YourGardenRetreat.com has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm and continued commitment to the privacy of personal information provided by those visiting and interacting with this web site. We hold the privacy of your personal information in the highest regard.

We gather information from you for 3 purposes:

• To allow us to process your orders
• To provide a more personalized shopping experience
• To inform you of special offers, sales, and information you may find useful

We will never sell, rent or in any way provide your personal information to anyone else

You can shop at YourGardenRetreat.com online with confidence. We have partnered with Authorize.Net, a leading payment gateway since 1996, to offer safe and secure credit card transactions for our customers.

The Authorize.Net Payment Gateway manages the complex routing of sensitive customer information through the credit card processing networks (see an online payments diagram). The company adheres to strict industry standards for payment processing, including:

• 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology for secure Internet Protocol (IP) transactions.

• Industry leading encryption hardware and software methods and security protocols to protect customer information.

• Compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard.

For additional information regarding the privacy of your sensitive cardholder data, please read the Authorize.Net Privacy Policy.

Every measure is taken to make our website the most secure on the Internet.

Measures are taken to protect the site builder from unauthorized access and to protect website visitors from compromising their shopping cart information:

Firewall	A firewall is a combination of hardware and software that protects computers and computer networks from being hacked. Our website is protected around the clock by a top-of-the-line firewall, with a backup prepared in the event of firewall failure. Our confidential website information and the confidential information of our customers, is always protected and secure.
Verisign Secure Certificates	Our website is protected with 128-bit Verisign secure certificates. This is the highest level of protection available for encryption. The US military prohibits the private sector use of anything beyond this level of encryption because of security concerns.
Best Practices	All staff are required to follow security precautions. These include cryptographically strong passwords, secured server rooms, and diligence in handling sensitive data.
24 hour security	Our website is protected by 24-hour security systems. 24-hour front desk and security patrols, card locks, physical key locks, and separately secured server rooms keep your information safe from physical attack.