Privacy and Cookie Policy

Buy Hiking Boots helps you find outdoor footwear, clothing, equipment and accessories. We showcase leading brands, the latest products, where to buy and current prices. We link to some of the UK’s biggest online retailers with one aim – to make it easy to buy walking and hiking boots and related equipment online.
 

About this Privacy and Cookie Policy

By accessing our website www.buyhikingboots.co.uk you agree that our Privacy and Cookie Policy will apply whenever you access this website on any device. For privacy related questions please write to our Data Protection Officer at the address below.​​​
 
Whilst most updates and amendments to this Privacy and Cookie Policy will be minor, Buy Hiking Boots may change this policy from time to time, and at Buy Hiking Boot’s sole discretion to meet the requirements of our business and in order to comply with changes to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). ​​
 
We will update changes on this website. ​​​​
 

Access and Correction​ of your Information

You have the right to request a copy of the information that we may hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please write to our Data Protection Officer at the address below. ​
 
We aim to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. You can contact us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate.​​
 
We take the security of your personal data seriously and have adopted a policy of compliance with the data protection laws of the United Kingdom, taking reasonable care to prevent unauthorised access to personal data.
 

Cookies​

Like most other websites we use cookies on www.buyhikingboots.co.uk
 
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer by your browser e.g Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer. Cookies contain information about the use of your computer but do not include personal information about you (they do not capture your name, for example).
 
Cookies are used for many things, such as remembering whether you have visited our site before, so that you remain logged in, or to help us work out how many new website visitors we receive each month.
 
Modern internet browsers accept cookies automatically but you can change the settings of your browser to erase cookies or prevent automatic acceptance if you prefer. The following links explain how you can control cookies in your browser.
 
Please note that if you turn off cookies in your browser, the changes you make will apply to all websites not just www.buyhikingboots.co.uk:
 
​​Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
 

Social Media and Third Party Cookies

Links to social media websites that we use are run by other companies. These companies place cookies on your computer when you use them on our site or if you are already logged in to them. You can find out more about these third party companies Privacy and Cookie Policies here:​
 
​Facebook (Facebook’s data policy): https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
​You Tube (YouTube video player cookie policy): https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2801895?hl=en-GB
Twitter (Twitter’s privacy policy): https://twitter.com/privacy
 

Google Analytics​

We use Google Analytics on our website www.buyhikingboots.co.uk to help us understand how visitors interact with our website and for aggregating information about the traffic to our site.
 
We do not enable Data Collection for Advertising Features or Remarketing purposes, nor do we run Google AdSense advertising on our website. We also anonymize your IP address as standard to protect your privacy.​
 
​Google’s privacy policy can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy
You can also opt out of this if you want with this extension: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout​​​​​​
 

External Websites

www.buyhikingboots.co.uk contains links to third party websites. Our privacy policy only applies to this website so when you link to other websites you should always take the time to read their own, specific privacy policies.
 

How We Make Money

We earn money when you save money with us, shopping online through www.buyhkingboots.co.uk
 
When you click through to a third party website from one of our product links you check the product is the one you want, you check the price and if you’re happy, you purchase the product. If everything goes well the third party company pay us a fee, which doesn’t impact on the price you’ve paid.
 
At no stage in the process do we collect personal data on you or your purchase, this is handled by the third party website you buy from.
 

Adverts and Sponsored Links

We serve a small number of external adverts on our website together with sponsored links. These external links include clickable text, banner and / or image links that will take you to specific third party websites.
 
These third party websites will typically have detailed privacy policies in place, relating directly to the adverts they serve.
 
We do not gather personal data about the adverts and sponsored links you click on. Any cookie placed on your computer will be done so by the third party website.
 

Email Marketing and Live Chat​

We do not collect your personal data to undertake email marketing campaigns, nor do we feature a Live Chat facility on our website www.buyhikingboots.co.uk
 

Online Contact Forms

Our online contact form asks you to read this Privacy and Cookie Policy and tick the box to agree to the use of the information you provide being used to contact you. Data is not used for any other purpose other than to answer your enquiry.​​
 

Contact Us ​

If you have questions about this Privacy and Cookie Policy, please contact Buy Hiking Boots via email: enquiries@buyhikingboots.co.uk