Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 1, 2025

Thank you for visiting Hike With Kurt (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, https://hikewithkurt.com (the “Site”). By using this Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Who we are

Suggested text: Our website address is: hikewithkurt.com

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with 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 Site, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the Site can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices.

• Login cookies last for two days.

• Screen options cookies last for one 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.

4. Editing or Publishing Articles

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 one day.

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Note, however, that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Site.

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 the exact same way as if the visitor had visited the other website directly.

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. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these other websites.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We may also share your data with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, analytics, email delivery, or other support services, but only to the extent necessary to perform those services.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our Site (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

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. We may also store or transfer your data to servers located in other jurisdictions, depending on our hosting arrangements.

Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal data. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children’s Policy

This Site is not intended for users under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us so we can promptly remove it.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make significant changes, we will notify you either by prominently posting a notice on our Site or by updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.