WildPathsAZ

Hiking, backpacking, and canyoneering in Arizona and beyond

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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 9, 2026

At WildPathsAZ (accessible from https://www.wildpathsaz.com), 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 WildPathsAZ 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 wildpathsaz@gmail.com.

Information We Collect and How We Use It

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you.

Log Files

Like most standard websites, we use log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This data is not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

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.

  • Gravatar: 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 at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
  • Retention: 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.
  • Spam Detection: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Cookies and Third Party Tracking Services

WildPathsAZ uses “cookies” (small text files placed on your device) to optimize your browsing experience. You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.

WordPress Comment 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.

Email Subscriptions (MailChimp)

MailChimp is our service provider for our email campaigns. If you choose to sign up for our newsletter or opt-in to updates while leaving a comment, we collect your email address and, optionally, your name.

  • Information we collect At the moment you subscribe, our newsletter provider, Mailchimp, may collect your IP address, estimate your geographical location, and identify which signup form you used. Mailchimp emails also utilize web beacons to track open rates and link clicks to help us improve our newsletters.
  • How we use this information We may use this information to send you newsletters, marketing emails, or promotional materials via email. This information is sent to MailChimp to provide the services described and is used in accordance with their security and privacy practices.
  • Unsubscribe You can unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email we send, or by contacting us directly.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand website traffic and user behavior. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect data such as your masked IP address, browser type, device type, and the pages you visit.

  • Data Collected Google Analytics collects information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, the pages you visit on our site, and the time spent on those pages. Google Analytics utilizes IP masking/anonymization, and no direct identifiers (like names or emails) are sent to Google through Analytics.
  • Purpose We use this data to understand website traffic, improve our content, and optimize user experience.
  • Opt Out You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to this site by disabling cookies on your browser, or by installing the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

For more information about Google’s privacy policy, visit Google’s Privacy & Terms.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to serve advertisements on our website.

  • Cookies Google AdSense uses cookies to allow it and its partners to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to WildPathsAZ or other websites on the Internet.
  • Personalized Advertising Google may use behavioral data to show you personalized ads that match your interests.
  • Opt-Out Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

For more information about Google’s privacy policy, visit Google’s Privacy & Terms.

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.

Third-Party Privacy Policies

Our Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. We advise you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers or networks for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

Legal Grounds for Processing (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your personal data depends on the information concerned:

  • Consent: For email subscriptions and comment forms, we rely entirely on your explicit consent.
  • Legitimate Interests: For analytics and log files, we process data to securely maintain, improve, and understand our website performance.
  • Contract/Consent: For personalized advertising via Google AdSense, processing relies on your cookie preferences.

International Data Transfers

Data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), primarily the United States, and that these third-party vendors utilize standard contractual clauses (SCCs) or are certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

Your Data Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your data:

  • The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you.
  • The right of rectification (to correct inaccurate information).
  • The right to object to or restrict our processing of your personal data.
  • The right to data portability.
  • Do Not Sell or Share My Info (California): Under the CCPA, you have the right to opt-out of the “sale or sharing” of your personal information. Because we use third-party advertising cookies via Google AdSense, this may be considered “sharing.” You can exercise your opt-out rights through the Google Ad Settings linked above.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at wildpathsaz@gmail.com.

Children’s Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

WildPathsAZ 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 from our records.

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 and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at wildpathsaz@gmail.com.