Last updated: 15 August 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how RideFarGear (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and protects information when you visit ridefargear.com (the “Site”). By using the Site, you agree to the practices described here.
Who we are
RideFarGear is an editorial website publishing guides and information about motorcycle touring and adventure gear. You can reach us any time through our Contact page.
Information we collect
- Information you provide. If you contact us or leave a comment, we receive the details you send, such as your name and email address.
- Automatically collected data. Like most websites, our servers and tools automatically record standard information such as your IP address, browser type, device, referring pages, and how you interact with the Site.
- Cookies and similar technologies. We and our partners use cookies to run the Site, understand traffic, and serve advertising. See our Cookie Policy for details.
Comments, media, and embedded content
- Comments. If commenting is enabled and you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user-agent string to help detect spam. An anonymized string created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it.
- Media. If you upload images to the Site, you should avoid uploading files with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), because visitors can download and extract that data.
- Embedded content. Articles may include embedded content such as videos. Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you had visited that other website, which may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with that content.
How we use your information
- To operate, maintain, and improve the Site and its content.
- To respond to your messages and requests.
- To analyze traffic and understand which content is useful.
- To display advertising, which helps keep our content free.
- To protect the Site against fraud, abuse, and security threats.
Advertising and third-party vendors
We may display advertising through third-party services, including Google AdSense. These partners use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to our Site or other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising at aboutads.info.
- You can review how Google uses information from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Analytics
We may use analytics services such as Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Site. These services collect information such as pages visited and time on site, and may set their own cookies. You can learn more about how Google handles this data at policies.google.com/privacy.
Affiliate links
Some pages may contain affiliate links. If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate networks may use cookies to track referrals. For more, see our Affiliate Disclosure.
How we share information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share data with service providers who help us operate the Site (such as hosting, analytics, and advertising partners), or where required by law. These providers are only permitted to use the information as needed to provide their services.
Legal basis for processing (EEA/UK)
If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, we process your personal data under the following legal bases set out in the GDPR:
- Consent — for non-essential cookies and personalized advertising, where you have given it. You can withdraw consent at any time.
- Legitimate interests — to operate, secure, and improve the Site and to understand how it is used, in a way that does not override your rights and freedoms.
- Legal obligation — where we are required to process data to comply with the law.
Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights over your personal data:
- EEA/UK (GDPR): the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to processing of your data, and to data portability. Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.
- California (CCPA/CPRA): the right to know what personal information we collect, to request deletion, and to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information. We do not sell personal information.
- To exercise any of these rights, contact us through our Contact page.
How we protect your information
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the information we hold against loss, misuse, and unauthorized access — including serving the Site over encrypted HTTPS and limiting who can access data. However, no method of transmitting or storing data over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Data retention
We keep personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law, after which it is deleted or anonymized.
Children’s privacy
The Site is intended for adults and is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us information, please contact us and we will remove it.
International visitors
The Site is operated online and may be accessed worldwide. If you access it from outside the country where our servers are located, your information may be transferred, stored, and processed in other jurisdictions.
Links to other websites
The Site links to third-party websites we do not control. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites, and we encourage you to read their policies.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes take effect when posted on this page, and the “last updated” date above reflects the latest revision.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please reach out through our Contact page.