Privacy

Here's exactly what we show, what we keep private, and how to get off the map.

What's public

• Your street address (homes) or business name and address
• Your display description and photo
• Business hours and website, if you give them
• Any award you win

What stays private

• Home entrants' names (unless you ask to be named)
• Email addresses and phone numbers — never shown, never sold
• People's Choice voter emails, used only to prevent duplicate votes and, if you opt in, for Lake Lights news

How we use it

We use your contact info only to run the contest: confirming your entry, letting you know you're on the map, judging logistics and prize delivery. If you opt in to Lake Lights news, we'll send a few emails a season, each with an unsubscribe link.

The "Near me" button on the map uses your location in your browser only. It's never sent to us or stored.

We use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which is cookieless and doesn't track you across sites. Our forms use Cloudflare Turnstile to block bots.

How long we keep it

By March 31 each year we delete phone numbers and email addresses from the past season's entries, except for people who opted in to news. We keep winners and their photos for the past winners archive.

Remove your entry

Email hello@lakelightsdl.com any time and we'll take your entry off the map within 48 hours.