Information you provide

• Newsletter signup: When you subscribe, we collect your email address (and any optional information you choose to provide, such as a name).

• Contact: If you contact us through a form or email, we collect the information you provide (such as your name, email address, and message content).

Information collected automatically

When you visit the site, we and our service providers may collect certain information automatically using cookies and similar technologies, such as:

• Device and browser information

• Approximate location (e.g., city/region inferred from IP address)

• Pages viewed, time on page, and interactions

• Referral source (how you arrived at the site)es here

We use information to:

• Operate and maintain the website

• Respond to messages and inquiries

• Send newsletters and project updates

• Understand site usage and improve content and navigation

• Display advertising and measure ad performanception text goes here

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we send periodic emails, including monthly updates.

We use Squarespace Email Campaigns to manage subscribers and send emails. Squarespace Email Campaigns automatically includes an unsubscribe link in each campaign email. You can unsubscribe at any time by using that link. Unsubscribing removes you from our mailing lists. (You can also contact us to request removal.)

Email analytics: We may review campaign analytics such as opens and clicks to understand what content is useful. Note that some email clients and privacy features may cause opens to be reported even when an email was not opened.

We use Google AdSense to display ads on the site. Third-party vendors (including Google) may use cookies or similar identifiers to serve ads, to limit ad frequency, to measure performance, and to help with fraud prevention.

Ads may be personalized depending on your settings and, in some regions, your consent choices.

You can control ad personalization through Google’s ad controls.

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site (for example, which pages are visited most and how people move through the site). Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect and report information about site usage.

Cookies are small files stored on your device. Because we use analytics and advertising services, the site may use:

• Essential cookies (needed for basic site functionality)

• Analytics cookies (to measure and improve site performance)

• Advertising cookies/identifiers (to deliver and measure ads)

You can manage cookie choices through our cookie banner/settings (where available) and through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect site functionality and the relevance of ads.

We share information with service providers that help us operate the site and communications, such as:

• Website hosting/platform services (Squarespace)

• Email delivery/list management (Squarespace Email Campaigns)

• Analytics and advertising providers (Google Analytics and Google AdSense)

These providers may process data under their own privacy policies and terms.

We may also disclose information if required by law or if needed to protect rights, safety, and security.

We link to SmugMug where visitors may purchase prints. Any purchases, payments, shipping, and customer service for print orders occur on SmugMug’s website and are governed by SmugMug’s policies—not this Privacy Policy.

We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described above, including:

• Newsletter subscriber data until you unsubscribe (or request deletion)

• Messages long enough to respond and keep reasonable records

• Analytics/advertising data as configured in our provider settings

You can:

• Unsubscribe from emails using the link in any newsletter

• Request access, correction, or deletion of personal information by contacting us

• Manage cookies via the site’s cookie settings (where available) and browser controls

• Adjust ad personalization through Google’s ad controls

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

We take reasonable measures to protect information, but no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The Effective date above reflects the most recent version.

For privacy questions or requests:

Email: cityneighborhoodsnyc@gmail.com