1. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide a personalized experience and to maintain the security of our programmatic database.

• Personal Data: Name, email address, and account credentials provided during registration or merchandise purchase.
• AI Tool Inputs (Plant Doctor & Vibescribe):
  • Images: When you use the "Plant Doctor," we collect the photos you upload of plants to perform diagnostic analysis.
  • Text Inputs: We collect queries and text provided to "Vibescribe" to generate AI-driven strain analysis.
• Order Information: We collect billing and shipping details to fulfill merchandise orders. All payment processing is handled securely by Square. We do not store your full credit card numbers on our servers.
• Network & Security Data: To protect our niche data set from unauthorized scraping, we collect connection data including IP addresses, JA4 TLS fingerprints, and browser user-agent strings. We also use "Honeypot" links to identify and block automated malicious agents.
• Usage Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how users interact with our 70,000+ strain pages.

2. How We Use Your Information

We process your data for the following purposes:

• Fulfillment: Using Square to process payments and Gelato LLC to ship merchandise.
• AI Diagnostics: Using uploaded images to provide automated plant health feedback via the Plant Doctor.
• Platform Security: Monitoring traffic to identify and block scrapers attempting to replicate our proprietary strain database.
• Personalization: Using Vibescribe inputs to refine strain recommendations and educational content.
• Communication: Responding to inquiries and sending platform updates (you may opt-out at any time).

3. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We share data only with service providers essential to our operations:

• Square: For secure payment processing.
• Gelato LLC: For merchandise printing and shipping fulfillment.
• Google Analytics: For traffic and usage analysis.
• Security Partners: We may share anonymized bot/scraper fingerprints with security providers to improve our firewall defenses.

4. Data Retention

We retain your account information for as long as your account is active. Images uploaded to the Plant Doctor may be retained for a limited period to improve the accuracy of our diagnostic models, after which they are deleted or anonymized.

5. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request the correction or deletion of your data.
• Opt-out of marketing communications.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at blunttalkzzllc@gmail.com.

6. Age Restrictions

Our Site is strictly intended for individuals aged 21 and older. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under the age of 21. If we become aware that an individual under 21 has provided us with personal data, we will delete it immediately.

7. Security Measures

We implement industry-standard security protocols, including SSL encryption and advanced Web Application Firewalls (WAF). However, no system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee 100% security against sophisticated cyber-attacks or data-scraping attempts.