Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to the Privacy Policy for Gettysburg Boos and Booze. We are a Gettysburg, Pennsylvania based ghost tour and haunted pub crawl experience operated Gettysburg, PA.

This Privacy Policy explains how Gettysburg Boos and Booze collects, uses, stores, and protects the personal information you provide when you visit our website at gettysburgboosandbooze.com, make a booking, contact us, or otherwise interact with our business.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information with transparency, care, and respect. By using our website or booking any of our Gettysburg ghost tour experiences, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions about how we handle your data, please contact us directly at info@gettysburgboosandbooze.com before using our website or services.

Who We Are

After experiencing other tours on foot, we realized walking around town isn’t ideal for everyone. That’s when the idea came to life – creating a fun, immersive ghost storytelling experience where you can sit back and relax while being transported to different bars and taverns throughout town. You’ll enjoy signature cocktails and along the way year haunting Civil War tales and take in the atmosphere without the long walks – making it the perfect nighttime experience in Gettysburg, PA.

What Information We Collect

Information You Provide to Us Directly

When you interact with Gettysburg Boos and Booze, we may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us. This includes the following categories of information.

Booking and Reservation Information When you book a ghost tour or haunted pub crawl experience through our website or by contacting us directly, we collect your full name, email address, phone number, the date and tour type you have selected, your group size, and payment information processed securely through our third party payment processor. We do not store your full credit card or payment details on our own servers.

Contact Form and Email Inquiries When you contact us through our website contact form, by email, or by phone, we collect your name, email address, phone number if provided, and the content of your message or inquiry.

Private Event and Group Booking Inquiries When you inquire about a private ghost tour event, bachelorette party, corporate group booking, or any other customized experience, we collect the information you provide in that inquiry including event details, group size, preferred dates, and any special requirements you share with us.

Newsletter and Marketing Sign-Ups If you choose to sign up for marketing communications from us, we collect your name and email address for that purpose.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website at gettysburgboosandbooze.com, certain information is collected automatically through standard web technologies. This includes your IP address, browser type and version, the pages you visit on our website, the time and date of your visit, how long you spent on each page, the website that referred you to our site, and information about the device you used to access our site.

This information is collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies as described in more detail in our Cookie section below.

Information from Third Party Sources

We may receive information about you from third party booking platforms, review platforms such as Google and TripAdvisor, and social media platforms if you interact with our business through those channels. The information we receive from these sources is limited to what those platforms make available to us in accordance with their own privacy policies and your settings on those platforms.

How We Use Your Information

Gettysburg Boos and Booze uses the personal information we collect for the following purposes.

To Process and Manage Your Booking

We use your booking information to confirm your reservation, send you booking confirmation and check-in details, process your payment securely, communicate any changes to your tour date or schedule, and send you pre-tour information about what to expect on the night.

To Respond to Your Inquiries

We use the information you provide in contact form submissions and emails to respond to your questions, assist you with your booking, and provide you with information about our ghost tour experiences in Gettysburg.

To Improve Our Website and Services

We use automatically collected website data to understand how visitors use our site, identify areas for improvement, monitor the performance of our website, and ensure our content is relevant and useful to guests planning a visit to Gettysburg.

To Send You Marketing Communications

If you have opted in to receive marketing communications from us, we use your email address to send you updates about new tour experiences, special offers, seasonal promotions, and news about Gettysburg ghost tour events. You can opt out of these communications at any time using the unsubscribe link in any email we send you.

To Meet Our Legal Obligations

We may use your information where it is necessary for us to comply with a legal obligation, respond to a lawful request from law enforcement or a government authority, or establish, exercise, or defend a legal claim.

To Protect the Safety of Our Guests and Business

We may use your information to enforce our terms and conditions, verify the age eligibility of guests for our 21 and over experiences, and protect the rights, property, and safety of Gettysburg Boos and Booze, our staff, and our guests.

Legal Basis for Processing Your Information

For visitors from the European Union or the United Kingdom, we process your personal information on the following legal bases under the General Data Protection Regulation.

We process your booking and transaction information on the basis of contractual necessity, meaning it is necessary to process your information in order to fulfill our obligations to you under the booking contract. We process your contact inquiries on the basis of our legitimate interests in operating our business and responding to customer communications. We process your marketing communications on the basis of your explicit consent, which you may withdraw at any time. We process information for legal compliance purposes on the basis of our legal obligations.

For visitors from California, please see the California Privacy Rights section below.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, and understand how visitors interact with our content.

What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to remember information about your visit and make your next visit easier and more useful.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of these cookies as the website cannot function correctly without them.

Analytics Cookies We use analytics tools including Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. These cookies collect information about which pages you visit, how long you spend on each page, and how you arrived at our site. This information is aggregated and anonymous and is used solely to improve our website content and user experience.

Marketing and Preference Cookies If you have consented to marketing communications, we may use cookies to help us deliver relevant content and remember your preferences on future visits.

How to Control Cookies

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse or accept cookies, delete existing cookies, and set preferences for certain websites. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website, including the booking process. For more information on managing cookies, visit the help section of your browser or visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

How We Share Your Information

Gettysburg Boos and Booze does not sell your personal information to third parties. We do not share your information with advertisers or data brokers. We may share your information with trusted third parties only in the following limited circumstances.

Payment Processors We use a secure third party payment processor to handle all payment transactions. Your payment details are transmitted directly to and processed by that provider and are subject to their security standards and privacy policy. We do not receive or store your full card details.

Booking and Reservation Platforms If you book through a third party platform such as an online ticketing service, that platform will process your booking information in accordance with their own privacy policy. We receive only the booking details necessary to manage your reservation.

Email Service Providers We use a third party email service provider to send booking confirmations, pre-tour communications, and marketing emails. This provider processes your email address and name on our behalf and is contractually required to protect your information.

Website Hosting and Analytics Our website is hosted by a third party provider and we use analytics tools to understand website traffic. These providers may process your IP address and usage data on our behalf.

Legal and Regulatory Authorities We may disclose your personal information to law enforcement agencies, courts, or other government authorities where we are required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request.

Business Transfers In the event that Gettysburg Boos and Booze is acquired, merged, or sold, your personal information may be transferred to the acquiring party as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change through a prominent notice on our website.

How Long We Keep Your Information

We retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Booking and transaction records are retained for a period of seven years to comply with financial record-keeping obligations. Contact inquiry records are retained for a period of two years from the date of the inquiry. Marketing email subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe, at which point we will remove your details from our active marketing lists within a reasonable time. Website analytics data is retained in aggregated and anonymized form and does not contain personally identifiable information after the initial processing period.

When your personal information is no longer required, we will delete or anonymize it securely.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you are located, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information.

Rights for All Users

You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you. You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete information we hold about you. You have the right to request that we delete your personal information where it is no longer necessary for us to retain it, subject to any legal obligations we may have to keep certain records. You have the right to opt out of marketing communications at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send you or by contacting us directly.

Additional Rights for European Union and United Kingdom Residents

If you are located in the European Union or the United Kingdom, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation. You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances. You have the right to data portability, meaning you can request a copy of your information in a structured, machine-readable format. You have the right to object to processing based on our legitimate interests. You have the right to withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent as the legal basis for processing. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority if you believe we have not handled your information correctly.

California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act. You have the right to know what categories of personal information we collect and how we use it. You have the right to request deletion of your personal information subject to certain exceptions. You have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. Gettysburg Boos and Booze does not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes. You have the right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise any of your privacy rights, please contact us using the details in the Contact Us section of this policy. We will respond to your request within the timeframe required by applicable law, which is generally 30 days or less.

Data Security

We take the security of your personal information seriously and implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect it against unauthorized access, accidental loss, alteration, or disclosure. These measures include secure HTTPS encryption on our website, secure third party payment processing that meets PCI-DSS standards, restricted access to personal information within our organization on a need-to-know basis, and regular review of our data handling practices.

While we take every reasonable precaution to protect your information, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100 percent secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or from our website and you share information with us at your own risk. In the event of a data breach that is likely to affect your rights and freedoms, we will notify you and the relevant authorities as required by applicable law.

Children’s Privacy

Our Gettysburg ghost tour and haunted pub crawl experiences are strictly for adults aged 21 and over. Our website and services are not directed at, and are not intended for use by, anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 18. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a minor, we will take immediate steps to delete that information from our records. If you believe we may have collected information from a minor, please contact us immediately at info@gettysburgboosandbooze.com.

Links to Third Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third party websites including booking platforms, social media platforms, and review sites such as Google, TripAdvisor, Yelp, and Facebook. These websites operate independently of Gettysburg Boos and Booze and have their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any third party websites and we encourage you to review the privacy policy of any site you visit through a link on our website.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our data practices, applicable law, or our business operations. When we make changes, we will update the Last Updated date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information. Your continued use of our website or services after any changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.

Material changes to this Privacy Policy will be communicated through a prominent notice on our website homepage for a reasonable period following the change.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the way we handle your personal information, please contact us using any of the following methods. We will respond to all privacy-related inquiries as promptly as possible and in any event within 30 days.

• Location: Gettysburg, PA
• Email: info@gettysburgboosandbooze.com
• Phone: (717) 578-3884

If you are located in the European Union and are not satisfied with our response to your privacy inquiry, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority in your country of residence.