Privacy Policy

Latest Update: April 2026

Website: https://highendhalloweencostumes.com/

High End Halloween Costumes (“we,” “our,” “us”) provides curated Halloween costume guides and affiliate recommendations. This policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, and your choices. While our primary audience is in the United States, visitors may access our site from around the world.

1) Information We Collect

Information you provide

When you submit our Contact Us form, you provide your name, email address, and message content.

Information collected automatically

When you visit our site, we (and our service providers) may collect: IP address, device and browser type, pages viewed, referring URLs, approximate location (city/country), and timestamps. This happens via cookies and similar technologies (including local storage).

Affiliate link interactions

When you click a link to a retailer, we may record the click. Our affiliate partner CJ Affiliate (Commission Junction) and/or the retailer may set cookies to attribute a purchase and pay us a commission.

We do not intentionally collect sensitive categories of personal information.

2) How We Use Information

  • Operate, maintain, and improve our website and content
  • Understand site usage and performance (Google Analytics 4)
  • Attribute sales from affiliate links (CJ Affiliate) and comply with program requirements
  • Respond to your messages via the contact form
  • Prevent fraud/abuse and ensure security; comply with legal obligations

Legal bases (EEA/UK where applicable):

  • Consent (for non-essential cookies/analytics where required)
  • Legitimate interests (site security, basic analytics where permitted)
  • Contract (responding to your requests)
  • Legal obligation (records/compliance)

3) Cookies & Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies for functionality, analytics, and affiliate attribution. For more details, please refer to our Cookie Policy and the cookie settings available in our website footer, where you can manage your preferences.

4) Analytics, Affiliates & Service Providers

Google Analytics 4 (GA4): Used to understand traffic and user behaviour on our site.
Opt-out: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
and https://adssettings.google.com

CJ Affiliate (Commission Junction): Tracks affiliate link clicks and purchases to attribute commissions. Cookies may be set when you click an affiliate link or complete a purchase with a retailer.

Hosting, CDN & Security: Our web host and any associated services (such as caching or firewall protection) may process data for performance and security.

Contact forms & email: We store and process your submissions to respond to your enquiries.

We do not use the Meta/Facebook Pixel. We may maintain social media profiles (such as Pinterest). Interactions with those platforms are subject to their own privacy policies.

We do not sell personal information for monetary gain.

5) Sharing of Information

We share information with trusted service providers and partners only as necessary to operate our website, perform analytics, handle affiliate attribution, and maintain security.

We may also disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights, users, or the public.

6) Data Retention

  • Analytics data (GA4): retained according to GA4 settings (commonly up to 14 months)
  • Affiliate tracking data: retained per affiliate program requirements
  • Contact form submissions: retained as needed to respond and maintain records

We may retain information longer where required for legal, security, or accounting purposes.

7) Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures (such as HTTPS and access controls) to protect your information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

8) Your Rights & Choices

  • Manage cookies via your browser or our website cookie settings
  • Use Google Analytics opt-out tools listed above
  • Depending on your location, you may request access, correction, deletion, restriction, or portability of your data

To make a request, please contact us. We may verify your identity before responding.

California (CPRA): We do not currently sell or share personal information as defined under CPRA. If this changes, we will update this policy and provide appropriate opt-out mechanisms.

9) Children’s Privacy

Our content is intended for adults and parents or guardians. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age required by applicable law (13 in the U.S., up to 16 in the EEA/UK).

If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us and we will take appropriate action to remove it.

10) International Data Transfers

Your information may be processed in countries outside your own (including the United States). Where required, appropriate safeguards are used.

11) Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be reflected on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

12) Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via our Contact page.