Privacy Policy

Overview

Top City Reports (topcityreports.com) is a static informational website providing U.S. city data and rankings. We do not ask you to create an account or submit personal information. This policy explains what data is collected when you visit, who may collect it, and your rights.

Information We Collect

We do not directly collect names, email addresses, or contact details. The following data may be collected automatically:

• Server logs — IP address, browser type, referring URL, and pages visited. Collected by our hosting provider (Cloudflare) as standard infrastructure logs.
• Analytics — Aggregate, anonymised page-view data collected via Plausible Analytics (cookieless, GDPR-compliant by design). No personal identifiers are stored.
• Advertising cookies — If you accept advertising cookies, Google AdSense may set cookies to serve personalised ads. See the Advertising section below.

Cookies

We use a consent banner to ask your preference before setting non-essential cookies. Cookies on this site fall into two categories:

You can change your cookie preference at any time: Update cookie settings

Advertising

Top City Reports displays ads via Google AdSense. AdSense uses cookies and device identifiers to serve ads that are relevant to you based on your browsing history across sites. These cookies are only set if you accepted advertising cookies in our consent banner.

• Google may use your data in accordance with its Privacy Policy.
• You can opt out of personalised advertising at Google Ad Settings.
• EU/EEA users may also opt out via the Your Online Choices portal.
• Selecting "Essential only" in our consent banner prevents AdSense cookies from being set.

Hosting & Infrastructure

The site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare processes standard access logs (IP address, user-agent, pages requested) as part of CDN and security operations. These logs are subject to Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.

Your Rights — GDPR (EU / EEA)

If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation:

• Access — request a copy of any personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data.
• Erasure — ask us to delete your personal data.
• Restriction — ask us to limit how we process your data.
• Portability — receive your data in a portable format.
• Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests, including profiling for advertising.
• Withdraw consent — withdraw advertising cookie consent at any time using the "Update cookie settings" link above.

To exercise any right, contact us at topcityreports@gmail.com.

Your Rights — CCPA (California)

California residents have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act:

• Know — request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected.
• Delete — request deletion of personal information we have collected.
• Opt out of sale — we do not sell personal information. If you accepted advertising cookies, Google may use data for ad targeting — opt out via Google Ad Settings.
• Non-discrimination — we will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.

To make a request, contact topcityreports@gmail.com.

Third-Party Links

Top City Reports links to government websites (Census Bureau, FBI, NOAA, BLS). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.

Children's Privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically. Material changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the site constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

For privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights, email: topcityreports@gmail.com