How Keeping Myrtle Beach Safe collects, uses and protects your information.
Last updated: July 1, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how the Greater Myrtle Beach Collaborative and its partners collect, use, share and protect information when you visit keepingmyrtlebeachsafe.com (the “Site”) or use its features, such as our safety-alert sign-up and contact forms. Please read it carefully. By using the Site, you agree to the practices described here.
Keeping Myrtle Beach Safe is a public-safety information service operated by the Greater Myrtle Beach Collaborative (“we,” “us” or “our”) in partnership with the City of Myrtle Beach, the Myrtle Beach Police Department and Visit Myrtle Beach. Where this policy refers to our “partners,” it means these organizations.
Do not use this Site, its forms, or any alert to report an emergency. If you have an emergency, call 911 immediately. Our forms are reviewed during business hours and are not monitored around the clock. Information you submit through the “Report a Concern” form may be shared with local law enforcement or public-safety agencies so they can follow up.
We collect the information you choose to give us through our forms and features, including:
You may choose not to provide this information, but some features (such as receiving alerts or getting a reply) will not work without it.
When you visit the Site, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical information, including your IP address, browser type and settings, device information, the pages you view, the links you click, referring web addresses, and the dates and times of your visits. We collect this through server logs and analytics tools.
The Site uses cookies and similar technologies to operate properly, remember your preferences, and understand how the Site is used. We use Google Analytics (through the Google Site Kit plugin) to measure traffic and improve the Site. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings; disabling some cookies may affect how the Site works. See “Your choices” below.
If you provide your mobile number and opt in to text alerts, you consent to receive automated safety-alert text messages from Keeping Myrtle Beach Safe at that number. Message frequency varies based on conditions and the topics you select. Message and data rates may apply. Consent to receive texts is not a condition of any purchase. You can opt out at any time by replying STOP to any message, or reply HELP for help. We do not sell or share your mobile number with third parties for their own marketing. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
We do not sell your personal information. We share information only as described below:
The Site relies on some third-party services and links to other websites:
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of the personal information we hold about you, to opt out of certain uses, and to not be treated differently for exercising these rights. Residents of California and other states with comprehensive privacy laws, and individuals in the EU/UK, may have additional rights, including the right to know what information we collect and to request its deletion. We do not sell personal information. To make a request, contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your identity before responding.
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. If you believe a child has provided us information, please contact us and we will delete it.
We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy. For example, we keep your alert subscription until you unsubscribe, and we retain form submissions as long as necessary to respond to and document them and as required by law or our records practices.
We use reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect your information. However, no website or transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top. Your continued use of the Site after changes take effect means you accept the updated policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your information, or to make a privacy request, contact us:
Greater Myrtle Beach Collaborative
Attn: Privacy — Keeping Myrtle Beach Safe
1200 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Email: [email protected]
You can also reach us through the contact form on this Site.
For media or press inquiries, please contact the Greater Myrtle Beach Collaborative communications team at [email protected]. Please do not use this address for privacy requests or to report a concern.
