Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

We collect information in two ways:

• Information you provide — when you create an account, submit a review, or use the Add Your Theater form. This includes your email address, display name, and any content you submit.
• Usage data — pages visited, referring URLs, browser type, and device type, collected automatically via Google Analytics 4 when you browse the site.

How We Use Your Information

• To operate and improve the directory
• To display reviews and user-submitted content you choose to publish
• To verify theater submissions and contact submitters
• To analyze site usage and improve user experience
• To prevent spam and abuse

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

Cookies and Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4, which sets cookies to measure how visitors use the site in aggregate. We use that data to see which pages are useful, not to identify you.

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Advertising

DriveInGuide is free to use and is supported by advertising. We use Google AdSense to show ads on some pages.

Some guides link to products on Amazon. DriveInGuide is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, so we may earn a commission when you buy through those links. Amazon may set cookies when you follow one.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies lets it and its partners serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and other sites on the internet.
• You can opt out of personalized advertising in Google Ads Settings, or opt out of other vendors' personalized-ad cookies at aboutads.info.

Visitors from the European Economic Area, the UK and Switzerland are asked for consent before personalized ads are shown. You can read how Google uses data at How Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Some theater listings are paid placements. These are always labeled “Sponsored.” Sponsors pay for placement only. They do not get access to your personal information, and they cannot change or remove reviews.

Data Storage

User accounts, reviews, and theater data are stored in Supabase (hosted on AWS). Theater submission form data is stored in the same database and is only accessible to site administrators.

Your Rights

You may request at any time:

• A copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction of inaccurate data
• Deletion of your account and associated data

To make a request, email hello@driveinguide.com.

Children's Privacy

DriveInGuide is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects when changes were last made. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.