Our website address is: https://oscarhikes.com
Who we are
Oscar Hikes (oscarhikes.com) is a hiking tips and gear review website. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we collect and use your data.
Advertising — Google AdSense
This website uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites on the internet.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
For more information on how Google uses data, visit: google.com/policies/privacy/partners
Affiliate Disclosure
Oscar Hikes 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. We may earn a small commission when you purchase through our links, at no extra cost to you.
Comments
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.
Cookies
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.
This site also uses third-party cookies from Google AdSense and Google Analytics for advertising and analytics purposes.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, and articles. 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 and use cookies.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with trusted third-party services including Google AdSense, Google Analytics, and Amazon Associates, as described above.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
What rights you have over your data
You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, or request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.
Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: https://oscarhikes.com/contact-us/
Last updated: May 2026