Disclaimer & Privacy Policy

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Terms of Use

These terms apply to the use of https://trailstainedfingers.com (“Trail-Stained: Walk Everywhere”).

The policy is valid from June 1, 2015.

The content on this website is the personal opinion of Ankita Shreeram and Mohit Somani. We do not assume responsibility for the information stated here, although it is correct to the best of our knowledge. However, information in the travel industry is always subject to frequent changes; so please check with the respective authorities when in doubt.

If you do spot an error in one of our articles, please email contact@trailstainedfingers.com, and we will try to rectify it.

Our website is not intended for the use of minors or anyone below the age of 18.

Copyright Policy

All content on this website, including text, images, videos, and other graphics and element is the property of “Trail-Stained”, otherwise known as “Trail-Stained Fingers”, owned and managed by Ankita Shreeram and Mohit Somani.

If you wish to republish any of our articles or photos, please contact contact@trailstainedfingers.com. Reproduction of content without our expressed permission is strictly forbidden.

You are not allowed to redistribute any content on this website and/or use it for commercial purposes and false claims. You may also not indulge in any data extraction practices on this website.

Guest Post Policy

The authors of guest posts are responsible for the content therein, and we do not necessarily endorse their views. Although the writers retain the copyright of their material, they may not publish the article anywhere else on the World Wide Web once it has been published on https://trailstainedfingers.com.

Writers also agree to give us the right to reuse and redistribute their material (text, photos, and any other content within the guest posts) without any temporal or geographical restrictions. Writers are responsible for providing plagiarism-free content with accurate information.

The above terms also apply to sponsored posts and paid content provided by external parties. We reserve the right to edit content for grammar and SEO purposes and monetize it using affiliate marketing or other means.

Content Policy

The content on this website is intended for entertainment and general knowledge. We do not claim to be legal or medical experts. We will not be held liable for any errors or omissions in the articles. Nor do we assume responsibility for any misinterpretations or damages or losses incurred from the same.

You are allowed and encouraged to leave comments on the articles on this website. However, we reserve the right to delete comments that are seen as inflammatory, profane, spam, or otherwise offensive.

We hope that the website never goes down but if it does, we will not be held responsible for the same as it can happen due to technical issues.

Privacy Policy

https://trailstainedfingers.com (“Trail-Stained: Walk Everywhere”) is governed by the following privacy policy.

Information Collected: Methods and Purposes

  • Voluntarily submitted information: You may submit your name, website, and/or email ID while subscribing to our Mailchimp newsletter or leaving a comment. Rest assured, we do not sell any personal data to third parties or use it for anything other than enhancing your user experience.
  • Automatically collected information: The website uses Google Analytics and other plugins which collect your IP location, browser type, operating system, time spent on the website, pages accessed, and referring links to let us know how visitors use the website and help us improve.
  • Cookies: All websites use cookies to help you load them faster the next time you visit, and ours is no exception. This may include cached content, session cookies, and advertising cookies to personalize your user experience.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). 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, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Advertisers and Affiliate Partners

This website uses display advertising and affiliate partnerships to help cover its operational expenses and earn a revenue. Affiliate links may be embedded into our posts and we earn a tiny commission every time you click on a link and make a purchase. This is at no added cost to you, and we only recommend products that we ourselves use and love. Cookies may be employed to track such referral purchases and to show you ads that are relevant to you.

Our partners include but are not limited to Google Adsense, Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, and Booking.com. You may also encounter ads and affiliate links in our newsletter. However, you may unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the link on the footer of the emails.

If you have any questions regarding your personal information on this website or the content or anything else, please email contact@trailstainedfingers.com. Thank you for visiting Trail-Stained and we hope to serve you again soon.

We reserve the right to update the information stated in this disclaimer and privacy policy at any point.

Last updated: August 7, 2019.




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