Effective Date: July 31, 2026
Last Updated: July 31, 2026
HalloweenSF.com respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and protect information when you visit HalloweenSF.com, subscribe to communications, submit an event, contact us or otherwise interact with the Website.
In this Privacy Policy, “HalloweenSF,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Halloween SF, the owner and operator of HalloweenSF.com. “Website” refers to HalloweenSF.com and its pages, content and related services.
By using the Website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use the Website.
The information we collect depends on how you use the Website and which features are active.
You may provide information directly to us when you:
Contact us
Subscribe to an email newsletter
Submit an event
Request a correction to an event listing
Enter a contest or promotion
Respond to a survey
Send us photographs or other content
Communicate with us through social media
Otherwise interact with the Website
This information may include:
Name
Email address
Telephone number
Business or organization name
Event information
Social media profile information
Photographs, messages and submitted content
Marketing preferences
Any other information you choose to provide
Please do not send sensitive personal information unless it is necessary and specifically requested.
When you visit the Website, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain information about your device and activity.
This information may include:
Internet Protocol address
Browser type
Device type
Operating system
Approximate location based on IP address
Pages viewed
Links clicked
Referring website
Dates and times of visits
Time spent on pages
General interaction information
Cookie identifiers
Advertising identifiers
Diagnostic and error information
This information may be collected through cookies, pixels, log files, local storage, analytics tools and similar technologies.
Information From Third Parties
We may receive information from third parties, including:
Analytics providers
Advertising partners
Email service providers
Social media platforms
Event organizers
Venues
Ticketing platforms
Affiliate networks
Business partners
Publicly available sources
Information received from a third party is also subject to that third party’s privacy policy.
We may use collected information to:
Operate and maintain HalloweenSF.com
Provide articles, event listings and guides
Respond to questions and requests
Review and publish event submissions
Correct or update event information
Send newsletters and event updates
Personalize content
Understand how visitors use the Website
Measure Website traffic and performance
Improve Website design and content
Display and measure advertising
Track affiliate-link activity
Prevent spam, fraud and security problems
Enforce our Terms and Conditions
Comply with legal obligations
Protect our rights and the rights of others
Support a business transaction, such as a sale or reorganization
We may combine information collected from different sources for these purposes.
HalloweenSF.com may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Website, remember preferences, understand traffic and support advertising.
A cookie is a small file placed on a browser or device. Some cookies expire when you close your browser, while others remain until they expire or are deleted.
Types of Cookies We May Use
Essential cookies: These help the Website function and support features such as security, navigation and preference management.
Analytics cookies: These help us understand how visitors find and use the Website.
Functionality cookies: These remember choices and help provide a more personalized experience.
Advertising cookies: These may be used to display, limit and measure advertisements or to understand activity across websites.
Affiliate cookies: These may record that you clicked a ticket or product link so a purchase can be credited to HalloweenSF.com.
Managing Cookies
You can usually block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect Website features or prevent parts of the Website from working correctly.
If HalloweenSF.com uses a cookie-consent tool, you may also manage nonessential cookie choices through the “Cookie Settings” link or icon displayed on the Website.
We may use analytics services, such as Google Analytics or a similar provider, to understand Website traffic and visitor activity.
Analytics providers may use cookies, device information and other identifiers to measure page views, traffic sources, approximate location and interactions with Website content.
Information about Google’s use of data is available at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. Google may also provide tools for limiting analytics collection.
HalloweenSF.com may display advertisements or participate in affiliate programs.
If you click an affiliate link and purchase a ticket, product or service, HalloweenSF.com may receive a commission. The price you pay may or may not be affected.
Advertising and affiliate partners may use cookies, pixels or other technologies to:
Record link clicks
Attribute purchases
Measure advertisement performance
Limit how often an advertisement appears
Select advertisements based on general interests
Understand activity across websites or services
We do not sell personal information for money. However, some privacy laws may define certain advertising or analytics practices as the “sale,” “sharing” or use of personal information for targeted advertising.
Where required, visitors may opt out through emailing us, cookie settings or another method described below.
Paid relationships and affiliate links may also be identified near the applicable content.
If you subscribe to an email list, we may send Halloween guides, event announcements, promotions and other updates.
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails by clicking the unsubscribe link included in the message. You may also contact us at info@halloweensf.com.
Unsubscribing from marketing messages may not prevent us from sending important administrative or legal communications.
Our email service provider may collect information about message delivery, opens and link clicks. This information may be used to measure and improve email communications.
When you submit an event, business listing, correction, photograph or other content, some of the information may be published on the Website.
Published information may include:
Event name
Venue name
Event date and time
Address
Ticket link
Business contact information
Event description
Photographs
Social media links
Do not submit personal information that you do not want displayed publicly. If you submit information about another person, confirm that you have permission to do so.
Contact us at info@hallloweensf.com. if you want to request a correction or removal.
We may disclose information in the following circumstances.
We may provide information to companies that perform services for us, including:
Website hosting
Data storage
Website analytics
Email delivery
Advertising
Affiliate tracking
Security and fraud prevention
Technical support
Professional services
These providers may use information to perform services for us and as permitted by their agreements and applicable law.
If you request information, enter a promotion or interact with a sponsored feature, we may provide relevant information to the event organizer or business partner when disclosed at the point of collection or with your permission.
Legal and Safety Reasons
We may disclose information if we reasonably believe it is necessary to:
Comply with a law, regulation, court order or legal process
Respond to a government request
Investigate fraud or security problems
Enforce our policies
Protect our rights, safety or property
Protect users or members of the public
Business Transfers
Information may be transferred as part of a merger, sale, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy or acquisition involving all or part of our business or assets.
With Your Direction or Consent
We may disclose information when you request, direct or authorize us to do so.
Aggregated or Deidentified Information
We may use and disclose information that has been aggregated or deidentified so it cannot reasonably identify you.
HalloweenSF.com contains links to event organizers, ticketing platforms, venues, maps, social media services and other third-party websites.
Articles may also contain embedded videos, maps, social media posts or other third-party content. Embedded content may allow the third party to collect information about your device and interaction, even if you do not click it.
We do not control the privacy practices of third parties. Review their privacy policies before providing information or completing a purchase.
This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected by or on behalf of HalloweenSF.com.
If you interact with HalloweenSF.com through a social media service, the platform may provide us with information permitted by your settings and its policies.
The social media company may also collect information about your interaction with our posts, pages, embedded content or sharing buttons.
Your use of a social media platform is governed by that platform’s privacy policy.
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including to:
Provide Website features
Respond to requests
Maintain business and tax records
Resolve disputes
Prevent fraud
Enforce agreements
Comply with legal obligations
Retention periods vary based on the type of information, why it was collected and applicable legal requirements.
We may retain aggregated or deidentified information for a longer period.
We use reasonable administrative, technical and organizational measures intended to protect personal information.
No website, database or electronic transmission can be guaranteed completely secure. You provide information and use the Website at your own risk.
If you believe information submitted to HalloweenSF.com has been compromised, contact us at info@halloweensf.com.
HalloweenSF.com provides information about family activities, but the Website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13. A child under 13 should not submit personal information through the Website.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child has submitted personal information, contact us at info@halloweensf.com. We will review the request and take appropriate steps to delete the information.
Depending on how you interact with the Website, you may have the following choices.
Email Preferences
Use the unsubscribe link in a marketing email or contact us to stop receiving promotional messages.
Cookie Preferences
Adjust your browser settings or use the Website’s cookie settings, if available.
Advertising Choices
Some advertising-industry programs allow users to limit interest-based advertising. Opting out does not necessarily stop all advertisements. It may make them less personalized.
Access, Correction or Deletion
You may contact us to request access to, correction of or deletion of personal information you provided directly to us. We may need to verify your identity before completing the request.
Certain information may be retained when required or permitted by law.
California residents may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, if that law applies to our business and the information at issue.
These rights may include the right to:
Know whether we process personal information about you
Request the categories and specific pieces of personal information collected
Request information about the sources, purposes and recipients of personal information
Request correction of inaccurate personal information
Request deletion of personal information
Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information
Limit certain uses and disclosures of sensitive personal information
Receive a portable copy of certain information
Not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising privacy rights
Not every right applies in every circumstance. Legal exceptions may allow us to retain or use certain information.
Submitting a California Privacy Request
To submit a request, contact us using one of these methods:
Email: info@halloweensf.com
Please include enough information for us to understand and process the request. We may need to verify your identity.
You may use an authorized agent to submit a request where permitted by law. We may require proof that the agent has authority to act for you and may ask you to verify your identity directly.
Sale or Sharing Preferences
We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined by the CCPA.
Sensitive Personal Information
We do not collect or use sensitive personal information for purposes that require a right to limit under the CCPA.
Global Privacy Control
Where required by applicable law, we process browser-based opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control, as a request to opt out of sale or sharing for the browser or device sending the signal.
California’s Shine the Light Law
California residents may request information about certain disclosures of personal information to third parties for their own direct-marketing purposes where California Civil Code Section 1798.83 applies.
Submit requests to info@halloweensf.com with “Shine the Light Request” in the subject line.
Residents of certain other states may have rights regarding their personal information, depending on the state, our business and the information involved.
These rights may include access, correction, deletion, portability and the ability to opt out of targeted advertising, sales of personal data or certain profiling.
To submit a request, contact info@halloweensf.com. We may verify your identity and respond as required by applicable law.
If we deny a request, residents of states providing an appeal right may appeal by contacting info@halloweensf.com with “Privacy Appeal” in the subject line.
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. There is no single industry standard governing how websites should respond to these signals.
Unless otherwise stated, HalloweenSF.com does not respond to traditional Do Not Track signals. We honor legally recognized opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control, where applicable law requires us to do so.
HalloweenSF.com is operated from the United States and primarily provides information about events in the San Francisco Bay Area.
If you access the Website from another country, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where privacy laws may differ from those in your location.
International visitors should not submit personal information if they do not want it processed in the United States.
We may update this Privacy Policy when our Website, data practices or legal obligations change.
The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. Material changes may also be announced through the Website or another appropriate method.
We encourage you to review this page periodically.
Questions, concerns or requests regarding this Privacy Policy may be sent to:
Halloween SF
Email: info@halloweensf.com
Website: HalloweenSF.com
