Privacy Policy

Effective Date: November 2, 2026
Last Updated: November 2, 2026

At County Fairgrounds Events (https://countyfairgroundsevents.com/), we respect the privacy of our visitors and are committed to handling personal information responsibly.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit our website, how it may be used, how cookies and advertising technologies work, and what choices you have regarding your personal information.

This policy applies to visitors, readers, and individuals who contact County Fairgrounds Events.

Website: https://countyfairgroundsevents.com/
Operator: Scott Hillyer
Email: [email protected]
Mailing Address: 3737 Easton Market #1043, Columbus, Ohio 43219, United States.

1. Information We Collect

The information collected depends on how you interact with our website and which website services are enabled.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit County Fairgrounds Events, our website hosting infrastructure and enabled third-party services may automatically collect technical information, including:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) address.
  • Browser type and version.
  • Device type and operating system.
  • Referring website or webpage.
  • Pages visited and browsing activity.
  • Date and time of website visits.
  • Basic server access and error logs.

This information helps us maintain website security, understand website usage, troubleshoot technical issues, and improve performance.

Information You Provide

If you contact us by email, we may collect information you voluntarily provide, such as:

  • Your name.
  • Your email address.
  • The contents of your message.
  • Event information or website corrections you submit.
  • Other information you choose to share.

We use this information to respond to your inquiries and improve our website.

We do not require visitors to create an account to browse publicly available event information.

Search and Browsing Activity

Visitors may browse or search for fairground events by state, date, or event category. Technical information about website interactions may be collected by our hosting infrastructure or analytics services where enabled.

2. How We Use Information

Information collected through County Fairgrounds Events may be used to:

  • Operate and maintain our website.
  • Improve website functionality and visitor experience.
  • Understand which event categories and pages visitors find useful.
  • Respond to questions and inquiries.
  • Review event submissions and correction requests.
  • Monitor website security and prevent abuse.
  • Analyze website traffic and performance.
  • Support advertising services where enabled.
  • Comply with applicable legal requirements.

We use information for legitimate website operations and the purposes explained in this Privacy Policy.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

County Fairgrounds Events may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, analyze website usage, and display advertisements where applicable.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device through your web browser.

The types of cookies that may be used include:

Essential Cookies

These support basic website functionality, security, and technical operations.

Analytics Cookies

Where analytics services are enabled, these cookies help us understand visitor activity, page performance, traffic sources, and website usage.

Advertising Cookies

Where advertising services are enabled, advertising cookies may help third-party providers deliver advertisements, measure advertising performance, and manage advertising frequency.

Managing Cookies

You can manage, restrict, or delete cookies through your browser settings.

You may also manage personalized advertising preferences through Google’s advertising settings:

https://adssettings.google.com

Visitors from the European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom will be provided with an appropriate consent mechanism for non-essential cookies and advertising technologies where required by applicable law.

Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.

4. Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising

County Fairgrounds Events may use Google AdSense and other third-party advertising services to display advertisements.

When Google AdSense is enabled, Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to collect information about visitors’ interactions with advertisements and websites.

These technologies may be used to:

  • Display relevant advertisements.
  • Measure advertising performance.
  • Limit repeated advertisements.
  • Understand advertising engagement.
  • Personalize advertisements based on browsing activity, where permitted.

Google’s advertising technologies may include the DoubleClick cookie or equivalent advertising identifiers. These technologies may use information from previous visits to this or other websites to provide advertisements.

Visitors can manage personalized advertising preferences through:

https://adssettings.google.com

Google’s Privacy Policy is available at:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

Third-party advertising providers operate under their own privacy policies. County Fairgrounds Events does not control the independent data collection practices of these providers.

Where required by applicable law, appropriate consent will be obtained before non-essential advertising technologies are activated.

5. Google Analytics and Website Analytics

If Google Analytics or another analytics service is enabled on our website, that service may collect information about how visitors interact with County Fairgrounds Events.

This information may include:

  • Pages visited.
  • Session duration.
  • Traffic sources.
  • Device and browser information.
  • General geographic information.
  • Website interaction events.
  • Navigation and browsing patterns.

We may use analytics information to understand which fairground event categories and resources are most useful to visitors.

Analytics services operate under their own privacy policies and data processing practices.

Google Privacy Policy:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

6. Event Information and Third-Party Sources

County Fairgrounds Events publishes informational content about county fairs, fairground venues, rodeos, livestock shows, agricultural exhibitions, concerts, festivals, and other community activities.

Event information may be compiled from publicly available sources, including:

  • Official fairground and venue websites.
  • County and local government websites.
  • Event organizer announcements.
  • Tourism and community resources.
  • Public event calendars.
  • Other publicly accessible informational sources.

We use event information to help visitors discover activities and plan their visits.

Our website is an informational resource and is not the official organizer or representative of every event listed.

Event information may change, and visitors should confirm dates, schedules, prices, and venue arrangements directly with the relevant event organizer.

We do not intentionally publish private visitor information as part of our event listings.

Individuals or organizations who believe published event information is inaccurate may contact us at [email protected].

7. External Websites and Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external websites, including fairground websites, event organizers, government resources, tourism websites, ticketing services, and other informational platforms.

When you follow an external link, you leave County Fairgrounds Events and become subject to the privacy practices of that third-party website.

We do not control how independent websites collect, use, or store personal information.

We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of external websites before providing personal information or completing transactions.

8. How We Share Information

We do not sell visitors’ personal information.

We may share limited information with service providers when reasonably necessary to operate our website.

These providers may include:

  • Website hosting providers.
  • Website security services.
  • Analytics providers.
  • Advertising partners.
  • Technical maintenance providers.

We may also disclose information when required by law, legal proceedings, or legitimate requests from authorized government authorities.

We do not intentionally make private email communications publicly available.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Technical server logs may be retained according to hosting provider policies and operational requirements.

Emails and other communications may be retained as long as necessary to respond to inquiries, maintain relevant correspondence, and address website-related matters.

Third-party service providers may maintain information according to their own retention policies.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect information associated with our website against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, and disclosure.

These measures may include:

  • Website security tools.
  • Hosting security features.
  • Access controls.
  • Technical maintenance.
  • Monitoring for suspicious activity.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can guarantee complete security.

Visitors should avoid including sensitive personal information in ordinary email communications.

11. Children’s Privacy

County Fairgrounds Events is a general-audience informational website and is not specifically directed toward children under 13 years of age.

We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13.

If we become aware that personal information has been collected from a child under 13 without appropriate parental consent, we will take reasonable steps to review and delete that information where required by applicable law.

For visitors in the European Economic Area, applicable children’s data protection requirements and the relevant digital consent age under national law will apply.

Parents or legal guardians who believe a child has submitted personal information to us may contact:

Email: [email protected]

12. Your Privacy Rights and Choices

Depending on your location and applicable privacy laws, you may have rights regarding your personal information.

These rights may include:

  • Requesting access to personal information we hold.
  • Requesting correction of inaccurate information.
  • Requesting deletion of personal information where legally applicable.
  • Objecting to certain processing activities.
  • Withdrawing consent where processing is based on consent.
  • Managing cookie and advertising preferences.
  • Requesting information about how personal information is used.

To submit a privacy-related request, contact:

Email: [email protected]

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

We aim to respond within a reasonable period and in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

13. California Privacy Rights

Residents of California may have additional privacy rights under applicable California privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, where applicable.

These rights may include the right to know, access, correct, or request deletion of certain personal information, as well as the right to opt out of certain types of data sharing or targeted advertising.

We do not sell visitors’ personal information.

Privacy-related requests may be submitted through:

Email: [email protected]

We will review and respond to requests in accordance with applicable law.

14. International Visitors

County Fairgrounds Events is accessible to visitors throughout the United States and other countries.

Depending on your location and the services used, information may be processed or stored in countries different from your country of residence.

Where applicable, we take reasonable steps to handle personal information in accordance with relevant privacy requirements.

Visitors in the European Economic Area and United Kingdom may have additional rights under the GDPR and UK GDPR.

Where required, we will provide appropriate information and consent mechanisms for non-essential cookies and advertising technologies.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our website operations, advertising services, analytics technologies, or applicable legal requirements.

Any changes will be published on this page with a revised Last Updated date.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.

Where applicable law requires specific notice or consent for material changes, we will follow those requirements.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, cookies, advertising technologies, or your personal information, please contact us.

County Fairgrounds Events

Operator: Scott Hillyer

Website: https://countyfairgroundsevents.com/

Email: [email protected]

Mailing Address:

3737 Easton Market #1043
Columbus, Ohio 43219
United States.

Thank you for visiting County Fairgrounds Events.