Store policies
Cookies & storage
Necessary storage
Cookies and browser storage help the store work. The rv_purchase cookie lasts up to seven days and protects access to your checkout confirmation. The hike-cart local-storage entry keeps your pack on this browser until you clear it. Session-storage entries for product selection, checkout preview and rv_order_… keep a checkout attempt or cart cleanup working; session storage is normally cleared when the browser session ends. The legacy hike-cart name is an internal storage label for Ridgevert.
While the website is password protected, the __Host-rv_access cookie remembers a successful sign-in for up to 12 hours. Use Lock site in the footer to remove this access cookie from your browser. It is used only to control access, not for advertising or analytics.
Optional analytics
When enabled, PostHog analytics and masked session replays start only after you allow analytics. It uses ph_… local-storage entries for a pseudonymous browser identity and session information, and rv_attribution session storage for permitted campaign tags and the referring domain. We use these to understand browsing, product interest, checkout conversion and homepage performance, and to diagnose browser and checkout errors. Replays help us see scrolling and navigation on browsing pages; forms, payment details, checkout and legal pages are excluded. These are optional; refusing them does not prevent shopping.
Your choice
Use Cookie preferences in the footer to allow analytics or use necessary storage only. The rv_cookie_consent choice is stored on this browser for up to six months before we ask again. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control signals prevent optional analytics in our implementation. You may also clear storage in your browser. Withdrawing stops future browser tracking and clears our active analytics storage; data already sent, and purchase events associated with a checkout already started with permission, are not automatically erased. Contact support for a deletion request where applicable.
Stripe checkout and other providers
Stripe’s hosted checkout has its own storage for payment processing, security and fraud prevention, described in Stripe’s notices. Hosting and network providers may also use necessary security technologies to protect requests and prevent abuse. We do not currently use Google Analytics or advertising pixels.
Last updated October 1, 2026.