Privacy & Cookie Policy

1. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically. This may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser and device type, approximate geographic location, pages visited, referring website, time spent on the website, and interactions with website content.

This information is generally used to operate the website, understand website traffic, identify technical problems, improve the visitor experience, and measure the effectiveness of our advertising.

2. Cookies and Similar Technologies

DarkSydeAcres.com uses cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small files stored by your browser that help websites function, remember preferences, measure traffic, and support certain advertising features.

Cookies used by or through this website may fall into the following categories:

• Essential cookies: Necessary for basic website operation, security, and consent preferences.
• Statistics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use the website and which pages receive the most attention.
• Marketing cookies: May be used to measure advertising performance or provide advertising based on website activity.

Non-essential cookies and related scripts are managed through the website’s cookie-consent system.

3. Analytics and Advertising Services

We use Google Analytics to understand website traffic and visitor activity. Google Analytics may collect technical and usage information through cookies or similar technologies.

We may also use the Meta Pixel or similar advertising technology to measure advertising results, understand whether visitors interact with our website after seeing an advertisement, and create audiences for future advertising.

These providers may process information such as online identifiers, device information, approximate location, pages visited, and interactions with website content according to their own privacy policies.

You can learn more about these providers through the following resources:

• Google Privacy Policy
• Meta Privacy Policy

4. Your Cookie Choices

When the cookie notice appears, you may accept non-essential cookies or close the notice without accepting them. You may also use the website’s Cookie Settings control to review or change your preferences later.

You can also configure your browser to block or delete cookies. Blocking essential cookies may affect certain website features or prevent some content from functioning correctly.

5. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

DarkSyde Acres does not sell personal information for money.

Some privacy laws may define the use of analytics or advertising technologies as the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information, even when no money is exchanged. This may include providing online identifiers or website activity to analytics and advertising providers for targeted advertising or advertising measurement.

You may opt out of non-essential analytics and marketing technologies by declining or closing the cookie notice, changing your Cookie Settings, adjusting your browser’s cookie controls, or contacting us using the information below.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising a privacy right provided by applicable law.

6. Information You Provide

We may receive information that you voluntarily provide when contacting DarkSyde Acres by email, Facebook, a website form, or another communication method. This may include your name, email address, telephone number, social media account information, and the contents of your message.

We use this information to respond to questions, provide requested assistance, discuss group visits or volunteer opportunities, address customer-service matters, and maintain appropriate business records.

DarkSyde Acres does not currently maintain a general email newsletter subscriber list through this website.

7. Third-Party Websites and Embedded Content

Our website may contain links to or embedded content from third-party services, including video platforms, maps, social media services, and other websites. Interacting with third-party content may allow those providers to collect information according to their own privacy practices.

DarkSyde Acres does not control the privacy, security, or cookie practices of independently operated third-party websites.

8. Data Retention and Security

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to an inquiry, provide requested assistance, maintain appropriate business records, comply with legal obligations, or resolve a dispute.

We use reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect information under our control. However, no website, email system, or method of electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9. Privacy Rights and Requests

Depending on where you live and whether an applicable privacy law covers DarkSyde Acres, you may have rights concerning your personal information. These rights may include requesting access, correction, deletion, or information about how your personal information is used or disclosed.

To submit a privacy-related request, contact us using the information below. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests. We will respond as required by applicable law.

10. Children’s Privacy

This website is intended to provide general information about DarkSyde Acres Haunted House and is not designed to collect personal information directly from children under 13. If we learn that personal information from a child under 13 was submitted through the website without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy & Cookie Policy when our website, services, technology, or legal obligations change. The date shown at the top of this page identifies the most recent update.

12. Contact Us

For questions about this policy, our privacy practices, your cookie choices, or a privacy-related request, contact: