Last updated: June 2024
Welcome to CoopCrow (coopcrow.com). We respect your privacy and are committed to being transparent about how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our site dedicated to backyard chickens, poultry keeping, and homesteading reviews. This Privacy Policy explains our practices in plain language.
Information We Collect
We collect a limited amount of information to help us run CoopCrow, improve our content, and understand how visitors use our site.
- Analytics data: We use tools such as Google Analytics to collect anonymized or aggregated information including your approximate location (city/region level), browser type, device type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring websites.
- Cookies and similar technologies: Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use cookies for site functionality, remembering preferences, analytics, and to support advertising and affiliate tracking (for example, confirming that a purchase made through one of our links qualifies for an affiliate commission).
- Voluntarily submitted information: If you subscribe to our newsletter, leave a comment, or contact us directly, we collect the information you provide, such as your name and email address.
- Log data: Our hosting provider automatically records standard log information such as IP address, browser type, and access times for security and troubleshooting purposes.
How We Use Your Information
- To operate, maintain, and improve the CoopCrow website and its content.
- To understand which articles, coop reviews, and homesteading guides are most useful to our readers.
- To send newsletters or respond to inquiries if you have opted in or contacted us.
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or security concerns.
- To measure the performance of affiliate links and advertising placements.
Cookies
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect certain features of the site, such as remembering your preferences or properly crediting affiliate purchases. By continuing to use CoopCrow, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.
Third-Party Services
CoopCrow works with third-party services that may collect information as described below:
- Google Analytics: Helps us understand site traffic and user behavior through anonymized data.
- Advertising networks: We may display ads through third-party ad networks that use cookies to serve relevant advertisements based on your browsing activity.
- Amazon Associates Program: We participate in affiliate programs, including Amazon's, which use cookies to track qualifying purchases made after clicking our links.
- Email service providers: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we use a third-party platform to manage and send emails.
These third parties have their own privacy policies governing how they handle your data, and we encourage you to review them.
Affiliate Disclosure
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. This site is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Affiliate relationships do not influence our editorial ratings or recommendations.
We only recommend coops, feeders, incubators, and homesteading tools we genuinely believe provide value to backyard chicken keepers and homesteaders, regardless of any commission we may earn.
Data Retention
We retain analytics and log data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, typically no longer than 26 months, after which it is anonymized or deleted. Newsletter subscriber information is retained until you unsubscribe.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal data, including the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you.
- Request correction or deletion of your personal information.
- Opt out of analytics tracking or marketing communications.
- Withdraw consent for cookie usage at any time through your browser settings.
- Request a copy of your data in a portable format.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below, and we will respond within a reasonable timeframe.
Children's Privacy
CoopCrow is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can promptly remove it.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal and regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of CoopCrow after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please reach out to us at:
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: coopcrow.com/contact
We appreciate your trust in CoopCrow as you explore everything from coop design to flock health, and we take our responsibility to protect your privacy seriously.