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Experience Kissimmee respects your privacy and values your trust. That’s why we are committed to protecting your personal information by following to the best of our ability all applicable data and privacy laws and regulations, including GDPR, PIPEDA, FLPDPPP, and the various state and federal laws of the United States, even those some of these laws and regulations, such as CCPA, generally do not apply to nonprofit organizations like Experience Kissimmee. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, what we do with it, what we don’t do with it, and how we keep it safe - and how you can manage your consent or restrict data collection and processing. By using this site, you acknowledge the terms below.

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We collect your data to tailor our website, emails, and other communications to your known or assumed preferences and to improve the experience of all experiencekissimmee.com visitors in general. While experiencekissimmee.com is still accessible and functional without the collection of your data, your experience on the site will be greatly enhanced upon your consent of data collection and use. Note that we do not sell your personal data and we only share limited data with trusted partners for specific uses with your consent, including for winner selection in contests and sweepstakes.

Experience Kissimmee is a private not-for-profit corporation funded primarily by the Tourist Development Tax collections of Osceola County, Florida, United States. As a result, there is a substantial public interest in ensuring that the public funds are used in a responsible, effective manner. Anonymous data collection and statistical reporting is paramount in demonstrating accountable use of tax revenue.

You can update your consent preferences, request a copy of all your personal data from us, make corrections to your data stored in our systems, or request the complete removal of all your personal data from our systems by using the links at the bottom of this page.

We limit the use of your personal data to those purposes to which you agree and explicitly grant your consent. Sometimes the data is used in applications that compare your attributes to your peers in determining which content (text, imagery, video, and other) you would most likely prefer; other times your explicitly identified preferences are used in content curation. Additionally, anonymous and anonymized data is used for statistical purposes including general website and advertising performance reporting through various testing and analytics tools, which helps us improve the site and media for all users.

While some data and information are used exclusively within the channels they are collected (e.g. experiencekissimmee.com or a contest or sweepstakes conducted by an contracted third-party), we sometimes also match your data across multiple channels into a single profile. You benefit by seeing relevant content across channels (e.g. email and advertising).

You can update your consent preferences, request a copy of all your personal data from us, make corrections to your data stored in our systems, or request the complete removal of all your personal data from our systems by using the links at the bottom of this page.

We do not sell your personal data to any third parties. And while your data is stored in multiple locations (e.g. email engagement data is stored in our email marketing platform), it is accessible only to Experience Kissimmee, platform support staff (e.g. our email marketing platform technical service team for troubleshooting purposes), and contracted advertising, marketing, and communications agencies (which may be located in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, or the EU) that adhere to data protection agreements. Anonymous data (i.e. data without any personally identifiable information such as IP address, name, or email address) is made available in aggregate for partner advertising programs, which is why you may see co-branded banner ads with the Experience Kissimmee logo and the logo of one or more of our partners that directs to their website; however, a contracted agency manages these programs and does not provide direct access to the data for any third party or partner. Just like Experience Kissimmee, all contracted third-parties are committed to following to the best of their abilities all applicable data and privacy laws and regulations, including GDPR, PIPEDA, FLPDPPP, and the various state and federal laws of the United States. Because these laws and regulations vary by jurisdiction and may be interpreted differently, our contracted data partners, vendors, and other third-parties may have different approaches to data security and privacy, and it is important that you familiarize yourself with their respective privacy policies and terms of use.

Note that data may be shared with legal authorities when required to do so by law in the manner in which it is required, which may preclude Experience Kissimmee from notifying you of such sharing.

You can update your consent preferences, request a copy of all your personal data from us, make corrections to your data stored in our systems, or request the complete removal of all your personal data from our systems by using the links at the bottom of this page.

We only collect as much data as necessary to deliver an optimal experience to you based on your consent. The data we collect is not generally recognized as sensitive personal data. Your data comes from a variety of sources upon your explicit consent, and is generally recognized as geolocation data, internet activity data, and inferences drawn from personal data that can be used to create consumer profiles. These data include visitation behavior on experiencekissimmee.com; engagement with our email messages; preferences stored in browser cookies; Experience Kissimmee advertisement engagement; and form data such as name, email address, mailing address, and preferences from forms on experiencekissimmee.com and our data partners. Our data partners may append known or extrapolated technographic and demographic data to your information, which may include predicted values or ranges for household income, education level, home value, presence of children based on user location. At times, Experience Kissimmee and its strategic partners may contract with vetted and privacy-compliant vendors to help with data collection and processing within the scope of your consent.

You can update your consent preferences, request a copy of all your personal data from us, make corrections to your data stored in our systems, or request the complete removal of all your personal data from our systems by using the links at the bottom of this page.

Experience Kissimmee makes every effort to ensure that the data we collect and use is accurate by relying primarily upon user behavior (e.g. which pages you view) and user-supplied information (e.g. the email address you enter on a form). Any extrapolated or third-party data sources used to enhance your profile are thoroughly vetted for high accuracy and reliability. Correct information is essential to delivering an enhanced experience to you, so we make available all your user data for your review and opportunity to rectify.

You can update your consent preferences, request a copy of all your personal data from us, make corrections to your data stored in our systems, or request the complete removal of all your personal data from our systems by using the links at the bottom of this page.

We only store your data for as long as necessary to deliver an enhanced experience to you. Our data partners and contracted vendors may retain data for different lengths of time, and it is important that you familiarize yourself with their respective privacy policies and terms of use. Because the typical vacation planning cycle can take several years from initial information gathering to ultimate arrival in Kissimmee, we may store anonymous and aggregate data for two years after your most recent interaction with experiencekissimmee.com or other Experience Kissimmee marketing activity. This storage term allows us to maintain a relevant conversation with you and it enables more effective marketing programs so we can continue to improve your experience and the experiences of users like you. However, if you opt in for ongoing communications, we store may your anonymous and personal data for as long as you remain a subscriber to email, social media, or other direct digital communications channel, so your experience is as relevant as possible.

Anonymous and anonymized data may be stored indefinitely for statistical purposes including general website performance reporting through various testing and analytics tools, which helps us improve the site for all users, and for establishing the accountable use of public funds entrusted to Experience Kissimmee.

You can update your consent preferences, request a copy of all your personal data from us, make corrections to your data stored in our systems, or request the complete removal of all your personal data from our systems by using the links at the bottom of this page.

While we work with various agencies and platforms to create a better experience for all our users, we strive to protect any personal data exchanged between Experience Kissimmee and those third parties. Personal data is transmitted through secure means accessible only to authenticated authorized users, such as SFTP servers and cloud-based storage encrypted by TSL or SSL. This means that anyone outside of Experience Kissimmee that wishes to access personal data must represent a fully-vetted and contracted third-party and must log in to a secure system before gaining access. Additionally, if personal information (like email addresses) is used for advertisement targeting or other purposes with partners that do not offer a secure server-to-server connection, the data are first "hashed" using cryptographic encryption (e.g. SHA-256). Other personal data that cannot directly identify an individual but may still be sensitive alone or in combination with other data, such as IP address or postal code, is anonymized through partial redaction or other means.

You can update your consent preferences, request a copy of all your personal data from us, make corrections to your data stored in our systems, or request the complete removal of all your personal data from our systems by using the links at the bottom of this page.

If you still have questions about your data, how an authorized agent can make a request on your behalf, or Experience Kissimmee’s privacy compliance efforts, please reach out to our Data Protection Officer:

Jason Holic

[email protected]

+1 407-569-4819 (direct)
+1 800-333-5477 (toll-free)

We’ll do our best to respond as quickly as possible.

You can update your consent preferences, request a copy of all your personal data from us, make corrections to your data stored in our systems, or request the complete removal of all your personal data from our systems by using the links at the bottom of this page.

Updated April 12, 2023