Privacy Policy
Last updated: 6 November 2026
Evergreen Hideout Agricultural Services ("we", "us", or "our") operates the Evergreen Hideout website. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information may be collected when you visit our website or contact us, how that information may be used, and the choices available to you.
We respect your privacy and aim to handle personal information responsibly. Where applicable, we process personal information in accordance with South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA).
1. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you interact with our website, information may include:
- Information you provide: If you contact us by email, we receive the information you include in your message, such as your email address, name if provided, and the contents of your enquiry.
- Website usage information: If analytics tools are enabled, information about your visit may be collected, including pages viewed, approximate location, browser and device information, referring websites, and interactions with website content.
- Cookie and advertising information: If analytics or advertising services are used, cookies and similar technologies may be used to recognise browsers, measure website activity, and support advertising services.
We do not ask visitors to submit sensitive personal information through this website. Please avoid including sensitive information in ordinary email enquiries.
2. How We Use Information
Information may be used for purposes such as:
- Responding to questions, feedback, and enquiries.
- Understanding how visitors use the website.
- Improving our gardening articles, tutorials, and website content.
- Operating, maintaining, and protecting the website.
- Displaying and measuring advertising, where advertising services are enabled.
- Meeting applicable legal obligations.
3. Google Analytics
If Google Analytics is enabled on our website, we use it to understand how visitors interact with our content and to help improve the website. Google Analytics may process information such as pages visited, device and browser details, approximate geographical information, and website interactions.
Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to distinguish visitors and measure website activity. For visitors outside the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, Google explains that IP addresses may be used for basic service functions and approximate location information. Raw IP addresses are discarded after use.
More information is available in Google's Privacy Policy and Google's information about Analytics data .
You can also use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on where supported by your browser.
4. Google AdSense and Advertising
We may display advertisements through Google AdSense or other advertising providers. When advertisements are displayed, Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, or similar technologies to deliver advertisements, measure advertising performance, prevent repeated advertisements, and support advertising services.
Depending on the visitor's settings and applicable requirements, Google and its partners may use information about visits to this website or other websites to provide personalised advertising.
You can manage your Google personalised advertising preferences through Google Ads Settings . You can also find information about opting out of certain third-party interest-based advertising through YourAdChoices .
For information about how Google uses information on websites that use its services, visit How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services .
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small text files that websites and third-party services may store in your browser. They can help websites function, remember certain settings, measure website traffic, and support advertising.
Depending on the services enabled on our website, cookies may be used for:
- Website functionality: Supporting features and services provided by the website platform.
- Analytics: Understanding visitor activity and website performance.
- Advertising: Delivering advertisements and measuring their performance.
Some cookies may be placed by third-party providers, such as Google, rather than directly by Evergreen Hideout. We do not control all third-party cookie practices.
You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect how some website features or third-party services work.
6. Sharing of Information
We do not sell or rent personal information that you provide directly to us.
Information may be processed by service providers that help operate the website or provide services used on it. These may include Google services such as Blogger, Google Analytics, or Google AdSense, where those services are enabled.
Information may also be disclosed where required by law, where necessary to protect our rights or website security, or where otherwise permitted by applicable law.
7. Data Storage and Security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information under our control against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, or disclosure.
Some information may be stored or processed by third-party service providers on systems located outside South Africa. Those providers may apply their own privacy and security practices.
No method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We therefore cannot promise absolute security.
8. How Long We Keep Information
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Information processed by third-party services may be retained according to those providers' own retention policies and settings.
9. Your Rights Under POPIA
Where POPIA applies, you may have the right to:
- Ask whether we hold personal information about you.
- Request access to personal information we hold about you.
- Request correction or deletion of information that is inaccurate, incomplete, excessive, outdated, misleading, or unlawfully obtained.
- Object to certain types of processing where the law allows.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on your consent, subject to applicable legal requirements.
- Lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa.
To make a privacy-related request, contact us at evergreenhideout@gmail.com . We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.
You can find information about the regulator and your privacy rights at the Information Regulator of South Africa .
10. Children's Privacy
Evergreen Hideout publishes general gardening and educational content. Our website is not specifically directed at children, and we do not knowingly ask children to submit personal information through the site. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can review the matter.
11. Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to external websites, platforms, or services. These websites have their own privacy policies and practices. We are not responsible for how external websites collect or use personal information. We encourage visitors to read the privacy policies of websites they choose to visit.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, services, or legal requirements change. Any updates will be published on this page, along with a revised "Last updated" date.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how personal information is handled, you can contact us using the details below:
Evergreen Hideout Agricultural Services
Soshanguve, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Email:
evergreenhideout@gmail.com
Soshanguve, Pretoria, South Africa
Growing Knowledge. Growing Food.