Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Kejia Festival is an Edmonton-based Hakka cultural event celebrating food, performance, and community. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information collected through kejiafest.com and related registration forms.

For privacy inquiries, contact us at: peter@kejiafest.com

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following personal information, only when you voluntarily provide it:

• ▸Account registration: Name, email address, password (hashed)
• ▸Workshop registration: Name, email address
• ▸Vendor applications: Name, email, phone number, business name, food description
• ▸Volunteer sign-ups: Name, email, phone number, availability, skills
• ▸Account activity: Login timestamps, session tokens (for security)

We do not collect payment card information, government ID, or sensitive personal data.

3. How We Use Your Information

• ▸To manage your workshop seat reservation or vendor/volunteer application
• ▸To send confirmation emails and event updates you signed up for
• ▸To authenticate your account and keep it secure
• ▸To respond to inquiries you send us
• ▸To improve the website and plan future events

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

• ▸Email delivery: Transactional emails (registration confirmations) via our SMTP provider
• ▸Hosting & infrastructure: Cloud hosting provider for the website and database
• ▸TikTok: We embed public TikTok videos from our account using thumbnails fetched via TikTok's oEmbed API. No personal data is sent to TikTok through this feature.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as needed to fulfill the purpose it was collected for (e.g., the duration of your workshop registration or vendor participation), or as required by law. You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location (including Alberta, Canada under PIPA), you have the right to:

• ▸Access the personal information we hold about you
• ▸Request correction of inaccurate information
• ▸Request deletion of your information
• ▸Withdraw consent for communications at any time

To exercise any of these rights, email us at peter@kejiafest.com.

7. Security

We use industry-standard practices to protect your data, including password hashing, HTTPS encryption, and access controls. No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security but take reasonable steps to protect your information.

8. Changes to This Policy

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