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Privacy policy

Effective November 10, 2026

Word Round Town (wordroundtown.com) is published by Apex Growth Partners LLC (AGP). This policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it and what you can do about it.

Information we collect and why

  • Newsletter signups. We collect your email address, first name, city and interests. We also record the consent wording you agreed to, the time and the page where you signed up. We use this to send the newsletter you asked for.
  • Reader accounts. We keep your email address, favorites, saved plans and preferences so the site can show them when you sign in. Your password is handled by our sign-in provider.
  • Things you send us. The submit page collects your name, email address, an optional phone number, what you write and up to 3 photos. We use these to review your submission and to reach you about it.
  • Advertising orders. We collect business contact details from advertisers. Card payments are not turned on yet. When they are, a payment processor will handle card data.
  • Site visits. Google Analytics 4 records the pages you view, your device type, your approximate location and the site that sent you here.
  • Ad counts. We count how many times sponsor ads are seen and clicked. No third-party ad networks run on this site.
  • Security logs. We log IP addresses and requests to keep the site secure and to enforce rate limits.

Cookies and analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to learn which pages people read. It uses cookies. Google explains how it handles this data at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. To opt out, install Google's browser add-on: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

We also set a cookie named wrt_attr on your first visit. It records how you first found the site, such as a search result or a link in a social post.

Signing in stores a session in your browser so you stay signed in. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings.

Companies that process data for us

  • HighLevel (LeadConnector): our contact database and email.
  • Google: Analytics and email.
  • Our site host: the managed database, sign-in and file storage. These run through HighLevel and are built on Supabase.
  • Cloudflare: our network.
  • Email delivery providers: they deliver our messages.

These companies handle information for us so the site and newsletter can run. We may also disclose information when the law requires it, or to a new publisher if Word Round Town changes hands.

Things we do not do

  • We do not sell personal information.
  • We do not give advertisers readers' personal information. Advertisers get totals only, such as how many times an ad was seen or clicked.
  • We use reader information for Word Round Town. It is not added to AGP's or Apex Tri-Cities' marketing lists unless you ask.
  • We do not run facial recognition or any other biometric processing on photos.

Email and unsubscribing

Every newsletter includes an unsubscribe link and our mailing address: Word Round Town, 2501 Chatham Rd #5320, Springfield, IL 62704. You can also unsubscribe at wordroundtown.com/unsubscribe. We stop sending within 10 business days. Your address then stays on a do-not-email list so we do not write to you again by mistake.

Your choices

  • Unsubscribe from email at any time.
  • Change your saved preferences on your account page.
  • Ask for a copy of the information we hold about you.
  • Ask us to correct it or delete it, including your account.
  • Opt out of Google Analytics with the add-on linked above.

Send requests to hello@wordroundtown.com or call (815) 597-0499. We may ask a question or two to confirm the request comes from you. Illinois has no general consumer privacy law as of November 2026. We offer these choices to every reader anyway.

Keeping and deleting information

  • Tips and photos we do not use are deleted after 12 months.
  • Account information is kept until you delete your account. To delete it, email us.
  • Newsletter details are kept until you unsubscribe. After that, only the do-not-email record remains.
  • Advertising order records are kept as long as tax and accounting rules require.

Security and breach notice

We take reasonable steps to protect the information we hold, and we keep it with the providers listed above. No website can promise perfect security. If a breach affects your personal information, we will notify you as Illinois law requires under the Personal Information Protection Act.

Children

Word Round Town is written for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have, we delete it. Parents can contact us at hello@wordroundtown.com.

Do Not Track

Some browsers can send a "Do Not Track" signal. There is no agreed standard for what a site should do with it, so our site does not change its behavior when it receives one. Apart from Google Analytics, described above, we do not let other companies collect information about your visits to this site and to other sites over time.

Changes to this policy

When we change this policy, we post the new version on this page and change the effective date at the top.

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