Use of Cookies
Under new privacy regulations, websites must make it clear to visitors what information is being stored about them. When you visit the majority of websites, small text files are downloaded onto your computer called “cookies”. These files remain on your computer for a period of time, depending on the cookie. The cookies vary in importance, some track the pages you have visited, some remember your preferences and some help advertisers display adverts which is relevant to your interests.

The new privacy legislation essentially requires websites to obtain consent from visitors to store or retrieve any information on a computer or web connected device. This is where the cookies become relevant. Certain cookies, which are deemed to be “strictly necessary”, are exempt from the change in the law, i.e. shopping carts or WordPress which requires cookies for the websites to work.

potomacmulch.com – The use of cookies

By law we must inform you that we use Google Analytics, StatCounter, AWStats and other cookies to monitor traffic flow and to deliver certain features to the website . If you do not want these cookies to be downloaded to your device you should exit this website. To learn how to remove cookies please visit aboutcookies.org. By browsing or using our services you accept that the use of cookies will be used.

Privacy Policy
Your privacy is critically important to us. At Potomac Mulch & Stone we have a few fundamental principles:

We don’t ask you for personal information unless we truly need it.
We don’t share your personal information with anyone except to comply with the law, or protect our rights.
We don’t store personal information on our servers unless required for the on-going operation of one of our services.

Website Visitors
Like most website operators, Potomac Mulch & Stone collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Potomac Mulch & Stone’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Potomac Mulch & Stone’s visitors use its website.

Potomac Mulch & Stone also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Potomac Mulch & Stone does not use such information to identify its visitors, however, and does not disclose such information, other than under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information, as described below.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to Potomac Mulch & Stone’s websites choose to interact with Potomac Mulch & Stone in ways that require Potomac Mulch & Stone to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Potomac Mulch & Stone gathers depends on the nature of the interaction.

For example, we ask people who wish to opt into our newsletter to provide an email address. In each case, Potomac Mulch & Stone collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the interaction with Potomac Mulch & Stone.

Potomac Mulch & Stone does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Aggregated Statistics
Potomac Mulch & Stone may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. For instance, Potomac Mulch & Stone may monitor the spam screened by our anti-spam service to help identify spam. Potomac Mulch & Stone may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Potomac Mulch & Stone does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
Potomac Mulch & Stone discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Potomac Mulch & Stone’s behalf or to provide services available at Potomac Mulch & Stone’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Potomac Mulch & Stone’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Potomac Mulch & Stone will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Potomac Mulch & Stone discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Potomac Mulch & Stone believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Potomac Mulch & Stone, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of an Potomac Mulch & Stone website and have supplied your email address, Potomac Mulch & Stone may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with Potomac Mulch & Stone and our services.

Potomac Mulch & Stone takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.