Who we are
The Homestead Diaries, thehomesteaddiaries.com, is a personal blog, written, edited and monitored by me, Allison Jennie.
The privacy of our visitors, here at The Homestead Diaries, is important. Our heart’s desire is that you feel comfortable and confident when visiting thehomesteaddiaires.com.
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. Below, you will find information on the ways in which we collect information and how we use it. Know that this statement only applies to this website, thehomesteaddiaries.com. Please be sure to read individual Privacy Policies, as they differ, blog to blog.
In the event you have any questions or comments regarding the blog, please contact me at itsmeallisonjennie@thehomesteaddiaries.com.
Personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the website we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address to help spam detection.
Personal information collected through making a comment, including your name and e-mail, will never ever be sold to third parties and is not distributed for any reason.
By submitting your name and e-mail address with your comment, you agree that such information is visible to other visitors. The Homestead Diaries will only use your name to address you appropriately in comment responses as needed. Unless you, the visitor of thehomesteaddiaries.com, request otherwise to be contacted or your comment is deemed unsafe and offensive to other visitors, we will not e-mail you to the e-mail address you provide.
Contact forms
Visitors of The Homestead Diaries, have the ability to contact us at any time by using the contact form, accessible by clicking “Contact” or “Contact Us.” Contact form submissions are submitted via Ninja Forms. Submissions are stored in our website database.
Personal information collected through sending us a note, including your name and e-mail, will never ever be sold to third parties and is not distributed for any reason.
By submitting your name and e-mail address with your contact form, you agree to receive a response by me, Allison Jennie. The Homestead Diaries will only use your e-mail address to respond, and your name will only be used to address you appropriately in our e-mail response.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are used to store visitors’ preferences and record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit.
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 leave a comment on our site, you may be opting 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. It expires after 1 day.
Newsletter
On the Website, you may subscribe to our newsletter. You can opt in by accessing the newsletter form, located on our homepage and on each post.
Personal information collected through submitting this form, including your name and e-mail, is stored in MailChimp, our newsletter system, and will never ever be sold to third parties.
By opting in, you agree to be the first to know and receive e-mails regarding additional blog posts, recipes, a monthly newsletter. You also agree to receive e-mails with deal and discounts, and special announcements regarding The Homestead Diaries and Allison Jennie.
You may opt out of the newsletter by contacting itsmeallisonjennie@thehomesteaddiaries.com at any time.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles 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.
Display Ads and/or Beacons
We may use third party advertisements on thehomesteaddiaries.com in order to serve content and help support our site.
Affiliate Marketing
The Homestead Diaries may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding links into the website, in order to support our blog and our family.
The Homestead Diaries is a participant in Google AdSense, Amazon Services Associates Program, the Walmart Affiliate Program and Earthley Wellness, affiliate advertising programs designed to provide a means for sites to earn commission by advertising and links. As part of these programs, we will post customized links provided to track the referrals to their website.
In addition, if presented with the opportunity to become and affiliate, additional referral links will be embedded as applicable. If and when you make a purchase by using the link provided, just as with the Affiliate programs, we may receive commission.
With all of that being said, when we embed product links or mention a product, we will only ever promote products that we have used, loved and adored.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
Because we believe in your privacy, we believe in keeping the data you provide, private. All data you enter, as well as your IP address, is stored within the website database and is never, ever shared or sold to third parties for the purposes exploiting your personal information.
How long we retain your data
If 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.
For users that register on our website (if any), 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 (except they cannot change their username). 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 to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you by contacting us at itsmeallisonjennie@thehomesteaddiaries.com. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.