The Little Bread Homestead, LLC
Privacy Policy

Effective date: [August 18, 2026]

The Little Bread Homestead, LLC (“The Little Bread Homestead,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to handling your personal information in a way that is transparent, secure, and honors your dignity as a person created in God’s image.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal information when you visit our website at www.thelittlebreadhomestead.com (the “Site”), use our memberships, shop for digital products, download resources, join our email list, or otherwise interact with us online (together, the “Services”).

By using the Services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the Services.

1. What information we collect and why

We collect information in three main ways: (a) information you provide to us directly, (b) information collected automatically when you use the Services, and (c) information from third-party providers we use to operate our business (such as Zoom, Payhip, Stripe, and PayPal).

1.1 Information you provide directly

You may provide us with personal information when you:

  • Browse the Site
  • Create an account or log into a membership
  • Purchase or access digital resources, courses, or memberships
  • Subscribe to our email newsletter
  • Leave a blog comment or product review/testimonial
  • Fill out a contact form or otherwise communicate with us

Depending on what you choose to share, this can include:

  • Identity and contact information
    • First and last name
    • Email address
    • (If collected) billing address or general location (e.g., country, state)
  • Account and profile information
    • Username or account handle
    • Password (stored and managed securely by our platform provider, not visible to us in plain text)
    • Profile details (such as optional bio or profile picture if you choose to add them within membership or community areas)
  • Purchase and transaction details
    • Products or memberships purchased
    • Dates and amounts of transactions
    • Limited billing details (e.g., zip code, country)
    • Note: Payment card details are processed directly by Stripe, PayPal, or other payment processors and are not stored by us.
  • Communication and content you share
    • Messages you send us via contact forms or email
    • Blog comments you post
    • Product reviews and testimonials (including any name, photo, or details you choose to share)
    • Information you share in membership spaces or community features hosted through our platform provider (Podia)
  • Optional “sensitive” information you choose to share
    Because our work touches on faith, health, marriage, parenting, trauma recovery, and emotional well-being, you may choose to share things like your health challenges, spiritual life, or family circumstances.
    We treat this information with special care and use it only:
    • To respond to your requests
    • To provide the Services you have asked for (such as responding to your message, supporting your membership, or honoring your consented testimonial)
    • As otherwise clearly explained at the point of collection

We ask that you avoid sharing more personal or sensitive information than is necessary for your interaction with us.

1.2 Information collected automatically

When you visit or use the Services, certain information is collected automatically, often through cookies and similar technologies (described in Section 5). This may include:

  • IP address
  • Device identifiers
  • Browser type and settings
  • Operating system
  • Pages viewed and links clicked
  • Dates, times, and duration of visits
  • Referring pages or URLs
  • General location based on IP (e.g., country or region)
  • Usage patterns related to our memberships, courses, and digital products

We use this information to:

  • Operate, maintain, and secure the Services
  • Understand how visitors use our Site and where they come from
  • Improve our content, offerings, and user experience
  • Detect and prevent fraud or abuse
  • Measure the effectiveness of our communications and (where used) advertising

1.3 Information from third parties

We partner with trusted third-party service providers to help us run our business, such as:

  • Podia – for hosting our site, memberships, digital products, and email marketing
  • Stripe and/or PayPal – for payment processing
  • Analytics and basic advertising tools – to understand how our Site is used and, where applicable, to share updates or promotions

These third parties may share with us:

  • Updated contact details (if they maintain them as part of their service)
  • Aggregated or anonymized analytics reports
  • Information about your interactions with our Site, emails, or promotions (e.g., which emails were opened, which links were clicked)

We use this information to:

  • Deliver and improve our Services
  • Communicate with you effectively and respectfully
  • Understand what content and resources are most helpful to our community

2. How we use and share collected data

2.1 How we use your information

We use your personal information to:

  • Provide and operate the Services
    • Create and manage your account or membership
    • Deliver digital products, courses, and resources you purchase or access
    • Process transactions and send purchase confirmations
    • Provide customer support and respond to your questions or requests
  • Communicate with you
    • Send email newsletters and devotional/educational content you sign up for
    • Send important service-related updates (e.g., changes to memberships, policy updates, technical notices)
    • Respond to your messages, comments, reviews, and feedback
  • Personalize your experience
    • Remember your preferences (e.g., login status, content you’ve viewed)
    • Offer content and resources more aligned with your interests
  • Improve and protect the Services
    • Analyze usage and performance to improve the Site and our offerings
    • Monitor for suspicious or fraudulent activity
    • Maintain the security and integrity of our systems
  • Comply with legal obligations
    • Keep records required for accounting, tax, and legal compliance
    • Respond to lawful requests from authorities where required

Where applicable under the GDPR (for EU/UK users), we rely on the following legal bases:

  • Contractual necessity – when processing is necessary to provide the Services you request (e.g., creating an account, processing an order).
  • Legitimate interests – such as improving our offerings, maintaining security, and communicating with you about our Services, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights.
  • Consent – for email marketing, certain cookies, and any use of sensitive information you voluntarily share, where required by law.
  • Legal obligations – when processing is needed to comply with applicable laws (e.g., tax and accounting rules).

2.2 How we share your information

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

We may share your information with:

  • Service providers and business partners (acting as processors or sub-processors), including:
    • Payhip (online store, digital downloads, courses, and membership platform)
    • Stripe and/or PayPal (payment processing)
    • Website hosting and security providers
    • Email delivery and communication tools
    • Analytics and (where used) basic advertising providers
    • IT support and professional advisors (e.g., accountants, legal counsel)

These parties only receive the information reasonably necessary to perform services on our behalf and are expected to protect it and use it only for the purposes we specify.

  • Other users and the public when you choose to share content publicly:
    • Blog comments
    • Public-facing product reviews or testimonials
    • Optional content you choose to share inside community spaces that are visible to other members

Please remember that any information you make publicly available can be seen and used by others.

  • Legal and safety reasons
    We may disclose information if we believe in good faith that it is reasonably necessary to:
    • Comply with a law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request
    • Protect the safety, rights, or property of The Little Bread Homestead, our community, or others
    • Detect, prevent, or address fraud, security, or technical issues
  • Business transfers
    If we restructure, merge, or transfer some or all of our business or assets, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to this Privacy Policy or a policy with similar protections.

We will not share your personal information with advertisers so they can contact you directly without your consent.

3. User rights regarding their personal data

Your rights may vary based on where you live, but we aim to honor reasonable requests from all users, subject to applicable law and our legitimate business needs.

3.1 Your general rights

You may have the right to:

  • Access – Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
  • Correct – Ask us to correct or update inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
  • Delete – Request that we delete certain personal information, subject to legal or contractual obligations that may require us to keep some records.
  • Restrict or object – Request that we limit or stop certain types of processing where permitted by law.
  • Withdraw consent – Where we rely on your consent (e.g., email marketing), you can withdraw it at any time.
    • You can unsubscribe from marketing emails using the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our emails or by contacting us.
  • Data portability – In some cases, request a copy of your personal data in a machine-readable format.

To exercise any of these rights, please email us at:
TheLittleBreadHomestead@gmail.com

We may ask you to verify your identity before fulfilling your request to help protect your information.

3.2 Additional rights for EU/EEA and UK residents (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Union, European Economic Area, or the United Kingdom, you have the rights described above, plus:

  • Right to lodge a complaint – You may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe our processing of your personal data violates applicable law.
  • Legal bases – You can request information about the specific legal basis we rely on for particular processing activities.

Our role under GDPR:

  • For data we collect directly from you through our Site and Services, we are typically the “controller” of your personal data.
  • For data processed by our providers (such as Podia, Stripe, and PayPal) to facilitate our Services, they generally act as “processors” or independent controllers in line with their own privacy policies.

3.3 Additional rights for California residents (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you may have the following additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”):

  • Right to know
    • The categories of personal information we collect, the sources we collect it from, our purposes for using it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
    • You may also request specific pieces of personal information we hold about you, subject to certain limitations.
  • Right to delete
    • Request that we delete certain personal information we have collected from you, subject to exceptions (for example, when we need the information to complete a transaction, detect fraud, or comply with legal obligations).
  • Right to correct
    • Request that we correct inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
  • Right to opt out of “sale” or “sharing”
    • We do not sell or rent your personal information for money.
    • We also do not “share” personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as defined under California law. If this changes in the future, we will update this Policy and provide a way to opt out.
  • Right to non-discrimination
    • We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights (for example, by denying services or providing a different level of service), though some features may not function if we cannot process data needed to provide them.

To exercise your California privacy rights, please contact us at:
TheLittleBreadHomestead@gmail.com

We may need to verify your identity or your authority to act on someone else’s behalf before responding to your request.

4. Data retention and security practices

4.1 How long we keep your information

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Provide the Services you requested
  • Maintain your account or membership
  • Comply with legal, tax, or accounting requirements
  • Resolve disputes and enforce our agreements
  • Maintain appropriate business records

In general:

  • Account and membership information – Kept while your account is active and for a reasonable period afterward, unless you request deletion and we have no legal reason to retain it.
  • Email subscriber information – Kept while you remain subscribed. If you unsubscribe, we may retain limited records (e.g., your email address and unsubscribe date) to honor your preference and comply with laws.
  • Purchase and transaction records – Kept for the period required by tax and other applicable laws (often several years).
  • Comments, reviews, and testimonials – Kept as long as they are displayed or as needed for our records, unless you request removal and we are able to honor that request.

When information is no longer needed, we may delete it or de-identify it so it can no longer reasonably be linked to you.

4.2 How we protect your information

We use commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information, including:

  • Using secure, reputable third-party providers (such as Podia, Stripe, and PayPal) for hosting, payments, and core services
  • Limiting access to personal data to those who need it for legitimate business purposes
  • Using encryption and secure protocols where appropriate

However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security. You can help protect your data by:

  • Using a strong, unique password for your account
  • Logging out of your account after use, especially on shared devices
  • Not sharing your login credentials with others

5. Use of cookies and tracking technologies

5.1 What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the Site remember your actions and preferences and allow us and some third parties to understand how you interact with the Services.

We may also use similar technologies such as web beacons, pixels, and local storage (collectively, “cookies and similar technologies”).

5.2 Types of cookies we use

  • Essential cookies
    Necessary for the Site and Services to function properly, such as enabling you to log in to your account or complete a purchase. Without these, certain features may not work.
  • Functionality cookies
    Help remember your preferences (such as login status or display settings) so we can provide a more personalized experience.
  • Analytics and performance cookies
    Help us understand how visitors use the Site—what pages are visited, how long visitors stay, and which resources are accessed—so we can improve our content and Services.
  • Marketing or advertising-related cookies (limited use)
    We primarily focus on organic (non-paid) traffic. However, if we use advertising or promotional tools in the future (e.g., to understand how people respond to a specific campaign), cookies and pixels may be used to measure effectiveness. If we begin using interest-based or retargeting ads, we will update this Policy as needed.

5.3 Managing cookies and “Do Not Track” signals

Browser settings
Most web browsers allow you to:

  • View which cookies are stored on your device
  • Delete cookies
  • Block cookies from specific sites or all sites
  • Receive a warning before a cookie is stored

Please note that if you disable or delete cookies, some parts of the Site or Services may not function properly.

Do Not Track (DNT)
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” feature. There is currently no industry-wide consensus on how to respond to DNT signals, and our Services do not respond to DNT signals at this time. We continue to review and may update our practices as standards develop.

Consent tools and banners
Where required by law (such as in certain European countries), we may display a cookie banner or similar tool when you first visit the Site, giving you options about which types of cookies you accept.

6. Policy updates and contact information

6.1 Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

  • Changes in our Services
  • Changes in our data practices
  • Operational, legal, or regulatory reasons

When we make material changes, we will:

  • Update the “Effective date” at the top of this Policy, and
  • Take reasonable steps to notify you (for example, by posting a notice on the Site or, where appropriate, by emailing you).

Your continued use of the Services after any changes have been posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

6.2 How to contact us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, you can contact us at:

The Little Bread Homestead, LLC
Email: TheLittleBreadHomestead@gmail.com

We are honored that you trust us with your information. Our intention is to steward that trust wisely, in line with our faith and values and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.