Privacy Policy

Halloween Countdown (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates the website halloweencountdown.us (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit. By using the Site, you consent to the practices described here.

This is a free, informational content site. We do not require you to create an account to browse the countdown or read our guides.

Information you provide

If you use our contact form, you may choose to share your name, email address, and message. This is used only to respond to your enquiry and is not shared with third parties for marketing.

You may also optionally create a free account using your email address and a password. Your password is stored as a one-way hash and cannot be read by us. When you create an account, you can save costume ideas, party plans, and recipes to a private list that only you can see. You may delete your saved items or close your account at any time by contacting us.

Information collected automatically

Like most websites, we and our service providers automatically collect limited technical information when you visit, including:

• IP address (used for security and rough geography)
• Browser type, device type, and operating system
• The pages you visit and the date/time of your visit
• Referring URLs

This usage data helps us understand which content is popular, improve the Site, and keep it secure.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use cookies and similar technologies (such as local storage) for the following purposes:

• Essential — needed for the Site to function (for example, remembering your preferences).
• Analytics — to understand how visitors use the Site so we can improve it.
• Advertising — to serve and measure ads, and (where applicable) to show you ads based on your interests. See Section 4.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some features of the Site.

To keep Halloween Countdown free, we may display advertising served by third-party ad networks, including Google AdSense. Google AdSense is a third-party vendor that uses cookies to serve ads on this Site.

How AdSense uses cookies

• Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies (including the DoubleClick DART cookie) to serve ads to our visitors based on their previous visits to our Site and other sites on the internet.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Site and/or other sites on the internet.
• Visitors may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
• You can also opt out of personalized advertising from other third-party vendors through aboutads.info or youronlinechoices.eu (for visitors in the European Economic Area and the UK).

Third-party ad vendors

Third-party vendors and ad networks we work with may also use cookies to measure ad performance and serve relevant ads. Their use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies. We do not control and are not responsible for the cookies or practices of these third parties.

We do not share personally identifiable information with ad partners for the purpose of ad personalization, and we do not sell your personal information.

We may use analytics tools (such as privacy-respecting or standard web analytics) to understand aggregate traffic and behavior. These tools may collect information sent by your device, including the pages you visit and performance metrics, and may set cookies.

Halloween Countdown is a family-friendly, general-audience site and is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

AdSense and other ad partners are configured to follow applicable advertising policies for children's content where relevant.

Our Site contains links to external websites that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies.

We retain server log data and any enquiries submitted through the contact form only as long as needed to operate the Site, respond to you, and maintain security. You may request deletion of your information at any time by contacting us.

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete your personal data, and to opt out of certain processing. To exercise any of these rights, contact us.

You may also opt out of personalized advertising using the links in Section 4, and manage cookies in your browser settings.

We take reasonable measures to protect the information we collect against unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we'll revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page and, for material changes, note them on the Site. Continued use of the Site after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Questions about this Privacy Policy? Please reach us through our contact page or email hello@halloweencountdown.us.