Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 1, 2026

California Wave ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website californiawave.com. This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information when you use our site.

Information We Collect

We collect minimal information necessary to operate our website and understand how readers engage with our content.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our site, our analytics service may collect:

  • Pages visited and time spent on pages
  • Referring website or search engine
  • Browser type and device type
  • Approximate geographic location (country/region level)

We use a privacy-focused analytics service that does not use cookies, does not collect personal data, and does not track users across websites. No personally identifiable information is collected through our analytics.

Information You Provide

If you contact us via email, we collect the information you include in your message (name, email address, message content). This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry.

Cookies

California Wave does not use tracking cookies. We do not use advertising cookies, remarketing pixels, or third-party tracking scripts.

Third-Party Services

Our website is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare may collect certain technical information as part of its content delivery services. Please refer to Cloudflare's Privacy Policy for details.

We use Google Fonts to serve web fonts. Google may collect your IP address when fonts are loaded. Please refer to Google's Privacy Policy for details.

Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties. We do not run advertising on our website.

California Privacy Rights

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have the right to:

  • Know what personal information is collected about them
  • Request deletion of their personal information
  • Opt out of the sale of their personal information (we do not sell personal information)
  • Non-discrimination for exercising their privacy rights

Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, contact us at [email protected].

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