Effective Date: June 1, 2026
Historic Toxaway Market, a Freedom Foods of WNC brand (“Historic Toxaway Market,” “HTM,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit historictoxawaymarket.com, contact us, subscribe to our email list, register for an event, or otherwise interact with us online.
By using our website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:
- Your name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Information submitted through contact forms
- Newsletter subscription preferences
- Event registration information
- Billing and transaction details
- Messages, questions, or other information you send to us
Please do not submit sensitive personal information through our general contact forms.
Payment Information
When you register or pay for an event online, your payment is processed by a third-party payment provider, such as Stripe. Historic Toxaway Market does not directly receive or store your complete credit or debit card number.
Payment providers may collect your name, billing address, payment information, email address, telephone number, and other information necessary to process and verify the transaction. Their handling of your information is governed by their own privacy policies and terms.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical information, including:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Referring website
- Pages viewed
- Dates and times of visits
- Approximate geographic location
- Interactions with website features
- Cookie and similar technology identifiers
We may use analytics services to understand how visitors use the website, identify technical problems, and improve the website’s performance and content.
How We Use Information
We may use the information we collect to:
- Respond to questions and contact requests
- Process event registrations and payments
- Send registration confirmations, reminders, or event updates
- Deliver newsletters, announcements, promotions, and market updates
- Operate, maintain, and improve our website
- Understand website traffic and visitor behavior
- Prevent fraud, misuse, or security incidents
- Maintain business and transaction records
- Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
- Protect the rights, safety, and property of Historic Toxaway Market, our customers, and others
We will use your information only for legitimate business purposes and as otherwise described when the information is collected.
Email Marketing
When you subscribe to our email list or agree to receive promotional communications, we may send you news, event information, store updates, special offers, and other marketing messages.
You may unsubscribe at any time by selecting the unsubscribe link included in an email. You may still receive non-promotional communications related to an event registration, payment, request, or other transaction.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website and third-party service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, and similar technologies to:
- Keep the website functioning properly
- Remember visitor preferences
- Measure website traffic and performance
- Understand how visitors interact with the website
- Support embedded content or third-party features
- Evaluate the effectiveness of marketing activities
You can adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Some website features may not function properly when cookies are disabled.
How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information for money.
We may share information with trusted service providers that help us operate the website and conduct our business, including providers of:
- Website hosting and maintenance
- Email marketing
- Event registration
- Payment processing
- Website analytics
- Spam prevention and security
- Business administration and technical support
These providers may access information only as reasonably necessary to perform services on our behalf or as permitted under their own privacy policies.
We may also disclose information:
- When required by law, subpoena, court order, or governmental request
- To investigate or prevent fraud, security threats, or unlawful activity
- To protect our legal rights, property, customers, employees, or the public
- In connection with a sale, merger, restructuring, financing, or transfer of all or part of the business
- With your consent or at your direction
Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, payment processors, maps, embedded content, or other external services.
We do not control the privacy, security, or content practices of those third parties. Visiting or interacting with a third-party service is subject to that provider’s policies and terms.
Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Fulfill the purpose for which it was collected
- Complete transactions and event registrations
- Maintain appropriate business and financial records
- Resolve disputes
- Enforce agreements
- Meet legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory requirements
When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
No website, electronic transmission, or storage system is completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your Privacy Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request that we:
- Confirm whether we hold personal information about you
- Provide access to certain personal information
- Correct inaccurate information
- Delete certain information
- Explain how certain information has been used or disclosed
- Honor applicable marketing or privacy preferences
These rights may be subject to legal exceptions, identity verification requirements, and the applicability of relevant privacy laws.
To make a privacy request, contact us using the information below. We may need to verify your identity before completing the request.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the website.
Should we learn that we have collected such information without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. Because there is not currently a universally accepted standard for responding to these signals, our website may not respond to every Do Not Track request.
You can manage cookies and tracking technologies through your browser or device settings.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our website, services, business practices, or legal obligations.
The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Your continued use of the website after an updated policy is posted signifies your acknowledgment of the revised policy.
Contact Us
Questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy may be directed to:
Historic Toxaway Market
A Freedom Foods of WNC Brand
15889 Rosman Highway
Lake Toxaway, NC 28747
Email: store@historictoxawaymarket.com
Phone: 828-214-7811