Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how U Pick Farms Directory, available at upickguide.com, collects, uses, and shares information when you visit or interact with this website.

By using this website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use the website.

Information We Collect

We may collect information you provide directly, such as your name, email address, farm details, or message contents when you contact us, suggest a farm, report an update, or ask about advertising.

We may also collect information automatically when you use the website. This can include your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring pages, pages viewed, approximate location, dates and times of visits, search terms, ZIP code or city searches, and interactions with site features.

How We Use Information

We use information to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve U Pick Farms Directory.
• Help visitors find local farms and relevant seasonal information.
• Respond to messages, corrections, farm suggestions, and advertising inquiries.
• Monitor site performance, diagnose technical issues, and protect the website.
• Understand which pages and features are useful to visitors.
• Display, measure, and improve advertising shown on the website.

Cookies, Analytics, and Similar Technologies

This website may use cookies, pixels, tags, local storage, and similar technologies. These technologies help the site remember preferences, understand traffic, measure performance, protect against abuse, and support advertising.

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website. Google Analytics may collect information such as pages visited, time on site, browser and device information, general location, and referring sources. You can learn more about how Google uses data at Google's partner sites policy.

Most browsers let you block or delete cookies. If you disable cookies, some site features, analytics, or advertising functions may not work as intended.

Advertising and Mediavine Journey

U Pick Farms Directory works with Mediavine Journey to manage advertising on this website. Advertising partners may use cookies, pixels, tags, device identifiers, IP addresses, browser information, usage data, approximate location, and similar information to provide, measure, personalize, and improve advertisements.

Mediavine may automatically add or update advertising-related privacy language on this page as part of its advertising management services. Those updates may describe Mediavine's partners, the data they collect, and the choices available to visitors.

You can learn more about interest-based advertising and available opt-out choices through the Digital Advertising Alliance, the Network Advertising Initiative, and AppChoices.

How We Share Information

We may share information with service providers and partners that help us operate the website, host content, analyze traffic, secure the site, provide maps or search features, process email messages, and serve or measure advertising.

We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect our rights, to investigate misuse of the website, or as part of a business transfer such as a merger, sale, or reorganization.

Your Privacy Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information. You may also have the right to opt out of certain targeted advertising, sale, or sharing activities as those terms are defined by applicable privacy laws.

To make a privacy request, email us at upickguide@outlook.com. We may need to verify your request before responding.

Data Retention

We keep information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Email messages and farm update requests may be retained so we can respond, maintain records, and improve the directory.

Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information. However, no website, internet transmission, or electronic storage method is completely secure.

Children's Privacy

This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us so we can review and delete it if appropriate.

External Links

This website links to farms, social media pages, mapping services, and other third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. Please review their policies before sharing information with them.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new last updated date.

Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at upickguide@outlook.com.