Privacy Policy

1.Introduction

Future Garden Media (“we”, “us”, “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we handle personal information when you visit futuregardenmedia.com (the “Website”), contact us, or communicate with us about our consulting services.

2.Company Identification

The Website is operated by Future Garden Media, a business consulting and strategic advisory company located at 2463 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94110, United States.

3.Scope

This policy applies to information collected through the Website and through direct business communications such as email and telephone. Personal information processed during a consulting engagement is additionally governed by the written agreement for that engagement.

4.Information Collected

We collect information you provide voluntarily and limited technical information generated when you use the Website. We do not knowingly collect sensitive categories of personal information, and we ask you not to submit them.

5.Contact Form Data

When you use our inquiry form we collect your full name, business email, and, if you choose, your phone number, company name and industry, along with the consulting service selected and the content of your message. The form is transmitted to our business mailbox through an authenticated email service. We do not store form submissions in a website database.

6.Business Communications

If you email or call us, we receive the information contained in that communication, such as your name, contact details and any details you share about your organization.

7.Technical Information

Like most websites, our hosting servers automatically record standard technical information such as IP address, browser type, requested pages, referring URL and date and time of access in server logs. These logs are used for security, troubleshooting and preventing abuse. The contact form also uses a temporary rate-limiting record keyed to a one-way hash of your IP address.

8.Cookies

We use a strictly necessary session cookie to protect the contact form against cross-site request forgery and a cookie that stores your cookie-consent choices. No analytics or marketing cookies are currently in use. See our Cookie Policy.

9.Purposes of Processing

• Responding to inquiries and arranging consultations.
• Preparing proposals and providing consulting services you request.
• Operating, securing and improving the Website.
• Complying with legal obligations and protecting our rights.

10.Service Providers

We rely on service providers that process information on our behalf, such as our website hosting provider and our email service provider. They may access personal information only as needed to provide their services to us.

Configuration required before publication: list the specific hosting and email providers used once confirmed by the business owner.

11.Information Sharing

We do not sell personal information and do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We may disclose information to service providers as described above, where required by law or legal process, to protect our rights or safety, or in connection with a business reorganization.

12.Data Retention

We keep inquiry emails and business correspondence for as long as needed to respond, maintain business records and meet legal obligations, after which they are deleted or anonymized. Server logs are retained according to our hosting provider’s standard log-rotation settings.

13.Information Security

We use reasonable safeguards appropriate to the information we handle, including HTTPS encryption, authenticated mail transport and access limited to those who need it. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

14.International Visitors

Our services are directed to organizations in the United States. If you access the Website from outside the United States, your information will be processed in the United States.

15.International Data Transfers

Where information is transferred from outside the United States, we rely on appropriate mechanisms where required by applicable law. Some of our service providers may process data in other countries.

16.Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access to, correction of or deletion of your personal information, and to object to or restrict certain processing. To make a request, contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your identity before responding.

17.Marketing Communications

We do not send marketing newsletters through this Website. If we contact you about our services after an inquiry, you may ask us to stop at any time.

18.Applicable US Privacy Rights

Residents of certain U.S. states, including California, may have rights under state privacy laws such as the right to know, delete and correct personal information and to opt out of its sale or sharing. We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined under California law. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights. Where state thresholds for applicability are not met, we will still consider reasonable requests.

19.EEA and UK Information Where Applicable

If the EU or UK General Data Protection Regulation applies to our processing of your information, our legal bases are our legitimate interests in responding to inquiries and operating the Website, steps taken at your request before entering into a contract, compliance with legal obligations, and your consent for any optional cookies. You may also lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

20.Children’s Privacy

The Website is intended for business audiences and is not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

21.Third-Party Websites

The Website may link to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.

22.Policy Updates

We may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The “Last updated” date above shows when it was last revised.

23.Contact Information

Future Garden Media
2463 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94110, United States
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (415) 647-3733