Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 6, 2026

Maine Craft Weekend is produced and managed by Maine Crafts Association, a nonprofit organization. Maine Craft Weekend may collaborate with partners, including Maine Made and event sponsors, to support programming, marketing, and outreach.

Maine Crafts Association is the primary data controller for information collected through this website unless otherwise stated.

Maine Craft Weekend (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

  • Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, mailing address (e.g., when registering events or signing up for newsletters)

  • Event Information: Submitted listings, images, descriptions, and related content

  • Usage Data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, referring URLs, and interaction data

  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: See Cookie Policy

2. How We Use Information

We use collected information to:

  • Operate and maintain the website

  • Process event registrations and listings

  • Communicate with participants and visitors

  • Improve user experience and website performance

  • Promote Maine Craft Weekend and participating artists/events

  • Comply with legal obligations

3. Sharing of Information

  • We do not sell personal data. We may share information:

  • With trusted service providers (e.g., website hosting, email platforms)

  • With program partners (such as Maine Made) only as necessary for coordinated promotion or program delivery, and not for independent commercial use

  • With sponsors in aggregated, non-identifiable formats (e.g., attendance metrics, regional participation data)

  • When required by law or to protect rights and safety

4. Program Communications

If you register as a participant, your contact information may be used by Maine Crafts Association to communicate about Maine Craft Weekend and related programs. You will not be added to unrelated mailing lists without your consent.

5. User-Submitted Content

By submitting event listings or media, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and promote that content for Maine Craft Weekend marketing and documentation.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary for operational or legal purposes.

7. Security

We take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect your data, but no system is fully secure.

8. Your Rights

You may:

  • Request access to your personal data

  • Request correction or deletion

  • Opt out of communications at any time

  • To make a request, contact: info@mainecrafts.org

9. Third-Party Links

Our site may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

10. Children’s Privacy

This site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically. Updates will be posted with a revised effective date.

Contact:
Maine Crafts Association
PO BOX 342 Gardiner, ME 04345
info@mainecrafts.org