Privacy Policy

The Fallen Outdoors (“TFO”) respects your privacy and will not obtain personally identified information about the person who is reading this (“You”) when You visit our Website or other online media, except when you choose to provide such information. When you do provide it, such information will be transferred to unaffiliated third parties unless you opt-out at the time of collection.

When accessing our Website, TFO will learn certain information about You during Your visit. How we will handle the information we learn about You depends upon what You do when visiting our site. If You visit our site to read or download information on our pages, we collect and store only the following information about You:

The name of the domain from which You access the Internet;
The date and time You access our site; and
The Internet address of the Website You used to link directly to our site.

Our Website uses “cookies,” which are small data files stored on your device, to enhance Your browsing experience. Cookies help us remember Your preferences, understand how you interact with our Website, and tailor content to your needs. They also help us analyze site usage for optimization purposes. By using our Website, You consent to our use of cookies. If You prefer, you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies. However, this may prevent You from taking full advantage of the Website’s features. We respect Your privacy and any information collected through cookies is kept confidential and not shared with third parties unless required by law.

If You identify Yourself by sending us an e-mail containing personal information, then the information collected will be solely used to respond to Your message. The information collected is for statistical purposes. TFO may use software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for purposes such as assessing the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

For Website security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, TFO or license others to use software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. TFO will not obtain personally identifying information about You when You visit our site unless You choose to provide such information to us, nor will such information be sold or otherwise transferred to unaffiliated third parties without the approval of the user at the time of collection.

We do not store any credit card information or any personally identifiable information other than Your username and password in our systems. We transmit payment information to the payment processor using an encrypted connection. If You provide other personally identifiable information — such as Your name, telephone number, or address — to us via email or other methods, we will retain this information in our systems only for purposes of communicating with You concerning the matter for which You contacted us.

Residents of the States of California, Nevada, Virginia, Colorado, Maine, and Massachusetts and citizens of the European Union have enacted data privacy laws that may grant You certain rights as pertains to the data we gather, store and use on the Website and in related systems. The following terms will govern our treatment of personal information as it relates to these laws.

Data Collection and Use: TFO collects and processes the following personal data from You: first and last names, email addresses, and the results of your interaction with the Website. This data is collected for the purpose of providing You with the services offered through the Website, enhancing Your user experience, and improving the quality of our services.
Legal Basis for Processing: Our legal basis for processing Your personal data is based on your explicit consent, which you provide by agreeing to these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.
Data Sharing: We will not share Your personal data with third parties, except as necessary to provide our services, or as required by law. Any third party we engage for this purpose will be obligated to use your data in accordance with our instructions and to maintain appropriate security measures to protect Your data.
Data Security: We have implemented technical and organizational measures to secure Your personal data from accidental loss and unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. However, the internet is not 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of Your data transmitted through our Website.
User Rights: If you are a resident of the above-listed States or European Union, You have the right to access your personal data, to rectify any inaccuracies in Your data, to erase Your data, to restrict the processing of Your data, to object to the processing of Your data, to data portability, and to withdraw Your consent. You can exercise these rights by contacting us at the email address provided in the “Contact Us” section of the Website.
Data Retention: We will retain Your personal data for as long as needed to provide you with our services and for a reasonable time thereafter in accordance with our data retention policy.
Data Protection Officer: To ensure our compliance with State Laws and the GDPR and to assist with responses to your requests, we have appointed a Data Protection Officer. You may reach our Data Protection Officer at the email address provided in the “Contact Us” section of the Website.
Complaints: If you have any complaints about our handling of Your personal data, You have the right to lodge a complaint with your State or national data protection authority. You are limited to one request per calendar year. In Your request, please attest to the fact that You are a citizen of one of the above-listed States or the European Union and provide a current California address for our response. You may request the information in writing at: support@thefallenoutdoors.org.

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time, in order to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to be informed of how TFO is protecting your information.

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us via email at support@thefallenoutdoors.org. We will endeavor to address your concerns and resolve any issues you may have with our data practices.

Any disputes or claims arising out of or in connection with this Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Washington, United States. The parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the State of Washington for the resolution of any disputes arising from or related to this Privacy Policy. If you have any dispute with us, you agree that before taking any formal action, you will contact us at support@thefallenoutdoors.org, provide a brief, written description of the dispute and your contact information (including your username, if your dispute relates to an account) and allow sixty (60) days to pass, during which we will attempt to reach an amicable resolution of any issue.