Privacy Policy

Nook & Fern is an independent publication dedicated to the home, interior design, and outdoor spaces.

We value the protection of your privacy and seek to limit the collection of personal data to what is necessary for the operation, security, and improvement of the site.

This policy may be updated when the features of the site or the services we use change.

The information collected depends on how you use Nook & Fern.

These may include information that you voluntarily provide to us, as well as certain technical data automatically generated when you visit the site.

When you use our contact form, we may receive the information you choose to send us, including your name, email address, the subject of your request, and the content of your message.

This information is used solely to process your request, to respond to you when necessary, and to maintain a reasonable record of correspondence when useful.

We recommend that you do not transmit any sensitive or confidential personal information that is not necessary for your request.

Like most websites, our servers and the technical services used to provide Nook & Fern may automatically process certain information during your visit.

This information may include your IP address, the type of browser and device used, the date and time of a request, the pages viewed, and certain technical information necessary for the operation and security of the site.

This data can be used, in particular, to ensure the availability of the site, detect errors, prevent abuse and improve the security of our infrastructure.

Nook & Fern uses Cloudflare services to contribute to the security, performance, and availability of the site.

Some requests may therefore pass through Cloudflare's infrastructure, which may process technical information such as IP address, browser characteristics, or other data necessary for detecting malicious activity.

Our contact form may also use Cloudflare Turnstile to distinguish legitimate users from automated requests and to limit spam and abuse.

Nook & Fern may use cookies or similar technologies when necessary for the operation of the site, security, remembering certain preferences, or other functionalities.

When technologies requiring consent are used, we will seek to provide the appropriate information and choice mechanisms in accordance with applicable rules.

You can also control or delete cookies from your browser settings. Disabling certain necessary cookies may, however, affect some website features.

Nook & Fern may use audience measurement tools to understand in general how the site is used, for e.g. which pages are viewed, how visitors arrive at the site, or which content generates the most interest.

When these tools are activated, their use and the applicable consent mechanisms are configured taking into account relevant privacy requirements.

Nook & Fern may display advertising to help fund the publication.

When advertising partners are used, they may use cookies or other technologies to deliver, measure, or personalize ads, subject to consent choices and applicable rules.

Information regarding advertising partners actually used will be updated in this policy when these services are activated.

Some Nook & Fern content may contain affiliate links.

When you click on an affiliate link, the relevant partner site or network may use cookies or other technologies to identify the origin of the visit or to allocate a potential commission.

The processing carried out after your departure from Nook & Fern then depends on the privacy policy of the service or merchant concerned.

The use of affiliate links and our approach to recommendations will also be explained in our affiliate link disclosure policy.

If Nook & Fern offers a newsletter or other communications by email, your email address will only be used for this purpose if you have chosen to subscribe.

You can unsubscribe from marketing communications by using the unsubscribe link provided in the relevant emails.

When we use a specialized service provider to manage these communications, this policy may be updated to identify the service involved and explain its role.

Nook & Fern may contain links to websites, shops, social media platforms or other services operated by third parties.

Once you leave Nook & Fern, the processing of your data depends on the policies and practices of the relevant third-party service.

We encourage you to review their privacy policies when using these services.

When we process personal data, this may be in particular to provide and secure the site, respond to received messages, prevent abuse, analyze the operation of the service, comply with certain legal obligations or improve Nook & Fern.

When applicable regulations require a specific legal basis, processing may, in particular, be based on your consent, the execution of a request you have made to us, our legitimate interests, or compliance with a legal obligation.

We do not directly sell the personal information that you provide to us via the contact form.

However, some data may be processed by the technical service providers necessary for the operation of the site, for example for hosting, security, sending emails, audience measurement or other services used by Nook & Fern.

Information may also be disclosed when necessary to comply with a legal obligation, respond to a legitimate request from a competent authority, or protect the safety and rights of Nook & Fern or its users.

Some service providers used by Nook & Fern may operate infrastructure located in different countries.

Therefore, certain information may be processed or transferred outside your country of residence, subject to the protections and mechanisms provided by applicable regulations.

We aim to retain personal information only for the period reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

The retention period may vary depending on the nature of the data, security requirements, legal obligations and the potential need to retain certain information to manage disputes or assert rights.

Depending on your place of residence and the regulations that apply to you, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data.

These may include the right to request access to, the correction or deletion of certain information, to object to certain processing, to request its restriction, or to withdraw your consent when processing is based on that consent.

You can contact us to make a request regarding your personal data. We may need to reasonably verify your identity before processing certain requests.

Nook & Fern is aimed at a general audience and is not designed specifically to collect personal information from children.

If we learn that personal information has been collected from a minor in violation of applicable rules, we will take reasonable steps to delete it where necessary.

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the site and the information we process.

However, no system connected to the internet can guarantee absolute security. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that any data transmission or storage will be completely risk-free.

This privacy policy may be modified to reflect the evolution of Nook & Fern, the addition of new services or certain regulatory changes.

The date of the last update displayed at the top of this page identifies the currently published version.