Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 2026
Access Events is a free, volunteer-run event calendar for the disability community. We collect as little information as possible and don't sell or share your data with anyone.
What we collect
Location
If you use "Find events near me," your browser asks permission before sharing your location. If you allow it, your coordinates are sent to our server once to identify the nearest city. We don't store your coordinates.
Default city preference
If you set a default city, we store a cookie named default_city in your
browser containing only the city identifier (e.g., chicago). It expires
after one year and exists only in your browser - no server-side record is created.
Event submissions
If you submit an event, we collect the information you provide: event details, and optionally a contact email and your email address. We use these to review and publish the event and keep submissions in our database as an editorial record.
Server logs
Our web server logs standard request information: IP addresses, browser user agents, pages visited, and timestamps. We use these for debugging and security monitoring only - not to build profiles of individual visitors.
If you email us, we keep your message to respond to it. We don't add you to any mailing list.
What we don't collect
There are no public user accounts. We don't use third-party analytics, tracking pixels, or advertising cookies. We don't run ads.
Third parties
We don't sell, rent, or share personal information with third parties. Event data is public by design. Email addresses, IP addresses, and submission details are not.
iCal feed URLs are public - anyone with the link can subscribe. We have no way of knowing who has subscribed.
Google reCAPTCHA
Event submission and report forms use Google reCAPTCHA v3 to detect spam. reCAPTCHA collects hardware and software information and sends it to Google. This data is used for spam prevention and is subject to Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
Data retention and deletion
Event submissions are kept as part of our editorial record. Server logs are rotated periodically. To request deletion of a submission you made, email privacy@accessevents.org with the event title and approximate submission date.