Kansas Card Show (“Kansas Card Show,” “KCS,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect information when you visit kansascardshow.com, create an account, register for vendor space, make a purchase, submit a form, attend an event, or otherwise interact with Kansas Card Show.

By using our website or services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with Kansas Card Show.

Information You Provide

We may collect information you voluntarily provide when you place an order, register for an event, create an account, contact us, participate in a promotion, or otherwise interact with our website or services.

This information may include:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Billing and mailing address
• Business or vendor information
• Vendor registration details
• Event selections and table reservations
• Account information
• Purchase and transaction history
• Information included in messages or contact forms
• Information submitted through promotions or giveaways

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically through cookies, server logs, analytics tools, pixels, and similar technologies.

This information may include:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device type and operating system
• Pages viewed
• Time and date of visits
• Referring websites or links
• Approximate or general geographic location
• Cookie or device identifiers
• Website interactions and usage information

Information From Third Parties

We may receive information from third-party services used to operate our website and business. This may include payment processors, analytics providers, advertising platforms, email providers, social media platforms, and other service providers.

For example, a payment processor may provide us with confirmation that a transaction was approved without providing us with your complete payment card number.

Online Store, WooCommerce, and Customer Accounts

Kansas Card Show uses online commerce technology to process vendor registrations, event-related purchases, merchandise, upgrades, and other available products or services.

When you place an order, we may collect and retain information necessary to:

• Process and manage your order
• Reserve vendor tables or event space
• Confirm payment status
• Provide receipts and order confirmations
• Communicate important event information
• Provide customer support
• Manage refunds, disputes, and chargebacks
• Prevent fraudulent or unauthorized transactions
• Maintain tax, accounting, and business records

If you create a customer account, information associated with your account may be stored so you can access previous orders, manage account details, and use other account features.

Payment Processing

Payments made through our website are processed by third-party payment service providers.

These providers may collect payment card information, billing information, device information, and other information necessary to authorize and process transactions, detect fraud, and comply with financial regulations.

How We Use Information

We may use collected information to:

• Process purchases and vendor registrations
• Manage vendor reservations and event participation
• Operate customer accounts
• Provide receipts and transaction confirmations
• Respond to questions and customer support requests
• Communicate event schedules, changes, or important information
• Operate, maintain, and improve our website
• Understand website traffic and usage
• Measure advertising and promotional performance
• Prevent fraud, abuse, and unauthorized transactions
• Enforce our policies and agreements
• Resolve disputes and payment issues
• Maintain business, accounting, and tax records
• Comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements

Email and Other Communications

Transactional and Service Communications

If you make a purchase, register as a vendor, create an account, or contact Kansas Card Show, we may send communications necessary to provide the requested service.

These communications may include:

• Order confirmations and receipts
• Vendor registration confirmations
• Event instructions
• Schedule or venue changes
• Account notifications
• Payment or refund information
• Responses to customer support requests

Because these communications relate to transactions or services you requested, you may continue to receive them even if you unsubscribe from promotional marketing.

Marketing Communications

Where permitted by law, we may send promotional communications to individuals who have subscribed, opted in, or otherwise provided appropriate permission to receive marketing messages.

Promotional communications may include upcoming show announcements, vendor opportunities, special events, promotions, or other Kansas Card Show news.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the email or by contacting us.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies, pixels, local storage, analytics technologies, and similar tools to operate the website and understand how visitors use it.

Cookies and similar technologies may be used for purposes such as:

• Keeping the shopping cart and checkout functioning
• Remembering account or website preferences
• Maintaining website security
• Understanding website traffic and visitor behavior
• Measuring advertising and marketing performance
• Improving website functionality and user experience

Necessary Cookies

Certain cookies may be required for features such as shopping carts, checkout, customer accounts, security, and other essential website functionality.

Analytics Cookies

We may use analytics services to better understand how visitors find and use our website. Analytics services may collect information about pages visited, devices, browsers, referral sources, approximate location, and website interactions.

Advertising and Marketing Technologies

We may use advertising or marketing technologies to measure campaign effectiveness, understand how visitors interact with advertisements, and, where permitted, provide more relevant advertising.

Third-Party Content and Embedded Services

Our website may include links, embedded content, maps, videos, social media features, or other services provided by third parties.

Examples may include social media platforms, mapping services, video platforms, payment services, or other external websites.

These third parties may collect information when you interact with their content or services. Their collection and use of information is governed by their own privacy policies and terms.

Website Security and Spam Prevention

We may use security, fraud prevention, spam prevention, and website protection services to help protect our website, forms, customer accounts, checkout process, and visitors.

These services may process technical information such as IP addresses, browser information, device information, request activity, or other data necessary to identify malicious, fraudulent, automated, or abusive activity.

How We Share Information

Kansas Card Show does not sell personal information for direct monetary payment.

We may disclose information to third parties when reasonably necessary to operate Kansas Card Show and provide our services. These third parties may include:

• Payment processors
• E-commerce and website providers
• Website hosting providers
• Email and communication providers
• Analytics providers
• Advertising and marketing platforms
• Security and fraud prevention providers
• Event, promotional, or giveaway partners where applicable
• Accountants, attorneys, insurers, and other professional advisers
• Government agencies or legal authorities where required or permitted by law

Service providers may process information according to their own privacy policies, contractual obligations, and applicable law.

Legal Disclosures and Protection of Rights

We may preserve, use, or disclose information when we reasonably believe it is necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law, regulation, court order, subpoena, or legal process
• Respond to lawful requests from government authorities
• Investigate suspected fraud or unauthorized activity
• Enforce our policies, agreements, or event rules
• Protect the rights, property, security, or safety of Kansas Card Show, our customers, vendors, attendees, or others
• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims

Business Transfers

If Kansas Card Show is involved in a merger, acquisition, reorganization, financing, sale of assets, transfer of ownership, or similar business transaction, information associated with the business may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by applicable law.

For example, order and transaction information may be retained as necessary to:

• Maintain tax and accounting records
• Document vendor registrations and purchases
• Respond to customer service requests
• Process refunds
• Manage payment disputes or chargebacks
• Prevent fraud and abuse
• Resolve disputes
• Comply with legal obligations

Information that is no longer reasonably necessary may be deleted, anonymized, or retained where permitted or required by law.

Data Security

We use commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards intended to help protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

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

Children’s Privacy

Kansas Card Show events may be family-friendly, but our online purchasing and account services are not intended to knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate parental or guardian authorization.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate authorization, please contact us so we can review the situation.

Photography and Media at Events

Kansas Card Show events may be photographed, filmed, livestreamed, or otherwise recorded for event coverage, promotional content, social media, advertising, or other legitimate business purposes.

Additional terms regarding photography, recording, and use of event media may also be included in applicable attendee, vendor, event, or registration terms.

Your Privacy Rights and Choices

Depending on where you reside and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.

These rights may include the ability to request:

• Access to certain personal information we maintain about you
• Correction of inaccurate personal information
• Deletion of certain personal information
• Information about how certain personal information is used or disclosed
• Opt-out from certain marketing communications

Certain requests may be limited or denied where retaining or processing information is reasonably necessary or permitted for legal compliance, tax and accounting records, fraud prevention, transaction records, dispute resolution, security, or other legitimate purposes.

How to Make a Privacy Request

To request access, correction, deletion, or other assistance regarding your personal information, contact Kansas Card Show using the information below.

We may request reasonable information to verify your identity before processing certain privacy requests.

Third-Party Privacy Practices

Our website and services may interact with third-party websites, payment providers, social media platforms, advertising services, analytics providers, and other external services.

Kansas Card Show does not control the privacy practices of independent third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party services you use.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our business, website, technology, services, or applicable legal requirements.

When this policy is updated, the revised version will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is intended to be interpreted in accordance with applicable law, including the laws of the State of Kansas where applicable.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or Kansas Card Show’s privacy practices, please contact us.