Privacy

Last updated October 30, 2026

Spartanburg · SouthCarolina.SC is an independent community guide for Spartanburg, South Carolina. It isn't run by the City of Spartanburg. This page covers Spartanburg · SouthCarolina.SC and the SouthCarolina.SC network, and explains what we collect and how you can delete it.

What we collect

• Your account: name, email, phone and saved delivery addresses. If you sign in with Google, Facebook or Apple, we receive your name, email address, an account ID and (from Google or Facebook) your profile picture. With Apple you can choose to hide your email; we then get a private relay address that forwards to you. We never get your Google, Facebook or Apple password.
• Chats with Gary: your messages are sent to our AI provider (Anthropic's Claude) to write Gary's replies, and Gary may search the web to answer. Your chat history is saved in your own browser, not on our server.
• Bookings and quotes: the details you enter are sent to the business you chose, by email and sometimes by text message.
• Orders: items, delivery address, phone and notes go to the store and the driver who delivers the order. Payments are handled by PayPal; we never see your card number.
• Businesses: listing details you give us are shown publicly. If you choose a home-based listing, we keep your street address private and use it only to confirm you're in Spartanburg.
• Hire Gary: for the free check-up, we read the public website you enter or the business-card photo you upload and send it to Anthropic's Claude to write the report. We keep the report (not the photo). If you hire Gary, we keep the business details you give him, the posts he drafts, and the names, contact details and chats of visitors who leave their details with him on your website, so you can follow up. Those visitors' details go only to you.
• Tips: the amount, and the name, email and note you choose to give. PayPal handles the payment. Your name appears on the tip page only if you tick the box, as first name and last initial.
• Technical data: a sign-in cookie, and your IP address for a short time to prevent abuse.

How we use it

Only to run the site: answering your questions, sending bookings and orders, sign-in, alerts you asked for, and preventing fraud. We don't sell your information or use it for outside advertising.

Who we share it with

The businesses, stores and drivers involved in your booking or order, and the services that run the site: our host (20i), PayPal (payments), Twilio (text messages), Anthropic (Gary's AI), and Google, Facebook or Apple if you use them to sign in.

Delete your data

You can delete your account any time: sign in, open your profile (bottom left of the menu), and choose Delete my account. This removes your name, email, phone, addresses and any Google, Facebook or Apple link. We keep basic records of past orders that the law or our payment provider requires, with your name removed.

If you signed in with Facebook, you can also remove Spartanburg · SouthCarolina.SC (or SouthCarolina.SC) in Facebook under Settings & privacy > Settings > Apps and websites, then delete your account here.

If you signed in with Apple, you can also stop using your Apple Account with Spartanburg · SouthCarolina.SC (or SouthCarolina.SC) on your iPhone or Mac under Settings > your name > Sign in with Apple, or at account.apple.com.

Can't sign in? Email gary@southcarolina.sc from the address on your account and we'll delete it within 30 days.

Contact

Questions about privacy: gary@southcarolina.sc.