Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 12, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes ur policies and procedures on the collection,
use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You
about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal Data to provide and improve the Service. We collect, use, and disclose Your information as described in this Privacy Policy and, where required by applicable law, only where We have a valid legal basis to do so, including Your consent (where consent is required).

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words whose initial letters are capitalized have meanings defined under
the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same
meaning regardless of whether they appear in the singular or in the plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Account means a unique account created for You to access Our Service or parts of Our Service.
Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote
for election of directors or other managing authority.
Business , for the purposes of the CCPA/CPRA, refers to the Company as the legal entity that collects Consumers' personal information, or on behalf of which such information is collected, and that alone, or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Consumers' personal information, and that does business in the State of California.
CCPA and/or CPRA refers to the California Consumer Privacy Act (the
"CCPA") as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (the
"CPRA").
Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this
Privacy Policy) refers to Joyful Homesteading.
Consumer , for the purpose of the CCPA/CPRA, means a natural person who is a California resident. A resident, as defined in the law, includes (1)
every individual who is in the State of California for other than a
temporary or transitory purpose, and (2) every individual who is domiciled in the State of California who is outside the State of California for a temporary or transitory purpose.
Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing
history on that website, among its many uses.
Country/State refers to: Oklahoma, United States.
Device means any device that can access the Service, such as a computer, a cell phone or a digital tablet.
Do Not Track (DNT) is a concept that has been promoted by U.S. regulatory authorities, in particular the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), for the Internet industry to develop and implement a mechanism for allowing Internet users to control the tracking of their online activities across websites.
Personal Data (or "Personal Information") is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. For the purposes of the CCPA/CPRA, Personal Data means any information that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with You. We use "Personal Data" and "Personal Information" interchangeably unless a law uses a specific term.
Service refers to the Website.
Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or
individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide
the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the
Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the
use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example,
the duration of a page visit).
User means any individual who accesses or uses the Service.
Website refers to Joyful Homesteading, accessible from Joyful Homesteading.
You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
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Collecting and Using
Your Personal Information

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You.
Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

Email Address

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol
address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of Our
Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on
those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect
certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of
mobile device You use, Your mobile device's unique ID, the IP address of Your
mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet
browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit Our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use tracking technologies (such as cookies) to track activity and to
improve our Service. The technologies we use may include:

Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your
Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate
when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You
may not be able to use some parts of Our Service.
Web Beacons. Certain sections of Our Service may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages and for other related website
statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and
verifying system and server integrity).
Email Tracking Technologies. Our emails may contain similar technologies that tell Us whether an email has been opened or a link within it has been clicked. We use this information to measure the performance of Our email communications, to maintain email deliverability, and to understand which content is of interest to You. You can prevent most email tracking by configuring Your email client to block the automatic loading of remote images, and You may opt out of marketing emails entirely by using the unsubscribe link in any marketing email We send.

Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on
Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session
Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser.

Where required by law, We use non-essential cookies (that is, Cookies other
than the Necessary / Essential Cookies described below) only with Your
consent. You can withdraw or change Your consent at any time using Our cookie preferences tool (if available) or through Your browser/device settings.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on
consent before its withdrawal.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

Necessary / Essential Cookies Type: Session Cookies Administered by: Us Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services
available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its
features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of
user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.
Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies Type: Persistent Cookies Administered by: Us Purpose: These Cookies identify whether users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website and record the consent choices You have made, so that We can honor those choices on future visits.
Functionality Cookies Type: Persistent Cookies Administered by: Us Purpose: These Cookies allow Us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering Your Account login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter Your preferences every time You use the Website.
Analytics Cookies Type: Persistent Cookies Administered by: Third Parties Purpose: These Cookies collect information about traffic to the Website and how users use the Website, such as the pages visited, the time spent on those pages, and the source of the visit. Your use to access the Website and may directly or indirectly identify You as an individual
visitor. We use this information to understand and improve how the Website performs and to test new pages, features or functionality to see how Our users react to them. The third parties that administer these Cookies may also use the information collected for their own purposes, including to improve their own services.
Advertising Cookies Type: Persistent Cookies Administered by: Third Parties Purpose: These Cookies are used to select and deliver advertisements on the Website that are more likely to be of interest to You, to limit the number of times You see the same advertisement, and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They may use information about Your browsing activity to group You with other users who have similar interests.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain Our Service , including to monitor the usage of
Our Service.
To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the
Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different
functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered
user.
For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and
undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services
You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.
To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other
equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile
application's push notifications regarding updates or informative
communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted
services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
To provide You with news, special offers, and general information about
other goods, services and events which We offer that are similar to those
that You have already purchased or inquired about. We send such marketing communications only where permitted by applicable law: where prior consent is required (for example, under the laws applicable in the EEA and the UK), We will send them only with Your consent; otherwise, We may send them until You opt out. You may opt out or withdraw Your consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link in any marketing email We send or by contacting Us.
To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
For business transfers: We may use Your Personal Data to evaluate or
conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about Our Service users is among the assets transferred.
For other purposes : We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of Our promotional campaigns, and evaluating and improving Our Service, products, services, marketing and Your experience.

We may share Your Personal Data in the following situations:

With Service Providers: We may share Your Personal Data with Service
Providers to monitor and analyze the use of Our Service, to show
advertisements to You to help support and maintain Our Service, and to
contact You.
For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your Personal Data in
connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company
assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to
another company.
With Affiliates: We may share Your Personal Data with Our affiliates, in
which case We will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.
Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint
venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under
common control with Us.
With other users: If Our Service offers public areas, when You share
Personal Data or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users,
such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly
distributed outside the Service.
With Your consent: We may disclose Your Personal Data for any other
purpose with Your consent.

Text Messages Privacy Notice

You have the option to receive text (SMS) messages from Us. If You opt in to
text messages, We will send You updates, notifications, and other
communications as described below. When You opt in, We will collect and store the information You provide in connection with text messaging, such as Your phone number, the date and method of Your consent, and message delivery and read information.

No mobile information will be shared with or sold to third parties or
affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. The phone numbers and
consent records we collect for texting are never shared with anyone for any
purpose, except the Service Providers that technically have to handle them to
deliver the texts.

Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of any purchase or use of
Our Service. If You consent to receive SMS from Us, You agree to receive text
messages from Us related to:

Customer care and support
Account notifications, such as activity, status, or renewal reminders
Delivery notifications and updates on the status of a delivery
Authentication messages, such as one-time passwords (OTP) and passcodes
Security alerts, such as suspicious login attempts or unusual account
activity
Marketing and promotional offers, discounts, and other promotional content

Reply STOP to opt-out. Reply HELP for support. Message & data rates may apply. Messaging frequency may vary. Carriers are not liable for delayed or
undelivered messages.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary
for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your
Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations
(for example, if We are required to retain Your data to comply with applicable
laws), resolve disputes, and enforce Our legal agreements and policies.

Where possible, We apply shorter retention periods and/or reduce
identifiability by deleting, aggregating, or anonymizing data. Unless
otherwise stated, the retention periods below are maximum periods ("up to")
and we may delete or anonymize data sooner when it is no longer needed for the relevant purpose. We apply different retention periods to different categories of Personal Data based on the purpose of processing and legal obligations:

Account Information
User Accounts: retained for the duration of Your Account relationship
plus up to 24 months after account closure to handle any post-
termination issues or resolve disputes.
Customer Support Data
Support tickets and correspondence: up to 24 months from the date of
ticket closure to resolve follow-up inquiries, track service quality,
and defend against potential legal claims.
Chat transcripts: up to 24 months for quality assurance and staff
training purposes.
Usage Data
Website analytics data (cookies, IP addresses, device identifiers): up
to 24 months from the date of collection, which allows us to analyze
trends while respecting privacy principles.
Server logs (IP addresses, access times): up to 24 months for security
monitoring and troubleshooting purposes.
Marketing Data
Email Marketing: retained until You unsubscribe or up to 24 months from Your last engagement (last email opened or clicked), whichever comes first.
Analytics and advertising identifiers and profiles: up to 24 months from
last interaction or until You opt out, whichever comes first.
Usage Data is retained in accordance with the retention periods described above, and may be retained longer only where necessary for security, fraud prevention, or legal compliance.We may retain Personal Data beyond the periods stated above for different reasons:
Legal obligation: We are required by law to retain specific data (e.g.,
financial records for tax authorities).
Legal claims: Data is necessary to establish, exercise, or defend legal
claims.
Your explicit request: You ask Us to retain specific information.
Technical limitations: Data exists in backup systems that are scheduled
for routine deletion.

You may request information about how long We will retain Your Personal Data by contacting Us. When retention periods expire, We securely delete or anonymize Personal Data according to the following procedures:

Deletion: Personal Data is removed from Our systems and no longer actively processed.
Backup retention: Residual copies may remain in encrypted backups for a limited period consistent with Our backup retention schedule and are not restored except where necessary for security, disaster recovery, or legal compliance.
Anonymization: In some cases, We convert Personal Data into anonymous statistical data that cannot be linked back to You. This anonymized data may be retained indefinitely for research and analytics.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's
operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the
processing are located. This means that this information may be transferred to— and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province,
country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of Your jurisdiction.

Where required by applicable law, We will ensure that international transfers
of Your Personal Data are subject to appropriate safeguards and, where
relevant, supplementary measures. The Company will take all steps reasonably
necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with
this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to
an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place,
including the security of Your data and other personal information.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the
Personal Data that We have collected about You.

Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You
from within the Service.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if You have one, and visiting the account settings section that
allows You to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to
request access to, correct, or delete any Personal Data that You have provided
to Us.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when We have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, Your
Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public
authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

Other Legal Requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:

Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no
method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is
100% secure. While We strive to use commercially reasonable means to protect
Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Detailed Information on the
Processing of Your Personal Data

The Service Providers we use may have access to Your Personal Data. These
third-party vendors collect, store, use, process, and transfer information
about Your activity on Our Service in accordance with their Privacy Policies.

Analytics

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of Our Service.

Depending on the provider and how the relevant tool is configured, these
analytics providers may also use the information collected on Our Service for
their own purposes, including to improve their own services. If You are a
California resident, please see the "Sale or Sharing of Personal Information"
and "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" sections of this Privacy
Policy for more information about these disclosures and Your opt-out choices.

Google Analytics Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks
and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and
monitor the use of Our Service. This data is shared with other Google
services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and
personalize the ads of its own advertising network. You can opt out of making Your activity on the Service available to Google
Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The
add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js and
dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visit
activity. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page by clicking here.

Advertising

We may use Service Providers to show advertisements to You to help support and maintain Our Service.

Raptive - Their Privacy Policy can by viewed by clicking here.

Email Marketing

We may use Your Personal Data to contact You with newsletters, marketing or
promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to You.
You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from Us by
following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email We send
or by contacting Us.

We may use Email Marketing Service Providers to manage and send emails to You.

SiteBuildIt! Their Privacy Policy can be viewed by clicking here.
CCPA/CPRA Privacy Notice (California Privacy Rights) - This privacy notice section for California residents supplements the
information contained in Our Privacy Policy and it applies solely to visitors, users, and others who reside in the State of California.

Categories of Personal
Information Collected

We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is
capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or
indirectly, with a particular Consumer or Device. The following is a list of
categories of personal information which We may collect or may have collected from California residents within the last twelve (12) months.

The categories and examples provided in the list below are those defined in
the CCPA/CPRA. Listing a category does not mean that we in fact collected every type of information it describes. It means only that, to the best of Our knowledge, some information within that category may be, or may have been, collected. Certain categories would be collected only if You provided that information to Us directly.

Category A: Identifiers. Examples: A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, driver's license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. Collected: Yes.
Category B: Personal information categories listed in the California
Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)). Examples: A name, signature, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver's license or state
identification card number, insurance policy number, education,
employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical
information, or health insurance information. Some personal information included in this category may overlap with other
categories. Collected: Yes.
Category C: Protected classification characteristics under California or
federal law. Examples: Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical
conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic
information (including familial genetic information). Collected: No.
Category D: Commercial information. Examples: Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. Collected: No.
Category E: Biometric information. Examples: Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as fingerprints, faceprints, and voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or exercise data. Collected: No.
Category F: Internet or other similar network activity. Examples: Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer's
interaction with a website, application, or advertisement. Collected: Yes.
Category G: Geolocation data. Examples: Approximate physical location, physical location or movements. Collected: No.
Category H: Sensory data. Examples: Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information. Collected: No.
Category I: Professional or employment-related information. Examples: Current or past job history or performance evaluations. Collected: No.
Category J: Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99)). Examples: Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records. Collected: No.
Category K: Inferences drawn from other personal information. Examples: A profile reflecting a person's preferences, characteristics,
psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence,
abilities, and aptitudes. Collected: No.
Category L: Sensitive personal information. Examples: Government-issued identifying numbers; a Consumer's account log-
in, financial account, debit card, or credit card number in combination
with any required security or access code, password, or credentials
allowing access to an account; genetic data; neural data; precise
geolocation; racial or ethnic origin; religious or philosophical beliefs;
union membership; the contents of mail, email, and text messages (unless the Business is the intended recipient); biometric data; health data; and sexual orientation or sex life. Collected: No.

Under CCPA/CPRA, Personal Information does not include:

Publicly available information, meaning: information lawfully made
available from federal, state, or local government records; information
that the Business has a reasonable basis to believe is lawfully made
available to the general public by the Consumer or from widely distributed media; or information made available by a person to whom the Consumer has disclosed it, unless the Consumer restricted the information to a specific audience
Deidentified or aggregated consumer information
Information excluded from the CCPA/CPRA's scope, such as:

Health or medical information covered by the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the California
Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) or clinical trial data
Personal Information covered by certain sector-specific privacy laws,
including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Act (GLBA) or California Financial Information Privacy Act (FIPA), and
the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994

Sources of Personal Information

We obtain the categories of personal information listed above from the
following categories of sources:

Directly from You. For example, from the forms You complete on Our
Service, from preferences You express or provide through Our Service.
Indirectly from You. For example, from observing Your activity on Our
Service.
Automatically from You. For example, through cookies We or Our Service Providers set on Your Device as You navigate through Our Service.
From Service Providers. For example, third-party vendors to monitor and analyze the use of Our Service, third-party vendors to provide advertising on Our Service, or other third-party vendors that We use to provide the Service to You.

Use of Personal Information

We may use or disclose Personal Information we collect for "business purposes" or "commercial purposes" (as defined under the CCPA/CPRA), which may include the following examples:

To operate Our Service and provide You with Our Service.
To provide You with support and to respond to Your inquiries, including to investigate and address Your concerns and monitor and improve Our Service.
To fulfill or meet the reason You provided the information. For example,
if You share Your contact information to ask a question about Our Service, We will use that personal information to respond to Your inquiry.
To respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law,court order, or governmental regulations.
As described to You when collecting Your personal information or as
otherwise set forth in the CCPA/CPRA.
For internal administrative and auditing purposes.
To detect security incidents and protect against malicious, deceptive,
fraudulent or illegal activity, including, when necessary, to prosecute
those responsible for such activities.
Other purposes consistent with the context in which the information was collected, or as otherwise disclosed to You at the time of collection.

Please note that the examples provided above are illustrative and not intended
to be exhaustive. For more details on how We use this information, please
refer to the "Use of Your Personal Information" section.

If We decide to collect additional categories of Personal Information or use
the Personal Information We collected for materially different, unrelated, or
incompatible purposes, We will update this Privacy Policy.

Disclosure of Personal Information

We may use or disclose and may have used or disclosed in the last twelve (12)
months the following categories of Personal Information for business or
commercial purposes:

Category A: Identifiers
Category B: Personal information categories listed in the California
Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e))
Category F: Internet or other similar network activity

The categories listed above are those defined in the CCPA/CPRA. Listing a
category does not mean that every type of information it describes was in fact
disclosed. It means only that, to the best of Our knowledge, some information
within that category may be, or may have been, disclosed.

When We disclose Personal Information to a Service Provider or contractor for a business purpose, We enter into a contract that describes the purpose,
requires the recipient to keep that Personal Information confidential, and
prohibits the recipient from using it for any purpose other than the limited
and specified purposes stated in the contract, consistent with the CCPA/CPRA.

Categories of Recipients to Whom
We Disclose Personal Information

We may disclose, and may have disclosed in the preceding twelve (12) months,
the categories of Personal Information identified below to the following
categories of recipients for the business purposes described in this Privacy
Policy:

Category A: Identifiers — Service Providers, Our affiliates, analytics and
advertising vendors that may use the information for their own purposes
(see the "Sale or Sharing of Personal Information" section), and third-
party vendors to whom You or Your agents authorize Us to disclose Personal Information in connection with products or services We provide to You.
Category B: Personal information categories listed in the California
Customer Records statute — Service Providers, Our affiliates, and third-
party vendors to whom You or Your agents authorize Us to disclose Personal Information in connection with products or services We provide to You.
Category F: Internet or other similar network activity — Service
Providers, including analytics providers, Our affiliates, analytics and
advertising vendors that may use the information for their own purposes
(see the "Sale or Sharing of Personal Information" section), and third-
party vendors to whom You or Your agents authorize Us to disclose Personal Information in connection with products or services We provide to You.

Sale or Sharing of
Personal Information

As defined in the CCPA/CPRA, "sell" and "sale" mean selling, renting,
releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or
otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a
Consumer's personal information by the Business to a third party for valuable
consideration. This means that We may have received some kind of benefit in
return for sharing personal information, but not necessarily a monetary
benefit.

As defined in the CCPA/CPRA, "share" and "sharing" mean disclosing, making
available, or otherwise communicating a Consumer's personal information by the Business to a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising, whether or not for monetary or other valuable consideration.

We sell or share Personal Information as those terms are defined in the
CCPA/CPRA. We do not sell Personal Information in exchange for money. However, we disclose online identifiers and Internet activity information to third-party vendors in ways that constitute "selling" or "sharing" under the
CCPA/CPRA, as described below.

We allow certain third-party vendors to use Your Personal Information for
advertising activities, and these disclosures may be deemed a "sale" or
"sharing" under the CCPA/CPRA.

In addition, the analytics providers We use (as described in the "Analytics"
section of this Privacy Policy) may use the information collected on Our
Service for their own purposes. Because We receive analytics and related
services in exchange for making this information available, these disclosures
may be deemed a "sale" or "sharing" under the CCPA/CPRA even though no money changes hands.

These vendors place tracking technologies (such as cookies, tags, and pixels)
on the Website, and through these technologies, online identifiers and
information about Your online activity are disclosed to them.

These disclosures may include disclosures for "cross-context behavioral
advertising" as defined in the CCPA/CPRA.

We may disclose or may have disclosed in the last twelve (12) months the
following categories in a manner that constitutes a "sale" or "sharing" as
defined in CCPA/CPRA:

Category A: Identifiers
Category B: Personal information categories listed in the California
Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e))
Category F: Internet or other similar network activity

The categories listed above are those defined in the CCPA/CPRA. Listing a
category does not mean that every type of information it describes was in fact
sold or shared. It means only that, to the best of Our knowledge, some
information within that category may be, or may have been, sold or shared.

Retention of Personal Information

We retain California residents' Personal Information for as long as reasonably
necessary to achieve the purposes described in this Privacy Policy (including
the purposes disclosed in this CCPA/CPRA notice), taking into account: (i) how long We need the information to provide and maintain the Service and Your Account; (ii) whether You have requested deletion (subject to applicable
exceptions); (iii) Our legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory obligations;
(iv) security, fraud prevention, and abuse monitoring needs; and (v) the time
periods needed to resolve disputes and enforce Our agreements.

Specific retention periods for major data categories are described in the
"Retention of Your Personal Information" section of Our Privacy Policy, and We may retain certain information longer where required or permitted by law (for example, to comply with recordkeeping obligations or to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims).

Personal Information of Minors Under 16 Years of Age

We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors under the age of 16 through Our Service, although certain third-party websites that We link to may do so. These third-party websites have their own terms of use and privacy policies, and We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children's Internet usage and instruct their children never to provide
information on other websites without their permission.

We do not sell the Personal Information of Consumers We actually know are less than 16 years of age, unless We receive affirmative authorization (the "right to opt-in") from the parent or guardian of a Consumer less than 16 years of age. Consumers who opt-in to the sale of Personal Information may opt out of future sales at any time. To exercise the right to opt-out, You (or Your
authorized representative) may submit a request to Us by contacting Us.

If You have reason to believe that a child under the age of 16 has provided Us
with personal information, please contact Us with sufficient detail to enable
Us to delete that information.

Your Rights under the CCPA/CPRA

The CCPA/CPRA provides California residents with specific rights regarding
their personal information. If you are a resident of California, you have the
following rights:

The right to notice. You have the right to be notified which categories of
Personal Information are being collected and the purposes for which the
Personal Information is being used.
The right to know/access. Under CCPA/CPRA, You have the right to request that We disclose information to You about Our collection, use, sale, disclosure for business purposes and sharing of personal information. Once We receive and confirm Your request, We will disclose to You:
The categories of personal information We collected about You
The categories of sources for the personal information We collected
about You
Our business or commercial purposes for collecting or selling that
personal information
The categories of third parties with whom We share that personal
information
The specific pieces of personal information We collected about You
If We sold Your Personal Information or disclosed Your Personal
Information for a business purpose, We will disclose to You:
The categories of personal information sold
The categories of personal information disclosed
The right to say no to the sale or sharing of Personal Information (opt-
out). You have the right to direct Us to not sell Your personal
information. To submit an opt-out request, please see the "Do Not Sell or
Share My Personal Information" section or contact Us.
The right to correct Personal Information. You have the right to correct
or rectify any inaccurate personal information about You that We
collected. Once We receive and confirm Your request, We will use
commercially reasonable efforts to correct (and direct Our Service
Providers to correct) Your personal information, unless an exception
applies.
The right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive Personal Information.
You have the right to request to limit the use or disclosure of certain
sensitive personal information We collected about You, unless an exception applies. To submit a request, please see the "Limit the Use or Disclosure of My Sensitive Personal Information" section or contact Us.
The right to delete Personal Information. You have the right to request
the deletion of Your Personal Information under certain circumstances,
subject to certain exceptions. Once We receive and confirm Your request, We will delete (and direct Our Service Providers to delete) Your Personal Information from Our records, unless an exception applies. We may deny Your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for Us or Our Service Providers to:
Complete the transaction for which We collected the Personal
Information, provide a good or service that You requested, take actions
reasonably anticipated within the context of Our ongoing business
relationship with You, or otherwise perform Our contract with You.
Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive,
fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for such
activities.
Debug products to identify and repair errors that impair existing
intended functionality.
Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise
their free speech rights, or exercise another right provided for by law.
Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Cal.
Penal Code § 1546 et seq.).
Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical
research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable
ethics and privacy laws, when the information's deletion may likely
render impossible or seriously impair the research's achievement, if You
previously provided informed consent.
Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer
expectations based on Your relationship with Us.
Comply with a legal obligation.
Make other internal and lawful uses of that information that are
compatible with the context in which You provided it.
The right not to be discriminated against. You have the right not to be
discriminated against for exercising any of Your consumer rights,
including by:
Denying goods or services to You
Charging different prices or rates for goods or services, including the
use of discounts or other benefits or imposing penalties
Providing a different level or quality of goods or services to You
Suggesting that You will receive a different price or rate for goods or
services or a different level or quality of goods or services

Exercising Your CCPA/CPRA
Data Protection Rights

Please see the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" section and
"Limit the Use or Disclosure of My Sensitive Personal Information" section for
more information on how to opt out and limit the use of sensitive information
collected.

Additionally, in order to exercise any of Your rights under the CCPA/CPRA, and if You are a California resident, You can contact Us:

By email: susan.merriam@joyfulhomesteading.com
By visiting this page on Our Website

We may verify Your identity before responding to requests to know, delete, or
correct Personal Information, as permitted or required by applicable law. We
will not require You to submit a verifiable consumer request to opt out of the
sale or sharing of Personal Information or to limit the use or disclosure of
Sensitive Personal Information. For those requests, We may ask only for
information reasonably necessary to identify the Personal Information to which
the request applies and process the request.

Only You or an authorized agent acting on Your behalf may make a verifiable
request relating to Your Personal Information.

Your request to Us must:

Provide sufficient information that allows Us to reasonably verify You are
the person about whom We collected Personal Information or an authorized
representative
Describe Your request with sufficient detail that allows Us to properly
understand, evaluate, and respond to it

We cannot respond to Your request or provide You with the required information
if We cannot:

Verify Your identity or authority to make the request; and
Confirm that the personal information relates to You

No later than 10 business days after receiving a request to know, delete, or
correct, We will confirm receipt and provide general information about how We
will process and verify the request and when You should expect a response,
unless We have already granted or denied the request. We will respond no later
than 45 calendar days after receipt. If reasonably necessary, We may extend
the response period once by an additional 45 calendar days. If We do, We will
notify You during the initial 45-day period and explain the reason for the
extension.

Unless You request a longer period, Our response to a request to know will
cover the preceding 12 months. You may request information collected on or
after January 1, 2022, for a longer period, unless providing it is impossible
or requires disproportionate effort. We are not required to retain Personal
Information for any specific period.

For data portability requests, We will select a format to provide Your
personal information that is readily usable and should allow You to transmit
the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance.

Do Not Sell or Share
My Personal Information

You have the right to opt out of the sale and sharing of Your Personal
Information. To exercise this right, click the "Do Not Sell or Share My
Personal Information" link on Our homepage, contact Us using the methods
listed in the "Contact Us" section, or follow the instructions below. We will
not require You to create an account or verify Your identity in order to opt
out, although We may ask for information reasonably necessary to identify the
Personal Information to which Your request applies and to process the request.

Opt-Out Preference Signals
(Global Privacy Control)

Our Service recognizes and honors opt-out preference signals, such as the
Global Privacy Control (GPC), as required by the CCPA/CPRA. If Your browser or
browser extension transmits a legally recognized opt-out preference signal, We
will treat it as a valid request to opt out of the sale and sharing of
Personal Information linked to that browser or device and, where We can
reasonably associate the signal with You, to Your Account. You may need to
enable the signal separately on each browser and device that You use.

Please note that the other opt-out methods described below are specific to the
browser You use. You may need to opt out on every browser that you use.

Website

Click the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link on Our homepage,
or the "Privacy Preferences" / "Update Privacy Preferences" control on the
Service, to review Your privacy preferences and opt out of cookies and other
technologies that We may use.

Additionally, You can opt out of receiving ads that are personalized as served
by Our Service Providers by following Our instructions presented on the
Service:

The opt-out will place a cookie on Your computer that is unique to the browser
You use to opt out. If You change browsers or delete the cookies saved by Your
browser, You will need to opt out again.

Mobile Devices

Your mobile device may give you the ability to opt out of the use of
information about the apps You use in order to serve You ads that are targeted
to Your interests:

* "Opt out of Interest-Based Ads" or "Opt out of Ads Personalization" on
Android devices
* "Limit Ad Tracking" on iOS devices

You can also stop the collection of location information from Your mobile
device by changing the preferences on your mobile device.

Limit the Use or Disclosure of My Sensitive Personal Information

We do not collect or use sensitive Personal Information for purposes other
than those specified in the CCPA/CPRA and its implementing regulations, and We
do not collect or process sensitive Personal Information for the purpose of
inferring characteristics about consumers. Accordingly, We are not required to
provide, and do not provide, a method for submitting requests to limit the use
or disclosure of sensitive Personal Information. If Our practices change, We
will update this Privacy Policy and provide the required means to exercise
this right.

"Do Not Track" Policy as Required by California Online Privacy Protection Act
(CalOPPA)

Our Service does not respond to Do Not Track signals.

However, some third-party websites do keep track of Your browsing activities.
If You are visiting such websites, You can set Your preferences in Your web
browser to inform websites that You do not want to be tracked. You can enable
or disable DNT by visiting the preferences or settings page of Your web
browser.

Your California Privacy Rights (California's Shine the Light law)

Under California Civil Code § 1798.83 (California's Shine the Light law),
California residents with an established business relationship with Us can
request information once a year about sharing their Personal Data with third
parties for the third parties' direct marketing purposes.

If You would like to make such a request, or to ask that We not disclose Your
Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes,
please submit Your request in writing using the contact information provided
in the "Contact Us" section of this Privacy Policy.

California Privacy Rights for Minor Users (California Business and Professions
Code Section 22581)

California Business and Professions Code Section 22581 allows California
residents under the age of 18 who are registered users of online sites,
services or applications to request and obtain removal of content or
information they have publicly posted.

To request removal of such data, and if You are a California resident, You can
contact Us using the contact information provided below, and include the email
address associated with Your Account.

Be aware that Your request does not guarantee complete or comprehensive
removal of content or information posted online and that the law may not
permit or require removal in certain circumstances.

Children's and Minors' Privac

The Service is not directed to, and We do not knowingly collect Personal
Information from, anyone under the age of 16.

If You are a parent or guardian and You believe Your child has provided Us
with Personal Information, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have
collected Personal Information from anyone under the age of 16, We will take
steps to remove that information from Our servers as soon as reasonably
possible.

Some countries and states set a higher age at which an individual can consent
to the processing of their own Personal Information. Where We rely on consent
as a legal basis and the law applicable to a User sets an age higher than 16,
We may require the consent of that User's parent or guardian before We collect
and use their Personal Information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us.
If You click on a third-party link, You will be directed to that third party's
site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You
visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy
policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any
changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior
to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top
of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this
page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us:

* By email: susan.merriam@joyfulhomesteading.com

* By visiting this page on Our Website

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