Privacy & Cookie Policy
Effective Date: 15-May-2024
Last updated: January 2026
RGS Fishing Guide Service (“RGS,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) operates https://www.rgsfish.com (the “Site”). This Privacy & Cookie Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website, sign up for newsletters, request information, or interact with our content.
Information We Collect
Personal Information You Provide
When you use our contact forms, newsletter signup forms, or otherwise contact us, we may collect personal information including your name, email address, phone number, message content, trip interests, lake preferences, and newsletter preferences.
Email Newsletters (Mailchimp)
We use Mailchimp as our email marketing and newsletter platform. When you subscribe, your information may be transferred to and processed by Mailchimp in accordance with their privacy practices. We use this information to send newsletters, trip updates, fishing conditions, availability notices, and occasional promotional emails. You may unsubscribe at any time using the link provided in our emails.
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our Site, we may collect limited non-personal information such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and general usage data to help us understand website performance and improve user experience.
Analytics and Website Usage
We may use analytics tools to understand how visitors interact with our Site, improve content, and measure performance. These tools may use cookies or similar technologies to collect anonymized usage data and do not personally identify you.
Trip Images and Media
Our website and emails may display photos or videos from fishing trips, including images of boats, lakes, fish, and participants. These images are used for informational and marketing purposes. If you have concerns about the use of an image, please contact us and we will address the request promptly.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use (i.e., the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used), and how to manage cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when the website is loaded in your browser. These cookies help make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide a better user experience, and help us understand how the website performs so we can analyze what works and where improvements are needed.
HOW DO WE USE COOKIES?
Like most online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes.
First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function properly and do not collect any personally identifiable information.
Third-party cookies are primarily used to understand how the website performs, how visitors interact with the website, keep services secure, enable analytics, and improve overall user experience and performance.
Necessary
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
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| __cf_bm | 1 hour | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
| _cfuvid | session | Cloudflare sets this cookie to track users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services |
| wt_consent | 1 year | The WebToffee GDPR Cookie Consent plugin sets this cookie to store the user’s consent preferences, allowing the website to recognise those choices on future visits. The cookie does not collect or store any personal or identifiable information about the visitor. |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | session | WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user's browser can display emojis properly. |
| _wpfuuid | 1 year 1 month 4 days | This cookie is used by the WPForms WordPress plugin. The cookie is used to allows the paid version of the plugin to connect entries by the same user and is used for some additional features like the Form Abandonment addon. |
| rc::a | never | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| rc::c | session | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| __Secure-YNID | 6 months | This cookie is used to detect and resolve problems with the service, ensuring a smooth user experience. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 6 months | It ensures that user privacy choices (such as consent for personalized ads or tracking) are respected when viewing embedded YouTube videos. |
Functional
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| trx_addons_is_retina | 2 days | Determines if the user’s device has a retina display for optimal image loading. |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | 6 months | Manages which new features or interface changes are shown to users during testing. |
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| vuid | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Vimeo installs this cookie to collect tracking information by setting a unique ID to embed videos on the website. |
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. |
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No cookies to display. | ||
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | Estimates user bandwidth to optimize video streaming and tracks user behavior for advertising/recommendations. |
Others
Other cookies are those that are being identified and have not been classified into any category as yet.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| nfd-enable-cf-opt | 1 day | Description is currently not available. |
| mcforms-248048612-sessionId | session | Description is currently not available. |
MANAGE COOKIE PREFERENCES
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the Consent Preferences button. This allows you to revisit the cookie consent banner, change your preferences, or withdraw your consent.
You may also manage cookies through your browser settings. Below are links to support documentation for major browsers:
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Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
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Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
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Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge
If you use a different browser, please refer to its official support documentation.
How We Use Your Information
We use collected information to:
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Respond to inquiries and booking requests
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Communicate about guided trips and services
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Send newsletters and marketing emails when you opt in
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Improve website performance and user experience
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Comply with legal obligations
We do not sell your personal information.
Sharing of Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. Information may be shared only with trusted service providers (such as email marketing or analytics providers) or when required by law.
Data Security
We take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect your personal information. However, no online transmission or storage method is completely secure.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Your Privacy Rights
California residents may have rights under applicable privacy laws, including the right to request access to or deletion of personal information. To make a request, contact us using the information below.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy & Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Contact Us
RGS Fishing Guide Service
Website: https://www.rgsfish.com
Email: [email protected]