Who We Are
Welcome to Legacy Acres at Stearns Brook Farm, a veteran- and woman-owned homestead rooted in the heart of northern New Hampshire. Certified Homegrown by Heroes, we’re building a legacy of sustainability, connection, and care—raising free-range chickens, crafting farm-inspired gifts, and preparing for a growing fiber flock of Highland cows, sheep, alpacas, and Angora rabbits.
Our land, rich with family history, is more than a farm—it’s a place of renewal. Through forest therapy walks, creative workshops, and the simple rhythm of farm life, we invite others to reconnect with nature, nurture their well-being, and rediscover what “homegrown” truly means.
Website address: https://legacyacresnh.com
Comments
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An anonymized string created from your email address (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, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images.
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 you don’t have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies 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 also set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen-options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. When you log out, 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 one 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 that website directly.
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 if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
🛒 E-Commerce and Orders (WooCommerce)
When you purchase from our store, we collect information to process your order, including your name, billing and shipping address, email, phone number, payment details, and optional account information (like username and password).
We use this information to:
- Send you order confirmations, updates, and support messages
- Process payments and prevent fraud
- Comply with tax, accounting, and legal obligations
- Improve our store offerings and user experience
We share your data with trusted third parties who help us operate our store and fulfill your orders, including:
- WooCommerce (our e-commerce platform)
- Payment processors such as PayPal and/or Stripe
- Shipping carriers such as USPS, UPS, or FedEx
Each service has its own privacy policy governing data use.
Information Collected During Checkout
While you visit our site, we’ll track:
- Products you’ve viewed: used to show you recently viewed items.
- Location, IP address, and browser type: used for tax and shipping estimates.
- Shipping address: used to calculate shipping and deliver your order.
- Cart contents: stored in cookies while you browse, so we can process your order when ready.
When you make a purchase, we’ll ask you to provide your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, phone number, payment details, and optional account information (such as username and password).
We use this information to:
- Send order updates and account information
- Respond to inquiries and refund requests
- Process payments and prevent fraud
- Set up your customer account (if you create one)
- Comply with tax and legal requirements
- Improve our store offerings and user experience
- Send marketing messages, only if you choose to receive them
If you create an account, we store your contact information for faster checkout in the future.
Who on Our Team Has Access
Members of our team have access to the information you provide to help fulfill orders, process refunds, and support you. For example:
- Administrators and Shop Managers can view order details (what was purchased, when, and where it should be sent) and customer information (name, email, address, etc.).
💳 Payments
We accept payments through secure third-party processors. When processing payments, some of your data will be passed to these services, including information required to process or support the payment, such as purchase total and billing details.
- PayPal Privacy Policy: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
- Stripe Privacy Policy: https://stripe.com/privacy
📈 Analytics and Marketing
We may use analytics tools such as Google Analytics to understand visitor behavior and improve our website. These tools may collect anonymized data such as IP address, device type, and browsing activity.
If you subscribe to our email list, we collect your name and email address for marketing communications. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails.
If you opt into personalized ads or social media integrations, your data may be shared with advertising networks (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest) according to their privacy policies.
Who We Share Your Data With
We share data only as necessary with:
- Website hosting providers
- Payment and shipping partners
- Security and spam-detection services
- Analytics and marketing partners (if applicable)
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve future comments automatically.
For users who register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username).
For orders, we store personal and transactional data for as long as required for tax, accounting, and legal purposes—typically seven years.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of your personal data, including any data you’ve provided. You can also request that we erase your personal data. This does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To make a request, please contact us at info@legacyacresnh.com.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments and order information may be checked through automated spam and fraud detection services. Payment information is transmitted securely to third-party processors (such as PayPal or Stripe) to complete your transaction.
🔐 Contact Information
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us:
Legacy Acres at Stearns Brook Farm
Milan, New Hampshire
📧 info@legacyacresnh.com