Privacy Policy
Yellowknife Homestead
Effective Date: October 27, 2026
At Yellowknife Homestead, we believe in doing business with honesty, integrity, and respect for our customers. Just as we care about the food we raise and the products we make, we care about protecting the personal information you share with us.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect information when you visit YellowknifeHomestead.com, purchase products, subscribe to our newsletter, or communicate with us.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following information when you interact with our website or business:
Contact information: Your name, email address, telephone number, billing address, and other information you provide.
Order information: Products purchased, transaction details, payment confirmations, and pickup or delivery arrangements.
Newsletter information: Your email address, subscription preferences, and information about your interactions with our emails.
Communications: Questions, comments, and messages submitted through our contact forms or email.
Website information: IP address, browser type, device information, website activity, and cookie preferences collected through our website and applicable service providers.
You may browse much of our website without voluntarily providing personal information.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use personal information to:
Process purchases and fulfill customer orders.
Communicate about orders, payments, and pickup arrangements.
Respond to questions and customer service requests.
Send newsletters, recipes, homesteading updates, blog announcements, workshop information, and special offers to subscribers.
Improve our website, products, and customer experience.
Maintain business records and comply with applicable legal obligations.
Help protect our website and customers against fraud and unauthorized activity.
We do not sell our customer email lists to third-party marketers.
3. Online Store and Payment Processing
Yellowknife Homestead offers online shopping through our website.
Customers may pay using credit or debit cards through Stripe or choose PayPal at checkout.
Payment information is processed by Stripe or PayPal, depending on the payment method selected. These third-party providers handle payment information according to their respective privacy and security policies.
Yellowknife Homestead does not directly store complete credit card numbers in its business records. We may retain customer contact information, order details, payment confirmations, transaction identifiers, and other information necessary for order fulfillment, customer service, accounting, and legal compliance.
For more information about how payment information is handled, please review the privacy policies of Stripe and PayPal.
4. Email Newsletters and Marketing
We use Hostinger Reach to manage our email newsletters and subscriber communications.
When you subscribe, we may collect your email address, subscription preferences, signup information, and email engagement information.
Our newsletters may include:
Homemade recipes and traditional cooking techniques.
Gardening, food preservation, and homesteading education.
Updates about our chickens, turkeys, and seasonal products.
New blog posts and educational resources.
Upcoming workshops, events, and special offers.
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.
Unsubscribing from marketing communications does not prevent us from sending necessary messages about purchases or other transactions.
5. Cookies and Website Analytics
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality and may use optional cookies for analytics and marketing.
Essential cookies help operate website features such as shopping carts, checkout, and security.
Analytics cookies may help us understand how visitors use our website.
Marketing cookies, when enabled, may support advertising and promotional activities.
Where applicable, visitors can use our cookie banner to accept, reject, or manage optional cookie preferences.
You may also control certain cookies through your browser settings.
6. Affiliate Links and Third-Party Websites
Yellowknife Homestead participates in affiliate and referral programs.
Some recipes, blog posts, product recommendations, and other content may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through certain links, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.
Third-party websites and affiliate partners may collect information according to their own privacy policies.
We encourage you to review those policies before providing personal information to third-party websites.
7. How We Share Information
We may share information with service providers when reasonably necessary to operate our business, including:
Website hosting and online store providers.
Payment processing companies.
Email marketing services.
Website analytics and technical service providers.
Other providers necessary to fulfill orders or maintain business operations.
We may also disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect our rights, customers, or business.
We do not sell our newsletter subscriber list.
8. Information Security
We take reasonable measures to protect personal information and use established third-party service providers for website hosting, payment processing, and email marketing.
Although we work to protect your information, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.
9. Information Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, fulfill orders, maintain appropriate business records, resolve disputes, and comply with applicable legal requirements.
Newsletter subscription information may be retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion, subject to necessary compliance records.
10. Your Privacy Rights and Choices
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information.
You may contact us with questions about your information or to make a privacy-related request.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time.
Certain information may need to be retained for legal, accounting, or legitimate business purposes.
11. Children's Privacy
Our website is intended for a general audience and is not directed toward children under 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate authorization.
If we become aware of such collection, we will take appropriate steps to address it.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our website, business operations, service providers, or legal requirements.
Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact:
Yellowknife Homestead
Ohio, United States
Email: yellowknifehomestead@proton.me
Website: https://yellowknifehomestead.com