1. Introduction

Welcome to Yardcore ("we", "our", or "us"). We manufacture and sell battery-powered yard care tools, including leaf blowers, chainsaws, and brush cutters. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information about you when you use our website, products, and services.

2. Scope of This Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to all information collected through our website (including product information pages, blog articles, dealer information, product registration, warranty support, optional customer accounts, and contact forms), as well as any related services, sales, marketing, or events. Yardcore aims to comply with applicable international data protection and privacy laws where its products or services are offered.

3. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you interact with us or our website. The personal information we collect depends on the context of your interactions, and may include:

• Contact Data: Name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.
• Account Data: (If applicable) Username, passwords, and security information for optional customer accounts.
• Product Data: Serial numbers, purchase dates, and dealer details for product registration and warranty support.
• Communication Data: Contents of messages sent via contact forms or consumer inquiries.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use personal information collected via our website for a variety of business purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with our legal obligations:

• To facilitate product registration and warranty claims.
• To respond to user inquiries and offer support to users.
• To send administrative information, such as updates to our terms, conditions, and policies.
• To manage and operate our sustainability initiative.
• To improve our website, products, and marketing efforts.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal information based on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: When you have given us valid consent to use your information for a specific purpose.
• Contract: When processing is necessary to fulfill a contract with you (e.g., providing warranty support).
• Legal Obligation: When we need to process your personal data to comply with statutory legal requirements.
• Legitimate Interests: When processing is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests, provided they do not override your fundamental rights.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. These tracking technologies help us understand how you use our website, remember your preferences, and improve your overall browsing experience.

7. Sharing and Disclosure of Information

We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations. We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work.

8. International Data Transfers

Our website data may be stored or processed in countries other than your own. By using our website, you acknowledge that your personal information may be transferred to and processed in jurisdictions where the data protection laws may differ from those in your country of residence.

9. Data Retention

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).

10. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards, no internet transmission is ever completely secure, so we cannot guarantee that information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by a breach.

11. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include the right to request access to and obtain a copy of your personal information, to request rectification or erasure, to restrict the processing of your personal information, or object to specific processing activities.

12. Marketing Communications

You can unsubscribe from our marketing email list at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send or by contacting us using the details provided below. You will then be removed from the marketing email list; however, we may still communicate with you regarding service-relates issues such as product safety notices or warranty administration.

13. Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the website, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the website.

14. Third-Party Links

The website may contain links to third-party websites and online services (such as external dealer domains). If you choose to click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's website. The fact that we link to a website is not an endorsement or representation of an affiliation with that third party, nor is it an endorsement of their privacy policies or practices.

15. Sustainability Program Data Use

To operate our sustainability initiative where one tree is planted for every Yardcore product sold, we may collect generalized product sale information. Please be aware that limited information may be shared with trusted partners (e.g., environmental NGOs) that support this initiative when required to verify product purchases and tree planting counts.

16. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by a revised "Effective Date" at the top of this privacy policy. If we make material changes, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification.

17. Contact Information

If you have questions or comments about this policy, or wish to exercise your rights regarding your data, you may contact us at: