ThrivePlot Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 21, 2026

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ThrivePlot respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.

This Privacy Policy explains how ThrivePlot collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects information when you use the ThrivePlot website, member platform, applications, services, and related features.

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ThrivePlot is operated by:

RTC Publishing Group, LLC
Safford, Arizona 85546, United States
Email: hello@thriveplot.com

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In this Privacy Policy, “ThrivePlot,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to RTC Publishing Group, LLC and the ThrivePlot service.

By using ThrivePlot, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

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1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us, information generated through your use of ThrivePlot, and certain technical information collected automatically.

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Account Information

When you create a ThrivePlot account, we may collect information such as:

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• First name

• Last name

• Email address

• Password or authentication credentials

• Account preferences

• Subscription status

• Communication preferences

 

Passwords are intended to be handled through secure authentication systems and are not stored by ThrivePlot in readable form.

 

2. Garden Profile Information

ThrivePlot is designed to provide recommendations based on the garden information you choose to provide.

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This may include:

• Garden name

• Country

• State, province, territory, or region

• City

• ZIP or postal code

• Climate information

• Hardiness zone

• Gardening experience

• Gardening goals

• Preferred level of guidance

• Growing preferences

 

ThrivePlot does not require your exact street address in order to provide garden recommendations.

General location information may be used to provide seasonal, climate-related, planting, and weather-aware guidance.

 

3. Garden Zone Information

You may provide information about individual growing spaces, including:

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• Raised beds

• Containers

• Greenhouses

• In-ground gardens

• Herb gardens

• Vegetable gardens

• Fruit plants

• Trees

• Other growing areas

 

Information associated with a Garden Zone may include its name, type, dimensions, sunlight exposure, status, plants, images, growing conditions, and related notes.

 

4. Plant and Crop Information

When you use ThrivePlot to track your garden, we may store information such as:

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• Plants and crops being grown

• Planting dates

• Varieties

• Growth stages

• Harvest information

• Plant health

• Gardening activities

• Notes

• Recommendations

• Seasonal information

 

This information allows ThrivePlot to maintain the history of your garden and provide more relevant guidance.

 

5. Tasks, Calendar, and Reminders

If you use ThrivePlot's planning features, we may store information including:

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• Garden tasks

• Task descriptions

• Due dates

• Completion dates

• Priorities

• Recurring schedules

• Reminders

• Calendar information associated with your ThrivePlot account

 

We use this information to organize your gardening activities and provide timely reminders and recommendations.

 

6. Observations, Journal Entries, and Photos

ThrivePlot may allow you to create garden observations and journal entries.

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You may choose to provide:

• Written notes

• Garden observations

• Plant health information

• Milestones

• Harvest records

• Photos

• Image captions

• Dates

• Garden Zone associations

 

Photos and journal content remain associated with your ThrivePlot account unless you delete them or your account is removed in accordance with our data retention practices.

Please avoid uploading photographs or notes containing sensitive personal information that is unrelated to your garden.

 

7. Inventory, Spending, and Garden Records

If you use ThrivePlot's inventory, budget, or record-keeping features, we may store information such as:

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• Garden supplies

• Seeds

• Tools

• Fertilizers

• Purchase dates

• Purchase quantities

• Purchase costs

• Currency

• Inventory levels

• Spending records

• Related garden records

 

This information is used to help you organize and understand your garden activities and expenses.

ThrivePlot is not an accounting, financial, tax, or investment service.

 

8. AI Garden Assistant and Personalized Guidance

ThrivePlot may use artificial intelligence and automated systems to provide gardening guidance.

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When you use AI-powered features, information submitted to those features may include:

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• Questions you ask

• Garden profile information

• Garden Zone information

• Plant information

• Observations

• Photos

• Gardening history

• Weather and seasonal information

• Other garden-related information you provide

 

We may process relevant portions of your ThrivePlot information to provide personalized responses.

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AI-generated recommendations are intended for informational gardening purposes. They should not be considered professional agricultural, environmental, medical, legal, or other regulated professional advice.

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We may use third-party technology providers to help operate AI functionality. When we do, we seek to limit the information shared to what is reasonably necessary to provide the requested service.

 

9. Weather and Location-Based Information

ThrivePlot may use your general garden location to obtain or generate information concerning:

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• Weather conditions

• Forecasts

• Seasonal patterns

• Frost risk

• Heat conditions

• Rainfall

• Planting timing

• Climate-related recommendations

 

Weather information may be supplied by third-party providers.

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Weather forecasts and gardening recommendations are estimates and may not reflect conditions at your exact property.

 

10. Payment Information

If you purchase a ThrivePlot subscription, payment transactions may be processed by third-party payment providers.

Depending on the payment service used, the payment processor may collect information such as:

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• Name

• Billing address

• Payment card details

• Transaction information

• Payment authorization information

 

ThrivePlot does not intend to directly store full payment-card numbers or card security codes.

Payment providers process your information according to their own privacy policies and security practices.

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11. Information Collected Automatically

When you access ThrivePlot, certain technical information may be collected automatically.

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This may include:

• IP address

• Browser type

• Device type

• Operating system

• Pages viewed

• Login activity

• Referring pages

• Approximate geographic region

• Date and time of access

• Application activity

• Error and diagnostic information

• Cookie and similar technology information

 

We use this information to operate, secure, maintain, analyze, and improve ThrivePlot.

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12. Cookies and Similar Technologies

ThrivePlot may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as:

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• Keeping members signed in

• Maintaining security

• Remembering user preferences

• Operating website functionality

• Understanding website performance

• Measuring usage

• Preventing fraud

• Supporting subscriptions

• Improving the user experience

 

Where required by law, non-essential cookies will not be activated until you provide consent.

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You may be able to manage your cookie preferences through ThrivePlot's cookie settings or through your browser.

A separate Cookie Policy may provide additional information regarding the specific cookies used by ThrivePlot.

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13. How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information to:

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• Create and maintain your ThrivePlot account

• Authenticate members

• Build and maintain your Garden Profile

• Manage Garden Zones

• Track plants and crops

• Maintain tasks and reminders

• Store observations and garden history

• Provide AI-powered gardening guidance

• Provide climate and weather-aware recommendations

• Process subscriptions and payments

• Communicate with you about your account

• Respond to customer-service requests

• Improve ThrivePlot features

• Diagnose technical problems

• Protect the security of ThrivePlot

• Detect fraud or misuse

• Comply with legal obligations

• Develop new ThrivePlot features and services

 

We do not sell your garden information simply because you use ThrivePlot.

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14. Legal Bases for Processing

For users located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and other jurisdictions that require a legal basis for processing personal data, we may process information based on:

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Performance of a contract.
We process information necessary to provide the ThrivePlot services you request.

Legitimate interests.

We may process information to operate, secure, improve, and protect ThrivePlot where those interests do not override your rights.

Consent.

Certain processing, such as some cookies or marketing communications, may occur only after you provide consent where required.

Legal obligations.

We may process information when necessary to comply with applicable law.

You may withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred before consent was withdrawn.

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15. How We Share Information

We may share limited information with service providers that help us operate ThrivePlot.

These providers may support services such as:

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• Website hosting

• Database hosting

• Authentication

• Cloud infrastructure

• Payment processing

• Email delivery

• Customer support

• Analytics

• Security

• Weather services

• Artificial intelligence

• Data storage

 

These companies are permitted to process information only as necessary to provide services to ThrivePlot or as otherwise permitted by law.

We may also disclose information where reasonably necessary to:

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• Comply with law or legal process

• Respond to lawful government requests

• Protect ThrivePlot, our customers, or others

• Investigate fraud, abuse, or security threats

• Enforce our Terms of Use

 

If ThrivePlot or RTC Publishing Group, LLC is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, sale of assets, or similar transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction subject to applicable law.

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16. We Do Not Sell Personal Information

ThrivePlot does not sell personal information in the traditional sense of exchanging personal information for money.

If ThrivePlot later introduces advertising, cross-context behavioral advertising, or technologies that legally constitute “selling” or “sharing” personal information under applicable privacy law, this Privacy Policy and our privacy controls will be updated accordingly.

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17. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Maintain your account

• Provide ThrivePlot services

• Maintain your garden records

• Complete transactions

• Comply with legal obligations

• Resolve disputes

• Maintain security

• Enforce agreements

 

When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete, anonymize, or aggregate it.

Certain transaction, accounting, security, or legal records may need to be retained after an account is closed.

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18. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights concerning your personal information.

These may include the right to:

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• Request access to personal information

• Correct inaccurate information

• Request deletion

• Request a copy of certain information

• Restrict certain processing

• Object to certain processing

• Withdraw consent

• Request data portability

• Opt out of certain marketing

• Lodge a complaint with an applicable privacy regulator

 

To exercise a privacy right, contact: hello@thriveplot.com

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

Authorized agents may submit requests where permitted by applicable law.

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19. European Economic Area and United Kingdom Users

If you live in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, applicable data protection law may provide additional rights concerning your personal data.

Where ThrivePlot transfers personal information outside your country, we seek to use lawful transfer mechanisms and appropriate safeguards when required.

You may also have the right to submit a complaint to your local data-protection authority.

We encourage you to contact ThrivePlot first so we have an opportunity to address your concern.

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20. United States State Privacy Rights

Residents of certain U.S. states may have additional rights under state privacy laws.

Depending on the law that applies, these rights may include access, correction, deletion, portability, and the ability to opt out of certain uses of personal information.

ThrivePlot will honor applicable privacy rights as required by law.

Requests may be sent to: hello@thriveplot.com

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21. Communications and Marketing

We may send you service-related communications concerning matters such as:

• Account activity

• Security

• Subscription status

• Payments

• Important product changes

• Terms or privacy updates

 

These communications may be necessary to operate your account.

If you separately subscribe to marketing communications, you may unsubscribe using the link provided in those messages or by contacting us.

Opting out of marketing does not prevent necessary account or service communications.

 

22. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information.

These measures may include access controls, authentication protections, encrypted connections, secure hosting, backups, monitoring, and restrictions on access to customer information.

However, no website, database, network, or online service can guarantee absolute security.

Customers are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their account credentials and should notify ThrivePlot promptly if they suspect unauthorized access.

 

23. Third-Party Services

ThrivePlot may contain links to or integrate with third-party websites and services.

Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies.

ThrivePlot is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party services that we do not control.

 

24. Children's Privacy

ThrivePlot is intended for adults and is not directed toward children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Where a higher minimum age applies under local law, ThrivePlot will follow applicable requirements.

If we learn that personal information from a child was collected improperly, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

Parents or guardians who believe a child has provided personal information may contact:

hello@thriveplot.com

 

25. International Users

ThrivePlot is operated by a United States company.

If you access ThrivePlot from another country, your information may be processed or stored in the United States or in other countries where our service providers operate.

Privacy and data-protection laws in those countries may differ from the laws where you live.

Where required, ThrivePlot seeks to use appropriate safeguards for international transfers.

 

26. Account Deletion

You may request deletion of your ThrivePlot account and associated personal information by contacting: hello@thriveplot.com

Certain information may remain temporarily in backups or may be retained where necessary for legal, accounting, fraud-prevention, dispute-resolution, or security purposes.

 

27. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as ThrivePlot evolves.

When material changes are made, we may provide notice through ThrivePlot, by email, or through another reasonable method.

The revised policy will display an updated Last Updated date.

Your continued use of ThrivePlot after an updated policy becomes effective will be subject to applicable law and the revised policy.

 

28. Contact Us

Questions, privacy requests, or concerns may be directed to:

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ThrivePlot
RTC Publishing Group, LLC
Safford, Arizona 85546, United States

Email: hello@thriveplot.com

 

One change I strongly recommend before publishing

On your Sign Up / onboarding screen, keep the acceptance wording very clear:

☐ I agree to the ThrivePlot Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

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Then directly underneath:

View Terms of Use | View Privacy Policy