About&Privacy

What is the purpose of this site?
This is a personal site intended for the use of friends, family and anyone else who stumbles upon it. My goal is to simply share my experiences with anyone interested and hope to encourage readers to set some lofty goals and have a good time trying to reach them.

Who owns and runs this site?
The site is owned and run by Alan.

How is it created?
Dreamweaver for the web page creation and products from Macromedia and Adobe for image manipulation. The cameras are 5 and 6 mp Digital Cameras from Nikon and Canon.

Buying and using images and content on this site
All images, dispatches, essays and stories are original work and property of Alan Arnette unless otherwise noted. All content is protected by copyright laws. If you would like to use an image or screensaver other than for wallpaper or casual personal use, please send an email with the request to use that image. I regularly agree to requests but ask for credit by placing a link (www.alanarnette.com) on the page where the image is used. I will ask for a donation to the Cure Alzheimer's Fund in any amount you choose before sending the hi-res file.

Linking to and using content from this site
I am honored whenever someone links to the site or use some of the content. All I ask is for credit via a placing a link (www.alanarnette.com) on your page where my content is used.

Privacy policy and use of personal information
I do not collect private or personal information from this web site, except if you willingly provide it. If you do not want your name, email or any personal information noted, please do not enter it. If it is on the site once you enter it, I do not disclose or sell any of your personally identifiable information. Period. However, search engines may "scrape" it off for their own use. I try to protect information in the guest book by not asking for your email address or allowing robots to search the guestbook.

What are cookies and do you use them?
A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. I use cookies to enable a more efficient navigation system while you are using our site. They are also used to track how many visitors look at each page and how often. I do not use this cookie to collect personal information about the user. I cannot tell your name or address.

Do you use to update news readers?
Yes. I use it for Climbing News, overall site content changes and for alerting readers to new dispatches when I am off on an expedition and updating the website with dispatches directly from the mountain.

What is RSS?
RSS, stands for Really Simple Syndication, provides a new way of keeping on top of changes to our site. RSS allows you to view headlines from this site, in addition to headlines from other sites in one place. Each site provides feeds of headlines on different topics. You can choose which feeds you would like to display.

How is RSS used?
To use RSS, you need a special RSS news reader or aggregator that will allow you to collect and display RSS feeds. RSS news readers allow you to view the service you select in one place and, by automatically retrieving updates, stay current with new content soon after it is published. There are many readers available and most are free. Here are some resources for readers. You may also visit your favorite search engine and look up "RSS reader aggregator." Feed Demon, FeedReader ,SharpReader, NewsGator.

After setting up your news reader, you will be ready to use our feeds. To subscribe to our feed below, right-click on the icon

and select "Copy Shortcut" or "Copy Link Location" to copy the location (URL) of the service. Follow the instructions for your particular news reader, and then paste this location wherever it asks for the location of the service you wish to subscribe to.

Another very easy method is to use this button

to add my site to your preferred reader.

Children
This is intended to be a child safe web site. If you see content you feel may be offensive, please contact Alan immediately. Parents may want to discuss with their children the dangers of mountain climbing, bungy jumping or other sports described on this site.

Email Notifications
Visitors can sign up to receive email notifications of new dispatches posted on this site during Alan's expeditions. Also, the notifications are used to keep subscribers notified of the fund raising for Alzheimer’s research. If you are interested in receiving notification of future dispatches from The Road back to Everest expeditions or for the Alzheimer’s research fund raising, please enter your email

Your email will never be sold or used for any other reason. Period. You can cancel your subscription at any time.

Disclaimers
Many dangerous activities such as high-altitude alpine mountaineering or bungy jumping are described on this site. While I hope you gain enjoyment from my experiences, please make your own decisions about dangerous sports, who to go with, when, how and all the other decisions involved only after your own serious research. Our experiences are our own and may not be what you would experience.

Questions, Feedback or Comments?
Please email Alan with any question, comments or site feedback.