Privacy Policy

Rockland Connect ("we," "us") is a community directory and newsletter for Rockland County, NY. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have. The short version: we collect only what we need to run the site, we don't sell your information, and you can ask us to remove it at any time.

What we collect

• Newsletter signups — your email address and any interests or town preferences you choose during signup.
• Accounts — your email address and any profile details you add (display name, bio, avatar, town, links).
• Listings and submissions — business, event, class, club, and similar listings you submit are public by design, including the contact details you include in them.
• Contact messages — the name, email, and message you send through our contact form.
• Basic usage data— standard analytics such as pages visited and approximate traffic sources, used in aggregate to understand what's useful.

How we use it

• To send the newsletter you signed up for.
• To publish and maintain the listings you submit.
• To respond when you contact us.
• To keep the site working and improve what we publish.

We do not sell or rent your personal information, and we don't share it with third parties for their own marketing.

Service providers

We rely on a small set of providers to operate the site: hosting and analytics (Vercel), our database and authentication (Supabase), email delivery for the newsletter and contact messages, and embedded maps (Google Maps). Each receives only what it needs to do its job and handles it under its own privacy terms.

Cookies

We use cookies for signed-in sessions and basic site functionality. We don't use advertising cookies.

Your choices

• Every newsletter includes an unsubscribe link, and you can manage preferences from the newsletter settings page.
• You can edit or delete your profile and listings from your account.
• You can ask us to access, correct, or delete information we hold about you by contacting us.

Children

The site is intended for adults. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children under 13; if you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we'll remove it.

Changes

If we make meaningful changes to this policy, we'll update this page and the date at the top.

Contact

Questions or requests? Reach us through the contact page.