Privacy Policy

USA Kid Camp is a directory that helps parents find youth camps, classes, and programs. This policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, and the choices you have. In short, we collect only what the site needs to work, we don’t sell personal information, and the camp listings come from operators’ own public websites, not from data about you.

Information you give us

Account details. When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, and password. Your password is stored as a salted hash, so we can’t read it. You can also add a phone number for camp alerts if you’d like.

Reviews. A review includes your rating, what you wrote, the year your camper attended, and, if you choose, your child’s age at the time. Reviews are written by parents about their family’s experience. We never collect information directly from children, and the site is not directed at children under 13. Published reviews show only your first name and last initial. A person reads every review before it appears.

Saved camps, alerts, and feedback. We store the camps you save, the alert preferences you set, and anything you send through the feedback or camp-submission forms.

Information about camps

Listing data, such as descriptions, session dates, prices, ages, and contact details, comes from camp operators’ own public websites and from operators who claim or submit their listings. It’s information about businesses, not about you or your children.

Cookies and sign-in

We use cookies to keep you signed in and to remember basic preferences. If you sign in with Google, Google shares your name and email with us under their own privacy policy. Map displays are provided by Google Maps, which may set its own cookies. We use Google Analytics, with IP anonymization turned on, to understand how the site is used overall, like which pages people visit and what they search for. That data is handled under Google’s privacy policy. If we add display advertising, ad partners may use cookies under their own policies, and we’ll list those partners here.

How we use information

We use it to run the site: showing your saved camps, sending the alerts you asked for, publishing reviews once they’ve been moderated, and responding to feedback. The email we send is transactional, like account verification, alerts, and claim updates. We don’t send marketing lists. We do not sell personal information, and we share it only with the service providers that run the site, such as hosting and email delivery, under contract.

Retention and your choices

We keep account data while your account is active. You can edit your profile and alert settings any time. To delete your account and its data, or to ask what we hold about you, contact us through the feedback form and we’ll act on verified requests promptly. Published reviews may be kept in anonymized form after an account is deleted.

Children’s privacy

The site is for parents and guardians. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. The only child-related information we hold is what a parent chooses to include in a review, which is a year attended and an optional age. It never includes a child’s name, and we ask reviewers not to name children in their reviews. If you believe a child has submitted information to us, contact us and we’ll delete it.

Changes

If this policy changes materially, we’ll update the date above and note the change here. Questions? Reach us through the feedback form.