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Privacy policy

Plain-language summary of how LocalBerkeley.com handles your information.

What we collect

Information you choose to give us: contact form details (name, reply email, phone, message), Free Gas contributor account details (name, email, city, ZIP) and the photos or videos you upload. We also record basic technical data such as pages visited.

How we use it

To answer your requests, run the Free Gas contributor program and monthly giveaway, review submissions, contact winners and improve the guide. We never sell your personal information.

Photos and videos

Uploads stay private until our team reviews them. Approved content may be featured on LocalBerkeley.com as described in the Free Gas submission terms. Rejected uploads are deleted automatically after a short review window.

Bear AI chat

Questions you type to Bear AI are sent to an AI provider to generate an answer. Please don't share sensitive personal information in the chat.

Your California privacy rights

California residents can ask to see, correct or delete their personal information. Contributors can delete their account from the rewards dashboard, or anyone can send a request through our contact form.

Questions? Use our contact form.