Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

AZ School Finder ("we", "us", "our") operates this website. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, the choices you have, and how we comply with applicable laws including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), the EU/UK GDPR, and Google's policies for publishers using Google services (Analytics, AdSense, AdManager).

2. Information We Collect

• Information you provide: messages sent through contact forms, email subscriptions, or feedback.
• Automatically collected: IP address, browser type, device identifiers, pages viewed, referring URL, and timestamps via cookies and similar technologies.
• Cookies: small files stored on your device for analytics, preferences, and (where applicable) advertising.

3. How We Use Information

• Operate, maintain, and improve the site.
• Measure traffic and understand how visitors use the site.
• Respond to inquiries you send us.
• Display advertising and measure ad performance (if enabled).
• Comply with legal obligations and prevent abuse.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services, each governed by its own privacy policy:

• Google Analytics — traffic measurement. See Google's Privacy Policy. You may opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-out.
• Google AdSense / ad partners (if/when enabled) — may use cookies (including the DoubleClick DART cookie) to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites. You can manage personalized ads at Google Ads Settings or opt out via aboutads.info and youronlinechoices.eu.
• Hosting & analytics infrastructure — providers that process logs to deliver and secure the site.

5. Cookies & Consent

We use essential cookies to run the site, plus analytics and (where enabled) advertising cookies. Visitors from the EEA, UK, and Switzerland are asked for consent before non-essential cookies are set, as required by Google's EU User Consent Policy. You can change or withdraw consent at any time by clearing cookies in your browser.

6. Your Rights

• GDPR (EU/UK): access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection.
• CCPA/CPRA (California): know, delete, correct, and opt out of "sale" or "sharing" of personal information.
• You can exercise these rights by contacting us at the address below.

7. Children's Privacy

This site is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us information, please contact us so we can delete it.

8. Data Retention & Security

We retain information only as long as needed for the purposes described or as required by law, and use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect it. No method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

9. Changes

We may update this Policy from time to time. Changes are effective when posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date.

10. Contact

Questions or requests? Email privacy@azschoolfinder.lovable.app.