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This Privacy Policy explains how Butterflies, Birds & Blooms (“we,” “us,” or “our”), operated through butterfliesbirdsandblooms.com, collects, uses, and protects your information when you visit our website, join our community, or interact with our services. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about our data practices.
By using this website, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our website.
We collect information you provide when you create an account, post a question or photo, submit a contact form, or subscribe to our newsletter. This may include your name, email address, username, and any content you choose to share publicly in our community.
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information including your IP address, browser type and version, the pages you visit, time and date of your visit, and referring website address. This information is collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies described below.
We use the information we collect to:
We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We do not share your email address with advertisers.
We use cookies — small text files stored on your device — and similar technologies to operate our website, remember your preferences, and analyze traffic. You can control cookies through your browser settings, though disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality.
We use the following types of cookies:
Our website displays advertisements served by Google AdSense and potentially other advertising networks. These advertisers may use cookies and web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to serve ads relevant to your interests.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this site and other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ad Settings.
We also participate in direct advertising programs with select brands relevant to our audience. These partnerships are clearly disclosed when applicable.
We use the following third-party services that may collect information about you:
Each of these services operates under its own privacy policy and data practices, which we encourage you to review.
We retain your account information for as long as your account remains active. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us. Newsletter subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe. Automatically collected analytics data is retained in accordance with Google Analytics’ standard retention policies.
Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information; opt out of certain data processing; and lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@butterfliesbirdsandblooms.com.
Residents of California may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Residents of the European Union may have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will respond to verified requests within 30 days.
Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately and we will delete it.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:
Butterflies, Birds & Blooms
Email: hello@butterfliesbirdsandblooms.com
Website: Contact Form
I launched Butterflies, Birds & Blooms more than ten years ago, and this is our newly redesigned home. We are in a testing phase, so a few things may still be rough around the edges. If you run into any issues, let us know - and in the meantime, enjoy exploring.
- Andrew, Founder & Editor