Festive Fairfield is a volunteer community project in Fairfield, Connecticut that installs holiday lights on participating homes. It is organized and operated by Richard Addotta (“Festive Fairfield,” “we,” “us”). This policy explains what information we collect through festivefairfield.com, our text messages and our emails, how we use it, and the choices you have.
Summary
- We collect only what we need to install lights at your home and keep you updated.
- We never sell your information or share it for anyone else’s marketing.
- Your name, phone number, email and home details are never shown publicly.
- We may share street-view photos of lit displays; just ask and we’ll take yours down.
- You can ask us to correct or delete your information at any time.
Information we collect
Information you give us
- Contact details: your name, email address and, if you choose, a mobile phone number.
- Your home: your street address, whether outdoor power is available, and any access or installation notes you share.
- Your choices: whether you signed up or declined, and whether your home is confirmed; and whether you agreed to receive text messages, and when.
- Messages: anything you send us by email or text, including replies such as STOP or HELP.
Information we record while doing the work
- Installation details such as measurements, the number of hooks and lights used, outlet locations, and visit dates.
- Photos of the outside of your home taken before, during and after installation.
- If a volunteer speaks with you at your door, notes such as “interested” or “not home,” and any contact details you choose to give.
- Lawn signs: whether a Festive Fairfield lawn sign has been placed at your home with your permission.
Information collected automatically
- Basic technical information needed to run and protect the website, such as your IP address, browser type and the time of your visit, kept in standard server logs.
- Records of messages we send you (time sent and whether delivery succeeded).
- We use only the cookies needed to keep you signed in. We do not use advertising cookies or cross-site tracking.
How we use your information
- To register your home, keep you on our list of requests, and confirm your participation when we approve your area.
- To plan, schedule and carry out installation and removal of lights at your home.
- To send you emails, and texts if you opted in, about your signup, visits and installation progress.
- To answer your questions and requests.
- To keep accurate records of supplies and work from season to season.
- To keep the website secure and prevent abuse.
Text messages (SMS)
If you check the box to receive texts, we will send updates about your home’s installation to the mobile number you provide. Texting is optional and is not required to participate. Message frequency varies; message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to stop receiving texts or HELP for help. See our SMS Terms for details.
No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties. This excludes service providers that deliver the texts on our behalf, who may use it only to provide that service.
When we share information
We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information. We share it only:
- With service providers that run parts of this project for us, only as needed to provide their service: website hosting (Vercel), database and sign-in (Supabase), email delivery (Resend) and text-message delivery (Twilio). They are not allowed to use your information for their own marketing.
- With volunteers helping with installation, limited to what they need for the job (such as your address and installation notes).
- If required by law, or to protect the safety of people or property.
What’s public
We may publish a “Visit the lights” map so neighbors can enjoy the displays. Once the lights at a participating home are installed, that home may appear on the map as a lit marker at its location. The map does not show house numbers, names or any other details. If you’d rather your home not appear, email us and we’ll remove it. We never publish names, phone numbers, email addresses, power or outlet details, private notes, or photos taken from inside your yard. We do not publicly identify homes that chose not to participate.
We may also share photos of lit displays, taken from the street, on our website and social media accounts. These never include names or contact details. Photos taken inside your yard (for example of outlets or layout) are for our records only. If you’d prefer we not feature your home, email us and we’ll remove it.
How long we keep information
- Contact details are kept while you participate and for up to three years afterward so we can reach you about future seasons, unless you ask us to delete them sooner.
- Installation details about a home (measurements, layout notes, reference photos) are kept between seasons so we can reinstall efficiently.
- Records of text-message consent and opt-outs are kept for at least four years, as required to show we respected your choices.
Your choices
- Stop texts: reply STOP to any message, or tell us by email.
- Update or correct your information by emailing us.
- Delete: ask us to delete your contact information. We will do so except for records we must keep (such as an opt-out record, so we never text you again).
- Photos: ask us to stop featuring your home and we will remove its photos from our website and social media accounts.
Security
We protect your information with encrypted connections, access controls that limit who can see personal details, and audit logs of changes. No system is perfectly secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect your information.
Children
Signups must be completed by an adult resident. This site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we will post the new version here with a new effective date. If the changes are significant, we will let participants know by email.
Contact us
Rich Addotta, Festive Fairfield
Fairfield, Connecticut
Email: festivefairfield@gmail.com