Disclosure Statement
At Kirsti Out Wandering, my goal is to help readers find their next adventure. My reputation as a place to find quality gear and places to explore is essential and helps us navigate what I recommend to my readers. Part of how I do that is suggesting equipment, areas to explore, places to visit and more. Below, you can find more information on my editorial process, including how I pick products and regions and how I may be compensated through this content.
Editorial Process
My primary purpose as a content-driven platform is to find the best solutions for our readers. That may be finding the best places to hike, camp or backpack in a state or park, or it may be recommending some of the best gear related to those activities.
In any case, I’m committed to helpful, reliable and practical information above all else. Solving my readers’ problems and challenges is my top priority, and I firmly believe that all else falls into place if I do that the right way.
I do my best to keep stories updated with connections to labels, parks and government sites that provide additional helpful information.
In the case of hiking, camping and backpacking stories, I write about places I’ve personally explored and guarantee their beauty. I write about experiences with the types of merchandise evaluated and personally field-test the gear. Every story I publish has hours of research, writing and editing in it.
Affiliate Links & Recommendations
In many of my articles, especially those that are equipment based, I may earn a small percentage when readers purchase products through the provided links, but that doesn’t affect which products are included in my blog articles. The products chosen are recommended for their quality, performance and overall reliability despite affiliate relationships.
I attempt to promote products that best fit most audiences and usually categorize our top picks as:
- Wanderer’s Choice: the best overall pick based on performance and feedback
- Upgraded Choice: where it makes sense to spend more money
- Best Value: equipment offering the most value for your dollar
The commissions I make from these articles allow me to put as much time and energy into each story’s research and vetting. All brands and products that pay for advertisement on the site are considered “Sponsored Collaborators.”
Amazon Associates & Other Programs
As an Amazon Associate, Kirsti Out Wandering may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon.com. I will partner with other sites in the future.
You can learn more about me here or get in touch if you have questions or comments.
Privacy Statement
Privacy Statement Hello and welcome to our privacy policy, which I created with care, but I used a privacy policy generator as well.
Privacy Kirsti Out Wandering found at https://www.out-wandering/ (“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).
I respect your privacy and am committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information this site may collect and how this information may be used. This statement only applies to this Website.
Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: This site may collect personal information from you, such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.
Information We Collect from Others: This site may receive information about you from other sources. You may link your Facebook, Instagram, and Google accounts to your user profile. If you choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, or Google accounts to your user profile; This site will receive your name, email address and profile picture associated with that account. The Website utilizes the Facebook commenting system, so if you choose to comment on a Website post, your profile picture will appear.
Automatically-Collected Information: This site automatically collects certain information about you and the device you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring Website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. This site 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. This site 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.
HOW INFORMATION MAY BE USED
This site may use the information collected in the following ways:
- To operate and maintain the Website;
- To create your account, identify you as a user of the Website, and customize the Website for your account;
- To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
- To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
- To respond to your comments or inquiries;
- To provide you with user support;
- To track and measure advertising on the Website;
- To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
This site may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.
Additionally, this site may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Their respective privacy policies dictate each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information.
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 Google Analytics captures no other personal information.
Mailchimp – this service is used for the delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to Mailchimp’s privacy policy for further information.
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications and may be amended from time to time at the Website’s sole discretion.
Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent. However, this site may disclose or transfer personal data collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.
ANONYMOUS DATA
This site may use anonymous data from time to time, which does not identify you alone or combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION
If you create a user profile on the Website or leave a comment, certain information may be publicly visible. To create a user profile, you must choose a username and password and input your email address for profile confirmation. Your email address will never be available publicly. At your option, you may also add an avatar, a profile description, and a link to your Website.
You may also choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, and Google Account. Users may see your username, avatar, profile description and Website information.
COOKIES
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, customize 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 of your 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.
ADVERTISING
Display Ads
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies, as noted above.
Retargeting Ads
From time to time, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the Website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website.
Affiliate Program Participation
The Website may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.
Kirsti Out Wandering 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 links to Amazon.com. As part of this Amazon Associates program, the Website will post customized links provided by Amazon to track the referrals to their Website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits to assign commission on these sales.
Newsletters
On the Website, you may subscribe to my newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. We may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click because of these tracking pixels. Also, this allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the user’s interests. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.
RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at outwandering1@gmail.com to be removed from our mailing list.
Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to outwandering1@gmail.com
Amend – You may contact us at outwandering1@gmail.com to amend or update your personal information.
Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your data. To do so, please submit a request to outwandering1@gmail.com.
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or complete transactions, or when required by law.
SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website, including 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 at webmaster@outwandering.com. We will use our best efforts to remove such information from our records promptly.
CONTACT INFORMATION
At any time, please contact us at outwandering1@gmail.com for questions related to this Privacy Policy.
Last updated: January 19, 2024.