Privacy Policy


Last Updated: February 7, 2025

Who We Are

Our website address is outdooloops.com. Privacy information is controlled by OutdooLoops Blog (“we,” “us,” or “our”), which can be reached at contact@outdoorloops.com.

What Data We Collect and Why

In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us. Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our website.

Email Subscription Data

We use MailerLite to manage our email marketing subscriber list and send emails to our subscribers. MailerLite collects and stores your email address and subscription preferences. Their privacy policy can be found at https://www.outdoorloops.com/privacy-policy. You may opt-out at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our emails.

Comments

When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, including your name, email address, and website (if provided). We also collect your IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. Google Analytics collects anonymized information such as:

    • Pages visited

    • Time spent on pages

    • Device information

    • Geographic location (country/region level)

    • Referring websites

You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. These may include:

    • Essential cookies for site functionality

    • Analytics cookies to understand site usage

    • Preference cookies to remember your settings

You can control cookies through your browser settings. For detailed information about our cookie usage, please see our Cookie Policy.

Who We Share Your Data With

We share your data with:

    • Our hosting provider for website operation

    • Comment spam protection services

    • Google Analytics for site statistics

    • MailerLite for email management

    • Essential WordPress plugins for site functionality

We will never sell, rent, or lease your Personal Data to third parties.

How Long We Retain Your Data

    • Comments: Retained for one year

    • Analytics data: Retained indefinitely

    • Contact form submissions: Deleted after one year

    • Email subscription data: Until you unsubscribe

Your Rights

You have the right to:

    • Request an export of your personal data

    • Request deletion of your personal data

    • Opt-out of future communications

    • Modify your cookie preferences

To exercise these rights, please contact us at contact@outdoorloops.com.

Protection of Personal Data

We implement reasonable security measures including:

    • SSL encryption

    • Regular software updates

    • Secure hosting

    • Limited access to personal data

    • Regular security audits

Users Under 13

Our website is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

Contact Information

For privacy-related inquiries, please contact: Outdoorloops Privacy Officer OutdooLoops Blog contact@outdoorloops.com

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date.

Who we are

Our website address is: https://www.outdoorloops.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

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

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

How long we retain your data

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

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.