Overview
Upstate SC Living ("this site," "we," "us") is an independent, free resource for people relocating to Upstate South Carolina. This page explains what data is collected when you visit, how it's used, and how you can control it.
In short: this site does not require an account, does not ask you to submit personal information to read any page, and does not sell your data. The main thing to know about is how advertising cookies work, covered below.
Advertising & Cookies (Google AdSense)
This site displays ads served by Google AdSense. Google and its advertising partners use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other sites on the internet.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites.
- You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- You can learn more about how Google uses data when you use partner sites or apps at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, may also use cookies to serve ads based on your past visits to this website.
If you're visiting from the European Economic Area, the UK, or Switzerland, you may see a consent banner asking you to accept or decline personalized advertising before ads are shown. Your choice is stored and respected on future visits.
Analytics
This site may use privacy-focused analytics (such as Cloudflare Web Analytics) to understand overall traffic patterns, for example, how many people visit a page or which town guides are most popular. These tools are cookieless and do not track individuals across other websites; they only measure aggregate, anonymized visit data for this site.
What We Don't Do
- We don't require you to create an account or log in to read anything on this site.
- We don't ask for personal information (name, address, phone) anywhere except if you voluntarily email us, for example, about local business advertising.
- We don't sell, rent, or share personal information with third parties, beyond the standard ad-serving cookies described above, which are managed by Google, not us directly.
Email Contact
If you email us (for example, about advertising your business, submitting a local event, or a general question), we use that email address only to respond to you. We don't add you to a mailing list or share your email with anyone else.
Children's Privacy
This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to This Policy
If this policy changes, this page will be updated and the "Last updated" date above will reflect that change. Significant changes will be noted here.
Contact
Questions about this privacy policy can be sent to Nikstansel@gmail.com.