service Providers. We may share your information with service providers. Among other things service providers may help us to administer our website, conduct surveys, provide technical support, process payments, and assist in the fulfillment of orders.
• Other Disclosures with Your Consent. We may disclose your information to other third parties when we have your consent or direction to do so.

Some jurisdictions give you a right to make the following choices regarding your personal information:

• Access To Your Personal Information. You may request access to your personal information or confirmation that we have information about you. In certain limited circumstances, you may also request to receive access to your data in a portable, machine-readable format.
• Changes To Your Personal Information. We rely on you to update and correct your personal information. Some of our websites allow you to modify your account profile. If our website does not permit you to update or correct certain information, you can contact us at the address described below in order to request that your information be modified. You may ask us to correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete. Note that we may keep historical information in our backup files as permitted by law.
• Deletion Of Your Personal Information. You may request that we delete your personal information. If required by law, we will grant a request to delete information, but you should note that in many situations we must keep your personal information to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, or for another business purpose .
• Objection to or Restriction of Certain Processing. In certain circumstances, you may object to the processing of your personal information, or request that we restrict processing of your personal information, by following the instructions described below.
• Online Tracking. We do not currently recognize the “Do Not Track” signal.
• Promotional Emails. You may choose to provide us with your email address for the purpose of allowing us to send free newsletters, surveys, offers, and other promotional materials to you, as well as targeted offers from third parties. You can stop receiving promotional emails by following the unsubscribe instructions in emails that you receive. If you decide not to receive promotional emails, we may still send you service related communications.
• Promotional Texts. If you receive a text from us that contains promotional information you can opt-out of receiving future text messages by replying “STOP.”
• Revocation Of Consent. Where we process your personal information based upon consent, you may revoke consent. Please note, if you revoke your consent for the processing of personal information then we may no longer be able to provide you services.

Please note, not all of the rights described above are absolute, and they do not apply in all circumstances. In some cases, we may limit or deny your request because the law permits or requires us to do so, or if we are unable to adequately verify your identity. We will not discriminate against individuals who exercise their privacy rights under applicable law.

Submitting Requests

You may exercise the rights described above through our online portal or by contacting us as indicated in the “Contact Information” section below. If you disagree with our denial of a request and your jurisdiction permits you to appeal such denial, you may appeal our decision by contacting us with the subject line “Appeal.”

Note that, as required by law, we will require you to prove your identity. We may verify your identity by phone call or email. Depending on your request, we will ask for information such as your name, the last item you purchased from us, or the date of your last purchase from us. We may also ask you to provide a signed declaration confirming your identity. Following a request, we will use reasonable efforts to supply, correct or delete personal information about you in our files.

In some circumstances, you may designate an authorized agent to submit requests to exercise certain privacy rights on your behalf. If you are an authorized agent submitting a request on behalf of an individual, you must attach a copy of a completed Authorized Agent Designation Form indicating that you are able to act on another person’s behalf.

No method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage, is fully secure. While we use reasonable efforts to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information. These efforts to protect your personal information include physical, administrative, and technical measures. In the event that we are required by law to inform you of a breach to your personal information we may notify you electronically, in writing, or by telephone, if permitted to do so by law.

Some of our websites permit you to create an account. When you do you will be prompted to create a password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, and you are responsible for any access to or use of your account by someone else that has obtained your password, whether or not such access or use has been authorized by you. You should notify us of any unauthorized use of your password or account.

We retain your personal information for only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of the information, the purposes for which we obtained the information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, as well as applicable legal requirements. Where required by law, our information governance approach includes a data destruction policy to guide our handling of your information once the retention period has passed.

As a multi-national company, we transmit information between and among our affiliates. As a result, your information may be processed in a foreign country where privacy laws may be less stringent than the laws in your country. Nonetheless, where possible we take steps to treat personal information using the same privacy principles that apply pursuant to the law of the country in which we first received your information. By submitting your personal information to us you agree to the transfer, storage, and processing of your information in a country other than your country of residence including, but not necessarily limited to, the United States. If you would like more information concerning our attempts to apply the privacy principles applicable in one jurisdiction to data when it goes to another jurisdiction you can contact us using the contact information below. You may also request a copy of any Standard Contractual Clauses we use for the transfer of your data outside of the EEA, which includes the categories of information transferred by contacting us using the contact information below.

For your convenience, we may provide links to websites and other third-party content or services that we do not own or operate. The websites and third-party content to which we link may have separate privacy notices or policies. Please note, we have no control over the privacy practices of websites, or services that we do not own. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party website or application for details about such third party’s privacy practices.

We may change our privacy policy and practices over time. To the extent that our policy changes in a material way, the policy that was in place at the time that you submitted personal information to us will generally govern that information unless we receive your consent to the new privacy policy. Our privacy policy includes an “effective” and “last updated” date. The effective date refers to the date that the current version took effect. The last updated date refers to the date that the current version was last substantively modified. If we make a material change to our privacy notice, we will attempt to notify you through email or through a website pop-up.

If you have any questions, comments, or complaints concerning our privacy practices, or if you need to access this Privacy Policy in an alternative format due to having a disability, please contact us at the appropriate address below. We will attempt to respond to your requests and to provide you with additional privacy-related information.

[email protected]

14111 Scottslawn Road

Marysville, Ohio 43041

Attn: Data Privacy Team (Legal Dept.)

888-270-3714

Alternatively, submit a request through the Personal Information Request Portal.

If you are not satisfied with our response, and are in the European Union or United Kingdom, you may have a right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

California law requires us to disclose the following additional information related to our privacy practices. If you are a California resident, the following privacy disclosures apply to you in addition to the rest of the Privacy Policy.

• California Shine the Light. If you would like more information concerning the categories of personal information (if any) we share with third parties or affiliates for those parties to use for direct marketing, please submit a written request to us using the information in the Contact Information section above.
• California Notice of Financial Incentive. We offer a discount on your first order when you sign up for our email lists. To unlock these savings, we will ask you to provide your email address and zip code. Under California law, this discount might be interpreted as a “financial incentive” program as it involves the collection of personal information. We do not assign a monetary value to the information we collect. Based on our reasonable estimate, the value of your personal information to us is related to the value of the discounted products or services that you obtain when you use the discount code offered upon sign up. This value is based on the expense related to offering those free or discounted products or services. You may withdraw from participating in the email list at any time clicking the unsubscribe link included in each email. Visit our homepage to learn more, including how to join.
• Notice of Collection. The table below describes the categories of personal information we collect, disclose for a business purpose, “sell” and/or “share” (as those terms are defined by California law). Please note, in addition to the recipients identified below, we may disclose any of the categories of personal information we collect with government entities, as may be needed to comply with law or prevent illegal activity. We do not “sell” your personal information for money. As discussed elsewhere in the Privacy Policy, we use cookies and similar tracking technologies for purposes of targeted advertising. For details regarding how we use personal information, please see the Information We Collect section of the Privacy Policy. For information regarding how long we retain personal information, please refer to the How We Protect and Retain Information section of the Privacy Policy.

• California Sensitive Information Disclosure. We collect the following categories of sensitive personal information (as defined under California law): account number and log-in, financial account information and security code (credit card information provided to our payment processor), and geolocation data This information is collected in order to process transactions, comply with laws, manage our business, or provide you with services. Note that we do not use such information for any purposes that are not identified within the California Privacy Rights Act Section 1798.121.

Effective Date:

Last Update: January 1, 2020