Who we are
Our website address is: https://countrystocks.com.
At Country Stocks, we value your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you use our website.
1. Information We Collect
We collect the following types of information:
Personal Information: Name, email address, payment information, and contact details.
Usage Data: Pages visited, content downloaded, search queries, and time spent on site.
Uploaded Content: For contributors, we collect and store uploaded files and metadata (such as titles, tags, and descriptions).
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
Provide access to our services and manage your account
Process payments and fulfill transactions
Improve platform performance and user experience
Communicate important updates, newsletters, and marketing messages (you can opt out anytime)
Prevent fraud, abuse, and security breaches
3. Sharing and Disclosure
We never sell your personal data. We may share your information only with:
Payment processors (to handle secure transactions)
Analytics and customer service platforms (for technical support and service improvement)
Law enforcement (if legally required to do so)
4. Contributor Content & Legal Responsibility
You are fully responsible for the legality of the content you upload.
By uploading content, you confirm you own all rights to it and that it does not violate any third-party copyright, trademark, or intellectual property rights.
Country Stocks does not review content for legal compliance and assumes no liability for any disputes, claims, or damages arising from user-uploaded materials.
You agree to indemnify Country Stocks against any legal claims arising from content you upload.
5. Cookies
We use cookies to improve site functionality, store preferences, and analyze traffic. You may control cookie settings in your browser.
6. Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data. However, no online transmission or storage system can be guaranteed 100% secure.
7. Your Rights
You have the right to:
Access, update, or delete your data
Request data portability
Withdraw consent to marketing communications
Contact us at [your support email] to exercise these rights.
8. Changes to this Policy
We may update this policy occasionally. Continued use of the site after updates means you accept the revised policy.
Comments
Suggested text: 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.
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 visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
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.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
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.