Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how DiscoverSplashPads.com (“Discover Splash Pads,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information when you visit our website. We publish a free directory of splash pads and spray parks, and we fund it through display advertising and affiliate links. This policy describes what that means for your data.

By using this site, you agree to the practices described here. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

Information We Collect

Information you give us

When you submit our contact form, we collect the name, email address, and message you provide. We use this solely to respond to you and to correct or expand our listings. Messages are delivered to us by email through our email provider and are not sold or used for marketing.

Information collected automatically

Like most websites, we and our partners automatically collect certain technical information when you visit, including your IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, referring URL, the pages you view, and the dates and times of your visits. This information is collected through cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies.

Location information

Our “Near Me” feature can use your device’s location to show splash pads close to you. Your browser will always ask permission first, and you can decline. When you allow it, your coordinates are used in your browser to sort and filter results. We do not store your precise location in our own records.

Display Advertising — Mediavine

We work with Mediavine to manage third-party advertising on this site. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit, and may use first- and third-party cookies and similar technologies to deliver, personalize, and measure those advertisements.

Mediavine and its advertising partners may collect: your IP address, browser and device identifiers, operating system, the pages you view and how you interact with them, approximate geographic location derived from your IP address, and inferences about your interests. This information is used to select and deliver ads, measure ad performance, limit how often you see the same ad, and detect fraud.

To learn more about Mediavine’s data practices, please read the Mediavine Privacy Policy. You can review the advertising vendors involved and manage your consent choices at any time using the button below.

You may also submit a data access or deletion request relating to advertising data directly to Mediavine through their data request form.

Affiliate Links — Amazon Associates

DiscoverSplashPads.com 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. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

Some of the product links on this site — for example, the water play gear we suggest packing for a splash pad trip — are affiliate links. If you click one and make a purchase, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Clicking an affiliate link sends you to Amazon, which may set its own cookies to attribute the visit to us. We never see your payment details, and we are not told what you buy on an individual basis.

Recommendations are made on their merits — a commission does not change what we choose to recommend. Amazon’s handling of your information is governed by the Amazon Privacy Notice.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics and Vercel Analytics to understand how visitors find and use the site so we can improve it. These services collect information such as pages viewed, time on site, referring source, approximate location, and device type. Google Analytics sets cookies; you can opt out across all sites using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Google’s practices are described in the Google Privacy Policy.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We and our partners use cookies for a few distinct purposes:

• Essential— to make the site work, remember your consent preferences, and protect against abuse.
• Analytics— to measure traffic and understand which pages are useful.
• Advertising— set by Mediavine and its partners to select, deliver, and measure ads.
• Affiliate attribution— set by Amazon when you follow one of our product links.

Most browsers let you block or delete cookies in their settings. Blocking cookies may affect how parts of this site work. Advertising-specific choices are best managed through the “Your Privacy Choices” button above.

How We Use Information

• To operate, maintain, and improve the directory and its search features
• To respond to messages you send us and correct listing errors
• To measure site traffic and understand what visitors find useful
• To display advertising and affiliate content that supports the site
• To detect, prevent, and address fraud, abuse, or technical problems
• To comply with legal obligations

How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information for money. We share information only in these circumstances:

• Service providers— hosting, database, email delivery, and analytics vendors that process data on our behalf.
• Advertising partners— Mediavine and the advertising vendors it works with, as described above. Under some state privacy laws, sharing data for personalized advertising is treated as a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information; you can opt out using the “Your Privacy Choices” button above.
• Legal reasons— when required by law, subpoena, or to protect our rights, safety, or property.
• Business transfers— in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access the personal information we hold about you, request its correction or deletion, opt out of targeted advertising and the sale or sharing of your data, and be free from discrimination for exercising these rights. Residents of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and other U.S. states with comprehensive privacy laws have these rights under their state law; residents of the EEA and UK have equivalent rights under the GDPR, including data portability and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise any of these rights with us, submit a request through our contact form. We will verify your request and respond within the timeframe your law requires. For data held by our advertising partners, use the “Your Privacy Choices” button above or Mediavine’s data request form.

Children’s Privacy

This site is written for parents and caregivers, not for children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, and we do not permit interest-based advertising to be targeted at children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please let us know through our contact form and we will delete it.

Data Retention and Security

We keep contact form messages only as long as needed to handle your request and our records. Analytics data is retained according to our providers’ standard retention settings. We use industry-standard safeguards, including encrypted connections (HTTPS), to protect information, though no method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

Third-Party Links

Our listings link to city parks departments, maps, and other outside websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any site you visit from here.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy as our practices or the law change. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Material changes will be noted prominently on the site.

Contact Us

Questions about this policy or about the information we hold? Send them through our contact form and we will get back to you. The contact form is the best way to reach us about any privacy request.