WHO WE ARE
Our website address is: https://queenslandandbeyond.com.
You can contact me, Kati Craythorn, by email at ‘kati (at) queenslandandbeyond.com’.
AFFILIATE LINK DISCLOSURE
Posts on queenslandandbeyond.com may contain affiliate links. However, I am an independent creator and my reviews are based on my personal experience with the gear on the trail. I only recommend products I trust and love, regardless of any affiliate relationship.
If you click a link and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. This commission goes directly toward maintaining this blog and helps keep the site ad-free and available as a free resource for the hiking and outdoor community.
I personally use these businesses and services, and I own (or have owned) the items I link to. If a specific model is no longer available, I will link to the closest or most current version that I would personally buy myself. I only link to gear or services that I find truly useful, helpful, and love.
Thank you for supporting my site and keeping the guides going! 🙂
WHAT PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT AND WHY WE COLLECT IT
COMMENTS
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
COOKIES
This site uses cookies to enhance your experience and track affiliate referrals. For a full list of cookies used, please see the technical table at the bottom of this page.
If you leave a comment on this site you may opt-in to save your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
TECHNICAL COOKIE DECLARATION
This site uses cookies to enhance your experience and track affiliate referrals.
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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
I often embed Google maps to help you plan your hikes and road trips; these third-party services may track your interaction with that content.
ANALYTICS
I use Google Analytics to collect anonymised data such as which hiking guides or national park guides are most popular and how long readers spend on the site. This data does not identify you personally.
You can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or through my Privacy Choice banner.
EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS
I collect your name and email address when you opt in to my newsletter list.
I also collect your name and email address when you opt in to being notified of new blog posts. This data is held in Kit.
I use this information to stay connected with you through my blog. This means that I send you occasional newsletters with information about new blog posts. You can unsubscribe from these emails at any time by clicking the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of any email.
PERSONAL DATA
WHO WE SHARE YOUR DATA WITH
Google Analytics can access anonymised data of visitors but it is not shared beyond this site.
Data (your name and email address) collected through opting in to email subscription is held in Kit.
I do not sell your personal data to third parties. Beyond the technical services used to run the site (such as Google Analytics for anonymised traffic data and Kit for email delivery), your information is not shared.
HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR DATA
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Your information from email subscriptions will be kept until you choose to unsubscribe. Please contact me if you would like your data to be manually removed from my records earlier.
WHAT RIGHTS YOU HAVE OVER YOUR DATA
If you have left comments or have subscribed to the email newsletter, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data I hold about you, including any data you have provided to me.
You can also request that I erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data I are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
WHERE WE SEND YOUR DATA
As a digital site, your data may be processed on servers located outside of Australia or New Zealand (for example, by service providers like Kit or Google based in the United States or data centres in Singapore). I ensure these providers maintain high standards of data protection.
YOUR RIGHTS (AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND)
As an Australian-based creator, I am committed to protecting your data in accordance with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.
Depending on your location, you have the right to access, correct or request the deletion of your personal information. If you have any concerns about how your data is handled, you can contact me directly at ‘kati (at) queenslandandbeyond.com’.
If we are unable to resolve your concern, you may contact the relevant authority:
New Zealand: The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) at www.privacy.org.nz.
Australia: The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at www.oaic.gov.au.
I try to respond to all legitimate requests within a reasonable timeframe, usually one month but it may be longer if we are on the road.
MEDIAVINE AND YOUR PRIVACY—PROGRAMMATIC ADVERTISING (VER.1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.
POLICY AMENDMENTS
I may update this privacy policy from time to time by posting a new version on my website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes.
Last updated: October 2026