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What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They serve as digital breadcrumbs that help us provide you with a better, more personalized browsing experience while you explore our expert outdoor equipment reviews.
Privacy Protection
Important: Cookies do not contain any personal information that can directly identify you. They simply help us improve our website's functionality, remember your preferences, and provide you with relevant outdoor gear recommendations based on your interests.
How We Use Cookies
At National Park Gear Reviews, we use cookies strategically to enhance your outdoor gear discovery journey and provide you with the most relevant, expert-reviewed equipment recommendations for your wilderness adventures.
Types of Cookies We Use
Session Cookies
These temporary cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. They help maintain your session while browsing our outdoor gear reviews and ensure smooth navigation between pages.
What they do:
- • Keep you logged in during your visit
- • Remember items in your comparison list
- • Maintain search filters and preferences
- • Enable secure form submissions
Persistent Cookies
These cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you manually delete them. They remember your preferences for future visits, making your outdoor gear discovery experience more efficient.
Duration and purpose:
Preference Cookies (1 year)
- • Language settings
- • Preferred gear categories
- • Display options
Analytics Cookies (2 years)
- • Visit frequency
- • Popular content tracking
- • User behavior patterns
Third-Party Cookies
These cookies are set by external services we integrate with to enhance your experience and support our outdoor gear review operations.
Google Analytics
Tracks website usage and helps us improve content based on user behavior patterns.
Amazon Associates
Enables affiliate tracking for gear recommendations and supports our review operations.
Social Media
Powers social sharing features for gear reviews and outdoor adventure content.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have complete control over cookies and can customize your preferences at any time. Here's how to manage cookies across different browsers and what each setting means for your outdoor gear discovery experience.
Browser-Specific Cookie Management
Google Chrome
Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
Mozilla Firefox
Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
Safari
Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
Microsoft Edge
Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data
Impact of Blocking Cookies
While you can block cookies, please note that doing so may affect your ability to:
- • Access personalized gear recommendations
- • Save favorite items and comparisons
- • Maintain login sessions
- • Experience optimized site performance
Amazon Affiliate Program
Partnership Disclosure
National Park Gear Reviews 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 linking to Amazon.com.
How It Works:
- • Cookies track affiliate referrals
- • We earn small commissions on qualifying purchases
- • No additional cost to you
- • Supports our independent review operations
Our Commitment:
- • Reviews remain completely independent
- • Unbiased recommendations based on testing
- • Transparent about affiliate relationships
- • Your trust is our priority
Cookie Duration & Lifecycle
Understanding how long different cookies remain on your device helps you make informed decisions about your privacy preferences.
Session Cookies
Until browser closes
Automatically deleted when you end your session
Preference Cookies
1 Year
Remember your settings and choices
Analytics Cookies
2 Years
Help us improve your experience
Affiliate Cookies
24 hours - 30 days
Track referrals for commissions
Updates to This Policy
We periodically review and update our Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our practices, technology, and applicable laws. Our commitment to transparency means you'll always be informed about how we use cookies to enhance your outdoor gear discovery experience.
Stay Informed
We recommend reviewing this Cookie Policy periodically, especially if you're interested in understanding how we continue to improve your outdoor gear discovery experience while respecting your privacy preferences.
Contact Us About Cookies
Have questions about our Cookie Policy or how we use cookies to enhance your outdoor gear discovery experience? We're here to help and committed to transparency in all our privacy practices.
Common Questions We Can Help With
- How to disable specific types of cookies
- Understanding our affiliate tracking practices
- Data retention and deletion requests
- How cookies affect your user experience
- Privacy rights and options available to you
Our Commitment to You
We're committed to transparency, respect for your privacy, and providing you with the best possible outdoor gear discovery experience. Your questions and feedback help us continuously improve our practices and serve the outdoor community better.