Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 18, 2026
This policy explains how ATL Playbook handles information when you visit the site, contact the newsroom, or interact with advertising and analytics services.
Information we collect
- Information you provide: such as your name, email address, organization, message, correction request, story idea, or partnership inquiry.
- Information collected automatically: such as IP address, browser and device information, referring pages, pages viewed, approximate location, interaction data, and server log information.
- Advertising and analytics information: cookies, identifiers, and event data used to understand readership, measure performance, prevent fraud, and serve or measure advertising.
How we use information
We use information to operate and secure the site, respond to messages, review corrections and tips, understand readership, improve coverage, deliver requested communications, prevent abuse, measure content and advertising performance, and comply with legal obligations.
Cookies, analytics, and advertising
ATL Playbook and service providers may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, and similar technologies for essential functions, analytics, personalization, advertising, reporting, and fraud prevention. Third-party vendors, including Google, may place or read cookies or use similar identifiers as a result of analytics or ad serving.
Google and its partners may use advertising cookies to serve or measure ads based on visits to this site or other sites. You can review Google’s controls at My Ad Center and learn how Google uses information from partner sites. Browser settings may also allow you to limit or delete cookies, although some site functions may be affected.
How information is shared
Information may be shared with providers that support hosting, caching, security, analytics, advertising, email delivery, forms, and site operations. We may also disclose information when required by law, to protect rights and safety, to investigate abuse, or in connection with a business transfer. ATL Playbook does not sell personal information for money.
Retention and security
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose it was collected, operational records, security, dispute resolution, or legal obligations. We use reasonable safeguards, but no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.
Your choices and privacy requests
You may adjust browser cookie settings, use available advertising controls, unsubscribe from optional communications, or contact us about personal information you submitted. Depending on where you live, applicable law may provide rights to request access, correction, deletion, or information about certain processing. We may need to verify a request before responding.
Children’s privacy
The site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
External links and international visitors
Third-party sites have their own privacy practices. Information may be processed in the United States or other locations where service providers operate. By using the site, international visitors understand that privacy laws may differ from those in their home jurisdiction.
Contact us
For a privacy question or request, use the ATL Playbook Contact page and begin the message with “Privacy.”