This Privacy Policy explains how Seattle Beautiful collects, uses and protects information when you visit the website, submit a form or interact with our content.
Information you provide
We may receive information you voluntarily submit, such as your name, email address, message, neighborhood suggestion, place submission or newsletter request. We use this information to respond, review submissions, maintain our coverage and provide requested communications.
Information collected automatically
Our website and service providers may collect standard technical information such as IP address, browser type, device type, referring page, pages viewed and approximate location. This information helps operate, secure and understand use of the website.
Cookies, analytics and advertising
Seattle Beautiful may use cookies or similar technologies for essential site functions, preferences, analytics, fraud prevention and advertising. We may use services provided by Google, including Google Analytics and Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies or device information to measure activity and provide, personalize or limit advertising according to your choices and applicable law.
Where required, visitors are offered consent or privacy controls before eligible advertising or analytics technologies are used. You can also adjust browser cookie settings and available Google advertising controls.
Embedded content and external links
Articles may include maps, videos, social posts, images or other material supplied by third parties. Those services may collect information under their own privacy policies. Links to another website do not place that website under Seattle Beautiful’s control.
Comments and spam prevention
If comments are enabled, information submitted with a comment and technical data used for spam detection may be processed. Approved comments may be publicly visible.
How information is shared
We do not sell information you directly submit through our contact form. Information may be processed by hosting, email, analytics, security, advertising and other service providers that help operate the website. We may also disclose information when required by law or necessary to protect the website, users or others.
Retention and security
Information is retained only as long as reasonably needed for the purpose for which it was collected, operational records, security, dispute resolution or legal obligations. No online system can guarantee absolute security, but we use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards.
Your choices
You may request access to, correction of or deletion of personal information you submitted, subject to legal and operational exceptions. Newsletter messages should include an unsubscribe method. Cookie and advertising choices may also be available through the website’s consent controls and your browser or provider settings.
Children
Seattle Beautiful is a general-audience publication and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly request personal information from children under 13.
Policy updates and contact
We may update this policy as the website and its services change. The published revision date indicates the latest version. Questions or privacy requests can be submitted through our contact page.
Last updated: August 17, 2026.