Privacy Information
Our website address is https://Outdoormoretoexplore.com.
As the owners of this site, Outdoor More to Explore, we appreciate that you value your personal information and privacy as much as we value ours. The privacy information below describes the information that we collect on this site and how it is used and disclosed. Please take an active role in protecting your privacy and personal information by reviewing the information below.
Data Collection and Protection
Outdoor More to Explore does not share data. We will do our best to keep your data safe. Our website https://Outdoormoretoexplore.com is protected with HTTPS encryption and uses safe protocols for communicating and transferring data.
Any data collected by third-party service providers is dictated by their respective privacy policies. The protection of any data by third-party service providers is dictated by their respective policies.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
When visitors to our site leave comments, we collect the data shown in the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. If you are using a Gravatar service, an anonymized string created from your email address may also be provided to that service. After approval of your comment, this will make your profile picture visible to the public in the context of your comment. You should review the Gravatar service privacy policy in the attached link here.
Comment Subscriptions and Email
Outdoor More to Explore offers several subscription options. You can subscribe to receive an email every time a new blog is posted, blog post subscriptions and comment subscriptions. To initiate and process subscriptions, the following information is used; subscriber’s email address and the ID of the post or comment. In the event of a new subscription being initiated, we also collect some basic server data, including all of the subscribing user’s HTTP request headers, the IP address from which the subscriber is viewing the page, and the URI that was given in order to access the page. This server data is used exclusively for the purpose of monitoring and preventing abuse and spam.
How to Opt Out of Subscriptions
You may manage or opt out of existing subscriptions by using the subscription tools at the bottom of any subscription email. There are links to UNSUBSCRIBE to change your email settings under MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS. You may also clear all functionality cookies through your browser settings. Review your browser’s help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.
Use of Cookies
Cookies are small files that a site or service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser that enable the site’s or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. Cookies are widely used to “remember” you and your preferences, either for a single visit (through a session cookie) or for multiple repeat visits (using a persistent cookie) Cookies ensure a consistent and efficient experience for website visitors. They also perform essential functions such as allowing users to register and remain logged in.
Comment Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site Outdoor More to Explore, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies. The purpose of this use of cookies is so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies remain active for one year. You can choose to limit or turn off all cookies and delete any previously set cookies. This is done through your browser settings. Review your browser settings Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.
Affiliate Program Participation
Outdoor More to Explore engages in select affiliate marketing programs. These programs embed tracking links to the website. When you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for the purpose of commissions. Outdoor More to Explore, currently participates in the following Affiliate Program, Harvest Hosts. http://harvesthosts.refr.cc/angieanddavidk. Information about the Harvest Host privacy policy can be reviewed here.
Third-Party Service Providers
Outdoor More to Explore uses third-party service providers to service various aspects of the website. Third-party service providers may collect certain aspects of personal data and/or use cookies to deliver their services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of the third-party service providers listed below.
Third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
Outdoor More to Explore uses the following third-party providers:
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect statistical information regarding website usage. Google Analytics data is not personally identifiable and does not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
Information about Google Analytics use of cookies can be reviewed here. In addition, you may opt out of Google Analytics cookies altogether by installing Google Analytics Opt-Out-Add-on on your browsers.
Word Press.com Stats
Outdoor More to Explore uses Word Press stats to collect statistical information regarding website traffic and website usage. Word Press Stats collects IP address, WordPress.com user ID (if logged in), WordPress.com username (if logged in), user agent, visiting URL, referring URL, a timestamp of the event, browser language, and country code. Note that Outdoor More to Explore does not have access to any of this information. As site owners, we can see, for example, that a post has been viewed a certain number of times, but cannot see which specific users/accounts viewed a post. Stats logs containing visitor IP addresses and Word Press.com usernames (if available) are retained by Automatic for 28 days and are used for the sole purpose of powering this feature. Please review Automatic’s privacy policy here.
MailChimp.com
Outdoor More to Explore uses MailChimp to manage our blog email distribution lists and blog email campaigns. Please review the Mailchimp privacy statement in the attached link here.
Instagram Feed Plugin
Outdoor More to Explore uses an Instagram Feed plugin. The free version of the plugin (which we use) does not display usernames of users commenting or posting.
Click here for the link to the privacy statement for the Instagram Feed plugin and review the full details regarding compliance and how data is transferred and stored.
Yoast SEO: We use Yoast for search engine optimization on Outdoor More to Explore. You can review the privacy statement for YOAST here.
Embedded Content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc). Embedded content from other websites behaves in a similar manner as if the visitor has visited that site. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content including tracing your interaction with the content, if you have an account and if you are logged into that website.
Where We Send Your Data:
Visitor comments are sent through Akismet, an automated spam detection service before they are posted on this site. For this purpose, Akismet will typically collect the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself). Akismet is an anti-spam service to keep spam from our blog. Please Review the Akismet service policy at Automattic here.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely (unless requested by you to be removed). This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation cue.
The retention of data by third-party service providers is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you leave comments on the website, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal or security purposes.
Updates Regarding Privacy Information
Please note that as we are made aware of any changes in privacy information and as our website grows and changes we will update the privacy policy information contained within.
We greatly appreciate your interest in our website and you interacting with us through the site. If you have questions or comments about any of this information, please email us at info@outdoormoretoexplore.com
