Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 16, 2026

Who we are

YardLoadout ("the Site", "we") is a planning and community site for lawn care equipment, operated as an independent publication. This policy describes what information we collect, how we use it, and how you can have it deleted. Contact: support@yardloadout.com.

Information we collect

Account information. When you create an account we store your email address, your chosen username, and a salted hash of your password (never the password itself). If you register a passkey, we store the passkey's public credential — the private key never leaves your device.

Facebook sign-in. If you sign up or log in with Facebook, we receive your Facebook user ID, your name, and (if you grant it) your email address from Facebook. We store the Facebook user ID to link your Facebook account to your YardLoadout account, and use the name and email only to create the account. We never receive your Facebook password, friend list, or posts, and we never post to Facebook on your behalf.

Content you submit. Loadouts, votes, forum posts, photos, product suggestions, sales-event submissions, bios, and shoutouts are stored so they can be displayed as described in the disclaimer & content policy. Location and camera metadata (EXIF) is stripped from every uploaded photo before storage.

Technical data. We use a session cookie to keep you logged in and a small browser-storage entry for your in-progress loadout. When you sign up, your IP address is included in the moderation notification so we can combat spam. The Site uses Google Analytics, Statcounter, and Google AdSense, which set their own cookies and collect usage data under their own privacy policies.

How we use it

We use your information solely to operate the Site: authenticating you, displaying your contributions, calculating community rankings, sending transactional email (verification, password reset, welcome), and moderating content. We do not sell your personal information or share it with third parties except the service providers that run the Site (hosting, email delivery, analytics, ads).

Data deletion

You can request deletion of your account and personal data at any time — see the data deletion page for instructions. If you signed in with Facebook, you can also trigger deletion from your Facebook settings (Settings & Privacy → Apps and Websites → YardLoadout → Remove), which automatically unlinks and removes the data we received from Facebook.

Requests from public authorities

If we receive a request from a government agency, law-enforcement body, or other public authority for a user's personal data, we: (1) review each request to confirm it is legally valid and properly scoped before responding; (2) disclose only the minimum information necessary to comply with a valid request; and (3) keep a record of each request received, our response, and the legal basis involved. Where a request appears overbroad or legally deficient, we will seek to narrow or object to it before disclosing data, to the extent the law allows.

Children

The Site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their information.

Changes

We may update this policy; the "Last updated" date above reflects the latest revision.

Contact

Privacy questions and requests: support@yardloadout.com.