Privacy Policy - HikeSmartGear

Introduction

Welcome to HikeSmartGear.shop. This HikeSmartGear Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our hiking gear recommendation website. At HikeSmartGear, we’re committed to protecting your privacy while providing valuable outdoor equipment advice.

Information We Collect

When you visit HikeSmartGear.shop, we may collect certain information automatically, including:

Log Data: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring webpage, pages visited on HikeSmartGear, and the date and time of your visit.
Cookies and Similar Technologies: HikeSmartGear uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.
Analytics Data: We use third-party analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to help us measure traffic and usage trends for HikeSmartGear.

How We Use Your Information

HikeSmartGear may use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

Improve and optimize the HikeSmartGear website
Understand how visitors use our hiking gear resources
Develop new products, services, features, and hiking gear recommendations
Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with HikeSmartGear
Detect, prevent, and address technical issues on our outdoor equipment site

Third-Party Services

HikeSmartGear’s website may use third-party services that collect, monitor, and analyze information. These third parties include:

Google Analytics: Used to track and analyze HikeSmartGear website usage.
Amazon Associates Program: As an Amazon Associate, HikeSmartGear earns from qualifying purchases. Amazon may use cookies to track your interactions with our hiking gear affiliate links.
Google AdSense: HikeSmartGear uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google may use cookies to personalize ads based on your browsing behavior.

Data Retention

HikeSmartGear will retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Children’s Privacy

HikeSmartGear’s website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

HikeSmartGear may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date.

Your Choices

Cookies: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject cookies from HikeSmartGear. If you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect certain features of our hiking gear website.
Analytics: You can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking on HikeSmartGear by using the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on.
Do Not Track: Some browsers feature a “Do Not Track” setting. HikeSmartGear’s website does not currently respond to “Do Not Track” signals.