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    Effective date: 11/11/2023

    Introduction:

    BackpackingPrep.com (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the www.backpackingprep.com website (the “Service”). We respect the privacy of every individual who visits our website and are committed to being transparent about the data we collect, how it is used, and the choices you have regarding your personal information.

    Please read this Privacy Policy (“Policy”) carefully, as it will help you make informed decisions about sharing your personal information with us.

    Information Collection and Usage:

    A. Information You Provide To Us:

    1. Newsletter Subscription: When you sign up for our newsletter, we ask for your email address. We use this information to send you updates, news, and marketing materials.

    2. Comments and Contact Forms: If you comment on our blog posts or contact us directly, we may collect your name, email address, and any other information you provide.

    3. Affiliate Programs: If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may receive information about the transaction to properly credit our account.

    B. Automatically Collected Information:

    1. Log Data: Whenever you visit our Service, our servers automatically record information your browser sends (“Log Data”). This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser version, pages of our Service you visit, time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

    2. Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. We use cookies to enhance your experience, gather general visitor information, and track visits to our website.

    Use of Information:

    The information we collect may be used in the following ways:

    – To personalize your experience and provide content and product offerings which may be of interest to you.

    – To improve our website in order to better serve you.

    – To administer a contest, promotion, survey, or other site feature.

    – To send periodic emails regarding your order or other products and services. You may unsubscribe from receiving future emails at any time.

    Data Retention:

    We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide the Service and as described in this Policy.

    Data Security:

    We take reasonable steps to protect the information you provide to us from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no internet or email transmission is ever fully secure or error-free. Please keep this in mind when disclosing any information to us via the internet.

    Your Rights:

    You have the right to access, correct, amend or delete information we hold about you. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us: info@backpackingprep.com

    Third-Party Disclosure:

    We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your Personally Identifiable Information to outside parties unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.

    Affiliate Disclosure:

    We participate in affiliate marketing programs. This means that if you click on a link and/or make a purchase through certain links on this site or any related social media platforms, we may make a commission from that click and/or purchase. While we benefit from these referrals, our primary goal is to recommend the most effective and cost-efficient options available, regardless of our potential earnings. Thus, we only provide links to products and services we genuinely believe will add value to our readers.

    Changes to This Policy:

    We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

    Consent:

    By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

    Contact Us:

    If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please email us: info@backpackingprep.com