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## What we collect - Your email address (for passwordless sign-in) and an optional phone number. - Content you choose to post (listings, community posts, business details). - Basic technical information such as your IP address, browser type, and timestamps, recorded in server logs to operate the site and prevent abuse. - A session cookie that keeps you signed in.

## How we use your information We use it to operate the site, send sign-in codes, prevent fraud and abuse, and respond to you. We do not sell your personal information.

## Cookies A session cookie keeps you logged in. Third-party services we use (such as our advertising network) may set their own cookies; their use is governed by their own privacy policies.

## Third-party services - An email provider to deliver sign-in codes and notices. - PayPal to process advertising payments (we never see your full card details). - An advertising network that may serve ads on the site. - OpenStreetMap, the source of some business-directory data. - News outlets whose headlines we link to.

## Sharing We do not sell your personal information. We may share information when required by law or to protect the safety and rights of users and the public.

## Data retention We keep your content while it is live on the site and keep account information while your account is active. You can ask us to delete your account and the content you posted.

## Your choices You can request correction or deletion of your information, and you can stop using the site at any time. Contact us to make a request.

## Children The site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.

## Security We take reasonable measures to protect your information, but no method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

## Changes We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted on this page.

## Contact Questions about your privacy? Contact us — add your contact email here.