Revised June 2006

Privacy of our email lists. 

Emerge Communications maintains several email lists to keep Emerge Communications customers, members, subscribers, the press and interested members of the general public informed about breaking events. Individuals must affirmatively request to join our mailing lists by signing up on a form on one of our web sites or that of a partner web site. We do not sell, rent, loan, trade, or lease addresses on our list to anyone.

NewGardener.Com is part of the Emerge Communications network of web sites. At Emerge Communications we take your privacy very seriously. Because of this we want to provide you with explicit information on how we collect, gather, and identify information during your visit to our site. This information may be expanded or updated as we change or develop our site. For this reason, we recommend that you review this policy from time-to-time to see if anything has changed. Your continued use of our site signifies your acceptance of our privacy policy.

Personally Identifiable Information refers to information that tells us specifically who you are, such as your name, phone number, email or postal address. In many cases we need this information to provide the personalized or enhanced service that you have requested.

The amount of Personally Identifiable Information that you choose to disclose to Emerge Communications is completely up to you. The only way we know something about you personally is if you provide it to us in conjunction with one of our services.


What information do we collect and how do we use it?

Emerge Communications collects information on our users in three ways: by your voluntary submissions (for instance, if you sign up for one of our email newsletters) and/or surveys; sweepstakes and/or contest entries; and through cookie technology.

The information Emerge Communications collects is used in a variety of ways: for internal review; to improve the content of the site, thus making your user experience more valuable; to notify you about updates to the service; and to let you know about products and services that you may be interested in.

Any and all information collected at Emerge Communications sites will be kept strictly confidential and will not be sold, reused, rented, loaned, or otherwise disclosed without your specific consent. Any information you give to Emerge Communications will be held with utmost care. 

Resale or disclosure of information to third parties. 

Emerge Communications does not sell, rent, loan, trade, or lease any personal information collected at our site, including membership forms or email addresses.


Browser information collected on the Emerge Communications web sites. 

Emerge Communications analyzes its web site logs to constantly improve the value of the materials available on our web sites. Our web logs are not personally identifiable and we make no attempt to link them with the individuals who actually browse our sites.


About Children's Privacy.

Emerge Communications is committed to the safety of our children. Children under 18 may not participate in any sweepstakes or contests on Emerge Communications. Also, we encourage children under the age of 18 to ask a parent for permission before providing or sending any information to anyone online.

Sending photos/articles to us.

By sending photos and articles to us you are granting us permission to use your photo or article on our web site. You are also granting us permission to make whatever editorial and/or design changes we deem necessary to use your work. Unless prior arrangements have been made with us in advance, all materials sent to us are assumed to be available for our use gratis and with no further compensation of any kind. We are also not liable for any damages real or presumed for receiving and/or publishing materials you have sent to us. 


Your Consent.

By using our Web site, you consent to the collection and use of the information described in this Privacy Policy by Emerge Communications.