1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://santamonicasun.com We provide news, information, and entertainment for Los Angeles’s West Side.
2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
Contact Forms & Newsletter Subscriptions
If you use a contact form on our site or subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your name, email address, and any information you voluntarily provide. This information is used strictly to respond to your inquiries or send you requested updates. We do not use this information for unrelated marketing purposes without your explicit consent.
Cookies
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser to indicate the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Analytics and Advertising
We use third-party tools, including Google Analytics and automated advertising networks, to monitor site traffic, understand reader demographics, and serve relevant advertisements. These platforms use cookies and tracking technology to gather anonymous usage statistics (such as page views, time spent on site, and browser types) to optimize user experience and ad delivery.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
3. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We share data only with trusted third-party service providers essential to running our publication, including email marketing services for our newsletters and analytics providers like Google Analytics to review aggregate traffic data.
4. How Long We Retain Your Data
For users that register on our website (such as staff or contributors), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
5. What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
6. California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)
Because we serve readers in California, we respect your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act. California residents have the right to request access to the specific pieces of data we collect, request deletion of their personal information, and opt out of any potential “sale or sharing” of personal data via third-party advertising cookies. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@santamonicasun.com.