PROJECT INFORMATION
Privacy Notice
Last updated August 8, 2026
The Heritage Apple Project is operated by Plantaera Biotech LLC. This notice explains how information submitted through heritageapple.com is collected, used, protected, and considered for publication.
Information we collect
When you report a tree, we may collect your name, email address, relationship to the tree, county and municipality, a location description, an optional device-provided GPS location, the tree's story, photographs, and the publication choices you select. We also receive limited technical information needed to operate and protect the site, including information processed by Cloudflare's human-verification service.
How we use it
We use submitted information to review and research tree leads, contact reporters or property owners, plan possible documentation visits, maintain private project records, prevent abuse, and develop the Heritage Apple Project catalog. A report is a lead for review and does not guarantee a visit, testing, preservation, or publication.
Private records and public stories
Reports are reviewed privately. Contact details and exact locations are not made public unless the applicable permission has been given. Story content, photographs, and location details are considered for publication according to the choices made on the form and the project's review process. Plantaera Biotech may decline, edit, or remove public material when needed for privacy, safety, accuracy, property protection, or appropriate moderation.
Service providers and legal disclosures
We use service providers, including Cloudflare, to host the site, protect the form, store submitted material, and operate the private review system. These providers process information on our behalf. We do not sell or rent personal information. We may disclose information when required by law, to protect rights or safety, or to professional advisers assisting the project.
Retention and security
We retain project records for as long as reasonably useful to research, documentation, preservation, administration, or legal obligations. We use reasonable safeguards and keep public and private project information separate, but no online system can promise absolute security.
Your choices
You may ask to review, correct, or delete personal information you submitted, or change a publication preference. Some information may be retained when reasonably necessary for legal, security, record-integrity, or already-published archival purposes. We do not knowingly request reports from children under 13 without a parent or guardian.
Contact
For a privacy question or request, email Sage.Monast@plantaerabiotech.com. This project notice supplements the broader Plantaera Biotech privacy information.