Effective Date: 01-01-2026

Bookish & Bigfoot values your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you visit our website, purchase tickets, apply to be a vendor or author, sign up for our email list, contact us, attend our events, or interact with us online.

By using our website, submitting a form, purchasing a ticket, applying for an event, or communicating with Bookish & Bigfoot, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

• Name
• Business name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Mailing address
• Social media handles or website links
• Vendor, author, or business application details
• Product descriptions, booth information, and event participation details
• Payment-related information when purchasing tickets, vendor spaces, or merchandise
• Messages, questions, or other information you submit through forms, email, or social media

We may also collect limited technical information when you visit our website, such as browser type, device information, general location data, website usage, and pages visited.

Bookish & Bigfoot may use your information to:

• Process vendor, author, or event applications
• Review and select vendors, authors, sponsors, or event participants
• Sell and manage event tickets
• Communicate event updates, confirmations, reminders, and important notices
• Respond to questions, messages, or customer service requests
• Send newsletters, announcements, promotions, or marketing emails if you have signed up to receive them
• Promote accepted vendors, authors, sponsors, or participants
• Improve our website, events, products, services, and customer experience
• Maintain event safety, organization, and compliance with venue requirements
• Keep business records and comply with legal, tax, accounting, or reporting obligations

If you purchase tickets, vendor space, merchandise, or other paid services, your payment may be processed through a third-party payment processor or ticketing platform. Bookish & Bigfoot does not store full credit card numbers or complete payment information unless specifically provided through a secure third-party platform.

Your payment information is handled according to the privacy policy and terms of the payment processor, ticketing platform, or marketplace used at the time of purchase.

When you submit a vendor or author application, we may collect information about your business, books, products, booth setup, licensing, permits, insurance, mature content, and event needs.

We use this information to evaluate event fit, plan event layout, communicate with applicants, promote accepted participants, and meet venue or event requirements.

Submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance into an event.

If you sign up for our newsletter, email list, giveaway, event updates, or promotional communications, we may use your email address to send you updates about Bookish & Bigfoot, upcoming events, vendor opportunities, ticket sales, promotions, and related announcements.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the email or contacting us directly.

We do not sell your email address to third parties.

Bookish & Bigfoot does not sell your personal information.

We may share limited information when necessary with:

• Ticketing platforms
• Payment processors
• Email marketing platforms
• Website hosting providers
• Event venues
• Event staff or contractors
• Service providers who help us operate our business or events
• Legal, tax, accounting, or compliance professionals
• Government authorities if required by law

If you are accepted as a vendor, author, sponsor, or event participant, we may share your business name, author name, logo, website, social media links, product photos, and public-facing promotional information in event marketing materials, social media posts, websites, programs, vendor lists, or announcements.

Bookish & Bigfoot events may be photographed or recorded for marketing, promotional, social media, website, or archival purposes.

By attending or participating in our events, you understand that your image, booth, products, or likeness may appear in event photos or videos. If you have concerns about being photographed, please contact us before the event or speak with event staff onsite.

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to improve site performance, understand visitor behavior, remember preferences, and support marketing or analytics.

You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being used. Some website features may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

Our website, emails, or social media pages may contain links to third-party websites, ticketing platforms, payment processors, vendor websites, author pages, social media platforms, or partner sites.

Bookish & Bigfoot is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

We take reasonable steps to protect the personal information we collect. However, no website, email system, payment platform, or online service is completely secure.

You are responsible for using secure internet connections, protecting your own login information, and contacting us promptly if you believe your information has been submitted in error or compromised.

We may keep your information for as long as needed to operate our business, manage events, communicate with you, maintain records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

Vendor, author, ticketing, and customer records may be retained for business, tax, accounting, legal, or event-planning purposes.

Bookish & Bigfoot does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Our website, forms, vendor applications, and ticket purchases are intended for adults or individuals with permission from a parent or guardian.

If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us so we can review and delete the information if appropriate.

Some Bookish & Bigfoot events, products, vendors, authors, books, or promotions may include romance, fantasy, paranormal, horror, dark romance, monster romance, spicy content, adult humor, or mature themes.

Parents and guardians are responsible for deciding whether an event, product, book, or vendor display is appropriate for minors in their care.

You may contact us to:

• Update or correct your information
• Ask what information we have collected from you
• Request that we delete certain information, when possible
• Unsubscribe from marketing emails
• Ask questions about this Privacy Policy

Please note that we may need to keep certain information for legal, tax, accounting, event safety, dispute resolution, or business record purposes.

Bookish & Bigfoot may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on our website with a revised effective date. Your continued use of our website, services, forms, or events after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.