Privacy Policy

Effective Date: [April 3, 2025]

1. Who We Are

SantaBarbarians.com is located in Santa Barbara County, California.

Mailing Address:
1482 East Valley Rd STE 805, Montecito, CA 93108

Phone: (805) 453-4545
Website: https://www.santabarbarians.com

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal information:

Name, email address, postal address, and phone number
Membership details, including start and expiry dates and household members associated with your plan
Login information (username, encrypted password)
Transaction data, including purchases, name, address, IP address, last 4 digits of the credit card, and expiration date (processed via Stripe)
Technical data such as IP address, browser type, device information, and cookies (via Google Analytics)
Contact form submissions, including name, email, and IP address

This data is collected when you:

Sign up or renew your membership online or by paper form
Use our membership portal
Submit forms through our website
Make purchases or sponsorships
Subscribe to our newsletter
Contact us

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

Manage and confirm your membership
Enable benefits for household members
Communicate about your account and membership status
Send newsletters and service updates
Process payments and maintain records
Detect and prevent fraud
Analyze site usage and improve our services

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

4. Third-Party Services We Use

We work with the following third parties:

Stripe: For secure payment processing. We do not store full credit card numbers.
Mailchimp: To send newsletters and member emails. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Google Analytics: To monitor website usage and traffic patterns.
Google Adsense: To serve ads on SantaBarbarians.com.

Each of these services has its own privacy practices and complies with applicable data protection laws.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to:

Keep users logged in
Analyze how visitors use our website

You may manage cookies in your browser settings.

Third party vendors, including Google, Mailchimp and Stripe, may use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings.

6. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

Access the personal information we hold about you
Correct inaccurate information
Request deletion of your personal data
Opt out of email communications

To request any of these actions, please contact us at info@santabarbarians.com or call (805) 969-2026. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

7. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect your personal information. Sensitive data is stored securely and access is limited to authorized personnel.

8. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law.

9. Children's Privacy

Our services and website are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of the page and may notify you if changes are significant.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or privacy-related requests, please contact us:

Email: info@santabarbarians.com
Phone: (805) 453-4545
Mail: 1482 East Valley Rd STE 805, Montecito, CA 93108