Privacy policy
How Tampa Picks handles personal information: no ads, no tracking cookies, a short list of providers and clear rights for every US reader.
The short version
Tampa Picks (tampapicks.com) runs without advertising: no ad networks, no AdSense and no cookies that follow you around the web. We keep only what the site needs to function, and personal information is never sold or handed over for targeted ads.
What reaches us
Every page request carries basic technical details such as IP address, device and browser type, which serve the page and help block attacks. If you email us, we receive your address and your message. Business owners who sign in give us an email address, the edits they make to their listing and, with a paid plan, billing information.
Cookies
Readers browsing the lists receive no cookies. Our visitor counts come from Cloudflare Web Analytics, a cookie-free tool that doesn’t identify individuals. Owners signed in to “For businesses” get one session cookie that keeps them logged in, and that area screens out bots with Cloudflare Turnstile.
Who helps us run the site
Cloudflare (servers, protection, visit counts, mail), Stripe (subscription payments, with card data handled entirely on Stripe’s side), OpenFreeMap (the map tiles your browser downloads) and Google Maps (the lookup businesses use to find themselves when they ask to be listed). Each gets only what its job requires.
How long we keep things
Security logs: a short period. Email: as long as the exchange lasts and a reasonable time after. Owner accounts: while open. Billing records: for the period tax rules require.
If you live in California
The CCPA and the CPRA that amended it let California residents learn which personal details a business holds on them, fix them, erase them and refuse their sale or sharing. Tampa Picks neither sells nor shares personal information and collects nothing sensitive. Using these rights will not change the service you get.
Florida and other states
Florida’s Digital Bill of Rights and the privacy statutes of states like Texas, Virginia and Colorado mostly target far larger companies, but we give every reader the same rights to see, correct and delete their data. Email info@tampapicks.com from the address involved and expect an answer within 45 days.
Kids
Tampa Picks is meant for grown-ups and is not directed at anyone under 13.
Changes
This page gets revised whenever Tampa Picks or the relevant law moves on. Last updated: October 2026.