Privacy Policy

Who we are

Vertical Organic Farming is an urban farming initiative based in Durban, South Africa with associates in Australia. Our website address is: https://www.verticalorganicfarming.com

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Media

Any contact form to the website is stored in a separate database and not on the website server.

EMAIL REGISTRATIONS

We retain the email addresses of visitors who sign up for our email communications such as the Newsletter in a secure CRM system. Should you wish to no longer receive these notices you can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the Unsubscribe link or requesting it via email.

COOKIES

This website does not make use of cookies to track any visitor’s data.

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.

ANALYTICS

This site makes us of Google Analytics to measure how users interact with the website. You can read how Google uses information from this website here, https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Who we share your data with

Vertical Organic Farming will not share any personal or private data with any third parties without informing the individual first.

Users cannot see, edit, or delete their personal information, but may request to see what information is stored and kept under their profile. Only Vertical Organic Farming employees can see and edit this information.

How long we retain your data

Contact details registered on our database are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and record any follow-up communications with you. You can request your data be removed at any time.

What rights you have over your data

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 we send your data

Visitor submissions and emails may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your contact information

Your contact information submitted to us for processing is stored in a secure CRM System separate from this website.

Additional information

HOW WE PROTECT YOUR DATA

All data is stored off site in a password protected database.

WHAT DATA BREACH PROCEDURES WE HAVE IN PLACE

Backups of the data are stored in a cloud service. In the event of a data breach all users will be notified as soon as possible via email.