Cookie Policy
Effective Date: May 19, 2025
Last updated: May 19, 2025
Seeds to Dreams (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses minimal cookies on our website to ensure essential functionality and security. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your choices regarding their use.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, phone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They help websites function properly and securely, and in some cases, remember user preferences.
How We Use Cookies
Seeds to Dreams uses only essential and security-related cookies. Specifically, we use cookies for the following purposes:
- Booking Functionality: Our embedded booking tools (e.g., Cal.com) may set cookies necessary for scheduling sessions and maintaining your session across booking pages.
- Security: Plugins such as Wordfence and Sucuri may place cookies to detect and prevent malicious activity and ensure the integrity of our website.
- Email Sign-Up: If you choose to sign up for our newsletter via MailPoet, cookies may be used to manage form submissions and email preferences.
These cookies are strictly necessary for the basic operation, security, and optional features of our site, and they do not collect personal information for marketing or analytics purposes.
Legal Basis for Use
Our use of essential cookies is based on our legitimate interest in ensuring the security and core functionality of our website. These cookies are strictly necessary and do not require user consent under applicable data protection laws such as the GDPR.
Third-Party Services
Some third-party services we use may place or access essential cookies through our site. These include:
- Cal.com – to enable session booking
- MailPoet – to manage newsletter subscriptions
- Wordfence and Sucuri – to provide security and protect against malicious traffic
These services may process limited data as part of their essential functionality, subject to their own privacy and cookie policies.
What We Don’t Use
We do not use cookies for:
- Behavioral profiling
- Analytics (e.g., Google Analytics)
- Advertising or marketing tracking
This means your activity on our site is not tracked for commercial, analytical, or profiling purposes, and your privacy remains fully respected throughout your visit.
Managing Cookies
Because we only use essential cookies, there is no option to disable them through our site without affecting core functionality. However, you can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Keep in mind that disabling certain cookies may impact your ability to book sessions or interact with certain parts of the site securely.
For instructions on managing cookies in your browser, you can visit:
Microsoft Edge – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
Google Chrome – https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
Mozilla Firefox – https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
Apple Safari – https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265
Reference to Privacy Policy
For more information about how we collect, store, and protect your personal data, please review our Privacy Policy (https://www.seedstodreams.com/privacy).
Governing Law
This Cookie Policy shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to its conflict of law principles.
Comments and User-Generated Content
When you submit comments or other user-generated content on Seeds to Dreams blog posts or pages, we collect and process certain personal information to manage and display these interactions. This information may include your name or username, email address, IP address, and the content of your comment.
- How We Use Your Information
We use this information to display and manage your comments on the website, moderate comments to prevent spam or harmful content, communicate with you if necessary about your comment, and to protect the security and integrity of the website. - Data Retention
Comments and associated metadata are retained indefinitely unless you request removal or we remove comments due to violations of our Terms or applicable laws. - Cookies and Tracking
Our commenting system may set cookies to remember your details such as name and email for convenience and spam prevention. By posting a comment, you consent to the use of these cookies as described in our Cookie Policy (https://www.seedstodreams.com/cookies). - Moderation and Removal
Seeds to Dreams reserves the right to review, edit, or remove any comments we find inappropriate, offensive, or that violate our Terms of Service or the law. We are not obligated to publish any comment. - Your Rights
You may request access to, modification, or deletion of your comment or related personal data by contacting us at [email protected]. Note that copies of comments may remain visible on cached or archived pages. - Third-Party Services
Comments may be processed or hosted by third-party commenting platforms integrated with our website. Please review their privacy policies separately for more details. - No Endorsement
Comments reflect the views of individual users and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Seeds to Dreams or its affiliates. - Legal Basis for Processing
The legal basis for processing personal data related to comments includes your consent by submitting the comment and our legitimate interest in maintaining a safe, respectful community environment.
By participating in the comment section, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to these terms as part of your use of Seeds to Dreams.
Contact
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at [email protected]