This section outlines specific terms referenced throughout the policy to ensure clarity and consistent interpretation:
Holiday Tracker Hub (holidaytrackerhub.com) is a seasonal online service that provides live tracking experiences for Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. This Privacy Policy describes the data handling practices of Holiday Tracker Hub. By accessing and using this website, you agree to the terms of this policy and acknowledge the limited scope of data processing conducted in connection with the service.
The data controller for this service is Zak The GoAnimator (“ZTGA”), who develops and maintains Holiday Tracker Hub. The service is operated and maintained in the Province of Ontario, Canada, and is therefore subject to the applicable laws of Ontario and Canada, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
Holiday Tracker Hub does not collect or store personally identifiable information (PII) of any kind. The service is designed to operate without user registration, cookies, or persistent identifiers. During the course of normal operation, a user’s IP address may be temporarily processed to infer their approximate geographic region (such as city or state/province) solely for the purpose of calculating estimated arrival times and distance metrics for the character tracking functionality. This processing occurs in-memory and is not stored, retained, logged, or linked to any user activity beyond its immediate use.
Holiday Tracker Hub utilizes Cloudflare as a content delivery and infrastructure provider. Through Cloudflare’s analytics and network services, we receive aggregated, anonymous statistical information about site performance and usage. This data may include approximate geolocation (region-level only), browser types, device categories, and bandwidth usage. No personal data is associated with or extracted from these statistics. This information is used solely to ensure the performance, availability, and integrity of the service, and is never shared with third parties for marketing or profiling purposes.
The site includes features that estimate your location using temporary IP address-based inference. This is used exclusively to improve the contextual accuracy of the tracking experience (e.g., by showing arrival time estimates relative to the user’s region). The location data derived in this manner is approximate, is not stored on the server, and cannot be traced to individual users. No GPS-based or precise geolocation data is collected or requested from the user’s device at any point.
In addition to Cloudflare, Holiday Tracker Hub may use the following third-party services for web performance and delivery of essential site components:
No additional data is collected via these services beyond what is necessary for operational delivery of web content. Users are advised to review the respective privacy policies of these services for further information.
While Holiday Tracker Hub does not maintain any personal records, users retain the right to request information about the nature of any data that may have been temporarily processed in association with their use of the service. Inquiries regarding data handling practices will be responded to in accordance with Canadian privacy law. Should future updates to the site introduce data collection mechanisms, this Privacy Policy will be revised accordingly and made available publicly prior to such changes taking effect.
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect operational, legal, or regulatory changes. The effective date listed at the top of this policy will indicate the most recent revision. Continued use of the website following an update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.
Holiday Tracker Hub uses local storage within your browser to retain non-personal user preferences across sessions. This includes settings such as measurement units (e.g., miles or kilometres), tracker appearance (e.g., light or dark theme), animation toggles, and other user-customized interface options. These values are stored locally on your device and are not transmitted to our servers or third-party services. No personally identifiable information is saved or inferred through this mechanism.
This use of local storage enhances the user experience by preserving customization between visits. Users may clear these preferences at any time through their browser's local storage or site data management tools. Disabling or clearing local storage will revert all settings to their defaults without affecting access to the tracker functionality.
If you have any concerns or questions about this privacy policy, feel free to reach out using the methods below. Your trust and transparency are important to us—even if there's very little data to worry about: