Who we are
Our website address is: https://islandfarmstands.com
How we collect data on Farm Stands
Island Farm Stands is a crowd-sourced business directory of Farm Stands. This means any one can submit a stand anonymously, and much of the information on this site has been submitted by anonymous users. If you own a Farm Stand listed on the site and would like it removed, please click the ‘mark as closed’ button on the listing and note that you are the owner in the form. We may follow up via email to verify.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Regular users of the site have no information collected about them. Nice!
Registered Users
If you register for the site as an Owner, we collect your Email address and Username. If you claim a stand we associate you with your stand.
Farm Stands
If you submit a farm stand, we collect an array of data about the stand such as it’s location, list of items, primary photo, etc… for the purpose of populating the listing. This data is retained indefinitely.
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 Forms
When you utilize the contact forms on this website we capture the following information: Name, phone number, email address, and your comment(s). This information is retained in our email inbox for up to 5 years.
By submitting our contact form, you are agreeing to receive communications from Island Farm Stands. We do not share information with third parties.
Newsletter
When you sign up to the Newsletter we collect your name and email address. By subscribing to our newsletter, you are agreeing to receive communications from Island Farm Stands. We do not share information with third parties. If you would like to manage your Newsletter subscription, you can access that from the link in the footer of the newsletter itself.
Cookies
If you have an account and you log in to this site, 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.
When you visit our site, Google Analytics adds a cookie to distinguish you from other users and track your behaviour across our website. We use this information to improve the user experience of the site. The cookie lasts for up to 2 years.
When you visit our site, Google AdSense adds a cookie to distinguish you from other users and track your browsing behaviours. They use this information to improve the relevance of display advertisements that are served to you. This cookie lasts indefinitely. You can read more about Google AdSense’s use of cookies here.
Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings.
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.
Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics to gather information about users usage of the site. We utilize this information to make educated metric-based decisions to improve the user experience of the site. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on. You can also read Google Analytics Privacy Policy.
How long we retain your data
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.
We keep contact form entries for 5 years. We keep newsletter subscriber data and analytics data indefinitely.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, 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. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. If you own a Farm Stand listed on the site and would like it removed, please click the ‘mark as closed’ button on the listing and note that you are the owner in the form. We may follow up via email to verify. If you would like to manage your Newsletter subscription, you can access that from the link in the footer of the newsletter itself.
Contact information
We can be reached at [email protected].
How we protect your data
Your data is encrypted and is maintained by staff who have been trained in data protection.
What data breach procedures we have in place
In the case of a data breach we have an internal reporting mechanism in place to quickly address breaches and take measures to prevent a recurrence.