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.

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].