Privacy Policy

Posted 1/6/2021 Updated 09/27/23

The Northern Neck Master Gardeners (NNMG) places a high priority on protecting your privacy. This privacy policy was created in order to demonstrate the NNMG’s firm commitment to the privacy of our members and website users. This policy explains what types of information is collected by the NNMG’s website, www.nnmg.org, and how this information is used.

What Personally Identifiable Information is Collected
NNMG members that register for www.nnmg.org and individuals that sign up to receive NNMG e-communications voluntarily provide us with contact information (such as name and e-mail address). We may use this information for specific, limited purposes. You may always “opt out,” either now or at any time in the future, if you do not wish to receive our messages.

IP addresses
The NNMG uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer www.nnmg.org, and for statistical metrics used to track website visitor traffic.

Cookies
www.nnmg.org uses “cookie” messages to automatically help provide better services. They remind us who you are and your preferences for our website based on what you’ve done and told us before. The “cookie” is placed in your computer and is read when you come back to our website. Cookies let us take you to the information and features you’re particularly interested in. They also let us track your usage of www.nnmg.org, so we know which parts of our sites are most popular. You can reject cookies or cancel them by instructing your Web browser accordingly.

How Your Information May Be Used
We use your personal information to provide you with personalized service; to send e-mail alerts to you; to answer your requests; etc. You may choose to opt out at any time. We may also use your information to track visitor of our website. This lets us see which of our features are the most popular so we can better serve our users’ needs. It also lets us provide aggregate data about our traffic (not identifying you personally, but showing how many visitors used which features, for example) to outside parties

Email Privacy
The NNMG does not provide, sell, or rent email addresses to anyone outside the organization.

External Links
www.nnmg.org includes links to external websites. These links do not fall under the www.nnmg.org domain, and the NNMG is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of external websites. Your use of any linked website is solely at your own risk.

Modifications
We may amend this privacy policy from time to time; please review it periodically. We maintain the option to modify this privacy at any time by electronic notice posted on our website. Your continued use of our website after the date that such notices are posted will be deemed to be your agreement to the changed terms.

Freedom of Information Act

The applicant recognizes and acknowledges that the Northern Neck Master Gardeners (NNMG) is a private nonprofit association of individual Virginia Master Gardeners.  Virginia Master Gardeners is an educational program operated by Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE), which is subject to the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).  As such, to the extent that any information is created by or shared with VCE, such records may be considered public records under FOIA.  Therefore, VCE may be required to disclose such information upon appropriate request.