Cookie Policy
Last Updated: January 1, 2024
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to site owners. Cookies serve various purposes, such as remembering your preferences on a site (like your preferred hiking route recommendations), counting the number of different visitors to a site, or identifying how visitors move around a site.
Types of Cookies Used on This Website
This website uses several types of cookies for different purposes:
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Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the proper functioning of our website, enabling you to navigate the site and access secure areas. Without these cookies, services such as commenting or logging in cannot be provided.
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Performance Cookies: These help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information on the areas visited, errors encountered, and the time spent on the website. Performance cookies enable a visitor’s experience to be improved upon for their next visit.
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Functionality Cookies: These allow the website to remember choices you make (like your preferred settings) to provide enhanced, more personalized features. For example, these cookies can be used to remember your hiking gear preferences.
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Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These are used to deliver ads that are more relevant to you and your interests. They limit the number of times you see an ad and help us measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. Information collected by targeting cookies is typically shared with partners, such as advertising networks.
Managing or Deleting Cookies
If you wish to manage, delete, or block cookies, you can do so through your browser’s settings. The method for doing this varies depending on the browser you use (e.g., Chrome, Safari, Firefox). Consult your browser’s help documentation for precise instructions. For more comprehensive management of cookies across all browsers and for information stored locally, you may consider using a dedicated privacy management tool.
Third-Party Cookies
Our website sometimes uses third-party cookies to improve the user experience or analyze website performance. These are not set by us but by other businesses that have content embedded on our pages (like videos from YouTube), or for social media features, such as the ‘Like’ and ‘Share’ buttons. We do not control the setting of these third-party cookies, so we recommend you check the relevant third-party website(s) for more information about their use of cookies and how to manage them.
Consent and Control
By using our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy. If you do not agree to the use of these cookies, please adjust your browser settings as described above. You can also change your cookie preferences by clicking on the ‘Cookie Settings’ link available on our website. This will allow you to accept or reject different categories of cookies.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy is effective as of the date listed above and will remain in effect until updated or replaced. We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, law, our business operations, or the preferences of our users. When we make significant changes, we will ensure that this Cookie Policy is clearly indicated on our home page and other places we deem appropriate.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
- Email: [email protected]
This Cookie Policy is intended to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ePrivacy Directive, and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). If you have any concerns about privacy or data protection, please contact us or refer to our Privacy Policy for further details.