This privacy policy has been created to better serve our visitors and those concerned with how DeeperTrails.com collects and uses visitor data, which is often referred to as ‘Personally identifiable information’ (PII). PII, as used in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read through our privacy policy below to gain an understanding of how DeeperTrails.com collects, uses, protects or otherwise handles your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.
Analytics and Data Collection
DeeperTrails.com employs the use of Google Analytics to track metrics related to the number of site visitors, the amount of time being spent on any given page, and more. The primary purpose of Google Analytics with regards to its use on DeeperTrails.com is to provide our site with the ability to better understand which content engages users the most, and which content could be improved. Google Analytics tracks site visitors, their location, whether they are new or returning visitors, and more; Google Analytics does not track or share the specific name or email address of the person visiting DeeperTrails.com.
Google Analytics is used solely to gain a better understanding of what aspects of our website are engaging visitors the most.
When Information is Collected
DeeperTrails.com only collects PII if a visitor is explicitly prompted for their information in order to receive a Newsletter or Promotion. In either of these instances, visitors will be made specifically aware of what information they are providing, as well as the reason they are providing that information.
Commercial Affiliation
DeeperTrails.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. When visitors to our site click on qualifying links PII is collected in the form of cookies and a visitors usage data. If a visitor follows a DeeperTrails.com Amazon Services LLC Associates Program link the visitors’ usage data will be exchanged with Amazon Services LLC Associates Program to track which products on their platform are visited.
Interaction With External Social Networks
DeeperTrails.com employs the use of various social sharing tools. This may be in the form of buttons, which visitors may click to share a specific piece of content via a specific social media platform (Facebook, Pinterest, etc.).
This type of service allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of DeeperTrails.com. The interaction and information obtained for these purposes through DeeperTrails.com are always subject to the User’s privacy settings for each social network. This type of service might still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it. For this reason, it is recommended to log out from the respective services in order to make sure that the processed data on DeeperTrails.com isn’t being connected back to the User’s profile.
DeeperTrails.com only intends to provide site visitors with the ability to share content via social media. DeeperTrails.com is not responsible for the data collection practices of the individual social media platforms; please reference the individual privacy policies for the various social networks you are affiliated with to learn more about their specific policies and how they may or may not impact you specifically.
How We Use Collected Information
We may use the information we collect from visitors when they sign up for our newsletter, explore the website, or use certain other site features that may help personalize a user’s experience and/or allow them to deliver the type of content and product offerings most relevant to them. We may use the information we have collected from visitors to improve our website in order to better serve you.
How Information Remains Protected
Secured networks contain any of your personal information that has been collected. This information is only accessible by credentialled individuals and entities with access to those secured networks for official reference. Keeping visitor information confidential is required. DeeperTrails.com employs various Best Management Practices for providing security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information in order to maintain the safety and security of your personal information.
Do We Use ‘cookies’?
Google Analytics, commercial affiliation programs, and our site Content Management System uses cookies. If you visit DeeperTrails.com you agree to allow both necessary, and unnecessary cookies as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation. Any visitor can select to have their computer notify them each time a cookie is being sent. If you would like to do this you can choose to turn off cookies through your web browser preferences.
If you disable cookies, some features of DeeperTrais.com may not operate as well or properly.
When Commenting on a Post
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 the period of time automatically designated by our Content Management System.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content in the form of video, images, social media sites, and more. Embedded content from other websites will behave in the exact same way as if the visitor has actually visited the source website for the embedded content. For this reason, source websites for embedded content may also collect your data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content per their own policies. This includes the potential tracking of how you interact with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
California Online Privacy Protection Act
CalOPPA requires commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. This page is intended to provide the information required through this act in order to comply with existing regulation and guidelines for commercial websites and online services.
COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
Content on DeeperTrails.com and all related channels affiliated with DeeperTrails.com does not collect any information from peoples under the age of 13 years of age. All content created and expressed on DeeperTrails.com is targeted at audiences older than 13 years of age.
Changes to this privacy policy
DeeperTrails.com reserves the right to make changes to the privacy policy on this page at any time by giving notice to its Users on this page and possibly within DeeperTrails.com and/or – as far as technically and legally feasible – sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is strongly recommended to check this page often in order to review the date of the privacy policies most recent update. This date will always be available as the last line of text of this privacy policy.
Should changes to the privacy policy affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, DeeperTrails.com will gather new consent from the User, where required.
Contacting Site Owner
Inquire further about this privacy policy by contacting the owner of DeeperTrails.com via email at deepertrails@gmail.com
Privacy policy last modified on 08-04-2019