Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Practical Travel Gear (practicaltravelgear.com) is an independent travel-gear review site operated by Chris Guill and Leah Guill. This policy describes what we collect and why. It is not legal advice.

What we collect

If you contact us by email or a form, we receive whatever you send: name, email address, and message. We use that only to reply.

If you leave a comment, we store the comment text and the information on the form. We may also store your IP address and browser user-agent to reduce spam.

The site uses Google Analytics 4 (measurement ID G-PJBZDDT9KH) to understand aggregate traffic. Google may set cookies and collect device and usage data under its own policies.

The site is hosted on Cloudflare. Cloudflare processes requests (IP address, user-agent, and similar connection data) to deliver and protect the site.

Cookies and ads

Analytics and advertising partners may set cookies. Affiliate links (for example to a retailer) can also set cookies if you click through. We do not sell a list of our readers.

What we do not do

We do not require an account to read the site. We do not ask for payment card numbers. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13.

How long we keep it

Contact emails are kept as long as needed to handle the request. Comments stay published until they are removed. Analytics is retained according to our Google Analytics settings.

Your choices

You can block cookies in your browser. You can ask us to delete a comment you left, or to delete a message you sent, by emailing us. If we use a comment or contact record to respond to you, we may keep a copy as needed to run the site.

Contact

Questions about this policy: use the contact page on this site, or email the operators at the addresses listed on the About page. The site is operated from Idaho, United States.