PRIVACY POLICY

Who we are

HomemadMead.com is a website created as a resource for anyone interested in making mead or just wants to learn more about the mead making process.

Content

While we do our best to provide the most accurate information available to us at the time of creating this website and the content within, we do not guarantee the accuracy of all content on our website, or any website(s) that we link to.

Alcohol Notice

We do not support illegal use, creation, manurfacturing, or distribution of alcohol. You are responsible for understanding and adhering to the laws and regulations concerning the use of alcohol, the making of alcohol, the distribution of alcohol, and any other alcohol related responsibilities that pertain to you at your location or region. If you choose to consume alcohol you must be of legal age. Please drink responsibly. 

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

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.

Information We May Collect

We may collect the following types of personal information when you visit our website:

• Personal Information: We may collect your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, or other contact information when you fill out a form or sign up for our newsletter.

• Usage Data: We may collect information about your device, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, and referring website. We also collect information about how you interact with our website, such as the pages you visit and the links you click.

• Cookies: We use cookies to track your activity on our website and personalize your experience. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but this may limit your ability to use certain features of our website. If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-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. These cookies will last for one year. 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 edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day

How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

• To send you newsletters or other promotional materials about our products and services.

• To respond to your inquiries or provide customer support.

• To improve our website and user experience.

• To comply with legal obligations.

We may also share your personal information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website or conducting our business, such as website hosting or email marketing providers. We require these service providers to maintain the confidentiality of your personal information and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.

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.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Amazon Services LLC Associates Program

HomemadeMead.com 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. As part of this program, we may earn commissions on qualifying purchases made through links on our website.

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 instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

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. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at contact@homemademead.com.