Who We Are
Our website address is: https://ExploreCampLife.com
At ExploreCampLife.com, we’re all about sharing the wild beauty of the outdoors—responsibly and respectfully. That includes how we handle your data when you interact with our site. Here’s a breakdown of what happens behind the scenes when you comment, upload, or engage with our content.
Comments
When you leave a comment on ExploreCampLife.com, we collect the details you provide, plus your IP address and browser info. This helps us catch spam and keep the campfire discussions safe for everyone.
We might send a hashed (anonymized) version of your email to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. Their privacy policy is here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. If your comment gets approved, your profile pic may appear next to it.
Media
Uploading photos? Make sure they don’t contain location data (like EXIF GPS). Otherwise, someone could download them and see exactly where they were taken—something you might want to keep private.
Cookies
- Leave a comment? You can choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies for next time—they’ll hang around for a year.
- Visit our login page? We set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. It disappears when you close your browser.
- Log in? We’ll set cookies to remember your login and display settings. Login cookies last 2 days; display settings stick around for 1 year. If you hit “Remember Me,” your login will stay active for 2 weeks. Logging out clears these cookies.
- Edit or publish content? We’ll set a one-day cookie that stores the post ID—no personal info included.
Embedded Content from Other Sites
Some posts may include embedded videos, images, or articles from other websites. Interacting with them is just like visiting the original site, which means those platforms might track your activity if you’re logged in there.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email—just a safety precaution.
How Long We Keep Your Data
We keep your comments (and related metadata) indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up messages faster.
If you register on ExploreCampLife.com, we store the information in your user profile. You can view, edit, or delete your personal data anytime—except your username. Our website admins can also view and update that info.
Your Rights Over Your Data
Left a comment? Created an account? You can ask us for an exported file of your personal data—or request we delete it. (Unless we’re legally or administratively required to keep it.)
Where Your Data Goes
We use automated spam detection tools to filter through comments—think of it as our digital mosquito net.