Who we are

Our website address is: https://profithiker.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have 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.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies,” which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users interact with the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

How We Use the Data
We use the information collected by Google Analytics to:

  • Analyze website traffic and user behavior.
  • Improve the functionality, content, and design of our website.
  • Understand the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

Google may also use the collected data to personalize ads within its own advertising network.

Your Privacy
Google Analytics collects data anonymously, and no personally identifiable information is shared. Your IP address is anonymized by default, ensuring that individual users cannot be identified.

Opt-Out
If you prefer not to have your data collected by Google Analytics, you can:

  • Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
  • Adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies.

For more information about how Google handles user data, please review Google’s Privacy Policy at policies.google.com/privacy.

Third-Party Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. However, we may share aggregated data about our website’s traffic with third-party service providers to improve our website and services.

California Consumer Privacy Act

This information has been updated on 04/15/2024. Although we are not required to comply to the California Consumer Privacy Act, we still value your privacy. We store the following information, if you choose to go through the product checkout process or contact us via live chat or web form:

  • Name
  • Billing Address
  • Shipping Address
  • Phone Number
  • Email Address
  • IP Address

We do not sell your personal information. We only share your information with third parties as a part of the normal course of our business, such as delivering an order or coordination of financing. We do not store or maintain any records of sensitive information such as Social Security Number, credit card numbers or bank account information. This website is intended for legal adults only. You have the right to deletion, and if you would like us to permanently remove the storage of any of your personal information, please submit a “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” request in our contact form on the Contact Us page: https://profithiker.com/contact/