250 Years · 50 States · One Historic Milestone
Effective Date: July 4, 2026
Your privacy matters to us.
This Privacy Policy explains what information AmericanStars250 collects, how we use it, when we share it, how we protect it, and the choices you have regarding your personal information.
We believe privacy should be explained in clear language rather than complicated legal terms. We encourage you to read this Policy carefully so you understand how your information is handled when you use our Services.
This Privacy Policy applies to americanstars250.com, including all related pages, participant profiles, features, products, and services operated by AmericanStars250 (collectively, the "Services").
By accessing or using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Services.
AmericanStars250 is an independent commemorative platform created in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the United States.
Our Services allow eligible participants to reserve a commemorative Participant Placement, create a public Participant Profile, share personal stories, and participate in a nationwide commemorative project.
For purposes of this Privacy Policy, "AmericanStars250," "we," "our," and "us" refer to the owner and operator of the Services.
Most of the personal information we collect is information that you voluntarily choose to provide. Depending on how you use the Services, you may provide information including:
When you create an account, we may collect:
If you create a Participant Profile, you may choose to provide:
You decide what information to include in your Profile. Please remember that information published in a public Profile may be visible to anyone who visits the Services.
When you reserve a Participant Placement, we collect information necessary to process your transaction, including:
Payments are securely processed by independent payment providers, including Stripe and PayPal.
AmericanStars250 does not store complete payment card numbers, card security codes (CVV), or other full payment credentials.
When you access the Services, certain technical information may be collected automatically. This information may include:
This information helps us operate the Services, improve performance, understand how visitors use the Website, detect technical issues, protect against fraud and abuse, and improve security. Whenever possible, we use this information in an aggregated or de-identified form.
AmericanStars250 is designed as a public commemorative platform. If you publish a Participant Profile, some or all of the information you choose to include may become publicly accessible. Public information may include:
Public Profiles may be viewed by visitors without creating an account unless a particular feature expressly provides otherwise.
Please carefully consider what information you choose to publish. Information made publicly available may be indexed by search engines, cached by internet services, shared by other users, or archived by third parties beyond the reasonable control of AmericanStars250.
We intentionally limit the amount of personal information we collect. Unless you voluntarily provide it, we do not request or intentionally collect:
If you believe you have accidentally submitted information that should not have been provided, please contact us so we can review your request.
Payment transactions are processed by trusted third-party payment providers. When you complete a purchase, Stripe or PayPal may collect additional information directly from you in accordance with their own privacy policies.
AmericanStars250 receives only the information reasonably necessary to confirm your transaction, process your Reservation, provide customer support, maintain accounting records, and comply with applicable legal obligations.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of Stripe and PayPal before completing a transaction.
We use personal information only for purposes that are reasonably necessary to operate, improve, protect, and support the Services.
AmericanStars250 does not use your payment information for unrelated marketing purposes.
We use information to better understand how the Services are used and to improve the experience for Participants and visitors, including to:
Whenever reasonably possible, we use aggregated or de-identified information for these purposes.
If you choose to subscribe to promotional communications, you may unsubscribe at any time using the instructions provided in those communications.
We do not sell your personal information.
We share personal information only when reasonably necessary to operate the Services, comply with legal obligations, protect our rights, or when you direct us to do so.
Information that you choose to publish in your Participant Profile may be visible to anyone who accesses the Services. Please carefully consider what information you include in your Profile before publishing it.
We work with trusted third-party service providers who may assist with:
These providers receive only the information reasonably necessary to perform the services requested by AmericanStars250.
Payment transactions are processed by independent payment providers, including Stripe and PayPal. Those providers process payment information under their own privacy policies and security standards.
We may disclose information if we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:
If AmericanStars250 is involved in a merger, acquisition, investment transaction, corporate restructuring, sale of assets, or similar business transaction, information covered by this Privacy Policy may be transferred as part of that transaction. Any successor organization will remain subject to applicable legal obligations regarding the protection of personal information.
AmericanStars250 is based in the United States. If you access the Services from another country, your information may be transferred to, processed, or stored in the United States or in other jurisdictions where our service providers operate.
Data protection laws may differ between countries. By using the Services, you acknowledge that such transfers may occur where reasonably necessary to operate the Services and that we take reasonable steps to protect personal information during those transfers.
We keep personal information only for as long as it is reasonably necessary to:
When personal information is no longer reasonably necessary, we will delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it where practicable, unless we are required or permitted by law to retain it.
We believe you should have meaningful choices regarding your personal information. Depending on how you use the Services and where you reside, you may be able to:
Some information may remain in our records where retention is required by law or reasonably necessary to protect the security, integrity, or operation of the Services.
Protecting personal information is important to us. AmericanStars250 implements reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to help protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
However, no website, internet transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. For that reason, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Participants are also responsible for helping protect their Accounts by maintaining the confidentiality of their login credentials and promptly notifying us of any suspected unauthorized access.
AmericanStars250 may use cookies and similar technologies to:
Where required by applicable law, we will request your consent before placing certain cookies on your device. Additional information about our use of cookies may be provided in our separate Cookie Policy.
The Services are intended for a general audience and are not directed to children under the age of 13. AmericanStars250 does not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under the age of 13 without verifiable parental or legal guardian consent where required by applicable law.
Parents or legal guardians may create or manage Participant Profiles on behalf of their children or minors under their care, provided they have the legal authority to do so.
If you believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided personal information directly to us without appropriate authorization, please contact us so that we may review the matter and take appropriate action where necessary.
Participant Profiles may include links to third-party websites or social media platforms. The Services may also contain links to websites operated by third parties.
AmericanStars250 does not control those websites and is not responsible for their privacy practices, security, or content. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the Services, applicable law, technology, security practices, or business operations.
When material changes are made, we will update the Effective Date shown at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.
Your continued use of the Services after an updated Privacy Policy becomes effective constitutes your acknowledgment of the revised Policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, you may contact us at:
We will make reasonable efforts to respond to privacy-related inquiries in a timely manner.