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Who We Are
Apiary Wise is an educational and consulting-focused website for beekeepers, farmers, apiary managers, researchers, and agriculture-focused entrepreneurs. Our website address is: https://apiarywise.com.
Apiary Wise publishes practical information about beekeeping, apiary setup, apiculture research, bee equipment, honey production, value addition, product recommendations, and sustainable beekeeping businesses. We may also provide consulting information and allow visitors to contact us for questions, corrections, partnerships, or professional inquiries.
You can contact us at:
Apiary Wise
7649 Dogwood Dr
Bismarck, ND 58504
United States
Email: info@apiarywise.com
Consulting contact: jameskyle@apiarywise.com
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what choices you have when using our website.
Information We Collect
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including your name, email address, website URL, message content, comment details, consulting inquiries, product suggestions, and any other information you choose to submit through forms, comments, email, or other communication channels.
We may also collect technical information automatically when you visit the website, including your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring pages, pages viewed, approximate location, date and time of visit, and other usage information. This information helps us understand how visitors use the site, improve website performance, protect the website from abuse, and make our content more useful.
We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, health records, or government identification numbers through this website.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on Apiary Wise, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam, prevent abuse, and protect the security of the website.
If you leave a comment, your name, comment, and any website URL you provide may be visible publicly after approval. Please avoid posting personal, private, confidential, or sensitive information in public comments.
An anonymized string created from your email address, also called a hash, may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you use that service. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
We reserve the right to edit, moderate, reject, or delete comments that are spam, abusive, misleading, promotional, illegal, off-topic, or otherwise inconsistent with our comment standards.
Contact Forms and Email
If you contact Apiary Wise through email or a website form, we may collect your name, email address, subject line, message, IP address, and any information you include in your message.
We use this information to respond to your inquiry, provide requested information, evaluate consulting or partnership requests, correct website content, improve our services, and maintain records of communication.
Please do not send confidential business information, passwords, payment details, or sensitive personal information through general website forms or email unless specifically requested through a secure method.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data, including EXIF GPS data. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images that are publicly available.
If you submit photos, product images, apiary images, or other media to Apiary Wise, you are responsible for ensuring that you have the right to share them and that they do not contain private information you do not want made public.
Cookies
Apiary Wise may use cookies and similar technologies to improve website functionality, remember visitor preferences, support comments, analyze website performance, protect against spam, and improve the user experience.
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies may last for one year.
If you visit a login page, the website may set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When authorized users log in, the website may set cookies to save login information and screen display choices. Login cookies may last for two days, and screen options cookies may last for one year. If “Remember Me” is selected, login may persist for two weeks. If the user logs out, login cookies are removed.
If an authorized user edits or publishes an article, an additional cookie may be saved in the browser. This cookie does not include personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article that was edited. It usually expires after one day.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. If you disable cookies, some parts of the website may not function properly.
Analytics
Apiary Wise may use analytics tools, such as Google Analytics or similar services, to understand how visitors use the website. Analytics tools may collect information such as pages visited, time spent on pages, browser type, device type, referral source, general location, and interactions with the website.
We use analytics information to improve our articles, guides, website structure, user experience, and content strategy. Analytics information is generally used in an aggregated form and is not intended to personally identify individual visitors.
Third-party analytics providers may process data according to their own privacy policies.
Affiliate Links and Product Recommendations
Apiary Wise may participate in affiliate programs, including the Amazon Associates Program and other third-party affiliate programs. This means we may earn commissions when visitors click certain links on our website and make qualifying purchases.
Affiliate links may use cookies or tracking technologies to determine whether a purchase was made after clicking our link. These cookies are usually managed by the third-party merchant or affiliate network, not by Apiary Wise.
Affiliate commissions do not increase your purchase price. Product purchases, shipping, returns, refunds, warranties, exchanges, customer service, and payment processing are handled by the relevant merchant, such as Amazon or another third-party seller.
We aim to recommend useful products, tools, equipment, and resources, but visitors should always review product details, merchant policies, and suitability before purchasing.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on Apiary Wise may include embedded content, such as videos, images, maps, social media posts, product listings, articles, or other external content. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the other website directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. This may include tracking your interaction if you have an account with that third-party website and are logged in.
Examples may include Google Maps, YouTube, social media platforms, affiliate merchants, product retailers, or other educational resources.
Apiary Wise is not responsible for the privacy practices, policies, or content of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you interact with.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share limited information with trusted service providers that help us operate the website, detect spam, manage email communication, analyze site performance, host website files, secure the website, or provide related technical services.
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
We may also disclose information if required by law, legal process, government request, security investigation, or to protect the rights, safety, property, or operations of Apiary Wise, our users, or others.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
If you contact us by email or form, we may retain your message and contact details for as long as needed to respond, manage the relationship, keep business records, resolve disputes, improve our services, or comply with legal obligations.
For users who register on our website, if registration is available, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Registered users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except they may not be able to change their username. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Technical logs and security records may be retained for a limited period to maintain website security, investigate errors, prevent abuse, and protect the website.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, have left comments, or have contacted us, you may request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including data you have provided to us.
You may also request that we erase personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are required or permitted to keep for administrative, legal, tax, security, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, or business record purposes.
You may also contact us to correct inaccurate information, withdraw consent where applicable, or ask questions about how your information is handled.
To make a privacy request, contact us at info@apiarywise.com.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Website data may also be processed by hosting providers, analytics providers, email services, security tools, spam prevention services, and other technical providers used to operate Apiary Wise.
Some service providers may process data in the United States or other countries. By using the website, you understand that information may be processed in locations outside your state, province, or country.
Children’s Privacy
Apiary Wise is intended for a general audience interested in beekeeping, agriculture, and apiculture education. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will take reasonable steps to delete the information.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to help protect information submitted through the website. However, no website, email system, hosting platform, or internet transmission is completely secure.
You use the website at your own risk and should avoid sending sensitive or confidential information through ordinary website forms or email.
Links to Other Websites
Apiary Wise may link to third-party websites, including product retailers, educational resources, universities, associations, affiliate merchants, social media platforms, and other external sites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, accuracy, security, content, or policies of third-party websites. When you click an external link, you should review that website’s privacy policy and terms before providing personal information or making a purchase.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, services, legal obligations, analytics tools, affiliate relationships, or data practices.
When we update this policy, we may revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of the page. Your continued use of Apiary Wise after changes are posted means you accept the updated policy.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal data, or how Apiary Wise handles privacy matters, contact us at:
Apiary Wise
7649 Dogwood Dr
Bismarck, ND 58504
United States
Email: info@apiarywise.com
Consulting contact: jameskyle@apiarywise.com