Effective Date: September 12, 2026
At Bloom & Soil, privacy matters. This page explains how bloomandsoil.com handles personal information for visitors protected by the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR.
This page should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains our broader data practices.
Who Controls Your Data
For personal information processed through Bloom & Soil, the data controller is:
Bloom & Soil
Website: bloomandsoil.com
Email: contact@bloomandsoil.com
Information We May Collect
Depending on how you use the site, Bloom & Soil may collect:
- Name and email address
- Information sent through contact forms
- Newsletter subscription details
- Comments and messages
- IP address
- Browser and device information
- Referring pages and pages visited
- Cookie identifiers
- Analytics and usage information
Why We Use Your Information
We may process personal information to:
- Operate and improve the website
- Respond to messages and inquiries
- Manage comments
- Send newsletters when you have subscribed
- Analyze website traffic
- Protect the site from spam or misuse
- Support affiliate tracking
- Display or measure advertising where permitted
- Comply with legal obligations
The legal basis may include consent, legitimate interests, contractual necessity, or legal obligations, depending on the situation.
Cookies and Consent
Bloom & Soil may use cookies and similar technologies for website functionality, analytics, affiliate tracking, social-sharing features, and advertising.
Where required by law, non-essential cookies should not be activated until you give consent.
You should be able to:
- Accept cookies
- Reject non-essential cookies
- Manage your preferences
- Withdraw consent later
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings.
Analytics, Advertising, and Social Sharing
Bloom & Soil may use analytics tools to understand how visitors use the website.
The site may also use social-sharing features, including Pinterest-related tools, and may work with advertising partners now or in the future.
These services may use cookies, pixels, or similar technologies. Where consent is legally required, those technologies should only operate after consent has been given.
Affiliate Links
Bloom & Soil may participate in affiliate programs, including Amazon Associates.
If you click an affiliate link and make a qualifying purchase, Bloom & Soil may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Affiliate providers may use cookies or tracking identifiers to record referrals.
Third-Party Services
Bloom & Soil may use third-party services for:
- Web hosting
- Analytics
- Email delivery
- Security
- Spam protection
- Advertising
- Affiliate tracking
- Embedded content
These providers may process information on our behalf or under their own privacy policies.
Some providers may process data outside the European Economic Area. Where required, appropriate legal safeguards should be used for international transfers.
How Long We Keep Data
Personal information is kept only as long as reasonably necessary.
For example:
- Contact messages may be retained for follow-up and business records.
- Newsletter details may remain until you unsubscribe.
- Comments may remain while the related article is available.
- Security logs may be retained for troubleshooting and protection.
- Legal or financial records may be kept for longer where required by law.
Your GDPR Rights
If GDPR applies to you, you may have the right to:
- Access your personal information
- Correct inaccurate information
- Request deletion
- Restrict processing
- Object to processing
- Receive eligible data in a portable format
- Withdraw consent
- Object to direct marketing
- Complain to your local data-protection authority
These rights may be subject to legal exceptions.
How to Make a Privacy Request
To exercise your GDPR rights, email:
Please explain what you are requesting and provide enough information for us to identify the relevant records.
We may ask for reasonable verification before releasing, changing, or deleting personal information.
Valid GDPR requests are generally handled within one month, subject to extensions allowed by law.
Email Marketing
If you subscribe to Bloom & Soil emails, you can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the message or by contacting:
Withdrawing marketing consent will not affect processing that was lawful before the withdrawal.
Children’s Information
Bloom & Soil does not knowingly collect personal information from children where parental authorization is required by law.
Parents or guardians who believe a child has submitted personal information may contact us to request review and deletion.
Data Security
Bloom & Soil uses reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information.
However, no website, server, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Changes to This Notice
This GDPR notice may be updated as the website, privacy laws, or third-party services change.
The effective date on this page will be updated when material changes are made.
Contact
For questions about GDPR, privacy rights, cookies, consent, or personal information:
Bloom & Soil
Website: bloomandsoil.com
Email: contact@bloomandsoil.com
Effective Date: September 12, 2026