Effective Date: August 14, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to Cast & Fly (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, process, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, castandfly.com (the “Site”).
Please read this policy carefully. By using our Site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:
a) Personal Data You Voluntarily Provide to Us
We collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Site. This may include:
- Contact Information: Your name and email address when you use our contact form to ask a question or provide feedback.
- Comments: Your name, email address, and website URL when you leave a comment on one of our articles. Please note that your name and comment will be publicly visible.
- Newsletter Subscription: Your email address when you subscribe to our newsletter for updates and content.
b) Data We Collect Automatically
When you access the Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Site, and for our internal analytics. This data includes:
- Log and Usage Data: Information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies to help us understand user behavior and improve your experience. For more detailed information on the cookies we use, please see our Cookie Policy.
3. How We Use Your Information
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:
- Operate and Maintain Our Website: To ensure the Site functions correctly and to protect it from security threats.
- Improve Our Content and User Experience: To understand how our audience uses the Site so we can create more valuable content and improve its layout.
- Respond to Your Inquiries: To communicate with you and respond to your comments, questions, and requests.
- Send You Our Newsletter: If you have opted-in, to send you emails regarding new content, tips, and other news related to fly fishing. You may opt-out at any time.
- Analyze Anonymous, Aggregated Data: For statistical purposes and to analyze trends with third-party services like Google Analytics.
4. Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:
- With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors who perform services for us or on our behalf, such as web hosting, email delivery, and analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics).
- By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law.
5. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email address below.
6. Third-Party Websites
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and external services, that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave our Site, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information.
7. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us so we can promptly obtain parental consent or remove the information.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Effective Date” at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us