Effective date: 06. 21. 2026
The short version
No Heels Just Sneakers (noheelsjustsneakers.com) is a personal hiking and outdoor lifestyle blog. We do not collect, store, sell, or share your personal information ourselves. Like most websites, though, this site runs on third-party tools and services that automatically collect some information when you visit. Because those companies, not us, hold and control that data, this policy explains what each one collects and links you directly to their own privacy and opt-out tools. If you want to access, change, or delete your data, or opt out of tracking, you will need to contact the relevant provider listed below, since we have no access to that data and cannot retrieve or remove it for you.
Who runs this site
This website is owned and operated by No Heels Just Sneakers, a personal, non-commercial blog about hiking and the outdoors.
This site is hosted on WordPress, and its domain is registered through GoDaddy. The newsletter, if you choose to subscribe, is handled through Jetpack.
Information collected automatically
When you visit this site, certain information is collected automatically by the services that run it, even though we do not personally gather or store it. This typically includes:
- Your approximate location (such as country or region), derived from your IP address
- Your browser type, device type, and operating system
- The pages you visit, how long you stay, and the links you click
- The website or search engine that referred you here
- General usage and traffic statistics
This information is used by those services to keep the site running and to measure how it is performing. It is not used by us to personally identify you.
Information you provide directly
You only share personal information with this site if you choose to. This can happen when you:
- Leave a comment. If commenting is enabled, your name, email address, and IP address are stored and processed (including by the Akismet anti-spam service) so the comment can be displayed and protected from spam. Your email address is not published.
- Subscribe to the newsletter. If you subscribe, your email address is stored and managed through Jetpack so that new posts can be sent to you. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of every newsletter email.
Cookies and tracking
Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help websites function and remember preferences. This site and the third-party services it uses may place cookies to keep the site working, remember your comment details, and measure traffic. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the site work.
Third-party services and how to opt out
This site relies on the third-party services below. Each one collects and controls its own data under its own privacy policy. Since we do not hold or control this data, please use the links below to review what each service collects and to manage or opt out of that collection directly.
- WordPress and Jetpack (Automattic): provide hosting, site statistics, and the newsletter feature. This involves processing visitor data such as IP addresses and approximate location for stats. Automattic honors browser “Do Not Track” signals for its statistics.
- Visitor privacy notice: https://automattic.com/privacy-notice/
- Jetpack privacy details and opt-out information: https://jetpack.com/support/privacy/
- Akismet (Automattic): filters comment spam. When you comment, Akismet processes data such as your IP address, name, email address, and the comment itself. Akismet keeps most of this data only for a short period and does not sell it.
- Akismet privacy policy: https://akismet.com/privacy/
- How Akismet handles data and how to opt out of long-term tracking: https://akismet.com/gdpr/
- Google Analytics (Google): measures site traffic and usage using cookies, collecting data such as pages viewed, device information, and approximate location.
- Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- GoDaddy: registers and manages this site’s domain name.
- GoDaddy privacy policy: https://www.godaddy.com/legal/agreements/privacy-policy
- Embedded content: some posts may include content embedded from other sites, such as videos or maps. That content behaves as if you visited the other site directly, which means those sites may set their own cookies and collect data about you under their own policies.
Affiliate links
Some posts on this site may contain affiliate links. If you click one and make a purchase, the retailer or its affiliate network may set a cookie to record that the referral came from this site, and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This does not change the price you pay. Any cookies set this way, and any data collected through them, are controlled by the retailer or affiliate network under their own privacy policies, not by us, so please review their policies for details on what they collect and how to opt out. We only link to products we would genuinely recommend, and using an affiliate link is always optional.
How information is used
Information collected through this site is used only to keep it running, understand which content readers find useful, protect it from spam, and send the newsletter to people who subscribe. We do not sell your personal information.
Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights over your personal information, such as the right to access, correct, or delete it, or to opt out of certain tracking. This can include rights under the European Union’s GDPR and California’s CCPA/CPRA.
Because we do not collect, hold, or control your data, we cannot fulfill these requests ourselves. To exercise any of these rights, please contact the relevant third-party provider listed in the section above and refer to their current privacy tools, which may change over time. The one exception is the newsletter: you can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of every email.
Data retention
We do not store visitor data ourselves. Any data collected through this site is retained according to the policies of the third-party services listed above. Comments remain on a post unless removed. Newsletter subscriptions are kept until you unsubscribe.
Children’s privacy
This site is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 16. No personal information is knowingly collected from children.
Links to other sites
This site contains links to other websites, such as trail resources, parks, and gear retailers. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any site you visit.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in the tools used on the site or in the law. When we do, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. Because the third-party links and tools above are maintained by those companies, please check their pages directly for their most current information.