Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2025/03/31

This Privacy Policy describes how Outdoors and Eco (https://outdoorsandeco.com) ("we", "our", "us") collects, uses, and discloses your information when you visit our website. By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Data

  • Personal Information: While using our website, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). This may include, but is not limited to, your name, email address, phone number, and postal address.

1.2 Usage Data

  • Usage Information: We may also automatically collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our website or when you access the site by or through a mobile device ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include details such as your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages you visit on our website, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.

  • IP Address Collection: We collect IP addresses for security purposes and to provide location-based services:

    • Security: IP addresses help us monitor and prevent potentially malicious activities, detect and block suspicious traffic patterns, and protect our website from attacks.
    • Geolocation: IP addresses allow us to provide regionally relevant content and services, understand our user base's geographic distribution, and comply with regional legal requirements.
    • Privacy Protection: We partially anonymize IP addresses by removing the last octet (e.g., 192.168.1.xxx) for analytics purposes while retaining the full IP address only for security needs.
    • Retention: Full IP addresses are retained for 90 days for security purposes, after which they are fully anonymized.

1.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

  • Cookies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information.
  • Tracking Technologies: We do not use any 3rd party tracking technologies, nor do we share any user data with 3rd parties without the users express consent.

2. How We Use Your Information

  • Service Improvement: To operate, maintain, and improve our website, products, and services.
  • Communication: To contact you with newsletters, marketing materials, and other information that may be of interest to you.
  • Analytics: To monitor and analyze usage and trends on our website.
  • Security: To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, and malicious activities.
  • Geolocation Services: To provide content and services relevant to your geographic region.
  • Legal Obligations: To comply with legal requirements, enforce our policies, and resolve disputes.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your information in the following situations:

  • Service Providers: With third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf, provided they agree to keep your information confidential.
  • Legal Requirements: If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
  • Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.

4. Data Security

We value your trust in providing us with your Personal Data and use commercially reasonable measures to protect it. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

5. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit, as we have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of third-party sites or services.

6. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed to individuals under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 18. If you believe that we have collected such information, please contact us immediately.

7. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data under the following legal bases:

  • Legitimate Interest: We process IP addresses and usage data based on our legitimate interest in providing secure, efficient, and regionally appropriate services. This includes security monitoring, fraud prevention, and basic analytics.
  • Consent: Where required by law, we will seek your explicit consent for specific processing activities.
  • Legal Obligation: We may process your data to comply with legal requirements.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access: The right to request copies of your personal data.
  • Rectification: The right to request correction of inaccurate information.
  • Erasure: The right to request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Restriction: The right to request restriction of processing in certain circumstances.
  • Objection: The right to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Data Portability: The right to request transfer of your data to another organization.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information in the "Contact" section.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]

By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.