privacy notice
privacy notice | The Corner Garden
Last updated: 4 March 2026
1. About This Privacy Notice
The Corner Garden (ABN sole trader) (“we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, store, and disclose personal information in connection with our website and flower delivery services.
Although The Corner Garden is not currently required to comply with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) — as we are a small business with annual turnover of less than $3 million — we are committed to handling your personal information responsibly and in accordance with best-practice privacy standards. We voluntarily adopt the APPs as our benchmark.
We are based in Victoria, Australia. If you have any questions about this notice, please contact us using the details in Section 11 below.
2. What Personal Information We Collect
We collect the following categories of personal information depending on how you interact with us:
Mailing List Sign-Up
When you subscribe to our mailing list, we collect your first name, last name, and email address.
Purchases and Orders
When you purchase flowers through our website, we collect the information necessary to fulfil your order, including your name, email address, delivery address, and the name of any recipient you nominate. Payment information (such as credit card details) is collected and processed directly by our payment provider, Squarespace Payments (operated by Squarespace, Inc.), and is not stored on our systems.
3. How We Collect Personal Information
We collect personal information directly from you when you subscribe to our mailing list via the sign-up form on our website, place an order for flowers, seedlings or fine gardening services through our website, or otherwise communicate with us (for example, by email).
We may also collect certain technical information automatically through Squarespace Analytics when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and referring URLs. This information is collected via cookies and similar technologies managed by Squarespace.
4. Why We Collect and Use Your Information
We collect and use your personal information for the following purposes: to process and fulfil your flower orders, including arranging delivery; to communicate with you about your order (such as order confirmations and delivery updates); to send you marketing communications if you have subscribed to our mailing list (you can unsubscribe at any time); to improve our website, services, and customer experience through analytics; and to comply with any applicable legal obligations.
5. Third-Party Service Providers
We use the following third-party service providers who may have access to your personal information in the course of providing services to us:
Squarespace, Inc. — hosts our website and provides integrated analytics. Your browsing data and order information pass through Squarespace’s platform. Squarespace’s privacy policy is available at squarespace.com/privacy.
Squarespace Payments (Squarespace, Inc.) — processes payments on our behalf. Square collects and handles your payment card details directly. We do not store your payment card information. Square’s privacy policy is available at squareup.com/au/en/legal/general/privacy.
Google (Alphabet Inc.) — we use Google Drive to store certain mailing list data (names and email addresses). Google’s privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.
These service providers may store data on servers located outside Australia, including in the United States. By providing your personal information to us, you consent to the transfer of that information to these overseas service providers. We take reasonable steps to ensure these providers handle your information in a manner consistent with this notice and applicable privacy standards.
6. Cookies and Analytics
Our website uses Squarespace Analytics, which employs cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about how visitors use our site. This data helps us understand traffic patterns, popular content, and areas for improvement.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this notice, or as required by law. Specifically, mailing list data (name and email) is retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion. Order and transaction data is retained for a period of seven (7) years to meet Australian tax and record-keeping obligations. Analytics data is retained in accordance with Squarespace’s standard retention policies.
8. Your Rights
Although we are not formally bound by the APPs, we respect your right to manage your personal information. You may request access to the personal information we hold about you, request correction of any inaccurate or out-of-date information, request deletion of your personal information (subject to any legal obligations we have to retain it), unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time by using the unsubscribe link in any marketing email, or lodge a complaint about how we have handled your personal information.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 11 below. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.
9. Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from misuse, interference, loss, and unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure. These measures include the use of encrypted payment processing through Square, secure hosting through Squarespace with SSL/TLS encryption, and access controls on our Google Drive storage.
However, no method of electronic storage or transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.
10. Changes to This Privacy Notice
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on our website with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this notice periodically.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice, wish to make a complaint, or would like to exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal information, please contact us at:
The Corner Garden
0438 895 920
If you are not satisfied with our response to a complaint, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at oaic.gov.au.
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