Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 10, 2018 (Updated 11/01/2021)

This Privacy Policy applies to the Rustic Country Farmhouse owned and operated website and its (future) subdomains (“Sites”). Rustic Country Farmhouse (Rustic Country Farmhouse,” “I,” or “me”) know that you care how information about you is used and shared. This Privacy Policy explains what information of yours will be collected by Rustic Country Farmhouse when you access the Site and how the information will be used, and how you can control the collection, correction and/or deletion of information. I will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information I collect by other means (including offline) or from other sources. The use of information collected through my Sites shall be limited to the purposes under this Privacy Policy.

    1. Information I Collect on my Own Behalf.(a) My Service: I will not collect personally identifiable information about you, such as your full name, phone number, email address, or similar, because you can not register for an account on my site. If you choose to purchase a product from me, third-party payment processors will collect your payment information. No payment will take place on this site, as this is an affiliate site only, all purchases and payments are made on the sellers sites directly. When you visit my websites, I may receive certain information about you. I do not send any promotional emails, unless you subscribe to my mailing list. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you may opt out of them by canceling your account.(b) Cookies And Tracking Technologies: Technologies such as: cookies, beacons, tags and scripts are used by Rustic Country Farmhouse. These technologies may be used in analyzing trends, administering the Sites, tracking your movements around the Sites and to gather demographic information about my user base as a whole. I use cookies to remember users’ settings as well as for authentication and analytics. Users can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. If you reject cookies, you may still use my Sites, but your ability to use some features or areas of our Sites may be limited. This website uses google analytics tools by Google, to track user activity, page content, click/touch, movement, scroll, and keystroke activity (in some cases). If you are located in Europe, your IP address, keystroke activity, and personal information are never stored or shared with any third-parties. I process and keep all data for my own website on shared hosting in the US. If you wish to opt-out from tracking you can do so by sending me an email. I also use Google AdWords (Conversion Tracking), Share-a-Sale (Conversion Tracking). Some or all of these tools may be used to track information about your behavior on my website depending on your region. For more information or to opt-out, please visit the respective website(s) of these vendors or contact me at marielouise.wagner@gmail.comI will retain personal data we process on behalf of my customers for as long as needed to provide my services. Rustic Country Farmhouse will retain this personal information as necessary to comply with my legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce my agreements.

Information I Collect on Behalf of Third Parties.

Cookies And Tracking Technologies: Technologies such as: cookies, beacons, tags and scripts are used by my partners, affiliates, analytics or service providers. These technologies may be used in analyzing trends, administering the Sites, tracking your movements around the Sites and to gather demographic information about my userbase as a whole. I may receive reports based on the use of these technologies by such companies on an individual as well as aggregated basis.

  1. How I Use Your Information.(a) I use the information that I collect to operate and maintain my Sites to respond to your questions and concerns. The legal basis is section 6(1)(f) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).(b) If you have given your consent, I use the information that I collect to send you marketing communications in my newsletter. The legal basis is section 6(1)(a) of GDPR.(c) I also use the information that I collect to help my customers improve their website(s).
  2. How I Share Your Information.(a) Personally Identifiable Information: Rustic Country Farmhouse will not rent or sell your personally identifiable information to others. I may store personal information in locations outside the direct control of Rustic Country Farmhouse (for instance, on servers or databases co-located with hosting providers). Any personally identifiable information you elect to make publicly available on my Sites, such as posting comments on my blog page, will be available to others. If you remove information that you have made public on my Sites, copies may remain viewable in cached and archived pages of my Sites or if other users have copied or saved that information. My blog is managed by a third party application that may require you to register to post a comment. I do not have access or control of the information posted to the blog. You will need to contact or login into the third party application if you want the personal information that was posted to the comments section removed. To learn how the third party application uses your information, please review their privacy policy.(b) Non-Personally Identifiable Information: I may share non-personally identifiable information (such as anonymous usage data, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, number of clicks, etc.) with interested third parties to help them understand the usage patterns for certain Rustic Country Farmhouse Services and those of my partners. Non-personally identifiable information may be stored indefinitely.(c) Instances Where I am Required To Share Your Information: Rustic Country Farmhouse will disclose your information where required to do so by law, if subject to subpoena or other legal proceeding or if I reasonably believe that such action is necessary to (a) comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement; (b) to enforce my Terms of Service or to protect the security or integrity of my Service; and/or (c) to exercise or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Rustic Country Farmhouse, my users or others.(d) What Happens In The Event Of A Change Of Control: I may buy or sell/divest/transfer the company (including any shares in the company), or any combination of its products, services, assets and/or businesses. Your information such as customer names and email addresses, and other User information related to Rustic Country Farmhouse may be among the items sold or otherwise transferred in these types of transactions. Imay also sell, assign or otherwise transfer such information in the course of corporate divestitures, mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcies, dissolutions, reorganizations, liquidations, similar transactions or proceedings involving all or a portion of the company. You will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on my Site of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your personal information.(f) Testimonials: I display personal testimonials of satisfied customers on my Site in addition to other endorsements. With your consent, I may post your testimonial along with your name. If you wish to update or delete your testimonial, you can contact me at marielouise.wagner@gmail.com
  3. Storage and Processing. Your information collected through Rustic Country Farmhouse may be stored and processed in the United States, Europe, or any other country in which Rustic Country Farmhouse or its subsidiaries, affiliates or service providers maintain facilities. Rustic Country Farmhouse may transfer information that I collect about you, including personal information, to affiliated entities, or to other third parties across borders and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions around the world. If you are located in the European Union or European Econonmic Area, please note that I will not transfer information, including personal data, to a country outside of the European Union or European Economic Area.
  4. How I Protect Your Information. Rustic Country Farmhouse is concerned with protecting your privacy and data, but I cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to Rustic Country Farmhouse or guarantee that your information on Rustic Country Farmhouse may not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of any of my industry standard physical, technical or managerial safeguards. No method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, I cannot guarantee its absolute security.
  5. Rustic Country Farmhouse is GDPR compliant.
  6. Compromise of Personal Information. In the event that personal information is compromised as a breach of security, Rustic Country Farmhouse will promptly notify my customers in compliance with applicable law.
  7. Your Choices About Your Information. For current Rustic Country Farmhouse users, you can contact me directly at marielouise.wagner@gmail.com. I will acknowledge your request within seventy-two (72) hours and handle it promptly. If you wish to opt-out of being tracked by Rustic Country Farmhouse’s analytics software, you can do so by contacting me directly at marielouise.wagner@gmail.com. Data protection law gives you a range of rights in connection with my processing of your personal data. In this regard, you have the right to request that I rectify or delete the personal data or restrict the processing of your personal data, if you think they are inaccurate. Furthermore, you have the right to object against the processing based on my legitimate interests as a legal basis. I am required to assess and act on your request. Additionally, you also have the right to data portability if it should become relevant. You have a right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.
  8. Enforcement and Dispute Resolution. In compliance with the EU-US and Swiss-US Privacy Shield Principles, Rustic Country Farmhouse commits to resolve complaints about your privacy and my collection or use of your personal information. EU and Swiss Data Subjects with questions or concerns about the use of their Personal Data should contact me at: marielouise.wagner@gmail.com.
  9. My Retention Of Your Information.(a) If you are a visitor to the Rustic Country Farmhouse Sites I will retain your information for as long as necessary but no longer than one (1) year after your last visit to my Sites.
  10. Children’s Privacy. Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. For that reason, Rustic Country Farmhouse does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13. In the event that I learn that I have collected personal information from a child under age 13, I will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that I might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact me at marielouise.wagner@gmail.com.
  11. Notification Procedures. It is my policy to provide notifications, whether such notifications are required by law or are for marketing or other business related purposes, to you via email, written or hard copy notice, or through conspicuous posting of such notice on the Service, as determined by Rustic Country Farmhouse in its sole discretion. I reserve the right to determine the form and means of providing notifications to you, provided that you may opt out of certain means of notification as described in this Privacy Policy.
  12. Links to Other Web Sites. I am not responsible for the practices employed by websites or services linked to or from the Rustic Country Farmhouse Sites, including the information or content contained therein. Please remember that when you use a link to go from Rustic Country Farmhouse Site to another website or service, my Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites or services. Your browsing and interaction on any third-party website or service, including those that have a link or advertisement on my website, are subject to that third party’s own rules and policies.Social Media Widgets: my Site includes social media features, such as the Facebook Like button and other widgets, that run on my Site. These features may collect your IP address and which page you are visiting on my Site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Site. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the organization providing it.
  13. Changes to my Privacy Policy. All changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. When I change the policy in a material manner, I will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on my Site, prior to the change becoming effective and update the ‘effective date’ at the top of this page.If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this Site, or your dealings with this website, please contact me at marielouise.wagner@gmail.com, or send mail to:    Marie-Louise Wagner-van Rhijn – Haus Grünewald 13 – 42653 Solingen – Germany