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Privacy policy

Privacy policy.

What LoudounGo collects, why, and how to change or delete it.

What we collect

LoudounGo is operated by GoNova Media Group LLC.

LoudounGo has no accounts and no logins. We collect very little: your email address if you sign up for the newsletter, and the details you choose to give us when you submit an event or send us a message.

Like most websites, we also keep routine technical records — which pages were viewed, roughly where visitors are located, and what kind of device was used. None of this identifies you by name.

The email newsletter

The signup box on the site asks for an email address and nothing else. That address is stored in our email platform and used to send the weekly guide and occasional announcements about LoudounGo.

A signup that reaches us through a Meta (Facebook or Instagram) form also gives us a ZIP code. It is stored alongside the email address and follows the same rules: never sold, and deleted if you ask us to.

We never sell or rent email addresses. Every email we send includes a one-click unsubscribe link, and unsubscribing takes effect immediately.

Our email platform reports how many people opened an email or clicked a link. We use those totals to decide what to write about, and we don’t use them to single anyone out.

Forms you fill in

When you submit an event or send a business or advertising inquiry, we receive whatever you type — typically a name, an email address and the details of your event or question.

We use those details to review and publish listings, to reply to you, and to keep a record of what was asked. Inquiries are sent to hello@loudoungo.com and read by the LoudounGo team.

Event details you submit may be published on the site as part of a listing. If you want a listing corrected or removed, email us and we’ll take care of it.

When you request one of our reports, we use your name, email and business name (if you give it) to send you the report, and we may follow up about partnering with LoudounGo. If you choose yes, we also add you to our Thursday weekend guide, and you can unsubscribe at any time. To be removed from report follow-ups, email hello@loudoungo.com.

Analytics and cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand which pages and guides people read, a Meta pixel to measure how well our posts bring visitors to the site, and Microsoft Clarity to see aggregated heatmaps and anonymised session recordings that show us where the site is confusing. All three use cookies or similar identifiers.

These tools see pages viewed, approximate location and device type — not your name, address or email. You can block them any time in your browser settings, and the site keeps working.

Children

LoudounGo is written for parents, not for children. We don’t knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, and the site has no accounts, profiles or chat.

If you believe a child has given us personal information, email us and we’ll delete it.

Who we share with

We don’t sell personal information, and we don’t share it beyond the small set of services that run LoudounGo: our email platform for the newsletter, Google Analytics, Meta and Microsoft Clarity for audience measurement, and our hosting provider.

We’ll only disclose information further if the law requires it.

Your choices

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter with the link in any email. You can ask us to correct or delete anything you sent us, or stop using analytics cookies through your browser.

For any of this, one email is enough: hello@loudoungo.com

Changes to this policy

We update this page when how we handle information changes, and the latest version always lives here. Significant changes will be flagged in the newsletter.

Contact

Questions about privacy: hello@loudoungo.com