By using TrekkingSketches.com (the “Site”) you agree to the following Privacy Policy.  If you disagree with any of the provisions described below, please stop using or accessing this Site.  

The Site respects your privacy. We don’t want to track people so we won’t ask for any personally identifiable info unless it’s actually needed. Personally identifiable data (“Personal Information”) includes, but is not limited to:

• Name
• Email Address
• IP address

Additionally, we don’t share your Personal Information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy, to comply with the law, make our website better, or protect our rights. If you have any questions or concerns about the Privacy Policy, or to request changes to any Personal Information of yours we have collected, you may contact us via email at trekkingsketches@gmail.com or by using the links in the header and footer of our site.

Collected Data and How We Use It

Comments

When visitors leave comments on TrekkingSketches.com, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help spam detection. Visitor comments are checked by Akismet, an automated anti-spam service. The Akismet privacy policy is available here: https://akismet.com/privacy/. You do not have to be logged in to leave a comment. You may choose to provide your name (which will appear with your comment) as well as your email address and/or website (these will not appear to the public). The first time you leave a comment it will be pending approval. Once approved, it will appear on the Site and future comments made using the same name and email address will appear immediately. You may choose to save your name and email address using cookies (see Cookies below for more info) so you don’t have to re-enter them for every comment.

If you have a wordpress account, an anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are logged in. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Email Subscriptions

If you register for our email newsletter, we will send you emails when new content on the Site becomes available. This newsletter service collects first names only and email addresses. You can unsubscribe from these emails at any time.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on the Site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies, small data files stored on your hard drive that may contain an anonymous identifier. 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. 

Google Analytics (see Analytics below) also uses cookies to provide us with information on how visitors interact with our site.

Visitors who do not wish to use cookies should set their browsers to refuse cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent before using the Site. However, if you do not accept cookies, some parts of the Site may not function properly.

Analytics

The Site uses Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use the site. This service collects and anonymizes info such as a visitor’s IP address, what posts and pages they view, etc. We will only use this information to help us understand our visitors so that we can produce the highest quality posts for them and improve the functionality of our site.

You can read more about how Google uses and protects personal information here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

You can also opt out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Security

The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

The Site is not intended for anyone under the age of 18 (children). We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we discover that a child under the age of 18 has provided us with Personal Information, we will delete such information immediately. By providing Personal Information to the Site, you are representing that you are not under the age of 18.

Changes To This Privacy 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. Please review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.