Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2025

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how IndexYard collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you interact with our website, indexyard.com.

1. Who We Are

IndexYard is a cost-of-living and relocation resource for U.S. cities. Our website address is: https://indexyard.com.

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2025

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how IndexYard collects, uses, and protects limited personal information when you interact with our website, indexyard.com.

1. Who We Are

IndexYard is an independently operated U.S.-based editorial publication focused on explaining cost-of-living considerations and relocation tradeoffs across American cities. Our website address is: https://indexyard.com.

2. Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam. An anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check for an associated avatar (privacy policy).

3. Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the site.

4. Cookies

IndexYard uses cookies to support basic site functionality and improve user experience. These may include cookies to remember comment form details or verify browser compatibility. You can disable or clear cookies through your browser settings at any time.

5. Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (for example, videos, images, or maps). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the other website directly and may collect data about you, use cookies, or track your interaction with that content.

6. Data Sharing

IndexYard does not sell personal data or operate as a lead-generation platform. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.

7. Data Retention

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. If you register for an account (if applicable), the personal information you provide is stored in your user profile and can be viewed or edited by administrators. You may request deletion of your account information at any time, subject to legal or security requirements.

8. Your Rights

You may request an export of the personal data we hold about you or request that we delete it, excluding any data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

9. Contact

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at [email protected].

2. Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam. An anonymized hash of your email may be sent to Gravatar to check for an avatar (privacy policy).

3. Media

If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the site.

4. Cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience. For example, saving your login info or comment details for convenience. Temporary cookies are also used to check browser compatibility. You can clear or disable cookies in your browser settings at any time.

5. Embedded Content

Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those sites directly and may collect data about you.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell or share your personal data. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Comments may be checked through automated spam detection.

7. Data Retention

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. If you register an account (if applicable), we store the information you provide until you delete it. Administrators can view and edit profile data.

8. Your Rights

You may request an export of your personal data or ask us to delete it, excluding data we are required to keep for legal or security reasons.

9. Contact

If you have questions about this policy, contact us at [email protected].