Privacy Policy | The Road Taught Me...

Effective Date: January 1, 2026
Last Updated: October 4, 2026

The Road Taught Me, operated by Double D Ventures, LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”), respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share personal information when you visit https://www.theroadtaughtme.com, interact with our blog, submit forms, or use our Ride Ready motorcycle trip planning tools.

1. Scope of This Policy

This policy applies to our main website and the forms, comments, tools, and other features we provide through it.

Our merchandise store at https://shop.theroadtaughtme.com has a separate privacy policy covering shopping, purchases, payment processing, and related store activities. Other websites linked from our site have their own privacy practices.

2. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with our website.

Information You Provide

You may provide personal information when you:

Submit a contact form or other website form.
Subscribe to email updates.
Request a Ride Ready checklist, calculation, or other download.
Post a comment or interact with blog features.
Contact us with a question, request, or feedback.

This information may include your name, email address, message, comment, and other details you choose to submit.

Please do not submit passwords, payment card details, sensitive medical information, or other confidential information through comments or general contact forms.

Ride Ready Information

Our Ride Ready tools allow you to enter information such as trip length, lodging preferences, weather considerations, passenger details, estimated expenses, tank capacity, fuel economy, and fuel reserve.

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If you provide an email address to receive your results, we collect that address and any other information identified on the submission form.

Information Collected Automatically

Our website and the services supporting it may collect technical and usage information, including:

IP address and approximate location inferred from it.
Browser type, device type, and operating system.
Pages visited, referring websites, and interactions with website features.
Dates, times, and duration of visits.
Cookie identifiers and similar technical information.

The information collected depends on our enabled website features, service providers, and your privacy choices.

3. How We Use Information

We use information, as applicable, to:

Operate and maintain the website.
Respond to inquiries and requests.
Deliver requested Ride Ready results or downloads.
Manage comments and prevent spam or abuse.
Send email updates when you subscribe.
Understand website use and improve our content and tools.
Protect website security and investigate misuse.
Meet legal obligations and resolve disputes.

We do not use submitted trip information to guarantee a rider’s safety, fuel range, or actual travel costs.

4. Ride Ready Emails and Marketing Choices

If you provide your email address to receive Ride Ready results, we use it to deliver the information you requested and address related delivery or support issues.

Requesting a download does not automatically subscribe you to marketing emails. Where offered, you can separately choose to receive riding tips, new content, product announcements, and promotional offers through an optional subscription checkbox.

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails using the unsubscribe link included in those messages. Unsubscribing from marketing does not prevent us from responding to your inquiries or sending information you specifically request.

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5. Blog Comments and Public Information

Comments and associated display information, such as your chosen display name or profile image, may be visible to other visitors.

Information you publish in a comment can be read, copied, or shared by others. Avoid including your email address, phone number, home address, travel schedule, or other information you do not want made public.

We and our service providers may process comment information to operate the comment system, moderate submissions, and detect spam or abuse.

To request removal of a comment you posted, contact us using the information below. Removal from our website may not remove copies retained by search engines or other parties.

6. Cookies and Analytics

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to support website functions. Depending on the services enabled, these technologies may also remember preferences, measure website performance, or support marketing.

Analytics services may help us understand which pages visitors use, how they reach the website, and how they interact with our content.

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Where available, you can manage nonessential cookies through our cookie banner or cookie preferences control. You can also adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Some features may not work correctly when cookies are restricted.

Where applicable law requires consent, nonessential tracking is subject to that consent. Our privacy descriptions and consent controls should reflect the services actually operating on the website.

7. Embedded Content and External Links

Our website may include embedded videos, social media content, or tools supplied by other providers.

Depending on how an embed is configured and your consent choices, its provider may receive technical information when the content loads or when you interact with it. Providers may use cookies or recognize you if you are signed into their services.

Our website also links to external websites, including YouTube, social media platforms, affiliate retailers, and organizations we support. Those websites operate under their own privacy policies.

An ordinary external link and an embedded feature may handle information differently. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of services you use.

8. How We Share Information

We may share information with service providers that help us operate the website and provide requested services. These may include Wix, email delivery providers, analytics providers, embedded tool providers, and security or spam-prevention services.

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We may also disclose information:

When you request or authorize the disclosure.
To comply with applicable law, valid legal process, or lawful government requests.
To protect rights, safety, security, or property.
In connection with a business sale, merger, or reorganization, subject to applicable legal requirements.

Any advertising-related data sharing must be accurately described in this policy and reflected in the privacy choices we provide.

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9. Information Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably needed for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to requests, delivering services, managing subscriptions, maintaining security, and meeting legal obligations.

Retention periods vary by information type and service provider. We may retain limited unsubscribe information to avoid sending further marketing messages to someone who has opted out.

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10. Information Security

We use reasonable measures appropriate to our operations to protect personal information. However, no website, transmission method, or storage system is completely secure.

Please avoid submitting sensitive or confidential information through public comments or general website forms.

11. Your Privacy Choices and Requests

You can:

Choose whether to submit optional information.
Unsubscribe from marketing emails.
Manage cookies using available website controls and browser settings.
Contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information.

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have additional privacy rights. We will evaluate requests under the laws that apply to our business and your information.

We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. Some information may need to be retained for legal, security, or other permitted purposes.

12. Children’s Privacy

Our website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information through our website, please contact us so we can investigate and take appropriate action.

13. Processing Outside Your Location

Wix and other service providers may process or store information in countries outside your state or country of residence. Privacy laws in those locations may differ from those where you live.

Where legally required, applicable safeguards must be used for international transfers of personal information.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as our website, tools, or practices change. Updates will appear on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

Where required by law, we will provide additional notice or obtain consent for material changes.

15. Contact Us

For privacy questions or requests, contact:

The Road Taught Me
Operated by Double D Ventures, LLC
Email: info@theroadtaughtme.com
Website: https://www.theroadtaughtme.com