Effective date: 29 October 2026
Monkey Flower Ranch collects only what it needs: what you send through our contact form, basic visitor statistics, and cookies set by Amazon when you use our affiliate links or ads. We never sell your personal information.
monkeyflowerranch.com (the "Site") is a blog about Monkey Flower Ranch, a 90-acre area of pristine high desert near Weldon, Kern County, California, USA. It is owned and operated by Bryan Bailey ("we", "us" or "our").
| Source | What it includes | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Contact form | Your name, email address and message, plus anything you choose to tell us about a possible visit | To reply to your enquiry |
| Analytics | Pages viewed, time on page, referring site, approximate location (country or region), device and browser type | To understand which posts people read and improve the Site |
| Amazon ads and links | Cookies and click data collected by Amazon when you view an ad or click a link | So Amazon can credit us for purchases and show relevant ads |
| Server logs | IP address, browser type and pages requested, recorded by our web host | To keep the Site running and secure |
Please don't send payment details, ID numbers or other sensitive information through the contact form.
We don't add you to a mailing list or send marketing emails unless you ask us to.
We use [analytics tool, e.g. Google Analytics] to measure visits. It uses cookies to tell new visitors from returning ones. The reports we see are aggregated and do not identify you. [If Google Analytics:] Google processes this data under its own privacy policy, and you can opt out with the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Monkey Flower Ranch is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
When you view an Amazon ad or click an Amazon link, Amazon may set cookies and collect information such as your IP address and browsing activity. It may use this to track purchases and show you interest-based ads. That data is controlled by Amazon under its privacy notice. We do not see who you are or what you buy.
The Site uses cookies for WordPress to work, for analytics, and for Amazon ads and links. Embedded content such as YouTube videos or Google Maps may set the provider's own cookies.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Visitors in the UK and EU are asked for consent before non-essential cookies are set, and can change that choice at any time [via the cookie banner link in the footer].
We don't sell your personal information or share it for anyone else's marketing.
We keep contact form messages and emails only as long as we need them to deal with your enquiry. Analytics data is kept for [e.g. 14 months] and then deleted automatically. Server logs are deleted on our host's normal schedule.
Wherever you live, you can ask what personal information we hold about you, and ask us to correct or delete it. Email bryan AT monkey flower ranch dot com and I'll reply as soon as I can.
California residents. We don't sell personal information. Amazon's advertising cookies may count as "sharing" for cross-context behavioural advertising under California law. You can opt out by blocking third-party cookies in your browser or by using a Global Privacy Control signal, which we honour where the law requires.
UK and EU visitors. We rely on your consent for analytics and advertising cookies, and on our legitimate interest in answering enquiries and keeping the Site secure. You have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to processing of your data, to move it, and to withdraw consent. You can also complain to your data protection authority, such as the Information Commissioner's Office in the UK. Your data is processed in the United States.
The Site is not aimed at children. We don't knowingly collect information from anyone under 13, or under 16 in the UK and EU. If you think a child has contacted us, let us know and we'll delete it.
If we change this policy, we'll update the effective date above.
Bryan Bailey
Monkey Flower Ranch, Weldon, California, USA