Privacy Policy for LifeOnTrails
At LifeOnTrails ( https://lifeontrails.in ), accessible from https://lifeontrails.in, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by LifeOnTrails and how we use it.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at info@lifeontrails.in. This policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website.
1. Who We Are
LifeOnTrails is a personal trekking blog owned and operated by Sachin Sharma, based in India. We share solo trekking guides, route information, GPX files and trail logs from the Himalayas.
2. Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
3. Information We Collect
We only collect information you voluntarily provide:
- Name and email when you comment on a blog post or contact us via contact form.
- Email when you subscribe to our newsletter (if you do).
We do NOT collect sensitive personal information.
4. Log Files
LifeOnTrails follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected includes IP addresses, browser type, ISP, date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
5. Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any other website, LifeOnTrails uses ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience.
6. Google DoubleClick DART Cookie and Google AdSense
Google is one of a third-party vendor on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to www.lifeontrails.in and other sites on the internet.
- https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads – You may visit that to learn more about Google’s use of cookies.
- Our site uses Google AdSense to show advertisements. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to LifeOnTrails and other sites on the Internet. Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on LifeOnTrails, which are sent directly to users’ browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see.
Note that LifeOnTrails has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
7. Third Party Privacy Policies
LifeOnTrails’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.
You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options.
8. Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos from YouTube, maps from OpenStreetMap, route maps). 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.
9. How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile.
10. Your Rights
If you are from the European Economic Area, you have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. Please contact us at info@lifeontrails.in for any such request.
11. Children’s Information
LifeOnTrails does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us:
- By email: info@lifeontrails.in
- By visiting this page on our website: https://lifeontrails.in/