Privacy Policy
Last Updated: April 2026
Mushroom Growing News ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit our website or provide your details through our forms, in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK GDPR.
1. Information We Collect
We only collect the personal data that you voluntarily provide to us when subscribing to our newsletter or downloading our reports. This may include:
- Your full name (Name and Surname)
- Your email address
- Your company name
- Your country of residence
- Your phone number (WhatsApp)
- Any optional comments you provide
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for the following purposes:
- To deliver the requested industry reports, materials, and updates.
- To send you our newsletter regarding mushroom growing, industry events, and farm tours (only if you have explicitly consented).
- To communicate with you regarding your inquiries or feedback.
We process this data based on your explicit consent, which you provide by checking the respective consent boxes on our forms.
3. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers (such as email service providers or cloud platforms like Google Workspace) strictly for the purpose of operating our business and delivering our services to you. These partners are obligated to keep your information confidential and comply with data protection regulations.
4. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or until you withdraw your consent or request the deletion of your data.
5. Your Data Protection Rights
Under the GDPR and UK GDPR, you have the following rights:
- The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
- The right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
- The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data.
- The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact our editor, Inna Ustylovska, at: