Privacy & Cookie Policy

Last updated: June 25, 2026

Irondequoit Garden Walks respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we may collect when you visit IrondequoitGardenWalks.com, interact with our website, submit a form, register for an activity, join our mailing list, or otherwise contact us.

Information You Provide

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:

• Your name and contact information

• Garden registration or volunteer information

• Sponsor, donor, or community-partner information

• Mailing-list preferences

• Messages, photographs, documents, or other information submitted through our forms

We use this information to operate Irondequoit Garden Walks, respond to inquiries, communicate with participants, manage registrations, recognize sponsors and supporters, distribute event information, and improve our programs.

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

Website Analytics

We use website analytics tools to better understand how visitors use our website and to improve its content, accessibility, navigation, and performance.

These services may collect information such as:

• Pages visited

• Approximate geographic area

• Device and browser type

• Referring website

• Time spent on pages

• Links or page elements selected

• General interaction and navigation patterns

We currently use:

Google Analytics

Google Analytics helps us understand overall website traffic and usage patterns. Google may process information about your visit in accordance with its own privacy policies.

Microsoft Clarity

Microsoft Clarity helps us understand how visitors interact with the website through tools such as heatmaps, aggregated interaction information, and session-replay technology. Information entered into sensitive form fields is intended to be masked or excluded from these recordings.

We use this information to identify confusing pages, technical problems, and opportunities to improve the visitor experience.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies are small files or identifiers placed on your device when you visit a website. Some cookies are necessary for the website to operate. Others help us understand website usage and improve the site.

We may use the following categories:

Essential cookies:
Required for basic website operation, security, preferences, forms, or other requested features.

Analytics cookies:
Used by services such as Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity to help us understand how the website is used.

Where required, analytics cookies and similar tracking technologies will only be activated after you provide consent through our cookie notice.

You may accept or reject optional cookies through the choices presented on our website. You may also delete or block cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website features.

Forms and Third-Party Services

Our website may use trusted third-party services to provide forms, email communications, maps, payment processing, website hosting, analytics, or other functionality.

When you use one of these features, your information may be processed by the applicable provider as necessary to deliver that service. These providers maintain their own privacy and security policies.

Payment information is processed by the applicable payment provider. Irondequoit Garden Walks does not directly store complete credit-card or bank-account information submitted through an external payment service.

Email Communications

We may send you information when you request it, register for an activity, volunteer, submit a garden, make a contribution, or join our mailing list.

You may unsubscribe from promotional or mailing-list messages by using the unsubscribe link included in the email or by contacting us. We may still send necessary administrative messages relating to a registration, transaction, or request you submitted.

How We Share Information

We may share information with members of the Irondequoit Garden Walks team and with service providers that help us operate the website, manage the event, process forms or contributions, distribute communications, or provide technical services.

We may also disclose information when required by law, necessary to protect the safety or rights of others, or needed to prevent fraud or misuse of our services.

We do not sell personal information to advertisers or data brokers.

How Long We Keep Information

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to maintain appropriate organizational and financial records, to meet legal obligations, or to administer future Irondequoit Garden Walks activities.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

Data Security

We use reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect the information entrusted to us. However, no website, email system, or method of electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Your Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the right to:

• Ask what personal information we hold about you

• Request correction of inaccurate information

• Ask us to delete certain information

• Object to or restrict certain uses

• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

• Request a copy of information you provided

These rights may be subject to legal, administrative, or recordkeeping exceptions.

To make a request, please contact us using the information below.

Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy, security, content, or cookie practices of those websites.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is intended for a general community audience. We do not knowingly use the website to collect personal information directly from children without appropriate involvement or permission from a parent or guardian.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy as our website, services, or legal obligations change. The current version will be posted on this page with its most recent update date.

Contact Us

Questions or requests concerning this policy or your personal information may be sent to:

Irondequoit Garden Walks
Email: info@irondequoitgardenwalks.com
Website: https://www.irondequoitgardenwalks.com