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Privacy Policy - Royal Queen Seeds

To ensure a safe online environment and guarantee adequate data protection, we strictly comply with all legal requirements. In this privacy statement, we provide information about how and for what purpose data is collected, safety measures, storage periods and contact details.


COMPANY NAME: SNORKEL SPAIN, SL (hereinafter ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS)

C/ Vilar d'Abdelà, 5 (nave 1) CP: 08170 de Montornès del Vallès

+34 937 379 846

[email protected]


The present Privacy Policy sets out the terms on which we will treat personal data at ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS; this includes any personal data collected through our website https://www.royalqueenseeds.com/ as well as any other data we process in the course of our business activities.

ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS collects the following personal data for the purposes listed below:

SECTION 1 – PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

1.1 Account purchases

Account purchases can only be made if you are in possession of a personal account. When you create an account or purchase something from our shop, as part of the buying and selling process we collect the following personal information that you provide to us:

  • First and last name
  • Home and billing address
  • Telephone number
  • Gender
  • IP address
  • Email address
  • Date of birth

This information is required for delivery. In addition, when you browse our shop, we automatically receive the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your computer. Based on this information, we can optimise your online experience and at the same time protect our online environment.

Purpose of data collection

We collect and store account-related data for the following purposes:

(a) to carry out obligations arising from any contracts between you and us, and to provide you with information, products and services that you may request from us;

(b) to set up, manage and communicate with you about your account and your orders;

(c) to conduct market research and analysis;

(d) to confirm your age and identity, and to detect and prevent fraud.

1.2 Newsletters

With your explicit permission, we may send you newsletters about our shop, new products and other updates. We send newsletters based on your explicit consent. In the event that you purchase a product, and in accordance with current regulations, we may send you commercial communications in accordance with the legitimate interest of our company, always about products or services similar to those you have purchased or contracted. In any case, you may exercise your right of opposition through the channels announced in this Privacy Policy. The following information is collected in relation to the newsletter:

  • First & last name
  • Gender

We do not need to know the sex of the person in order to send the newsletter (data minimisation: by law we must ask for data that is strictly necessary to provide the service, and in this case knowing the sex is not necessary to send the newsletter).

  • Email address

Purpose of data collection

The data collected is used to:

(a) personalise our emails, including your name and gender;

(b) provide gender-specific content.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by using the link provided in the newsletter or the contact information provided in section 2.

1.3 Customer service and contact form

In order to provide appropriate support, our customer service employees have access to information related to the account. Consequently, their support will be highly effective and friendly. The data provided in our contact form is used by our CRM provider, SuperOffice. We will only use your details to respond to your message.

SECTION 2 – LEGITIMATE INTEREST

If you have purchased any of our products, please note that we may process your personal data for promotional purposes, based on Royal Queen Seeds' legitimate interest only to offer you products or services from our company and about products or services similar to those you have purchased. You may exercise your right to opt out of future messages by the means set out in this Privacy Policy or through any notification you receive.

2.1 How do you withdraw consent?

If you change your mind, you can withdraw your consent for us to contact you for the purpose of collecting, using, or disclosing your data at any time by reaching out to us at: [email protected].

SECTION 3 – DISCLOSURE

We may disclose your personal information if we are required to do so by law or if you breach our Terms of Service.

SECTION 4 – HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR DATA?

At Royal Queen Seeds, we will not retain your data for longer than is necessary for the purposes described in this Policy. Different retention periods apply for different types of data; however, the longest period we will normally hold any personal data is 10 years.

4.1 Account information

Data relating to the account remains relevant for as long as the consumer is in possession of an account. Therefore, the data remains documented for as long as the account exists. When our customers delete an account, the associated data will be deleted within a reasonable period of time. Requests regarding the inspection or correction of stored personal data or the deletion of an account can be sent to [email protected].

4.2 Newsletters

In the event that you give us your consent to inform you about our products or services, we will keep your data until you express your wish not to receive any further communications from us. However, we regularly (every month) carry out a relevance check. Registered customers (and their personal information) will be deleted whenever customers do not reply to our request. In addition, our newsletter mailing has an opt-out feature. Consumers can withdraw their consent by using this opt-out feature.

SECTION 5 – COOKIES

Cookies are small information files that notify your computer of previous interactions with our website. These cookies are stored on your hard drive, not on our website. Essentially, when you use our website, your computer displays its cookies to us, informing our site that you have visited before. This allows our website to function more quickly and remember aspects related to your previous visits (such as your username), making your experience more convenient. At Royal Queen Seeds, we use two types of cookies: functional and analytical.

5.1 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies are used to enhance your online experience. Among other things, these cookies track what is added to your shopping cart. The use of these cookies does not require prior authorization.

5.2 Analytical Cookies

Analytical cookies are used for research and market analysis. The data collected with these analytical cookies is anonymous, making it unusable for third parties. The use of these cookies does not require prior authorization.

SECTION 5 – THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

Third-party services are required to conduct transactions and provide our services. In general, the third-party providers we use will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to enable them to perform the services they provide to us.

However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies regarding the information we must provide to them for your transactions.

We encourage you to read the privacy policies of these providers so that you can understand how these providers will handle your personal information.

In particular, certain suppliers may be located or have facilities located in a different jurisdiction than yours or ours. Therefore, if you choose to proceed with a transaction involving the services of a third party, your information may be subject to the laws of the jurisdiction in which that service provider or its facilities are located.

Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or the Terms of Service of our website.

Web analytics service (anonymous data)

On this website we have integrated an element of a web analytics service (with anonymisation functionality). Web analytics can be defined as the gathering, processing and analysis of data about the behaviour of visitors to websites. An analytics service collects, among other things, data about which website a person came from (the so-called referrer), which sub-pages they visited or how often and for how long they visited a sub-page. Web analytics is mainly used for website optimisation and for a cost–benefit analysis of internet advertising.

Courier service

To complete deliveries we use a courier service. This courier service carries out the delivery between our company and the consumer's home. To complete these logistics, the company requires access to the consumer's name and address information.

Mailing service

Royal Queen Seeds uses a third-party mail service provider to send its newsletter. This provider has access to limited account information related to opt-in consent (e.g. email address).

Marketing services

Royal Queen Seeds has the support of a company that specialises in marketing and communication activities. Their access to personal information is very limited and mostly anonymous.

Payment services

At Royal Queen Seeds we use external payment services to handle our transactions (e.g. credit card payments).

SECTION 6 – SECURITY

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry standard best practices to ensure that it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.

If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored using AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional industry standards that are commonly accepted. Information related to the account is protected with a hashing method. This method transforms the information into a generated hash. As a result, confidential information is protected and invisible, even to us. In addition, our databases are exceptionally protected against unauthorised access. For example, access to the database is only possible and permitted via approved IP addresses (e.g. from Royal Queen Seeds headquarters). Other attempts and addresses are rejected at all times.

Furthermore, data is anonymised as much as possible, so it cannot be directly linked to a specific consumer. With this data, however, we may be able to carry out market research and analysis. In addition, the third parties concerned (e.g. mailing service) are examined prior to our collaboration, comply with the GDPR from the EU and receive a processing agreement. Within Royal Queen Seeds, employees are assigned different access permissions. Specific permission provides access only to information that is strictly required to perform a task. Digital security measures are subject to change and must meet high requirements to ensure the safety of online customers. That is why, at Royal Queen Seeds, we appoint a security officer. Regular verification and improvement of security measures (where necessary) are part of the role.

SECTION 7 – CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please check back regularly. Changes and clarifications will be effective immediately upon being published on the Website. If we make substantial changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated so you will know what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

SECTION 8 – YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO:

  • Revoke the consent you have granted;
  • Access personal data;
  • Rectify personal data;
  • Delete personal data;
  • File a complaint or a writ for the protection of your rights before the Spanish Data Protection Agency;
  • Be notified of any security incident that may affect your rights;
  • Limitation of processing;
  • Portability.
By Max Sargent

Cannabis plants are desirable not just to humans, but to all manner of insects too.

In this article, we're examining what growers can do if they find leafhoppers on their cannabis plants. The good news is that leafhoppers are by no means a crisis, and finding a solution to the issue is likely to be simple!


What Are Leafhoppers?

Leafhoppers are small and quite beautiful insects that can live and feed on cannabis plants.

There are over 20,000 individual species of leafhopper. In fact, leafhopper is the colloquial name for any member of the Cicadellidae family. Although they can appear quite different in some respects, there are similarities between most leafhopper species that should make them fairly easy to identify. More on this shortly.

They feed by sucking the sap out of leaves, and move around with the help of two long rear legs that can be used for jumping—or hopping. Leafhoppers begin life as nymphs, which then go through a partial metamorphosis in order to become adult leafhoppers.

What Do Leafhoppers Look Like?

Leafhoppers are very small but still quite visible to the naked eye. They come in a vast range of colourations and patterns, which are too diverse to mention here. However, there are similarities among the different species that can be used to identify them:

Leafhopper
  • Short antenna
  • Two eyes at the top of the head
  • Body is made of three segments
  • Two wings that fold down the length of the body
  • Six legs; the rear two can be hidden beneath the body

Leafhoppers vs Grasshoppers

Leafhoppers look and behave similarly to grasshoppers, but they are different.

Simply put, grasshoppers are significantly bigger than leafhoppers. This is the easiest way to distinguish them. A grasshopper can be a few centimetres long, whereas a leafhopper won’t get larger than one centimetre.

Moreover, grasshoppers can hop up to a metre, whereas leafhoppers can jump several centimetres and no more.

Signs of Leafhopper Damage on Cannabis Plants

Perhaps the biggest sign that you have a leafhopper infestation is if you spot them wandering around on your plants. Besides that, spotting their damage is another tell that you have a leafhopper problem.

Leafhoppers pierce the outer skin on cannabis leaves in order to suck away at the sap within. In doing this, they leave white and brown markings over the surfaces of leaves. It’s important to note that they do not make a hole through the leaf, but merely leave marks on the surface.

If leafhopper predation goes unchecked, leaf damage can become so great that foliage will yellow, brown, wilt, and sometimes even die and drop off.

Leafhoppers tend to appear when the weather is very dry and water is scarce. For this reason, take extra care to check the condition of your cannabis plants in periods of dryness.

Leaf Damage

How to Treat Leafhoppers on Cannabis

The good news is that leafhoppers don’t pose a serious threat to cannabis cultivation. Even when they do appear, it’s usually not with enough force to overwhelm and destroy your grow. Plus, the damage they do is minimal compared to other pests. Nevertheless, you’ll still want to get rid of them.

There are a variety of available means when it comes to getting rid of leafhoppers, and none are particularly damaging nor difficult.

Note: leafhoppers will often hide on the underside of leaves, so apply all treatments here as well.

Spinosad

Spinosad is an organic insecticide that uses compounds found in the bacteria Saccharopolyspora spinosa.

This compound is great for small-scale, personal grows as it is highly toxic to leafhoppers but much less so to larger, beneficial insects. And it is considered totally safe for birds, pets, and humans. With a very short half-life, it breaks down entirely within 24 hours, meaning that you won’t have lingering insecticide on your plants or in your garden. As such, it does minimal damage to the wider environment.

Spinosad should be mixed with water and liberally sprayed onto affected plants using a misting bottle. It works most effectively when it is ingested by leafhoppers, where it goes on to affect their nervous systems.

Other creatures affected by spinosad are:

  • Spider mites
  • Caterpillars
  • Thrips

Soap Spray

If you’re not a big fan of spinosad, or don’t want to buy it, then you might as well use an anti-leafhopper soap. This is effective in killing leafhoppers by weakening their outer shells. It also won’t do any harm to surrounding plants and animals.

Also, these soaps don’t leave much residue. However, see to it that you cover the entire area properly, as soap easily evaporates. Otherwise, you might find that it's not particularly effective.

Making a homemade leafhopper spray with soap is really easy. Simply mix around 10ml of dish soap with 1 litre of water, and it’s ready! These sprays work on contact with leafhoppers, so keep applying it as you see them.

Insecticide To Kill Leahfoppers

Neem Oil

Neem oil is another effective leafhopper killer, and it’s stronger than the others. This is why you should be more careful when using this. Another thing to note is that it leaves an unpleasant smell and taste on plants, so make sure you don’t accidentally spray other plants, or your cannabis buds!

Though safe if used properly, neem oil is thought to present some danger to humans and animals, even if not great. Therefore, you should use adequate protective equipment when using it, and ensure that children and pets stay away!

You need to use a misting bottle to apply this on your leafhopper-infested cannabis. Mix it thoroughly, as water and neem oil can easily separate.

Beneficial Insects

Not all bugs are bad for your weed garden. In fact, some are fierce allies that can help protect your crop. Ladybugs are one such specimen that you can release into your garden to wage war on a leafhopper infestation.

As part of their main diet, ladybugs will gladly eat the tiny monsters up. The sad part, though, is that ladybugs are likely to fly away in a day or two. Consider purchasing enough to do some serious damage to the leafhoppers for at least a week.

Other beneficial insects include:

  • Lacewings
  • Parasitoid wasps

Beneficial Insects

How to Prevent Leafhoppers on Cannabis

Although somewhat difficult, avoiding the arrival of leafhoppers in the first place can be a good way to prevent a problem altogether.

1. Floating Row Covers

If you’re on a tight budget, the best thing you can do is set up your own floating row covers. This might not be the most effective method, but it certainly is one of the most affordable. Floating row covers prevent insects and pests from crawling on your cannabis, without obscuring sunlight or restricting airflow.

In reality, though, leafhoppers don’t prevent enough of a risk to make this a particularly worthwhile option. This is a rare example where prevention may not be the best cure.

2. Companion Plants

Cultivating certain companion plants alongside your cannabis can give leafhoppers a tasty alternative if they get hungry. Though this won’t entirely remove the risk of them appearing on your cannabis plants, it does make it much less likely that a real leafhopper problem will arise.

Companion Plants

Are Leafhoppers Dangerous for Cannabis Plants?

In most instances, leafhoppers don’t present a genuine danger for cannabis plants. Nevertheless, they can cause damage and are far from desirable.

The good news is that at the first sign of leafhoppers or leafhopper damage, there’s no need to panic. Sometimes you may not need to do anything at all. They don’t hang around in the same way that other pests can. But if you notice a persistent presence or significant damage, then using one of the solutions mentioned above should quickly make the problem disappear.




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