We think that everyone who reads our blog should know exactly what happens to their information. We don’t sell anything; we just write about how to package marijuana, weed, and CBD. We do need some information to keep things running smoothly, but we’d rather be honest about it than hide it in fine print. We wrote down everything like we were talking to a friend.
01. What We Are
There is a lot of helpful information on the Weed Packaging blog. We write about different ways to package cannabis products, such as weed boxes, pre-roll tubes, marijuana containers, CBD packaging designs, options that are safe for kids, and everything else in between. We want to give business owners, suppliers, and readers who are interested real information about the business.
We don’t sell drugs, run a store, or make stuff. You can’t buy anything here. We don’t take payments or ask for any money information. We only want to talk about what we know about the packaging part of the cannabis business.
The weed packaging website is theweedpackaging.com. For adults who are doing research, building something, or just want to learn more about how cannabis is packaged.
02. What We Actually Gather
We try to collect as little as possible. This is what we really get, based on how you use the site.
The information you give us directly:
When you fill out our contact form or sign up for blog updates, we need your name and email address. You can write us a message in the contact form so we can get back to you. More details about the comment: When you leave a comment on a blog post, we get your name, email address, and the comment itself.
When you browse, information is collected without you having to do anything:
Our analytics tools can tell us your IP address and the city you’re in, but not your street address. We don’t keep this information on our own. Details about your device and browser, like the type of device and browser you are using and the size of your screen. Reading behavior includes the pages you looked at, how long you spent on each one, and how you moved around the site. Cookie identifiers are small pieces of information that help analytics platforms keep track of how sessions are going (see the Cookies section below for more information).
03. Why We Want It
Every bit of information we get is useful in some way. We are not collecting it for later use. This is how we really use it:
We only need your name and email address on the contact form so we can read and respond to your messages. People who have signed up to get our newsletters and blog updates want to hear from us. You can stop getting emails whenever you want. We look at analytics data to see which articles, like how to package marijuana, how to print custom CBD boxes, or how to make things safe for kids, are really useful to our readers. This way, we can write more of what people want. We check the server logs right away when something goes wrong or acts strangely to find and fix the problem. We follow all the rules that say we have to keep or tell people about some records.
Please keep in mind that we never ask for money information. You don’t need to give us your credit card or billing information because you can’t buy anything here. We write a blog.
04. Cookies and Data Viewing
We use cookies, just like most websites do. We’d rather explain what that means than just put a sign on you and leave.
A cookie is a small file that your browser saves when you visit a site. It can’t see your files, download anything, or even know who you are. It just helps the site remember things about your visit, like what pages you looked at or if you’ve been here before.
We use them like this:
Cookies that are necessary for the site to work. They are necessary for basic things like forms to get in touch with people and move around the site. Cookies for keeping track: Google Analytics helps us find out how many people visit our site, which articles get the most views, and what kinds of devices people use to do so. People put this information together and keep it secret. It’s not about people; it’s about events. Preference cookies remember small things, like your language or region choice, so you don’t have to set them again every time you visit. Cookies for ads: If our blog has ads on it, the networks that run those ads may put their own cookies on it. Their rules are different from ours.
You can change how cookies work in your browser. You can get rid of them or stop them from coming back at any time. You can do this, but some parts of the site might not work as they should.
05. Things We Get from Other Businesses
We use a few outside services to help this blog work better. We picked out some good ones, but we want to list them here so you know what to expect:
We use Google Analytics to find out how people find and use our content. Visit Google’s website to find out more about how they deal with this information. The business that runs our site and WordPress: We use WordPress to make our website, and we host it on a server that isn’t ours. Our host takes care of normal server-level request data. We keep track of who gets our newsletters and send them updates using a service like Mailchimp. Buttons that let you share on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube may run scripts from those sites. They might remember you if you are logged into them while you are on our site. Ad networks: If our blog has contextual ads, ad tech companies can show ads and get information about how people interact with them in any way they want.
When data leaves our hands and goes to these third-party systems, their rules about privacy, not ours, decide what happens to it. We recommend that you read them if you want to.
06. Who We Share Your Information With
The truth is that not many people do, and only when they really need to.
We don’t sell any of your personal information. We don’t give it to marketers or sell it to other businesses. You can’t share data very often:
As service providers for us, our hosting company, email platform, and analytics tools may have to work with data. The law says they can only do that. If we get a real court order, subpoena, or legal request, we may have to give some information. We can only give you what the law says we must. If there is a serious security breach, fraud, or abuse of our platform, we may have to share some information with the right people to keep our site and users safe. A new owner: If someone buys this blog or combines it with another site, the information of its users may go with it. We would let readers know ahead of time with a clear message on the site.
We keep your data safe and don’t share it with anyone else, except for those times.
07. How long we keep your data
We only keep things for as long as we need them. We handle different types of data in this way:
We keep contact form submissions for a year after we answer your question. Then we throw them away. We keep track of everyone who signs up for our newsletter until they cancel. Within 30 days of doing this, we will take your email off our list. This information is automatically collected and made anonymous by Google Analytics. You can look at their own documentation to see what their normal settings are for saving things. Most of the time, server logs are thrown away after 90 days. We only look at these when we need to fix a technical problem or check on a security issue.
08. Your Rights to Your Information
Laws about privacy give you some rights over your personal data, but these rights are not the same in every country. We support all of them, and you won’t have to do anything extra to use any of them:
Access: You can ask us what information we have about you, and we’ll tell you the truth. Please tell us if you see anything in our records that is wrong or out of date so we can fix it. Want to get rid of your data? We will throw it away. We can only keep it for as long as the law lets us. To stop getting emails, click the link at the bottom of each one. It’s easy to get off the list with just one click. Sometimes, data portability means you can ask for a copy of your data that is easy to read and well-organized. After you take back your consent, you can change your mind about something you agreed to at any time. We won’t change anything we did before you took it.
If you want to use any of these rights, just send us a message through our contact page. We will respond to you in 30 days.
09. Age Limits for Children
This article is about how to wrap up marijuana and cannabis. You have to be at least 18 years old to use this site, and in some places, you have to be 21 years old or older. If you are under 18, please leave.
We don’t want to get information from people who are younger than 18. We will delete any forms that a minor fills out on our site right away.
If you are a parent or guardian and you think your child has used our site or given us personal information, please contact us right away. We’ll get to it right away.
10. Links that send you to other sites
In our blog posts about marijuana container designs, weed packaging, and CBD compliance, we sometimes link to other websites. These sources could be suppliers in the industry, government agencies, trade publications for packaging, or educational materials. These links are there to make our writing clearer and more interesting.
If you click on one of those links, you will be taken to a different site. They decide how to handle their data, privacy, and content, so we can’t do anything about what happens there. We have a link to that site on our blog, but that doesn’t mean we agree with how they handle your data.
It’s a good idea to read a site’s privacy policy before you give them your personal information after you found them through a link on our site.
11. How we protect your data
We do everything we can to keep information safe from people who shouldn’t have it so they can’t get to it, lose it, or use it in a way that isn’t right. In other words:
When you use HTTPS encryption, all the data that goes back and forth between your browser and our site is sent over a secure SSL/TLS connection. It’s safe to host with us because our hosting setup has security features and gets regular updates. The best way to keep your data safe is to only collect what you need. The best way to do this is to not gather unnecessary data. We always follow that rule. Only people who need certain data for work can get to it because of limited internal access.
We won’t say that every system that connects to the internet is totally safe, because it isn’t. We promise to keep doing what has worked in the past and to follow best practices. Please get in touch with us first if you have any questions about something before you send it in.
12. When This Policy Is Changed
Things are not the same anymore. We could add a new tool, change how we handle subscriber data, or just say that something isn’t clear enough. We’ll change the “Last Reviewed” date at the top of this page and update it whenever any of that happens.
We will put a notice on our homepage if a change is big enough to change how we use your data. If the law says we have to, we’ll also email people who subscribe to our newsletter to let them know before the new version comes out.
You agree to the new policy if you keep using our site after an update. We recommend that you bookmark this page if you want to stay up to date.
Do you have any questions?
We’d rather answer your questions directly than leave you in the dark about what we mean. You can reach us through our Contact Us page, and we’ll get back to you within a few business days.
