PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: 7 September 2026
Privacy Policy
Last updated: 7 September 2026
Outdoor Pirate (“we”, “us” or “our”) is the personal website of Paul Clarke. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used and shared when you visit www.theoutdoorpirate.com.
Information We Collect
You may browse most of this website without providing personal information.
We may receive information that you voluntarily provide, such as when you contact us by email or through a contact form.
We may also automatically receive certain technical information when you visit the website, including your browser type, device type, approximate location, pages visited, referring website and information about how you interact with the site.
Analytics
We may use analytics services to understand how visitors use Outdoor Pirate, including which pages and expedition stories are most popular and how visitors find the website.
These services may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about website usage.
Cookies
Outdoor Pirate and third-party services used on this website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the site, remember preferences, measure website performance, understand visitor activity and, where applicable, provide advertising.
Where required by law, visitors will be given appropriate choices regarding non-essential cookies.
Advertising and Google AdSense
Outdoor Pirate may use Google AdSense and other advertising services to display advertisements.
Google and other third-party vendors may use cookies to serve advertisements based on a visitor’s previous visits to this website or other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads based on visits to Outdoor Pirate and/or other websites.
Visitors can learn about and manage how Google uses information for advertising through Google’s advertising and privacy settings.
Where required, consent will be obtained before personalized advertising cookies or similar technologies are used.
Embedded Content
Outdoor Pirate may contain embedded content from third-party platforms, including YouTube, Instagram and other social media or video services.
Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party website directly. Those services may collect data, use cookies or other tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with their content in accordance with their own privacy policies.
External Links
This website contains links to third-party websites, social media platforms, expedition operators, brands and other external services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites. You should review their privacy policies when visiting them.
How We Use Information
Information collected through Outdoor Pirate may be used to operate and improve the website, respond to enquiries, understand website usage, measure content performance, maintain security, and support advertising or other website services.
We do not sell your personal information.
Data Retention and Security
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law.
Reasonable measures are taken to protect information, although no method of transmission or storage on the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to request access, correction or deletion of certain information.
You may also have rights regarding cookies, personalized advertising and certain forms of data processing.
To make a privacy-related request, contact us using the details below.
Children’s Privacy
Outdoor Pirate is not directed specifically at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the website, the services we use or applicable legal requirements.
The latest version will always be published on this page with the updated date shown above.
Contact
For questions about this Privacy Policy or how information is handled on Outdoor Pirate, contact:
Paul Clarke / Outdoor Pirate
Email: Paul@theoutdoorpirate.com
Website: www.theoutdoorpirate.com
