Privacy Policy for Colorado Springs Kids Magazine
Effective Date: August 17, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to Colorado Springs Kids Magazine (“we,” “us,” or “the Magazine”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website, subscribe to our magazine, submit content, enter giveaways, or interact with any of our services. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a safe and secure experience.
2. Information We Collect
Personal Information You Provide: When you submit content (e.g., photos, articles, event info), subscribe, contact us, or enter giveaways, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, or any other information you share.
For instance, our submission form requires: name, email, phone, submission type, and message COLORADO SPRINGS KIDS MAGAZINE. Advertising inquiries similarly collect personal and business details COLORADO SPRINGS KIDS MAGAZINE.Automatically Collected Data: We may collect non-identifying information such as your IP address, browser type, device, pages visited, and referring URLs for website analytics and performance monitoring.
Cookies and Tracking: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to personalize your user experience, analyze site usage, and improve performance. You may disable cookies via your browser settings, but this may affect site functionality.
3. How We Use Your Information
To provide and manage services, including subscriptions, submissions, and giveaways.
To communicate with you (e.g., confirmations, responses, updates).
To enhance and personalize your experience based on site usage patterns.
To comply with legal requirements, such as retaining records or cooperating with legal authorities if necessary.
4. Disclosure of Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share it:
With service providers, such as email platforms or web hosts, strictly to support our operations and under confidentiality agreements.
When required by law or to respond to valid legal requests.
In connection with a business transfer, such as sale or reorganization, with appropriate notice and privacy protections in place.
Who We Share With
Colorado Springs Kids Magazine works with a number of partners to operate our publication and serve our community. From time to time, we may share certain information with affiliated businesses, which include [advertisers and sponsors featured in our magazine and directories], [community organizations and event partners we collaborate with], and [service providers who help us run our website, newsletter, and analytics]. We do not consider unrelated third parties who have no working relationship with us to be affiliated businesses.
What Information We May Share
When we share information with affiliated businesses, it may include the categories of information you have provided to us or that we collect automatically, such as:
Your name and email address (for example, when you subscribe to our newsletter or enter a contest or giveaway)
Contact details you submit through forms on our website
Information about how you interact with our website, newsletter, or online content
We do not share more information than is reasonably necessary for the purpose described below.
Why We Share It
We may share this information with affiliated businesses to:
Deliver a service or fulfill a request you have made (such as entering a giveaway or connecting you with an advertiser you've asked to hear from)
Promote relevant local events, programs, camps, and family resources
Operate co-promotions or joint offerings with our partners
Help us run, analyze, and improve our website, newsletter, and advertising
We will not later use your information for a materially different purpose than the one described here without letting you know.
Targeted Advertising and Your Opt-Out Rights
Some sharing of personal information with our advertising partners may be considered a "sale" or "sharing" of personal data under the Colorado Privacy Act and similar state laws, even when no money changes hands. You have the right to opt out of this kind of sharing for targeted advertising.
To opt out, or to ask us not to share your information with affiliated businesses, you can:
Use the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any newsletter
We honor recognized opt-out preference signals where required by law.
Children's Information
Our publication and services are directed to parents, caregivers, and other adults in the Pikes Peak community, not to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13. [If you ever collect information from children — for example, through kid-submitted content or contests — replace this paragraph with language describing how you obtain verifiable parental consent in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).] If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
5. Children’s Privacy
As a publication catering to families and children, we take extra care:
If we collect information from children under 13 (for example, through submissions), we will obtain verifiable parental consent as required by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
We encourage parents to review and supervise their children’s activity on our site.
Information from children under 13 will be deleted upon request or when no longer necessary for the intended use.
6. User Content Submissions
By submitting content (photos, articles, event info, etc.):
You grant HIBA LLC, DBA Colorado Springs Kids Magazine permission to use, edit, and publish the content at our discretion, in any format or medium, without compensation COLORADO SPRINGS KIDS MAGAZINE.
For photo submissions featuring identifiable individuals, a model release must accompany the submission; otherwise, we may decline to use the content COLORADO SPRINGS KIDS MAGAZINE.
7. Security
We implement reasonable administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect your personal data. However, no method of electronic storage or transmission is fully secure—absolute security cannot be guaranteed.
8. Choices & Access
You may opt out of future communications (e.g., newsletters or promotions) by using the unsubscribe links or contacting us directly.
You can access, correct, or delete your personal information by contacting us at the email or address below.
9. Data Retention
We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined (e.g., fulfilling subscriptions, managing submissions, legal compliance). Once no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize the data.
10. Links to Third Parties
Our website may contain links to third-party sites (e.g., event partners, advertisers, social feeds). We are not responsible for their privacy practices. We recommend you review their privacy policies before interacting with those sites.
11. Policy Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in practices or regulations. Any updates will be posted here with a revised “Effective Date.” Continued use of the site after updates indicates acceptance of the changes.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Email: marketing@coloradospringskids.com