Privacy Statement

Who We Are

WiseBee (wisebee.shop) is a beekeeping content and affiliate website. When we say “we”, “us” or “our” in this policy, we are referring to the operators of wisebee.shop.

What Data We Collect

We may collect the following types of data when you visit our website:

  • Usage data — pages visited, time spent, browser type, referring URLs (collected anonymously via Google Analytics or similar tools)
  • Cookies — small files stored in your browser used to improve your browsing experience and track affiliate link performance
  • Contact information — only if you voluntarily contact us by email

We do not collect names, addresses, payment information, or any sensitive personal data.

How We Use Your Data

  • To understand how visitors use our site and improve our content
  • To track affiliate link performance (via Amazon’s affiliate tracking)
  • To respond to enquiries you send us directly

Cookies

Our website uses cookies for the following purposes:

  • Analytics cookies — help us understand visitor behavior (e.g. Google Analytics)
  • Affiliate cookies — Amazon places a cookie when you click our affiliate links to track purchases for commission purposes. This cookie lasts 24 hours.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect some functionality of the site.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect data independently:

  • Amazon Associates — affiliate tracking (amazon.com Privacy Policy applies)
  • Google Analytics — anonymous website usage statistics
  • Anthropic API — powers our AI beekeeping assistant (chat messages are processed but not stored by us)

GDPR — Your Rights (EU & UK Visitors)

If you are located in the European Union or United Kingdom, you have the following rights under GDPR:

  • The right to access data we hold about you
  • The right to request deletion of your data
  • The right to object to processing of your data
  • The right to data portability

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@wisebee.shop.

Compliance with Canadian Law (PIPEDA & Law 25)

We respect the privacy rights of our Canadian visitors. Personal information is collected only for specified purposes (affiliate tracking and analytics). By using wisebee.shop, you acknowledge that your data may be processed outside of Canada. Your personal data is stored on secure, high-performance servers located in France (European Union). To ensure the highest level of data integrity and disaster recovery, encrypted backups are maintained in Lithuania (European Union). All data processing is conducted in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), providing a superior level of privacy protection for our Canadian visitors.

Data Retention

We retain analytics data in aggregated, anonymous form. We do not store personal data beyond what is necessary to respond to direct enquiries.

Children’s Privacy

WiseBee is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

For any privacy-related questions: hello@wisebee.shop