Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which americasstateparks.org collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (each, a “User”) of the americasstateparks.org website (“Site”). This privacy policy applies to the Site and all products and services offered by americasstateparks.org.Personal identification informationWe may collect personal identification information from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our site, subscribe to the newsletter, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, name, email address. Users may, however, visit our Site anonymously. We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities.Non-personal identification informationWe may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about Users means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilized and other similar information.Web browser cookiesOur Site may use “cookies” to enhance User experience. User’s web browser places cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. User may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly.How we use collected informationamericasstateparks.org may collect and use Users personal information for the following purposes:

• – To improve customer service Information you provide helps us respond to your customer service requests and support needs more efficiently.
• – To personalize user experience We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our Users as a group use the services and resources provided on our Site.
• – To improve our Site We may use feedback you provide to improve our products and services.
• – To run a promotion, contest, survey or other Site feature To send Users information they agreed to receive about topics we think will be of interest to them.
• – To send periodic emails We may use the email address to send User information and updates pertaining to their order. It may also be used to respond to their inquiries, questions, and/or other requests. If User decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time the User would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.

How we protect your informationWe adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of the personal information and data stored on our Site. All traffic to and from the Site is encrypted in transit (HTTPS).Sharing your personal informationWe do not sell, trade, or rent Users personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.Third party websitesUsers may find advertising or other content on our Site that link to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licencors and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Site, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies.AdvertisingAds appearing on our site may be delivered to Users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile non personal identification information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy policy does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.Changes to this privacy policyamericasstateparks.org has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.Your acceptance of these termsBy using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.Contacting usIf you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us here.

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.0)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at https://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/.Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

• IP Address
• Operating System type
• Operating System version
• Device Type
• Language of the website
• Web browser type
• Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit Opt Out – NAI: Network Advertising Initiative. You may also visit https://optout.aboutads.info/#/ and https://optout.networkadvertising.org/# to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at YourAdChoices.com | AppChoices to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please click here.

Analytics and Measurement

We measure how the Site is used so we can improve it. We do not sell analytics data, and we do not build advertising profiles from it.

Analytics with Dackel Analytics

This website uses Dackel Analytics, a self-hosted analytics plugin, to measure how the site is used. It uses no cookies and no local storage, and it does not store or read any information on your device.

What is processed?

• The page URL you requested (query parameters that may carry sensitive values, such as e-mail addresses or tokens, are stripped before storage)
• The referring URL (the page you came from)
• Browser, operating system and device type (derived from the user agent)
• An anonymised portion of your IP address (IPv4: the final octet is set to 0; IPv6: the lower 80 bits are set to 0 — a full IP address is never stored)
• Approximate location (country, sometimes region or city) resolved locally via a GeoIP database (DB-IP Lite or MaxMind GeoLite2)
• Time spent on the page and scroll depth
• UTM campaign parameters and advertising click IDs, where present in the URL
• An anonymous visitor identifier (a SHA-256 HMAC of the anonymised subnet, browser family and a secret salt that rotates daily — it cannot be reversed to identify a person)

Where the data is stored, and for how long

All data is processed solely in this website’s own database. Nothing is transmitted to third-party analytics services. Records are deleted automatically after 365 days.

Opt-out signals we honour

If your browser sends the DNT (Do Not Track) header or a Global Privacy Control signal, no data is collected at all. Both signals are respected automatically — you do not need to contact us.

Your California privacy rights (CCPA/CPRA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended, the categories of personal information collected here are identifiers (an anonymised network address and a non-reversible visitor identifier), internet or other electronic network activity information (pages viewed, referring page, time on page) and coarse geolocation (country, sometimes region or city). This information is collected for analytics purposes only.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioural advertising. No personal information is disclosed to third parties for their own purposes, and none of it is used for profiling or automated decision-making.

We honour the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal: if your browser or extension sends it, no data is collected. The same applies to the Do Not Track header.

You may request access to, or deletion of, information relating to you. Note that the data is anonymised before storage and is not linked to your name, account or e-mail address, so in most cases we cannot identify which records — if any — relate to you. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any privacy right.

Residents of other US states with comparable privacy laws (including Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah and Texas) have equivalent rights, which we apply in the same way.

Optional third-party data flows (depending on configuration)

• Google Search Console: if the Search Console integration is enabled, the plugin retrieves your own site’s aggregated search performance data from Google once a day. No visitor data is sent to Google — only your property URL, for authentication.
• Alert webhooks: if anomaly alerts are enabled, summary figures (site name, affected metric, deviation) are sent to the webhook provider you configured (Slack, Discord, Telegram or a generic endpoint). No visitor data is included.
• GeoIP database updates: the plugin downloads an updated GeoIP database from DB-IP or MaxMind once a month. No visitor data is sent to these providers — only the database file is fetched.

Administrator activity log

Actions taken by administrators of this plugin (settings changes, plugin activation, management of goals, funnels and API tokens) are recorded with a timestamp, the user login and the IP address. This is done on the basis of legitimate interests, to keep administrative changes auditable. These records are deleted automatically after 90 days.

Anonymous visitor properties (custom dimensions)

If the custom dimensions feature is in use, additional anonymous properties may be stored per visitor (for example reader_type=pro). Personal data is technically excluded from these values: the plugin rejects anything that looks like an e-mail address, bank account number, telephone number or payment card number.

WP Statistics (self-hosted)We also run WP Statistics, a second self-hosted traffic counter. Like Dackel Analytics, it stores its data in this Site’s own database and does not send it to an outside analytics company.Microsoft ClarityWe use Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors move through pages — where they click, how far they scroll, and where they run into trouble. Clarity does this by recording session data and aggregating it into heatmaps and session replays. This is a third-party service: the data is processed by Microsoft, which may combine it with other data it holds and use it in accordance with its own privacy practices. Clarity uses cookies and similar technologies.You can read Microsoft’s privacy statement at privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement. Clarity masks text input fields by default, and we do not use it to capture what you type into forms.

Affiliate Links and Advertising Disclosure

Some links on this Site are affiliate links. If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.America’s State Parks is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.Affiliate relationships never determine which parks we cover or what we say about them. Editorial decisions are made independently of any commercial relationship — see our Editorial Policy & Review Methodology.

Your U.S. Privacy Rights

This Site is operated for visitors in the United States. The rights described below come from state privacy laws; which ones apply to you depends on where you live.Categories of personal information we collect

• Identifiers — IP address (anonymized for our own analytics, collected in full by our advertising and session-analytics partners), device and browser identifiers, and your email address if you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us
• Internet or network activity — pages viewed, referring pages, time on page, scroll depth, clicks and interactions, and session replays via Microsoft Clarity
• Approximate geolocation — country, and sometimes region or city, derived from your IP address. We do not collect precise GPS location.
• Commercial and inference data — interest categories that our advertising partners derive in order to select advertisements

We collect this information from you directly (for example, when you subscribe), automatically as you browse, and from our advertising and analytics partners. We keep it for as long as it is needed for the purposes described in this policy, and we do not knowingly retain personal information longer than necessary.Sale and sharing of personal informationWe do not sell your personal information for money. However, under the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA), and under several other state laws, allowing advertising partners to collect identifiers and browsing activity in order to serve interest-based advertising across other websites is treated as a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information. Our advertising is delivered through Mediavine and its partners, as described in the Mediavine section above, and it works this way.We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of anyone under 16 years of age.

Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

You can opt out of this in any of the following ways:

• Send a Global Privacy Control signal. If your browser or an extension transmits the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, we and our advertising partners treat it as a valid opt-out request for that browser. See globalprivacycontrol.org.
• Use the industry opt-out tools linked in the Mediavine section above — the NAI and DAA opt-outs, and the AppChoices app for mobile.
• Contact us at our contact page with the subject line “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information”.

Opting out does not remove advertising from the Site. You will still see advertisements, but they will not be selected based on your browsing across other sites.Your rightsDepending on your state of residence, you may have the right to:

• Know and access — request the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources, the purposes, and the categories of third parties we disclosed it to
• Delete — request deletion of personal information we collected from you, subject to legal exceptions
• Correct — request correction of inaccurate personal information
• Opt out — of the sale or sharing of your personal information, and of targeted advertising
• Limit — restrict the use of sensitive personal information (we do not collect sensitive personal information as that term is defined by the CCPA)
• Non-discrimination — we will not deny service, charge a different price, or provide a different quality of service because you exercised a privacy right
• Appeal — if we decline a request, residents of states including Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon and Montana may appeal that decision. We will respond to an appeal in writing within the period required by the applicable state law.

These rights are provided under the CCPA/CPRA in California and under comparable laws in states including Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Montana, Delaware, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Minnesota, Maryland, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky and Rhode Island. The exact scope and deadlines differ by state.How to exercise your rightsSend your request through our contact page and tell us which right you wish to exercise and the state you live in. We will verify your request by matching the information you give us against what we hold — usually the email address you used, if you have one on file with us. We will respond within 45 days, and may extend once by a further 45 days where the law allows, in which case we will tell you.An authorized agent may submit a request on your behalf with written permission signed by you; we may still ask you to verify your own identity directly.California “Shine the Light”California residents may request, once per calendar year, a list of the personal information we disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes in the prior calendar year. We do not disclose personal information for third-party direct marketing.

Children’s Privacy

This Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. In line with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us through our contact page and we will delete it promptly. We also instruct our advertising partners not to serve personalized advertising to users we identify as under the applicable age.

Browser “Do Not Track” and Global Privacy Control

Our own self-hosted analytics honors both signals: if your browser sends a Do Not Track (DNT) header or a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, it collects nothing at all — see the Dackel Analytics section above.There is no common industry standard obliging third-party services to respond to DNT, and our advertising partners and Microsoft Clarity do not change their behavior based on DNT alone. GPC is different: we and our advertising partners treat it as a valid opt-out request for the sale or sharing of personal information, as described under Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information.

Data Security and Retention

We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the information we hold, including transport encryption (HTTPS) across the Site. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.We keep self-hosted analytics data only as long as it is useful for understanding site usage, and newsletter subscriber data until you unsubscribe. Data held by our advertising and session-analytics partners is retained according to their own policies, which are linked in the relevant sections above.

Contacting Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our practices, or your dealings with this Site — or if you wish to exercise any of the privacy rights described above — please reach us through our contact page.

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This Privacy Policy was last updated on August 3, 2026.