Privacy Policy

At Stauffers of Kissel Hill, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and safeguard your data when you visit our website, shop for garden plants and nursery supplies, browse our fresh foods and bakery offerings, or interact with our specialty food market content.

What Information Stauffers of Kissel Hill Collects from Garden Center & Grocery Shoppers

We collect information in several ways:

Information you provide directly: When you submit a contact form, subscribe to our newsletter for garden tips and seasonal promotions, or reach out about our bakery products or nursery plants, we collect your name and email address.

Information collected automatically: When you visit Stauffers of Kissel Hill’s website, we automatically collect technical information including your device type, browser, operating system, IP address, approximate location, pages you visit on our site, time spent browsing our garden center collections or bakery offerings, and the referral source that brought you to our Pennsylvania Dutch specialty foods and plants marketplace. This data is collected through cookies and analytics tools.

Information from third parties: We receive affiliate tracking data from Amazon Associates when you purchase featured garden supplies, outdoor furniture, or specialty food products through our affiliate links. We also receive aggregated analytics data from Google Analytics about how visitors interact with our content.

How Stauffers of Kissel Hill Uses Your Garden & Grocery Site Data

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate and improve our website and your browsing experience
• Respond to your inquiries about our garden center plants, fresh meats, bakery items, or seasonal offerings
• Send you communications you’ve opted into, such as newsletters featuring new nursery arrivals, mulch delivery updates, holiday cookie releases, or butcher shop specials
• Analyze site traffic and user behavior to understand which garden supplies, fresh foods, and seasonal products resonate most with our Lancaster County community
• Comply with legal obligations
• Maintain security and prevent fraud
• Track affiliate referrals when you purchase products through Amazon.com

Cookies & Tracking on Stauffers of Kissel Hill’s Garden & Food Market Site

Stauffers of Kissel Hill uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience:

Essential cookies: These are required for basic site functionality, such as navigating between our garden center pages, bakery product listings, and fresh foods collections.

Analytics cookies: We use Google Analytics to track how visitors use our site — which garden plant categories you browse, how long you spend reading about our butcher shop offerings, which bakery products generate the most interest, and where our traffic comes from. This data is aggregated and anonymized.

Advertising cookies: Amazon Associates uses cookies to attribute qualifying purchases to our affiliate links. When you click through to Amazon.com to buy outdoor furniture, mulch, Christmas trees, or specialty food products we feature, these cookies ensure proper commission tracking.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect certain site functionality, such as our ability to remember your browsing preferences or properly attribute affiliate referrals.

How Stauffers of Kissel Hill Shares Your Information

We may share your information with:

• Service providers: Companies that help us operate our website, such as hosting providers and analytics platforms
• Amazon.com: As participants in the Amazon Associates Program, we share referral data when you purchase products through our affiliate links
• Law enforcement or government authorities: When required by law or to protect our rights and safety
• Business acquirers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity

Stauffers of Kissel Hill does not sell your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

How Stauffers of Kissel Hill Protects Your Garden Center & Grocery Data

We implement reasonable technical and organizational security measures to protect your information, including SSL encryption for data transmission and secure storage practices. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Privacy Rights at Stauffers of Kissel Hill

All users have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Opt out of marketing communications about garden center promotions, bakery releases, or seasonal sales
• Request restriction of processing

GDPR Rights (EU/EEA residents):

If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right to access, rectification, and erasure of your personal data
• Right to restrict processing and data portability
• Right to object to processing of your personal data
• Right to withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent as the legal basis for processing
• Right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority if you believe your privacy rights have been violated

CCPA/CPRA Rights (California residents):

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) grant you specific rights:

• Know what personal information Stauffers of Kissel Hill collects about you and how it’s used
• Know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom
• Opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate personal information
• Limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information
• Non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights — we will not deny you service, charge different prices, or provide a different level of quality if you exercise your CCPA rights

Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), Utah (UCPA) Rights:

Residents of Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah have similar rights to access, correct, delete, and obtain a copy of their personal data, as well as the right to opt out of targeted advertising and certain data processing activities, subject to state-specific provisions.

How to exercise your rights: To exercise any of these rights, please submit a request by emailing us at the contact address listed below or by using the contact form on our website. We will respond to your request within 30 to 45 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests to protect your personal information.

Stauffers of Kissel Hill’s Commitment to Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. Stauffers of Kissel Hill does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13 years of age. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately at the address below. We will promptly delete such information in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Third-Party Links on Stauffers of Kissel Hill’s Garden & Grocery Site

Our website contains links to Amazon.com and other third-party websites where you can purchase garden supplies, outdoor furniture, fresh foods, bakery products, and seasonal items we feature. Stauffers of Kissel Hill is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party website you visit after leaving our site.

International Data Transfers from Stauffers of Kissel Hill

Stauffers of Kissel Hill operates in the United States. If you access our website from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the US. We take steps to ensure adequate protections are in place for such transfers, in compliance with applicable law, including GDPR standards for international data transfers where applicable.

How Long Stauffers of Kissel Hill Retains Your Garden Center & Grocery Data

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Contact form submissions about garden center inquiries, bakery orders, or product questions are typically retained for up to 12 months. Analytics data related to your browsing of our nursery plants, fresh foods, and seasonal offerings is governed by Google’s data retention policies.

Email Communications from Stauffers of Kissel Hill

If you subscribe to communications from Stauffers of Kissel Hill, you will receive periodic emails about new garden plants and nursery arrivals, seasonal mulch delivery schedules, fresh bakery releases like our gingerbread cookies and shortbread specialties, butcher shop specials, outdoor furniture collections, Christmas tree availability, and other updates related to our Lancaster County garden center and specialty food market. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email or by contacting us directly at the address below.

Do Not Track Signals & Stauffers of Kissel Hill

Some web browsers transmit “Do Not Track” signals to websites. At this time, Stauffers of Kissel Hill does not respond to Do Not Track signals. We continue to collect information as described in this Privacy Policy regardless of Do Not Track settings.

Changes to Stauffers of Kissel Hill’s Privacy Policy

Stauffers of Kissel Hill may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or business operations. We will indicate the effective date of the latest revision at the top of this page. Material changes will be communicated with reasonable notice, such as through a prominent notice on our website or via email if you have subscribed to our communications. Your continued use of our site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

California “Shine the Light” Law

California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits California residents to request information about personal information Stauffers of Kissel Hill has shared with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us at the address below.

Consent to This Privacy Policy

By using the Stauffers of Kissel Hill website, browsing our garden center and nursery collections, exploring our bakery and fresh foods offerings, or interacting with our content about outdoor furniture, mulch, Christmas trees, and Pennsylvania Dutch specialty products, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Contact Stauffers of Kissel Hill About Your Privacy

To exercise your privacy rights, ask questions about this Privacy Policy, or contact us regarding how we collect and use your information, please reach out to us at: