Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how CompareCityLiving ("we", "us", or "our") handles information when you visit our website. We are committed to being transparent about what we do and don't collect, and to giving you control over your data.

1. Information we do not collect

We do not require you to create an account, and we do not ask for your name, email, address, phone number, or any other personally identifiable information (PII) in order to browse the site. You can read every page, compare every city, and use every tool without telling us who you are.

2. Anonymous analytics

We may use privacy-friendly analytics to understand aggregated traffic patterns (such as which pages are most popular or which cities visitors are most interested in). This data is anonymized at the source and is not used to identify or track individual users.

3. Advertising and Google AdSense

This site displays ads served by Google AdSense. Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
For more information about how Google uses data when you use our site, see Google's Privacy & Terms.

4. Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use them only for essential site functionality (such as remembering your menu preference on mobile) and, where applicable, for the advertising described above. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time.

5. Third-party links

Our pages may link to external websites (such as the US Census Bureau, BLS, or Wikipedia) which have their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the content or practices of those sites.

6. Children's privacy

Our site is directed at a general audience and does not knowingly collect any information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

7. Your rights

Depending on your location (such as California under the CCPA, or the EU under GDPR), you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal data about you. Since we don't collect personal data directly, most of these rights are already respected by default — but if you have a specific request, contact us.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

9. Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy? Email us: [email protected]