PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: August 21, 2026

Northeast Collectors Fest respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when visiting our website, purchasing products or services, registering for an event, contacting us, or otherwise interacting with our business.

This Privacy Policy explains the types of information we may collect, how we use that information, and the choices available to you.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When you visit or make a purchase through our website, we may collect information you voluntarily provide, including:

• Name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Billing and shipping address
• Order and transaction information
• Ticket or event registration information
• Vendor registration information
• Communications you send to us
• Marketing preferences

When you use our website, certain technical information may also be collected automatically, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages viewed, referring website, and information collected through cookies and similar technologies.

Payment information may be processed by Shopify and third-party payment providers. Northeast Collectors Fest does not necessarily receive or store your complete credit or debit card information.

2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We may use personal information to:

• Process and fulfill purchases
• Process event tickets and registrations
• Process vendor reservations
• Provide information about autograph guests and experiences
• Communicate with you about orders, events, reservations, or inquiries
• Provide customer service
• Send marketing communications when permitted
• Improve our website and customer experience
• Prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents
• Maintain business and transaction records
• Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations

3. SHOPIFY

Our online store is hosted through Shopify.

Shopify may process personal information necessary to provide ecommerce, payment, security, analytics, and other services associated with operating our online store.

Shopify's handling of personal information is governed by its own applicable privacy policies and terms.

4. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

Our website and service providers may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand website usage, improve performance, provide analytics, and support advertising or marketing activities.

Your browser or device may provide controls for limiting or disabling certain cookies. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of portions of the website.

5. WHEN WE SHARE INFORMATION

We may share personal information with service providers when reasonably necessary to operate our business, including providers that assist with:

• Website hosting and ecommerce
• Payment processing
• Order fulfillment
• Email and marketing services
• Website analytics
• Fraud prevention and security
• Professional or legal services

We may also disclose information when required by law, legal process, or governmental request, or when reasonably necessary to protect our rights, customers, business, or others.

We do not sell personal information for money.

6. EMAIL AND MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

If you subscribe to receive Northeast Collectors Fest news or promotional communications, we may send information about upcoming shows, autograph guests, tickets, vendors, giveaways, promotions, and other event announcements.

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails by using the unsubscribe option included in the communication.

Transactional communications relating to purchases, tickets, registrations, or customer-service matters may still be sent when necessary.

7. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES AND LINKS

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social-media platforms, payment providers, or other services.

Northeast Collectors Fest is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

8. DATA SECURITY

We take reasonable measures designed to protect personal information.

However, no internet transmission, electronic storage system, or security method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9. DATA RETENTION

We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, maintain business and transaction records, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, enforce agreements, and satisfy legal, accounting, tax, or regulatory requirements.

10. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

Depending on where you live, applicable law may provide certain rights regarding your personal information, which could include the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information.

Where applicable, you may contact us to submit a privacy-related request. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

11. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our website and online store are not intended to knowingly collect personal information directly from young children without appropriate authorization.

While Northeast Collectors Fest events may be family friendly, purchases, registrations, and other online transactions should be completed by an adult or with appropriate parental or guardian involvement.

12. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our business practices, website, services, or legal requirements.

The revised policy will be posted on this website with an updated "Last Updated" date.

13. CONTACT US

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how Northeast Collectors Fest handles personal information, please contact us:

Northeast Collectors Fest
Sean McElroy
Email: sjmcelroy@gmail.com
Phone: 508-269-1293
Website: NortheastCollectorsFest.com