Cookie Policy

Effective Date: June 9, 2025

 

At Plan & Pop Events ("we," "us," or "our"), we are committed to being transparent about how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website, www.planandpopevents.com (the "Website"). This Cookie Policy explains what these technologies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.

 

1. What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies?

Cookies are small text files that are downloaded and stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit our Website. They allow the Website to recognize your device and remember certain information about your visit.

Similar Technologies include:

Web Beacons (or pixel tags): Small graphic images (often invisible) placed on web pages or emails that help us understand how users interact with our Website or emails.

Local Storage: Data that is stored locally on your device by your web browser.

These technologies serve various purposes, from ensuring the Website functions correctly to understanding user behavior and delivering personalized content or advertisements.

 

2. How We Use Cookies and Why

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of our Website. They enable core functionalities like security, network management, and accessibility. Without these cookies, our Website may not function properly (e.g., allowing you to fill out forms, or access secure areas). These cookies do not collect personal information for marketing purposes.

Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website, such as which pages are most popular, how much time is spent on pages, and if they encounter any error messages. This data helps us analyze and improve the performance and design of our Website. They typically collect aggregated and anonymized information.

Examples: We use Google Analytics for this purpose. Google's ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to our Website is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.

Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (e.g., your language preferences, region) and provide enhanced, more personalized features. They can also be used to remember changes you have made to parts of web pages that you can customize.

Targeting and Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with our permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information may be shared with other organizations, such as advertisers.

Examples: We may use cookies related to Meta Pixel (Facebook) and Google Ads to understand the effectiveness of our advertising and deliver relevant ads to you on these platforms. These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies.

 

3. Third-Party Cookies

As mentioned above, some cookies are set by third-party services that we use on our Website. These third parties include:

Google Analytics: For website analytics.

Meta (Facebook) Pixel: For advertising and audience insights.

Google Ads: For advertising campaigns.

Mailchimp (or similar email marketing service): If embedded forms or tracking pixels are used for newsletter sign-ups.

These third parties control the cookies they set and are responsible for their own data processing. We encourage you to review their respective privacy and cookie policies for more information on their practices.

 

4. Your Cookie Preferences and Control

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences through:

Our Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our Website, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept all cookies, decline non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences. You can typically revisit and change your preferences at any time by clicking a "Cookie Settings" or "Cookie Preferences" link (often found in the footer of our Website).

Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically set your browser to refuse all or some cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Please note that if you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of this Website may become inaccessible or not function properly.For popular browsers, you can find instructions here:

Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265

Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4027947/microsoft-edge-delete-cookies

Opt-Out Tools: You can also opt-out of some third-party advertising cookies through industry-specific opt-out pages:

Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): https://optout.networkadvertising.org/

Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): https://www.aboutads.info/choices/

 

5. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, applicable laws, or the cookies we use. When we do, we will revise the "Effective Date" at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

 

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:

Plan & Pop Events

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (804) 465-2324

Mailing Address: 701 E Franklin St., Richmond, VA 23219