Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 22, 2023

This page informs you of our policies regarding collecting, using, and disclosing personal information when you use our service.

1. Who we are

We are Brooklyn Fixed Gear. Our official website address is https://brooklynfixedgear.com. NichEgg LLC operates the Brooklyn Fixed Gear website (the “Service”).

2. Information collection and use

While using our service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to, your email address, name, and phone number (“Personal Information”).

We collect this information to provide the service, identify and communicate with you, respond to your requests and inquiries, service your purchase orders, and improve our services.

We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this privacy policy.

We use your personal information to provide and improve the service. By using the service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this privacy policy, terms used in this privacy policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.

3. Comments and profiles

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. We also collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profiles. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

4. Log data

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our service (“Log Data”). This log data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.

In addition, we may use third-party services, such as Google Analytics, that collect, monitor, and analyze this type of information in order to increase our service’s functionality.

These third parties may use cookies to help us analyze how our users are using the service, and they have their own privacy policies addressing how they use such information.

5. Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

6. Behavioral remarketing

NicheEgg LLC uses remarketing services to advertise on third-party websites to you after you visit our service. We, and our third-party vendors, use cookies to inform, optimize, and serve ads based on your past visits to our service.

7. Display advertising

We generate revenue through display advertising. We use industry-standard website tracking and delivery technology to deliver relevant advertising on and off the services. Our services display advertisements to you via targeted advertising methods. This permits us to show you certain advertising about products and services tailored to your interests based on information we receive from visitors of the services and from third parties. 

You may also see certain ads using our services because we participate in advertising networks. Ad networks allow us to target our advertising to users through click-stream, demographic, behavioral, and contextual information. The use of third-party tracking technologies to collect this information is often subject to their own privacy policies.

We use Ezoic to provide personalization and analytic services on this website, as such Ezoic’s privacy policy is in effect and can be reviewed here.

8. Affiliate partners

We generate revenue through affiliate commissions. This website is a participant in the Amazon affiliate program. We may earn a commission from products purchased through our links.

9. Google Analytics

Google Analytics service is provided by Google Inc. You can opt-out of the Google Analytics service from using your information by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser tool: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

For more information on Google’s privacy practices, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

10. Google Ads

Google AdWords remarketing service is provided by Google Inc. You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize the Google Display Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings page: https://www.google.com/settings/ads.

Google also recommends installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout for your web browser. Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on provides visitors with the ability to prevent their data from being collected and used by Google Analytics.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/

11. Do not track disclosure

We support Do Not Track (“DNT”). Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked.

You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.

12. Service providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our service, provide the service on our behalf, perform service-related services, and/or assist us in analyzing how our service is used.

These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use your information for any other purpose.

13. Communications

We may use your personal information to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt-out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send.

14. Compliance with laws

We will disclose your personal information where required to do so by law or subpoena or if we believe that such action is necessary to comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement or to protect the security or integrity of our service.

15. Security

The security of your personal information is important to us, and we strive to implement and maintain reasonable, commercially acceptable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the information we store in order to protect it from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure.

However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we are unable to guarantee the absolute security of the personal information we have collected from you.

16. International transfer

Your information, including personal information, may be transferred to—and maintained on—computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the information, including personal information, to the United States and process it there.

Your consent to this privacy policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

17. Links to other sites

Our service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policies of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

18. Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor had visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

19. Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

20. Children’s privacy

Only people age 18 or older have permission to access our service. Our service does not address anyone under the age of 13 (“children”).

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you learn that your children have provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

21. Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

22. How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

23. What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

24. Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

25. Changes to this privacy policy

This privacy policy is effective as of the last updated date and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.

We reserve the right to update or change our privacy policy at any time, and you should check this privacy policy periodically. Your continued use of the service after we post any modifications to the privacy policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.

If we make any material changes to this privacy policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us or by placing a prominent notice on our website.

26. Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please visit our contact page here.

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Brooklyn Fixed Gear is your source for fixie, single-single-speed & track bike content. Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions to regarding fixed-gear cycling.

A fixed-gear bike, also known as a fixie, is a type of bike that has a fixed rear wheel, which means that the pedals are directly connected to the rear wheel. Unlike a regular bike, a fixed-gear bike has no freewheel, so you cannot coast or stop pedaling while riding. This means that you must constantly pedal while riding a fixed-gear bike, and you can slow down or stop the bike by resisting the pedals with your legs.

Fixed-gear bicycles, or "fixies," often do not have brakes due to their simplicity and minimalism, which allows riders to control speed through pedaling resistance. This brakeless design reduces the bike's weight, making it more maneuverable while connecting riders to the tradition and culture of track cycling.

However, riding a fixed-gear bicycle without brakes can be dangerous, particularly in urban settings with traffic and unpredictable conditions, so many places require bicycles to have at least one functioning brake by law. It's a good idea to have at least a front brake installed for safety if you're considering riding a fixed-gear bike.

Fixed-gear bikes, also known as "fixies," are generally legal in most countries. However, local laws and regulations may require bicycles to have certain safety features, such as brakes, reflectors, or lights.

For fixed-gear bikes, some jurisdictions require at least one functioning brake, typically a front brake, to be considered road-legal. It's essential to check the specific laws and regulations in your area to ensure your fixed-gear bike complies with local requirements. Keep in mind that riding without brakes or necessary safety features can be dangerous, and it's always a good idea to prioritize safety when cycling in any environment.

Skateboarding is a sport and recreational activity that involves riding on a board with four wheels, called a skateboard. Skateboarding can be done on a variety of surfaces, such as streets, skateparks, or other specially designed areas. Skateboarding often involves performing tricks and stunts, such as ollies, kickflips, and grinds, which require a combination of balance, coordination, and skill. Skateboarding is enjoyed by people of all ages and skill levels and can be a fun and challenging way to stay active and improve physical and mental health.

Like any sport, skateboarding has its risks, and it's important to wear protective gear like a helmet, knee pads, and elbow pads to minimize the risk of injury. However, with proper technique and safety precautions, skateboarding can be a fun and relatively safe activity.

Yes, skateboarding can be good for mental health! Skateboarding is a form of physical activity that can have many benefits for mental well-being. Skating can be a great way to relieve stress and release tension, and learning new skateboarding tricks can be a great way to build self-confidence and improve self-esteem.