Effective September 14, 2026.
XCAT Racing publishes sports and outdoor gear guides at xcatracing.com. This policy explains what information is involved when you read the site, follow a link, or contact us. For privacy questions, email hello@xcatracing.com.
Reading the site
You can read our guides without creating an account. The site has no reader accounts, comment forms, shopping checkout, newsletter signup, or advertising pixels. We have not enabled a separate visitor analytics service.
Cloudflare hosts and delivers the site. As part of handling a request and protecting its network, it may process technical information such as your IP address, requested page, browser details, and request time. This information supports delivery, security, and troubleshooting. Cloudflare describes its handling of this information in its privacy policy.
The pages use the AMP framework and load its runtime from cdn.ampproject.org. Your browser contacts that service to load those files, which involves sending the technical information needed for a normal web request, including your IP address. Site images and fonts are served with the site. We do not embed social feeds or third-party video players.
Cookies and browser storage
Our site code does not set advertising or analytics cookies or save a reader profile in your browser. A hosting or security provider may use technical measures to protect the service. Those measures depend on the provider's operation and settings. You can manage cookies and site data through your browser.
If you email us
An email includes the address you send from, your message, and any details or attachments you choose to share. Those details are used to handle the message and any follow-up. Please send only what is needed for your question. Do not send payment details, passwords, or sensitive personal records.
Email services also process messages to deliver and store them. We do not publish your email address or message simply because you contact us. We cannot promise a fixed response time.
Links to other websites
Articles link to manufacturers, retailers, and useful resources. When you follow a link, the other site's privacy policy and terms apply. That site may collect information or use cookies under its own practices. A link is not control over how the destination handles your data.
Editorial identity and AI assistance
Alex Mercer is a created editorial persona used for XCAT Racing's author identity and editorial voice. The profile image is generated. AI tools assist with research, writing, design, and some imagery. Product illustrations are labeled; other editorial scenes may also be illustrative.
The persona's recommendations express editorial judgments. They should not be read as proof of personal ownership or hands-on testing. Product facts, quoted experiences, and any stated tests must have their own support. A generated illustration is not an authentic product photograph.
Affiliate links
The site currently uses ordinary product links and has no active affiliate arrangement. We may add affiliate links in the future. If we earn a commission from a link, we will identify that relationship near the relevant recommendation or link. This policy does not replace a disclosure where a reader needs it to assess a recommendation.
Keeping and protecting information
The site does not build a reader database. Information in correspondence may remain in the email service used to handle it. Hosting and delivery records follow the relevant provider's retention practices. We do not state a fixed retention period for records we do not control.
We use HTTPS for the site. No online service can promise perfect security. If you believe information connected with this site has been exposed or used improperly, contact hello@xcatracing.com with enough detail to identify the concern.
Your questions and requests
Depending on where you live and the information involved, you may have rights to ask about access, correction, deletion, or other handling of personal information. Send requests to hello@xcatracing.com. We may need enough information to identify the relevant message and confirm that the request concerns you.
Requests about information held by a linked store, your email provider, or another independent service should also be directed to that service. Browser settings can limit cookies and other site storage.
Changes to this policy
We will update this page if the site's data handling changes, including if we introduce accounts, analytics, advertising, or affiliate links. The effective date above will show when the policy was last revised.