Privacy and cookies

On this page, you will find some information on how we use your personal data we collect when you use Lonesome Wood Trails (https://lonesomewoodtrails.com) and how it may be used. You can use this website without disclosing any of your personal information by adjusting your cookie settings accordingly (see below). “Personal Information” is information about an individual, such as their name, address, phone number and email address. Personal Information does not include anonymous information, such as the type of browser or device being used or your IP address. For contact details, see Legal.
Last update: 2020-Jul-11

What information do we collect?

Information you voluntarily submit: We collect personal information from you, such as your name or email address, when voluntarily submit it, for example, by submitting a contact form or writing an email.

Automatically collected information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the website. For example, we will log your IP address (anonymized excluding the last 3 digits), operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the website, such as links clicked.

Cookies: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the website. The website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customise Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein. Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the website, by using a corresponding setting in their internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our Website may be entirely usable. Please see our cookie statement below for more information and a detailed list.

How your information may be used

We may use the information collected in the following ways:

  • To operate and maintain the website;
  • To respond to your comments or inquiries and send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
  • To provide you with user support;
  • To track and measure advertising;
  • To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

Third-party use of personal information

We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.

Additionally, the website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.

The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:

Google Analytics – this service tracks website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.

Google Ads – To support the website, we use Google Ads to manage all third-party advertising on the Website. Google Ads serves content and advertisements when you visit the website, which may use first and third-party cookies (see below) so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the website. The cookie may collect information relating to your use of the website, information about your device such as the device’s browser type, demographic data and, if you arrived at the Website via a link from a third-party site, the URL of the linking page. Find their privacy policy here

Embedded content – 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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. In particular, we use OpenStreetMaps to show maps and trails. Find their privacy policy here

At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in the website’s sole discretion. Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your personal information without your consent.

SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION

At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the website, e.g., your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.

CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

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