1. Introduction

Verdant Robotics, Inc. ("Verdant Robotics," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose personal information when you visit our website https://www.verdantrobotics.com/ (the "Website"). This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and applies to California residents.

2. Information We Collect

We collect personal information in the following ways:

• Information You Provide Directly:
  
  • Contact Forms: When you fill out contact forms on our Website, we collect the information you provide, which may include:
    
    • First Name and Last Name
    • Email Address
    • Phone Number
    • Company Name
    • Industry Role
    • Message/Inquiry
  • Providing this information is voluntary. However, if you choose not to provide certain information, we may not be able to respond to your inquiries or provide you with the information you request.
• Information Collected Automatically:
  
  • Usage Data: We automatically collect certain information about your use of our Website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring website, pages you visited, and the dates/times of your visits.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our Website, analyze Website traffic and usage, and for advertising purposes. These technologies may collect information about your browsing activities over time and across different websites following your use of our Website. Please see Section 5 "Cookies and Tracking Technologies" for more details.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:

• To Respond to Inquiries: To respond to your questions, comments, or requests submitted through contact forms.
• Marketing and Sales: To market our products, specifically the Sharpshooter, and to provide you with information about our company and services that may be of interest to you. This includes contacting you via email, phone, or SMS if you have consented to be contacted and as permitted by applicable law.
• Lead Generation: To identify and follow up with potential customers interested in our products.
• Website Improvement: To analyze Website usage and trends, and to improve the functionality and content of our Website and user experience.
• Advertising: To display targeted advertisements to you on third-party platforms (e.g., Facebook, Google) and to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
• Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable legal obligations, including responding to legal requests.

4. Sharing of Your Information

We may share your personal information with the following categories of third parties for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy:

• Service Providers: We use third-party service providers to assist us in operating our Website, conducting our business, and serving you. These providers include:
  
  • Zoho Forms: For collecting information through online forms.
  • Squarespace: For website hosting and platform.
  • Analytics Providers: Such as Google Analytics, to analyze website traffic and usage.
  • Advertising Platforms: Such as Google Ads and Facebook (Meta Pixel), for advertising and marketing purposes.
• Legal or Regulatory Authorities: We may disclose your personal information to legal or regulatory authorities if required to do so by law or legal process, or to protect our rights or the rights of others.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, sale of assets, or other business transaction, your personal information may be transferred as part of the transaction. We will provide notice on our Website and/or directly to you of any such change in control or ownership, or if your personal information will be used differently as a result.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies, including pixels and web beacons, to collect information automatically as you browse our Website. These technologies help us:

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the basic functionality of our Website, such as enabling page navigation and access to secure areas.
• Performance/Analytics Cookies: These cookies allow us to analyze website usage (e.g., using Google Analytics) to understand how visitors interact with our Website, identify areas for improvement, and measure the effectiveness of our content.
• Advertising Cookies: These cookies (e.g., from Google Ads and Facebook Pixel) are used to deliver targeted advertisements that are relevant to your interests and to track the performance of our advertising campaigns.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. However, please note that blocking or deleting certain cookies may affect the functionality of our Website. To learn more about cookies and how to manage them, you can visit websites such as www.allaboutcookies.org.

6. Your Rights Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have certain rights regarding your personal information under the CCPA/CPRA, including:

• Right to Know: You have the right to request to know what personal information we have collected about you, including the categories and specific pieces of personal information, the categories of sources from which the personal information is collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information, and the categories of third parties with whom we share personal information.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to Correct: You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: We do not sell your personal information. However, under the CPRA, "sharing" for cross-context behavioral advertising may be considered a "sale" in some contexts. To the extent "sharing" as defined under CPRA is considered a sale, you have the right to opt-out of such sharing. To exercise this right, please contact us at privacy@verdantrobotics.com.
• Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information: We do not collect sensitive personal information as defined under CPRA.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your CCPA/CPRA rights.

Exercising Your Rights:

To exercise any of these rights, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by:

• Emailing us at: privacy@verdantrobotics.com

To help us process your request, please provide sufficient information to allow us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information and describe your request with sufficient detail to allow us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by law.

7. Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include:

• Using secure socket layer (SSL) encryption (HTTPS) for our Website.
• Implementing secure headers.
• Utilizing the security measures provided by our third-party service providers, such as Zoho Forms.

While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for marketing, lead follow-up, historical analysis, and to comply with applicable legal obligations.

• Zoho Forms Data: We retain information collected through Zoho Forms for as long as necessary for our business purposes, including ongoing marketing and sales efforts, lead management, and historical analysis of inquiries.
• Usage Data and Cookies Data: We retain usage data and data collected through cookies for periods consistent with the default settings of our analytics and advertising service providers (e.g., Google Analytics, Google Ads, Facebook Pixel).

9. International Data Transfers

Your personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of California and the United States, including countries that may not have data protection laws equivalent to those in California. This may occur when we use third-party service providers who operate globally, such as Zoho, Google, and Facebook. We will take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law when transferred internationally.

10. Links to Other Websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's website. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every website you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.

11. Children's Privacy

Our Website is not directed to children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at privacy@verdantrobotics.com. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our systems.

12. Updates to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will post the updated Privacy Policy on this page and update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Notice of updates will be posted on this Privacy Policy page. Changes are effective immediately upon posting.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Verdant Robotics, Inc.
info@verdantrobotics.com