Privacy Policy and Disclosures

Take Them Outside is a small website… just one mom and her laptop… trying to help families spend more time outdoors in nature.  When it comes to the legal details of this blog my goal is to be as transparent as I can.  However, blogging can be surprisingly complex in regards to all the various programs and third party services I use to help create content, manage the website, financially support my efforts, and create a social community.  So,  I might have missed a service or program or detail below and if that’s the case, please feel free to contact me for more clarification.

In short, I value your privacy and all of the third parties which I use to run this blog do so as well.

Who we are

Our website address is: https://www.takethemoutside.com.

Disclaimer

Take Them Outside is a blog about parenting, travelling, and adventure but you, the reader, is responsible for using this information with reasonable judgement and common sense.  Your family’s safety should always be based on good judgement, your experience, and knowledge.

The authors of this website will accept no responsibility for any actions taken on the reader’s behalf.

The information on this website has been gathered from many sources.  When discussing locations, trails, and conditions, do realize that these things can change.   There is no guarantee that this information is completely accurate and up to date.  As with any outdoor activity, there are inherent risks and dangers.  Individuals partaking in any activity discussed on this blog are doing so at their own risk.


What personal data we collect

Information you provide to us

Take Them Outside does have an email subscription service.  If you decide to sign up to receive these emails, you will have provided your email address and possibly your name.  See below, under third party provider for more details.

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.

If you create an account for submitting comments we can not see your password in our records.

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.

Automatically collected information

In order to understand user experience and reader audiences better, Take Them Outside does track IP adresses, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.  All of this information is housed in third-party providers.

Cookies

We may track information using cookies.  Cookies are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. Some cookies will expire when you close your browser, and others will stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.

For example, 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 have an account and you log in to this site, 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.

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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.


Third Party use of Data

This website uses third party providers for various aspects and each party has their own respective privacy policy.

Google Analytics:  Google Analytics helps track website traffic and general usage patterns such as IP address, device used, duration of stay on site, and pages viewed. 

More information on Google’s privacy and terms is available at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?gl=uk.

Mailerlite:  We use MailerLite to manage our email marketing subscriber list and to send emails to our subscribers. MailerLite may process your data using industry standard technologies to help us monitor and improve our newsletter.

MailerLite’s privacy policy is available at https://www.mailerlite.com/privacy-policy.

You can unsubscribe from the Take Them Outside newsletter by clicking on the unsubscribe link provided at the end of each newsletter.

Who we share your data with

Other than the third parties listed above, and unless required by law, this website does not share you personal identifying information with anyone.

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 we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.


Advertising

Display Ads

Take Them Outside uses third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website.  These parties may use cookies, as noted above.

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

  • IP Address
  • Operating System type
  • Operating System version
  • Device Type
  • Language of the website
  • Web browser type
  • Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.

Retargeting Ads

Take Them Outside may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, Pinterest, or Instagram, in order to market the Website. These third party companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website.

Affiliate Program Participation

Take Them Outside 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.  There is no added cost to you as the consumer.

Take Them Outside 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 using cookies. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Email Newsletter

You may subscribe to the Take Them Outside newsletter.  This newsletter may be used for advertising purposes.  Newsletters may contain affiliate advertising links.  All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels.  These tracking pixels will track email open rates, clicks within the email, and dates and times of your opening the email. At any time you can unsubscribe from the newsletter list by clicking ‘unsubscribe’ at the bottom of your email.


Your Rights to your personal information

You may unsubscribe to email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails.  Alternatively you can email [email protected] and request to be removed from the mailing list.

You may request a copy of the personal information Take Them Outside has about you by submitting a request to [email protected].  You may also request to amend or update your personal informaton by email.

You may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to [email protected].

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.

Sensitive personal information

Do no share sensitive personal information to Take Them Outside.

The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that Take Them Outside has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at [email protected] and we will do our best to remove such information from our website and records.


Contact Information

Please contact us at [email protected] for questions related to this Privacy Policy.

The owner and author of this website can be reached at:

Jenn Stolfa; PO Box 1925; Jasper, AB, Canada; T0E 1E0

This privacy policy was last updated: November 8, 2023.