Privacy Policy

Side By City ("we", "us", or "the site") operates the website at sidebycity.com. This page explains what information we collect, how it is used, and the choices you have. By using the site, you agree to the practices described here.

Information we collect

Side By City does not require you to create an account, and we do not ask you to submit personal information to use the site. Like most websites, our hosting provider may automatically record standard technical information in server logs, such as your IP address, browser type, device type, referring pages, and the date and time of requests. This information is used for security, troubleshooting, and understanding aggregate traffic.

Contact form

If you choose to contact us through our contact form, we collect the name, email address, and message you provide. These are processed by our form provider, Formspree, and forwarded to us solely so that we can respond to you. We don't use this information for advertising, and we don't share it beyond what's needed to reply.

Cookies and similar technologies

We use a small amount of local browser storage to remember your preferences (for example, your light or dark theme choice). In addition, third-party partners described below may set their own cookies or use similar technologies when you visit the site.

Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google and its partners are third-party vendors that use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to Side By City and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Third-party vendors and ad networks may also use cookies to serve ads on this site.
• These cookies may collect information such as your approximate location, device identifiers, and interactions with ads, in accordance with each provider's own privacy policy.

You can learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Your advertising choices

You can control the ads you see and opt out of personalized advertising:

• Manage Google ad personalization at adssettings.google.com.
• Opt out of personalized ads from participating vendors at aboutads.info/choices or, in Europe, youronlinechoices.eu.
• Most browsers also let you block or delete cookies through their settings.

Data shown on the site

The city, crime, cost-of-living, school, weather, and demographic figures presented on Side By City come from public government datasets, including the U.S. Census Bureau, the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, the National Center for Education Statistics, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and NOAA. This is aggregate, publicly available information and does not identify individual users of this site.

Children's privacy

Side By City is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, you can reach us at support@sidebycity.com.