Privacy Policy

Last updated: 27.07.2025

 

At Farm21, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your data.

 

1. Personal Data Collection

When you:

Subscribe, contact us, or leave a comment, we may collect your name, email address, and IP address for communication and spam protection.

Leave a comment, your data may be processed by Gravatar (see Gravatar privacy policy).

 

2. Media

If you upload images, avoid including location data (EXIF GPS), as it may be downloadable by other visitors.

 

3. Cookies

We use cookies for:

Remembering login/session preferences (expires after 1–14 days).

Saving comment form inputs (expires after 1 year).

Basic analytics and cookie consent via CookieAdmin plugin.

Preventing brute-force attacks via Loginizer.

You can manage cookie preferences anytime in your browser.

 

4. Embedded Content

Pages may include embedded content (e.g. YouTube, maps). These third-party services may collect data as if you visited them directly.

 

5. Email Communication

Emails from our site (e.g. contact forms, newsletters) are sent via secure SMTP services using GoSMTP. We do not store or sell your email address to third parties.

 

6. Backups

Backups (via UpdraftPlus) may contain site content and user data. These are stored securely and only used for site recovery purposes.

 

7. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties, ever. Data is only shared if legally required (e.g. password reset IP logging).

 

8. Your Rights

You can request:

An export of your personal data.

Deletion of your data (excluding legal/administrative obligations).

Contact us at info(at)farm21.co.za to exercise your rights.

 

9. Data Security

We implement security measures (e.g. Loginizer, firewall plugins) to protect your data.

 

10. Changes to this Policy

We may update this policy. Please check back periodically.