Kids Hike Dogs Hike takes your/your child's personal safety on the internet very seriously. The following privacy statement provides information about the personal information that Kids Hike Dogs Hike collects, and the ways in which Kids Hike Dogs Hike uses that personal information. 

           Your/your child's participation at Kids Hike Dogs Hike implies consent and agreement with the policies stated here.

Collecting personal information
Kids Hike Dogs Hike may collect personal information, such as:

• indirect, unidentifiable information about your use of this website (including key words/links used to access our site, pages visited, number of visits, and files accessed);
• first name, pet's name, and other non-identifiable information that you provide while engaging in website activities (including reader surveys and feedback);
• an email address, for the single purpose of responding to your specific request for information or reply;
• information that you provide to be posted on our site (personal hiking stories and photographs); and
• any other information that you send to Kids Hike Dogs Hike

     In accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Kids Hike Dogs Hike does not solicit personal information that would allow someone to identify or contact a child (such as full name, age, address, phone number, email), either directly or indirectly (through the use of "cookies"). At no time is such detailed information required for participation on our website, except in response to your specific request for information/reply. For that purpose, an email address only is required, and will be deleted upon fulfillment of your request.
     Visitors are encouraged to provide only first names when participating in site activities or submitting stories to Kids Hike Dogs Hike. Any information deemed "identifiable" by the webmaster will be deleted/not be published. 

Using personal information
Kids Hike Dogs Hike may use your personal information to:

• administer this website;
• enable your access to and use of the website services;
• incorporate files and information provided by you for the specific purpose of posting on this website (photo files and hiking stories);
• respond to your request for information.

      Kids Hike Dogs Hike does not solicit or compile personal information for marketing or promotional use, nor does it disclose any information to third parties, agents or sub-contractors. Kids Hike Dogs Hike may disclose your personal information, however, to the extent that it is required to do so by law, in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings, and in order to establish, exercise or defend its legal rights.
     Kids Hike Dogs Hike reserves the right to edit or refuse story/photo submissions, at our discretion, to safeguard both your privacy and the integrity of our site.

Parental Consent 
     Information provided to Kids Hike Dogs Hike will not be shared or retained beyond it's one-time use, and is screened for personally identifiable information, including an individual's age, prior to use. Therefore, Kids Hike Dogs Hike will not attempt to acquire explicit, prior consent from parents of children under age 13.
     With regard to the personal stories and photos that you/your child may choose to share on Kids Hike Dogs Hike, public disclosure of this information is inherent in the activity itself, and therefore, does not require prior parental consent, according to the The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). We do however, encourage your active supervision and assistance in the choice of photos to be uploaded.
     That being said, a parent may revoke, at any time, his/her "implied" consent and refuse to allow Kids Hike Dogs Hike to further use information provided by their child, and may direct the webmaster to delete the information. See "Contact Kids Hike Dogs Hike," below.
 
Securing your data
      Kids Hike Dogs Hike will take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information. The site does not store personal information for future use, aside from that published to the site at your request.

Cross-border data transfers
      Personal information that you submit for publication on Kids Hike Dogs Hike will be published on the internet and may be available around the world.
You agree to such cross-border transfers of personal information.

Updating this statement
     Kids Hike Dogs Hike may update this privacy policy by posting a new version on this website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are familiar with any changes.

Other websites
       This website contains links to other websites. Kids Hike Dogs Hike is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of any third party.

Contacting Kids Hike Dogs Hike
      If you have any questions about this privacy policy or Kids Hike Dogs Hike's treatment of your personal information, please write:

• by email to KidsHikeDogsHike@HikingWithDogs.net; or
• by post to Ellen Eastwood, Kids Hike Dogs Hike, 2554 Kirsten Lee Drive, Westlake Village, CA 91361

--About this privacy statement--
 This privacy statement is based on a free Contractology precedent available at www.freenetlaw.com. Premium forms available on the Contractology website include website data privacy notices.