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Privacy Policy
Last updated: May 5, 2026
Overview
The Sidekick provides local news, public information, community event listings, account features, bookmarks, and newsletter subscriptions. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices available to you.
Information We Collect
We collect information you provide directly, such as your email address, account profile details, newsletter preferences, bookmarks, and settings. We may also collect basic technical and usage information, including device, browser, pages viewed, referring pages, approximate location inferred from your request, and interactions with site features.
How We Use Information
We use information to operate The Sidekick, personalize local coverage, send requested newsletters, maintain accounts, improve product quality, understand readership, prevent abuse, secure the service, and comply with legal obligations.
Newsletters
If you subscribe to a newsletter, we use your email address and selected region or topic preferences to deliver those messages. You can unsubscribe through the link in newsletter emails or by updating account settings when available.
Public Sources and Third Parties
The Sidekick links to public agencies, community organizations, publishers, and other third-party sources. Those sites are governed by their own privacy practices. We may use vendors for hosting, authentication, analytics, email delivery, storage, security, and operational support, and those vendors may process information on our behalf.
Cookies and Analytics
We may use cookies, local storage, and analytics tools to keep you signed in, remember preferences, measure site usage, improve content, and detect technical issues. Your browser may allow you to limit cookies, though some features may not work as expected.
Data Retention and Security
We keep information for as long as needed to provide the service, meet operational needs, resolve disputes, and comply with legal requirements. We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards, but no internet service can guarantee absolute security.
Your Choices
You may update account settings, change newsletter preferences, unsubscribe from emails, or request help with account information. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights to access, correct, delete, or limit the use of personal information.
Changes
We may update this policy as The Sidekick changes. When we make material updates, we will revise the last updated date and take other reasonable steps to notify users when appropriate.