Privacy Policy

Introduction

This page explains what this site collects, why, and what you can do about it. It applies to every page under this domain.

The short version: we run analytics, we set a cookie to remember your banner choice, and we do not sell anything about you.

Information We Collect

Analytics software records pages viewed, approximate region, referring site, device type, and time on page. That data arrives aggregated and is not tied to your name.

If you fill in the contact form or the email field, you hand us whatever you type there. Nothing else is captured from the form.

We do not process payments, so no card data touches this site at any point.

Cookies

One cookie stores your response to the banner at the bottom of the page, so the banner stops appearing on every visit. Analytics sets its own cookies to distinguish repeat visits from new ones.

Clear cookies in your browser settings and the banner returns on your next visit. Blocking cookies entirely leaves every page readable.

How We Use the Information

Aggregated analytics tell us which sections readers skip, which is how the pages get shorter over time. Contact-form content is used to answer the message and nothing else.

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information.

Third-Party Links and Services

Following an affiliate link hands you to the retailer, whose privacy policy governs from that point. The retailer may set its own cookies to attribute the referral.

Analytics is provided by a third party under its own terms, which you can read on that provider's site.

Data Retention

Aggregated analytics are retained for the period the analytics provider sets. Messages sent through the contact form are kept only as long as the exchange needs, then deleted.

Security

The site runs over HTTPS. No account exists here, so there is no password of yours to leak. Perfect security is not something any site can promise, and we do not.

Children's Privacy

This site is aimed at adults buying outdoor equipment. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 13. Write to us if you believe a child sent us something and it will be removed.

Your Choices

Block cookies, use a tracker-blocking extension, or send a request by email to have any message you sent us deleted. None of those choices limits what you can read here.

Changes to This Policy

Revisions appear on this page with a new date at the top. Material changes are reflected here before they take effect.

Contact

Privacy questions go to the support email on the contact page, or to the postal address in the footer.