This policy explains what information backpack-and-gear.com collects, why, and what control you have over it.
Effective date: October 1, 2026 · Operator: Backpack and Gear (“we”, “us”, “our”)
1. Information you give us
If you email us or submit a form, we receive whatever you choose to include — typically your name, email address, and the content of your message. We use it to reply to you and nothing else.
2. Information collected automatically
Like most websites, we collect limited technical data when you visit:
- IP address and approximate location derived from it
- browser and device type
- pages viewed, time on page, and referring page
This tells us which guides are useful and which are not. We do not use it to build a profile of you as an individual.
3. Cookies
We and our service providers use cookies and similar technologies to remember preferences, measure traffic, and serve advertising. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings; some site features may work less well if you do.
4. Advertising and analytics
We use third-party analytics and advertising services to run and fund the site. These providers may set their own cookies and collect data under their own policies, which we do not control. Where those services offer an opt-out, it is available on their own sites.
5. Affiliate links
When you click an affiliate link, the retailer — Amazon, for example — may set a cookie so a resulting purchase is attributed to us. That transaction happens on the retailer’s site under the retailer’s privacy policy. We never see your payment details, and we are not told what you bought as an identifiable individual. See our Affiliate Disclosure.
6. Sharing
We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with service providers who help us operate the site (hosting, security, analytics), where the law requires it, or in the event of a business transfer.
7. Retention and security
We keep correspondence only as long as it is useful for the purpose you sent it, and apply reasonable safeguards to protect it. No website can promise perfect security, and we do not.
8. Your choices
- Block or clear cookies in your browser.
- Ask us for a copy of, correction to, or deletion of information you have sent us.
- Opt out of third-party advertising cookies through those providers’ own tools.
Residents of regions with specific data rights, such as the EEA, UK, or California, may have additional rights — email us and we will honour them.
9. Children
This site is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their information. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
10. Changes
We may update this policy. Changes are posted here with a revised effective date.
11. Contact
Email: Contact@backpack-and-gear.com
Phone: (907) 272-8424
Address: 2101 Abbott Rd #7, Anchorage, Alaska 99507, USA