Privacy

This notice provides our privacy policy regarding the nature, purpose, use, and sharing of any Personally Identifiable Information (PII) collected via this website. Our privacy policy explains our information practices when you provide PII to us, whether collected online or offline, or when you visit us online to browse, obtain information, or conduct a transaction. PII may include: your name, email, mailing and/or home address, phone numbers, or other information that identifies you personally. We do not require you to register or provide personal information to visit our website.

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The PII you provide on our website will be used only for its intended purpose. We will protect your information consistent with the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Personally Identifiable Information

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As a general rule, we do not collect PII about you when you visit our website, unless you choose to provide such information to us. Submitting PII through our website is voluntary. By doing so, you are giving us your permission to use the information for the stated purpose. However, not providing certain information may result in our inability to provide you with the service you desire.

If you choose to provide us with PII on this website, through such methods as completing a web form or sending us an email, we will use that information to help us provide you the information or service you have requested or to respond to your message. The information we may receive from you varies based on what you do when visiting our site.

Generally, the information requested by us will be used to respond to your inquiry, maintain a candy supply inventory or to provide you with the information you seek. 

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Email

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This website allows you to send us an email or submit a contact form. We will use the information you provide to respond to your inquiry. We will only send you general information via email. You should be reminded that email may not necessarily be secure against interception. Therefore, we suggest that you do not send sensitive personal data to us via email. We will never request your bank account or credit card information through this website. All event-related financial transactions will be handled by a third party (Go Fund Me). While our website contains a link to the third party Go Fund Me website, we are not affiliated with that organization, nor will we collect your financial information on their behalf. Emails or contact forms you send to us will be preserved for a period lasting no more than 90 days.

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Automatically Collected Information

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We collect and temporarily store certain information about your visit for use in site management and security purposes only. We collect and analyze this information because it helps us to better design our website to suit your needs. We may also automatically collect information about the web content you view in the event of a known security or virus threat. This information includes:

1. The Internet domain from which you access our website (for example, “xcompany.com” if you use a private Internet access account, or “yourschool.edu” if you connect from an educational domain);

2. The Internet Protocol (IP) address (a unique number for each computer connected to the Internet) from which you access our website;

3. The type of browser (e.g., Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome) used to access our site;

4. The operating system (e.g., Windows, Mac OS, Unix) used to access our site;

5. The date and time you access our site;

6. The Universal Resource Locators (URLs), or addresses, of the pages you visit.

This information is only used to help us make our site more useful for you. Raw data logs are retained temporarily as required for security and site management purposes only. 

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Third-Party Websites and Applications

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We use third-party websites, such as uses social media websites, to interact with event participants. Social media websites are used to publicize our events and engage with prospective attendees. We also use web measurement and customization technologies to measure the number of visitors to our website and its various sections and to help make our websites more useful to visitors. In some cases, we may request an email address, name and phone number for candy registration purposes. We do not use third-party websites to solicit and collect PII from individuals. Any PII passively collected (i.e., not solicited) by a third-party website will not be transmitted or stored by us; no PII will be disclosed, sold or transferred to any other entity, unless required for law enforcement purposes or by statute.

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Information Collected for Tracking and Customization (Cookies)

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A cookie is a small file that a website transfers to your computer to allow it to remember specific information about your session while you are connected. Your computer will only share the information in the cookie with the website that provided it, and no other website can request it. There are two types of cookies:

• Session: Session cookies last only as long as your web browser is open. Once you close your browser, the cookie is deleted. Websites may use session cookies for technical purposes such as to enable better navigation through the site, or to allow you to customize your preferences for interacting with the site.

• Persistent: Persistent cookies are saved on a user’s hard drive in order to determine which users are new to the site or are returning.

If you do not wish to have session or persistent cookies stored on your machine, you can turn cookies off in your browser. You will still have access to all information and resources on our websites. However, turning off cookies may affect the functioning of some pages. Be aware that disabling cookies in your browser will affect cookie usage at all other websites you visit as well.

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Security

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We take the security of all PII very seriously. We take precautions to maintain the security, confidentiality, and integrity of the information we collect at this site. Such measures include access controls designed to limit access to the information to the extent necessary to accomplish our mission. We also employ various security technologies to protect the information stored on our systems. We routinely test our security measures to ensure that they remain operational and effective.

We take the following steps to secure the information we collect:​

• Use technical controls to secure the information we collect online including, but not limited to:

  • Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

  • Encryption

  • Firewalls.

• Employ external access safeguards to identify and prevent unauthorized access by outsiders that attempt to “hack” into, or cause harm to, the information contained in our systems.

We hold our third-party providers to the same high standards that we use to ensure the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal information they may have access to.

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Visiting Other Websites

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Our website contains links to private organizations. These websites are not within our control and may not follow the same privacy, security, or accessibility policies. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the policies of that site. 

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Privacy Policy Contact Information

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We welcome feedback if you have any questions regarding our privacy policy or the use of your information.  For additional information about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at admin@halloweenvalencia.net.

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Updated September 20, 2025 

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