Privacy Policy

Who we are

The Daily Fern

• Website: https://thedailyfern.com
• Contact: info@thedailyfern.com
• Business Location: To Be Announced

What Data We Collect

Automatically Collected Data:

• Usage information: We may collect data such as your browser type, IP address, device information, referring websites, and the date/time you visited our site.
• Cookies: We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and track user preferences.

Affiliate Link Tracking:

Our content may include affiliate links. When you click one of these links, cookies may be used by our affiliate partners to track any purchases made — allowing us to earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.

Why We Collect It

We collect this data to:

• Understand what our audience cares about
• Improve our blog content and product recommendations
• Provide personalized newsletters and updates
• Lay the foundation for launching Nook & Ember, our upcoming online store for eco-friendly home goods

As we grow The Daily Fern into a trusted brand for sustainable living, your engagement helps us shape the future of both our blog and our store.

Transparency & Disclosures

Affiliate Links Disclosure
Some links on this site are affiliate links. This means we may earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase — at no additional cost to you. We only recommend products and brands we believe in and that align with our values. These commissions help support the work we do at The Daily Fern and fund the future launch of our eco-friendly store, Nook & Ember.

Third-Party Services
We use trusted third-party tools such as Google Analytics, WPForms, and affiliate programs (like Amazon Associates and others) to help us operate this website efficiently and understand how visitors interact with our content. These services may collect anonymized data such as IP addresses, pages visited, and time spent on the site.

As we grow, we may also integrate email marketing providers to keep our community updated about blog content and the launch of Nook & Ember.

Email Communication
By signing up for our newsletter or submitting your email through forms on this website, you consent to receiving updates, tips, and exclusive content from The Daily Fern. We respect your privacy and will never share your email address with third parties. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in our emails.

Your Data Rights
If you’ve submitted personal information to The Daily Fern, you may request to access, update, or delete your data at any time by contacting us at info@thedailyfern.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.