This privacy policy sets out how "We Are Hikers" uses and protects any information that you give "We Are Hikers" when using this website. "We Are Hikers" is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

"We Are Hikers" may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 15 October 2013.

What we do with the information you provide us

We require this information to understand your needs and to provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

Internal record keeping.
We may use the information to improve our products and services.
We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.

From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone or mail.
We may use the information to customize the website according to your interests.
We will never sell your information.

"We Are Hikers" complies with the United Stated of America “Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007“. This Act is designed to protect you from receiving spam emails from us.

Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. We use a third party system for logging traffic; the third party provider does not keep any personally identifiable information in the data it collects.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. No personal information about visitors to our website is stored within our cookies.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers are set to automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless they are the actual operator of an item you are booking; we have your permission or are required by law.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the New Zealand Privacy Act 1993. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to us. Our address details are available on our contact page.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, using the address on our contact page. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

Terms and Conditions

Types of Levels
"WeAreHikers" users 9 types of levels for each event we make. We always try to give it the level according to hikers between professionals and beginners. Our choices might be a little tough or a little easier than expectations but we take these choices to make sure that all can finish it happy.

Hiking Statistics on our Website
"WeAreHikers" always provides the hikers to be able to login to our website and enter their Dashboard. Inside their Dashboard they can see all the hikes they joined us in. Dates, places, calories burnt, kilometers hiked and duration spent. All this information can be shared on Social Applications as well.

Time for Arrival
In the morning we always give our 30 minutes to be waiting for all to arrive. We expect all to arrive 5 minutes earlier. On our return back, we usually arrive at time or earlier despite the fact that we might arrive a little bit later due to any issue happening on the road while we're back.

Stay away from animals
While hiking, all animals try to be unscene in the first place. In case we saw any, it would be nice to take pictures and in case we saw an injured small animal best thing to do is leave it alone as long as we cannot take care of it professionally.

We are a group
Remember that despite the fact that we are enjoying our day we shall always remember that we are a team. We have to stay as ONE group. whenever we see that we are a bit slow we should move faster and whoever's moving fast shall slow down a bit. Whenever we pass through places where we need to help each other, it would amazing to do so.

Insurance Coverage
"WeAreHikers" has no insurance coverage to hikers in nature. We go hiking in easy places where accidents do not happen as long as you're following our rules. Follow the guide always, never take left/right places suddenly because no one knows the trail more than the guide himself and don't take risks about yourself or others, like running suddenly or jumping in places where you might get injured.

In the end, we have First-Aid kit and we can protect you 100% in case small accidents happened while hiking.

Age we accept alone
18+ ages and up are the only hikers accepted alone. Whoever's below 18 years of age have to be with their guardian or their parents have to assure us that they do not mind sending their kids alone.

Last but not least...
"WeAreHikers" can accept confirmations to any event anytime needed before it's actual date by 2 days. Any cancellation before 2 days of the event; this will be considered as a "red dot" to that person and whenever they want to confirm in the future will be obliged to pay in advance. We have trust in all hikers with us until proven otherwise...