Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Holiday Calendar ("we," "our," or "us"). Holiday Calendar is a free public holiday calendar covering 100+ countries, available at https://playthecalendar.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your choices regarding that information.

By using Holiday Calendar, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the site.

2. Information We Collect

Holiday Calendar does not require you to create an account or provide any personal information to use the site. We collect limited data automatically:

• Log data: When you visit Holiday Calendar, our servers automatically record information including your browser type, pages visited, time spent, referring URLs, and IP address. This data is used solely for diagnosing technical issues and understanding aggregate site usage.
• Cookies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to remember your preferences (such as your preferred country or theme setting) and to serve relevant advertisements. See Section 5 for more detail on advertising cookies.
• Analytics data: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site in aggregate. Google Analytics collects anonymised data including page views, session duration, and general geographic location (country/city level). No personally identifiable information is collected through analytics.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve Holiday Calendar
• Understand how users interact with the site so we can make it better
• Diagnose technical problems and prevent abuse
• Remember your preferences across sessions (e.g., last-selected country)
• Display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense (see Section 5)
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We do not use your data for any purpose beyond what is described in this policy.

4. Cookies and Local Storage

Holiday Calendar uses browser cookies and local storage for the following purposes:

• Preference cookies: To remember your selected country, theme (light/dark), and other UI preferences between visits.
• Analytics cookies: Google Analytics sets cookies (_ga, _gid, _gat) to track sessions and page views in an anonymised way.
• Advertising cookies: Google AdSense uses cookies to serve personalised advertisements. See Section 5.

You can disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect your experience on Holiday Calendar — preferences will not be saved between sessions.

5. Google AdSense and Advertising

Holiday Calendar displays advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site and other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info/choices.

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on Holiday Calendar. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads based on your visit to Holiday Calendar and other sites. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie at Google's ad and content network Privacy Policy.

Holiday Calendar complies with the Google AdSense programme policies. Advertisements are clearly labelled and are never placed in a way intended to deceive users.

6. Third-Party Services

Holiday Calendar uses the following third-party services:

• Nager.Date API: We use the open Nager.Date API to retrieve public holiday data for countries worldwide. No personal information is sent to Nager.Date. See their privacy policy at date.nager.at.
• Google Analytics: Session and usage analytics. Privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy.
• Google AdSense: Advertisement serving. See Section 5.
• Vercel: Holiday Calendar is hosted on Vercel. Vercel may collect server access logs. See Vercel's Privacy Policy.

7. Children's Privacy

Holiday Calendar is a general-audience site and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at privacy@playthecalendar.com and we will delete such information promptly.

8. Data Retention

We retain server log data for up to 90 days. Analytics data is retained in accordance with Google Analytics' standard data retention settings (by default, 14 months). We do not store any personal information beyond what is described in this policy.

9. Your Rights

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

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction or deletion of your personal information
• Object to or restrict processing of your personal information
• Data portability (where applicable)
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

Since Holiday Calendar does not require account creation or collect personal information beyond anonymised analytics and preference cookies, most of these rights will be addressed by clearing your browser's cookies and local storage. For any questions, contact us at privacy@playthecalendar.com.

10. GDPR (European Users)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your personal information is our legitimate interest in operating and improving Holiday Calendar, and for advertising, your consent (as managed through your browser and Google's consent framework). You have the rights described in Section 9.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Continued use of Holiday Calendar after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: