Privacy Policy
Hiking Pines ("us", "we", or "our") operates the https://hikingpines.com website (hereinafter referred to as the "Site"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Site and the choices you have associated with that data. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide access to and improve our Site.
TYPES OF DATA COLLECTED
Personal Data - While using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally-identifiable information may include but is not limited to email address, first and last name, phone number, postal address, and country.
Usage Data - We may also collect information about how the Site is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Tracking & Cookies Data - We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Site. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may be unable to use some portions of our Site. Examples of cookies we use are session cookies (used to operate our Site), preference cookies (used to remember your preferences and various settings), and security cookies (used for security purposes).
USE OF COLLECTED DATA
Hiking Pines uses the collected data to:
Provide and maintain the Site
Notify you about changes to our Site
Allow you to participate in interactive features of our Site when you choose to do so
Provide customer care and support
Provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Site
Monitor the usage of the Site
Detect, prevent, and address technical issues
PROMOTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS OPT-OUT
If you have opted in to receive promotional communications from us via email (e.g. freebie offers, giveaway and contest notifications, and other similar types of communications) and no longer wish to receive these types of emails from us, you have the right to opt-out at any time. To opt-out and remove your email address from our mailing list, simply click the unsubscribe link included in the emails we send. If you opt-out, we may still send you non-promotional communications, such as when you make a purchase from our online shop or any other form of business-related engagement with us.
TRANSFER OF DATA
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United States and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
Hiking Pines will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
DISCLOSURE OF DATA
Hiking Pines may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of Hiking Pines
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Site
Protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public
Protect against legal liability
If you are a European citizen, under GDPR, you have certain individual rights. You can learn more about those rights here.
SECURITY OF DATA
The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS
We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Site ("Service Providers"), provide the Site on our behalf, perform Site-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our Site is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
ADVERTISING AND ANALYTICS
We may allow third-party companies to serve advertisements on our behalf across the Internet and to provide analytics services. These entities may use cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to collect information about your use of the Site and other websites, including your IP address, web browser, pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked, and conversion information. This information may be used by a third-party company and others to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, deliver advertising and content targeted to your interests on our Site and other websites, and better understand your online activity.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
Our Site may contain links to other websites not operated by us. If you click a third-party link, you will be directed to that third-party's website. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every website you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.
CHANGES
We reserve the right to update and/or make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. It is recommended that you review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at hellohikingpines@gmail.com.