Policies and Disclaimers

Last Updated on February 18, 2024 by Grant

We believe in being 100% honest and upfront with all of our readers. So with that in mind, we have outlined all of our policies, from photography to privacy to reviews, as well as all of the relationships we have with other businesses.

If you ever have any questions, please be sure to contact us! We are happy to supply our unvarnished opinion on our experiences.

Editorial Policy

Though it need not be said, everything we post is as factually accurate as we can make it. Grant’s background in journalism prevents him from glossing over much of anything.

We are doing this blog to share our experiences and, hopefully, make a little money on the side. That said, any review we post is based upon our experience and if we receive any compensation for going somewhere or staying somewhere, it will be noted.

Bonnie working on one of the early articles for Our Wander-Filled Life.
Bonnie working on one of the early articles for Our Wander-Filled Life.

Photography Policy

Grant, who does the majority of the photography and all of the photo editing has a very strict policy: if color, as close to what we saw as possible. If black and white, Grant does nothing which couldn’t be done with standard color filters and darkroom work.

What that means:

  • No funky filters for color work… a polarizer or neutral density filter and that’s it!
  • No replacement of elements… i.e. no taking a sky from one photo and putting it in a second photo
  • The only things changed or eliminated from a photo are dust on the lens, lens flares or other problems with the camera that prevent the reader from seeing what we saw.
  • High dynamic range photos (a composite of images of a single subject taken at different exposures) might be used if the shot requires it to match what we see.
  • If you have questions about a photo, we are more than happy to e-mail a low-resolution example of the digital negative.
Grant working on a shot looking up one of the massive trees in the Grove of the Patriarchs.
Grant working on a shot looking up one of the massive trees in the Grove of the Patriarchs.

Review Policy

Gear and clothing

All of our gear reviews are of gear we have used in our travels. You might find the occasional link to something one of us wants to use in the future, but for the most part, we have paid our hard-earned money to buy the gear and use it ourselves.

Anytime a company provides us gear in exchange for a review, we note that in our review.

Places we stay and eat

After much thought, we have decided to not host in-depth negative reviews of the places we stay or the restaurants we dine at on Our Wander-Filled Life.

We will keep on mentioning and linking places we like and the restaurants we enjoyed. Occasionally, when it is an experience, we might do an entire blog post about it. But we want to keep it positive and we can’t do that all the time and be honest.

The cookout dinner did not disappoint!
Grant enjoying a well-done chuckwagon dinner, including the amazing Roosevelt beans.

We do, however, feel it is valuable to continue reviewing all of the places we visit, good and bad, and to share those with appropriate communities.

In the past, we have relied on Trip Advisor and contributed many reviews of the places we have stayed on that site.

Since we started RVing, we have used RV Park Reviews to find and review campgrounds.

We will continue to use those sites, where our reviews, both good and bad, are balanced by the opinions of many others (as opposed to doing an in-depth review here) and continue to benefit travelers as a whole.

Interested in reading our other reviews? Check out our profiles on these sites:

TripAdvisor

Campground Reviews

Privacy Policy

Our privacy policy is pretty simple. We don’t collect your personal information except when you choose to sign up for our e-mails. The information you submit to our e-mail database is never shared with anyone other than our e-mail provider. The information is only used to send you our newsletter. You can opt-out of our newsletter any time by hitting unsubscribe. If you are having problems unsubscribing, please use the contact us form below and we will personally remove you from the database. No questions asked.

If you comment on a post, we will not send you any e-mails or otherwise use your contact information in any way. It is only collected to identify you on your comment and to allow you to choose to get e-mail updates on replies.

We do collect anonymous analytical data, using Google Analytics, but we cannot associate that information with individual users.

Bonnie bundled up while working on the newsletter. Note the string lights stung above for lighting at night.
Bonnie bundled up while working on the newsletter. Note the string lights strung above for lighting at night.

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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.

Affiliate Disclaimer

We are participants in the following affiliate advertising programs designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to affiliated sites:

Amazon Services LLC Associates

REI.com

SiriusXM

eBags.com

Cairn

Skyscanner

Hertz

Cruise Direct

TripAdvisor

Vrbo

Outdoorsy

MyMedic

CrazyCap

Cotton Carrier

Adobe

Good Sam

Hilton Hotels

Sponsors

The following folks have provided money or other goods in exchange for the placement of their products. As always, our opinions are our own. We do not and will not support any product we do not personally use and like.

Reformation Brewery

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