Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://mnla.com.


What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact and other forms

By registering as a member and/or submitting our various online forms you are authorizing Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA) to retain your contact information (name, phone and email address) for future contact. Future contact includes member only updates, membership status, payment receipts, replying to an inquiry as well as details regarding upcoming events and news that may be of interest. 

By submitting any form related to the Growing Wild campaign, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from the Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association, Inc. and the partners of the Growing Wild program (the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation and the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources). You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by MailChimp. The information you provide under this program is for research and analytics only and will not be shared or sold for monetary gain. To learn more about our partners’ privacy policies visit https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massgov-privacy-policy.

Cookies

The ability to leave comments on our website is currently turned off. However, if in the future you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to measure traffic on our website. Google has their own Privacy Policy which you can review here. If you’d like to opt out of tracking by Google Analytics, visit the Google Analytics opt-out page.

These statistics obtained through Google Analytics may include the number of times our service is accessed by a certain operating system, a type of browser, a language, etc., but we don’t know anything about individual users.


Who we share your data with

We do not share your personal data with strangers. Personal data about you is in some cases provided to our trusted partners in order to either make providing the service to you possible or to enhance your experience. We may share your data with:

Our business partners:

  • Dreamhost (web and email hosting provider)
  • MembershipWorks (member management software)
  • Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation (Growing Wild campaign partner)
  • Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (Growing Wild campaign partner)

Connected third parties:

  • Dreamhost
  • MembershipWorks
  • Gravity Forms
  • Sirius Design

Click here for more information regarding the MembershipWorks Terms of Service / Privacy Policy.

We only work with processing partners who are able to ensure adequate level of protection to your personal data. We disclose your personal data to third parties or public officials when we are legally obliged to do so. We might disclose your personal data to third parties if you have consented to it or if there are other legal grounds for it.


How long we retain your data

If comments are turned on and you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For members that register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.


What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, membership, legal, or security purposes.


Where we send your data

If active, visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. 


Contact information

Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association
Email MNLA
413.369.4731

Partner programs

Plant Something MA

consumers planting something

Plant Something MA is a project of MNLA which includes professional environmental horticulturists—people who grow, care for, design and install plantings and landscapes in your community.

Growing Wild

Growing Wild: native plants in Massachusetts logo

Growing Wild helps reverse the loss of biological diversity, foster and protect endangered species and add to the natural beauty of our Commonwealth—right in your own backyard.

Not an MNLA member?

annual meeting of the Massachusetts nursery and landscape association

There are many reasons to join MNLA.

MNLA provides access to green industry speakers on the cutting-edge and up-to-date information. Our dynamic community is made up of folks from all walks of life. Colleagues share advice and insights. Passion for the betterment of our community drives member participation in MNLA. Individual contribution is valued. Get involved! Join a committee or volunteer at an event. Make our industry—and your business—better!

annual meeting of the Massachusetts nursery and landscape association