Privacy

This is an independent, volunteer-run community site. It is not affiliated with the City of Tampa or the Parking Division.

What we collect

• Public pages are fully public — you never have to give us anything to browse them.
• The weather widget calls Open-Meteo directly from your browser; Open-Meteo sees a standard API request (IP address). The forecast is cached in your browser's local storage for 30 minutes — nothing leaves your device beyond that call.
• Like most sites behind a CDN, our host logs basic server data (IP address, user agent, page requested) for security and abuse prevention. We don't see or use this for anything else.

Gardener accounts

• We store the minimum needed to run the Clubhouse: your email address, plot number(s), role, the display name you choose, and — for two-factor sign-in — an encrypted authenticator secret and one-way-hashed recovery codes. If you create a garden key, only its hash is kept. Chat messages are stored with their author.
• To stop password-guessing, sign-in attempts are rate-limited using short-lived counters keyed by email address and IP address; these expire automatically within 15 minutes.
• Your account data exists only to verify you're a gardener of record and to run the Clubhouse. It is never sold, rented, or shared.
• Ask any moderator (or email us) to delete your account at any time; it's removed from our database on request.

The Clubhouse (chat)

• Chat messages are visible only to authenticated gardeners and City staff participants — semi-private, not confidential. Don't share anything you wouldn't want another gardener to read.
• Chat history is retained for 24 months, then deleted. Moderators can delete individual messages; deactivated participants lose access immediately.

The short version

We collect the least we can get away with, we never sell or share your data, and any change to this policy will be reflected here before it takes effect. Questions: contact@parktogarden.com.