Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 9, 2026

Zero Parades Guide ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose information when you visit our website.

1. Information We Collect

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our site, we automatically collect certain information through our analytics providers:

• Page views and pages visited — Which pages you view and how you interact with them
• Device information — Device type, browser, and operating system
• Location data — Approximate geographic region (country or city level)
• Referrer information — How you found our site (search engine, direct link, etc.)

Personally Identifiable Information

We do not collect:

• Names, email addresses, or phone numbers
• Account registration or user profiles
• IP addresses in personally identifiable form

If you contact us via email, we only use the information you provide to respond to your inquiry. We do not store it beyond what is necessary.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

• Understand which pages are most helpful to visitors
• Improve site content, navigation, and performance
• Diagnose technical issues
• Analyze traffic trends and visitor behavior

3. Analytics and Third-Party Services

We use the following analytics services:

• Vercel Web Analytics — Collects page views, referrers, device type, browser, and approximate region
• Google Analytics 4 — May be used for additional traffic analysis
• Microsoft Clarity — May be used for user experience and heatmaps
• Crisp live chat — May be used for voluntary support messages if the chat widget is enabled

These services may use cookies or similar technologies. You can opt out by:

• Using browser settings to disable cookies
• Installing ad-blocking or privacy extensions
• Using Google's opt-out tool

4. Advertising

We use third-party advertising networks to serve ads when you visit our website. These networks may use cookies and web beacons to collect information about your activities on this site and other websites to provide you with targeted advertisements.

Third-party vendors, including Google

• Effective CPM Network — Display advertising network (pl29579209.effectivecpmnetwork.com)

These third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.

Opt-out

You can opt out of personalized advertising by:

• Visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page
• Adjusting your browser's cookie settings
• Using browser extensions that block ads or tracking

Please note that opting out of personalized advertising does not mean you will stop seeing ads, but the ads you see may be less relevant to you.

5. Cookies and Local Storage

This site may use cookies for:

• Analytics and traffic measurement
• Remembering your preferences (if you customize settings)

You can disable cookies in your browser settings. Doing so may limit some functionality but will not prevent you from accessing guide content.

5. Third-Party Links

Our site contains links to external websites, including:

• Steam — Official game store
• Social media platforms — Twitter, YouTube, etc.
• Other guide sites — When citing sources

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. Please review their privacy policies.

7. Data Retention

Analytics data is retained according to our providers' policies:

• Vercel Analytics: Data is retained for 30 days
• Google Analytics: Data is retained for 14 months by default
• Microsoft Clarity: Data is retained for 30 days
• Crisp: Live chat messages are retained according to the Crisp workspace settings

8. Children's Privacy

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

9. Your Privacy Rights

You have the right to:

• Opt out of analytics tracking
• Disable cookies in your browser
• Request information about what data we collect

Since we do not collect personally identifiable information, we do not have a mechanism to access or delete personal data.

10. 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.

11. Contact Us

For privacy questions, requests, or concerns, contact us through the Contact page.