Privacy Policy & Cookie Disclosure

1. Identification of Publisher & Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to all services, telemetry tools, coaster credit tracking features, and editorial content hosted at Amusement Park Community (amusementparkcommunity.com). For questions or data protection requests, you can reach our team directly at contact@amusementparkcommunity.com.

2. Third-Party Advertising & Google AdSense Cookies

We use third-party advertising companies, including Google AdSense, to serve advertisements when you visit our website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

Google AdSense & DoubleClick DART Cookies:

• Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on amusementparkcommunity.com.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our visitors based on their visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings page.
• Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info or Your Online Choices.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Amusement Park Community. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) may also be used by our third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize advertising content. Amusement Park Community has no access to or control over these cookies used by third-party advertisers.

3. Information We Collect

A. Log Files & Technical Telemetry

Like most modern web platforms, Amusement Park Community utilizes standard web server log files. The information inside log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamps, referring/exit pages, platform type, and click counts. We use this anonymous information solely to analyze trends, administer the site, prevent malicious bot attacks, and gather broad demographic data for aggregate performance optimization. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

B. Voluntary Newsletter & VIP Fast Pass Subscriptions

When you voluntarily register for our "VIP Fast Pass" newsletter or field alert system, we collect your name, email address, home park preference, and favorite roller coaster. This information is utilized strictly to transmit breaking theme park news, park permit filings, wait time alerts, and community meetups. We never sell, rent, or distribute subscriber email addresses to commercial third parties. Subscribers may opt out at any time with a single click using the unsubscribe link located in every dispatch.

4. CCPA / CPRA Privacy Notice (California Residents)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California consumers are entitled to specific rights regarding their personal information:

• Right to Know: You have the right to request disclosure of what personal data we collect, use, and disclose.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of personal information we have collected from you.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale / Sharing: We do not sell your personal information. If you wish to confirm your preference, email us at contact@amusementparkcommunity.com with the subject "Do Not Sell My Info".
• Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA/CPRA rights.

5. GDPR Data Protection Rights (European Economic Area & UK)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you have guaranteed data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right of Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data held by us.
• Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
• Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data under certain conditions.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your data.
• Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer collected data to another organization.

Requests will be addressed within thirty (30) days. Please contact our data privacy desk at contact@amusementparkcommunity.com.

6. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

Protecting the online privacy of young children is especially important. Amusement Park Community does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian believes our database contains personal information of a child under 13, please contact us immediately at contact@amusementparkcommunity.com, and we will promptly remove such information from our records.

7. Security & Data Storage

We employ industry-standard encryption protocols (TLS 1.2 / TLS 1.3), hardened firewalls, and strict server access controls on our cloud infrastructure. While no digital transmission over the internet can be guaranteed 100% secure, we implement all commercially acceptable measures to safeguard your personal information.

8. Changes to This Policy

Amusement Park Community reserves the right to update or amend this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect technological updates, legislative mandates, or revisions to our editorial offerings. The date of the most recent revision will always be noted at the top of this document.

9. Contacting Our Data Privacy Team

If you have questions, comments, or inquiries regarding our privacy practices, cookie handling, or third-party advertising partners, please contact us at: