Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 2026

At Blossom & Brine™, we are committed to maintaining the trust and confidence of our visitors and students. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your data.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information only when it is voluntarily provided by you. This happens when you:

Fill out our contact forms or register for a food preservation class.
Book an emergency consultation call.
Sign up for our newsletter.
Sensitive Data: Because we provide food preservation training, you may voluntarily disclose food allergies or dietary restrictions. We treat this as "sensitive data" and only use it to ensure your safety during in-person sessions.

2. How We Use Your Data

Your information is used strictly to:

Deliver training sessions and manage student records.
Process bookings and respond to inquiries.
Send occasional updates if you have opted-in to our newsletter. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

3. Third-Party Service Providers & Security

To keep your data safe, we host our business infrastructure on secure, encrypted servers provided by Zoho One (including Zoho CRM and Zoho Forms).

Data Processing: Your data is processed securely through the Zoho ecosystem.
No Automated Profiling: We do not use your data for automated profiling or "AI-driven" automated decision-making that would have a legal or significant impact on you.

4. Payment Processing

Payments are processed through secure, encrypted third-party gateways (such as Stripe, PayPal, or Zoho Payments).

All transactions comply with PCI-DSS security standards.
Blossom & Brine™ does not collect or store your full credit card numbers or banking passwords on our servers.

5. Cookies & Tracking

We believe in keeping things simple and honest. Our website uses basic, standard cookies provided by our platform (Zoho) to ensure our pages load properly, remember your preferences, and help us see general website traffic (like how many people visit our powerwashing or canning pages). We do not track you across the internet, use aggressive marketing pixels, or sell your data to anyone. By using our site, you agree to these basic operational cookies. If you prefer not to use cookies, you can easily turn them off or clear them at any time through your own web browser's security settings

6. SMS Text Messaging Privacy & Consent

By providing your phone number, you consent to receive text messages from Blossom & Brine™ regarding scheduling, service updates, and billing notifications. You can opt out at any time by replying 'STOP'. We respect your privacy: text messaging originator opt-in data and consent details are strictly confidential and will never be shared, sold, or rented to any third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.

7. Your 2026 Data Rights

Regardless of where you live, we provide the following rights to all our students:

Right to Access: You can request a copy of the data we hold about you.
Right to Correct: You can ask us to update inaccurate information.
Right to Delete: You can ask us to "be forgotten" and have your records deleted (unless we are required to keep them for tax or legal audit purposes).
Right to Opt-Out: You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time via the link in the footer.