Privacy Policy
What we collect
When you subscribe to CiboloWatch alerts, we collect your name and email address, plus optional fields you choose to provide (neighborhood, ZIP code, topics of interest). We do not require a phone number or any other identifying information.
If you submit a tip, sponsor inquiry, or realtor contact request, we also collect the information you include in that form.
How we use it
- To send you weekly email alerts about Cibolo and Schertz development, roads, and public hearings.
- To tailor alert content to your neighborhood preferences, if you provided them.
- To respond to tips, inquiries, or correction requests you send us.
- We do not sell, rent, or share your email with third parties for marketing purposes.
Email delivery
Alerts are delivered through Beehiiv, an email platform. Your email address is stored in Beehiiv's system and subject to their privacy policy.
Analytics
CiboloWatch uses Vercel Web Analytics to measure aggregate page views and visitor counts. Vercel Analytics does not use cookies and does not track individuals across sites; it reports anonymized, aggregated traffic data only. No personally identifiable information is collected through this tool.
CiboloWatch also uses a first-party attribution identifier to understand which CiboloWatch links, campaigns, referring sites, landing pages, and on-site actions lead to a subscription. The identifier is random, contains no email address, is not used to follow visitors across other websites, and expires after 90 days. Attribution is connected to a subscriber record only when that person submits a CiboloWatch form.
Cookies
CiboloWatch does not set advertising cookies or follow you across websites. We record first-party site activity and clicks on source or sponsor links in our emails so we can measure which coverage is useful. Newsletter click records use a one-way reader key rather than putting your email address in the link. We may use aggregated clicks and your selected watch topics to improve story ordering; sponsors receive aggregate reporting, not the resident email list or individual browsing profiles. Beehiiv, our email delivery provider, may use its own cookies when you interact with hosted sign-up forms; see their privacy policy for details.
Unsubscribe
Every alert email includes an unsubscribe link. You can also use the self-service unsubscribe page to remove an address directly.
Data retention
Subscriber email addresses are retained as long as you remain subscribed. Upon unsubscription, your email is removed from the active list. Beehiiv may retain suppression records to prevent accidental re-subscription.
Your rights
You can ask us to access, correct, or delete the personal information we hold about you at any time through the CiboloWatch team contact form. We will confirm and complete verified requests within 30 days. We do not sell personal information or use it for targeted advertising, so there is no opt-out request needed for those activities.
Contact
Privacy questions: contact the CiboloWatch team.
Changes to this policy
Material changes will be noted with an updated effective date at the top of this page. We will not retroactively apply new data uses to previously collected information without notice.