Privacy Policy for Thyme Planner

Effective Date: 1 June 2025

Perpetual Data Platforms ("we," "us," or "our") via the software brand Thyme Planner, respects the privacy of our users ("you" or "your"). This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we collect from and about you when you use our website (thymeplanner.com) (the "Site") and our garden planning application ("App") accessed through the Site (collectively, the "Services"). This Privacy Policy also explains how we use, disclose, and protect this information.

Information We Collect
We collect information from and about users of our Services in the following ways:

1. Personal Information: This is information that can be used to identify you as an individual. We collect personal information when you voluntarily provide it to us, or when you authorize us to collect it. This includes:

Account Information: When you sign up for an account, including through services like Google OAuth, we may collect your name, email address(es) (which may include a primary account email and a separate public-facing email for collaboration features, if you provide one), and profile picture.

User-Generated Content:

Aerial Images: We collect and store aerial images of your farm, home, garden, or other properties that you voluntarily upload to the Services. You have control over whether these images are kept private or made publicly viewable through the application's settings.

Planning Data: Information you input into the App, such as garden plans, plant selections, notes, and preferences.

Collaboration Information: If you use features that allow collaboration with team members or friends, we will use your designated public email address and any information you choose to share within these collaborative spaces.

2. Non-Personal Information: This is information that does not directly identify you as an individual. This may include:

Usage Information: Information about your usage of the App, such as features accessed, interactions within the App, types of plants you plan to grow, general garden location data (if not specific enough to be personal), and gardening preferences.

Device and Technical Information: Information about the device you use to access the Services, such as IP address, browser type, operating system, and other technical details.

Use of Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To provide, operate, maintain, and improve the Services.

To create and manage your account and facilitate your access to the Services.

To store, display, and manage the aerial images and other User-Generated Content you upload, according to the visibility settings you choose (e.g., public or private).

To enable collaboration features, allowing you to interact with team members and friends using your designated public email address and shared content.

To send you information about your account and the Services, including important updates, notifications, and administrative messages.

To understand how you use the Services, allowing us to enhance and personalize your experience.

To respond to your comments, questions, and provide customer service.

To comply with legal and regulatory requirements, and to protect our rights and the rights of others.

Sharing of Information
We are committed to maintaining your trust, and we want you to understand when and with whom we may share the information we collect.

With Your Consent or at Your Direction:

Collaboration: If you choose to collaborate with team members, friends, or other users, your designated public email address and any information or images you specifically share or mark as public within these collaborative spaces will be visible to those individuals.

Publicly Viewable Content: If you choose to set your uploaded aerial images or other User-Generated Content as "public," this information may be accessible to other users of the Services and potentially the wider public, depending on the implementation of this feature. Content you designate as "private" will not be shared in this manner without your further consent.

Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as cloud hosting, data analytics, customer support, and email delivery. These service providers are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential, secure, and to use it only for the purposes for which it is disclosed to them.

Legal Requirements and Protection of Rights: We may disclose your information if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to:

Comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or governmental requests.

Enforce our Terms of Service or other agreements, including investigation of potential violations.

Detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues.

Protect against harm to the rights, property, or safety of Perpetual Data Platforms, Thyme Planner, our users, or the public as required or permitted by law.

Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Services of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your personal information.

Aggregated or De-Identified Information: We may share aggregated or de-identified information, which cannot reasonably be used to identify you, for various purposes, including research, analytics, and improving our Services.

We will not share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

Google OAuth
We use Google OAuth to allow you to sign up for an account and access the App. When you sign up using Google OAuth, you are authorizing Google to share certain information about you with us, as specified during the OAuth consent process (typically your name, email address, and profile picture). You can learn more about how Google handles your information by reviewing Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US. Your use of Google OAuth is subject to Google's terms and policies.

Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect the information you provide to us from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no internet or electronic storage system is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information. You are also responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials and for managing the privacy settings of your content, such as designating images as public or private.

Your Choices and Rights
You have certain choices and rights regarding the information we collect and how it is used:

Account Information: You can access, review, and update your account information by logging into your account settings.

Email Preferences: You can manage your communication preferences, such as opting out of non-essential emails, through your account settings or by following the unsubscribe instructions in the emails we send.

Visibility of Aerial Images and Content: You can control whether your uploaded aerial images and certain other User-Generated Content are kept private or made publicly viewable through the settings within the App.

Collaboration Settings: You can manage your participation in collaborative features and the information shared therein.

Deleting Your Information: You can request the deletion of your personal information by contacting us at the email address below. Please note that we may need to retain certain information for legal or legitimate business purposes, such as record-keeping, resolving disputes, or enforcing our agreements.

Revoking Consent: Where you have provided your consent to the collection, processing, or transfer of your personal information, you may have the right to withdraw your consent. Revoking consent may limit your ability to use some or all features of the Services.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at adam@mail.thymeplanner.com.

Children's Privacy
Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13 (or a higher age threshold where applicable under local law). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under this age. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under the relevant age threshold, we will take steps to delete that information from our records as soon as possible.

Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or other factors. If we make material changes, we will notify you by posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Site and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. In some cases, we may provide more prominent notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you a notification). You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the Services after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy shall indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised Privacy Policy.

Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
adam@mail.thymeplanner.com