Who we are
Our website address is: https://naturecompanions.com. Our business name is Nature Companions, LLC. It is registered in the state of Washington. We do business as Nature Companions. This privacy policy serves to inform consumers of services and products of Nature Companions.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
We will not share your data with third-party services without your express permission. Any information generated by website visitation will be used only for website and marketing analytics.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment will go in a moderation queue until approved by the site administrator.
For individuals and entities who contact us for partnerships or referrals, such as social prescribing, we maintain correspondence. For users that register on our website for bookings, we store the personal information they provide in their signup and waiver forms. Website administrators can see, edit, or delete this information upon user request. For purchasers of products sold through our Products page on this website, we retain names, contact information, and forms of payment for billing and shipping purchases.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
This privacy policy is in effect as of August 2026.