Privacy Policy

Effective Date: [Jan 1st 2026]
Website: I Love Eureka Springs
Forum: Spill The Tea Forum
Website URL: https://iloveeurekasprings.com

I Love Eureka Springs respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect information from visitors, registered members, forum users, advertisers, and businesses that interact with our website and community features, including the Spill The Tea Forum.

By using this website, creating an account, posting in the forum, submitting information, or advertising with us, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information from you when you visit the site, register for an account, participate in the forum, submit a listing or advertisement, contact us, or otherwise interact with our website.

Information You Provide

This may include:

  • Name or display name
  • Username
  • Email address
  • Profile information
  • Forum posts, comments, replies, messages, or other user-submitted content
  • Business name, advertiser name, contact information, and advertising details
  • Images, logos, links, or promotional content submitted by advertisers or members
  • Any information you voluntarily submit through forms, comments, forum posts, or messages

Information Collected Automatically

When you use the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited
  • Date and time of visits
  • Referring website
  • General usage and analytics data
  • Cookies and similar tracking technologies

2. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to operate, improve, and protect I Love Eureka Springs and the Spill The Tea Forum.

We may use your information to:

  • Create and manage member accounts
  • Allow users to participate in the forum
  • Display usernames, profiles, posts, replies, and other public forum activity
  • Communicate with users about account activity, support requests, updates, or policy matters
  • Review, moderate, or remove content that violates site rules
  • Process advertiser inquiries, listings, sponsorships, or promotional placements
  • Display advertiser content, business information, links, images, or promotional materials
  • Improve website performance, features, and user experience
  • Prevent spam, abuse, fraud, unauthorized access, or harmful activity
  • Comply with legal obligations or enforce our terms and policies

3. Forum Privacy and Public Content

The Spill The Tea Forum is a community discussion area. Information you post in the forum may be visible to other members, website visitors, administrators, moderators, and search engines, depending on the forum’s settings.

Public or member-visible content may include:

  • Username or display name
  • Profile information you choose to provide
  • Forum posts and replies
  • Comments
  • Images or media you upload
  • Dates and times of activity

Please do not post private, confidential, sensitive, or personal information that you do not want others to see.

We are not responsible for how other users may copy, share, screenshot, or use information that you voluntarily post in public or member-accessible areas of the website.

4. Advertiser Information

Advertisers may provide business or promotional information for use on I Love Eureka Springs. This may include:

  • Business name
  • Contact person
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Website URL
  • Social media links
  • Business description
  • Logos, photos, graphics, or advertisements
  • Billing or campaign-related details

Advertiser-submitted public information may be displayed on the website, in promotional sections, business listings, sponsored posts, ads, newsletters, or related marketing placements.

Private advertiser contact information will not be sold to unrelated third parties. However, publicly submitted advertising materials may be visible to website visitors and may be indexed by search engines.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website may use cookies, analytics tools, embedded content, advertising tools, and similar technologies to improve functionality and understand site usage.

Cookies may be used to:

  • Keep users logged in
  • Remember preferences
  • Improve site performance
  • Measure traffic and engagement
  • Support advertising or sponsored content features
  • Protect against spam and abuse

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Some website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

6. Analytics and Third-Party Services

We may use third-party tools or services to help operate the website, analyze traffic, manage spam, send emails, process forms, display ads, or provide embedded content.

These services may collect information according to their own privacy policies. Examples may include:

  • Website analytics tools
  • Spam protection services
  • Email delivery services
  • Advertising or affiliate platforms
  • Social media embeds
  • Video, map, or media embeds
  • Payment or invoicing providers, if applicable

Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those websites directly. These third-party websites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with their content.

7. How We Share Information

We do not sell members’ personal information.

We may share information in limited circumstances, including:

  • With website administrators, moderators, or service providers who help operate the site
  • When necessary to display forum posts, profiles, comments, advertisements, or submitted public content
  • With technical providers such as hosting, security, analytics, email, or spam-prevention services
  • When required by law, legal process, or government request
  • To protect the rights, safety, or security of I Love Eureka Springs, users, advertisers, or the public
  • To investigate abuse, fraud, spam, harassment, or violations of site rules

Advertiser content intended for publication may be shared publicly as part of advertising, sponsorship, promotional, or business listing services.

8. User Accounts and Profile Information

Registered users are responsible for keeping their account information accurate and secure.

You should:

  • Use a secure password
  • Avoid sharing your login credentials
  • Keep your email address current
  • Avoid posting sensitive personal information in your profile or forum posts

If you believe your account has been accessed without permission, please contact us as soon as possible.

9. Content Moderation

We may monitor, review, edit, move, or remove forum posts, comments, profiles, advertisements, or other submitted content at our discretion.

Content may be moderated or removed if it is considered:

  • Spam
  • Abusive, harassing, or threatening
  • False, misleading, or harmful
  • In violation of community rules
  • Infringing on intellectual property rights
  • Inappropriate for the site or forum
  • Illegal or potentially unlawful

Moderation actions are taken to protect the community, website, users, advertisers, and the reputation of I Love Eureka Springs.

10. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as necessary to operate the website, manage accounts, maintain forum history, provide advertiser services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

Forum posts, comments, and public content may remain visible even if an account is closed, unless removed by an administrator or required by law.

Backups or cached copies may remain for a limited period even after content is deleted from the live website.

11. Your Choices and Rights

Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the ability to:

  • Request access to personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of certain personal information
  • Request removal or anonymization of account information
  • Opt out of certain email communications
  • Adjust cookie settings in your browser

To make a privacy-related request, contact us using the information below.

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for legal, security, recordkeeping, moderation, or legitimate business reasons.

12. Email Communications

If you create an account, submit a form, participate in the forum, or advertise with us, we may send you emails related to your account, forum activity, support requests, advertising, site updates, or administrative matters.

Marketing emails, if used, will include a way to unsubscribe where required by law. Transactional or account-related messages may still be sent when necessary.

13. Children’s Privacy

I Love Eureka Springs and the Spill The Tea Forum are not intended for children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected information from a child under 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

14. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information. However, no website, online service, or method of electronic storage is completely secure.

Users are responsible for protecting their own account credentials and for being careful about what they post publicly.

15. Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, businesses, advertisers, social media pages, booking platforms, event pages, or other external resources.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, policies, or security of third-party websites. You should review the privacy policies of any external websites you visit.

16. Business Transfers

If I Love Eureka Springs is sold, merged, transferred, reorganized, or otherwise involved in a business transaction, user and advertiser information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Your continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.

18. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to make a privacy-related request, please contact us:

I Love Eureka Springs
Website: https://iloveeurekasprings.com
Email: [Jan@iloveeurekasprings.com]