Privacy Policy

LevyLand.org is an informational website created to share documents, commentary, public records, media materials, and other information concerning the California Coastal Commission enforcement matter involving John Levy and 2401 Mountain View Drive in Carlsbad, California.

By accessing or using this website, you acknowledge and agree to this Privacy Policy and the website’s Terms of Use. If you do not agree, do not use this website.

This Privacy Policy explains what information this website may collect, how it may be used, and how communications or submissions to the website may be handled.

1. Information We Collect

We try to collect as little personal information as reasonably possible.

The website may collect the following types of information:

Information you voluntarily provide

You may choose to provide information when you contact us, submit a media inquiry, send documents, provide information, or otherwise communicate through the website. This may include:

Name
Email address
Phone number
Organization or media outlet
Message content
Documents, images, or attachments you choose to submit
Any other information you include in your communication

Basic website and technical information

Like most websites, LevyLand.org may automatically collect limited technical information, including:

IP address
Browser type
Device type
Pages visited
Referring website
Date and time of visit
General location information derived from IP address
Website performance and security logs

This information is used to operate, secure, monitor, and improve the website.

2. How We Use Information

Information collected through this website may be used to:

Respond to communications
Communicate with reporters, researchers, legal representatives, public officials, or interested members of the public
Review documents, tips, or information submitted to the site
Maintain, secure, and improve the website
Protect the website from spam, abuse, hacking, scraping, harassment, or misuse
Preserve records related to public advocacy, legal, media, administrative, or public records matters
Share relevant communications with attorneys, consultants, advisors, media representatives, researchers, or others assisting with the LevyLand matter
Support public reporting, commentary, document review, legal review, or related advocacy concerning the matter

We do not use visitor information to sell products or run unrelated marketing campaigns.

3. User Submissions Are Not Confidential

Do not submit confidential, privileged, sensitive, private, proprietary, or legally protected information through this website unless you have first received written confirmation that we are willing to receive it under specific terms.

Submitting information through this website does not create an attorney-client relationship, confidential relationship, fiduciary relationship, journalist-source relationship, or any other protected relationship.

Messages, documents, tips, comments, or other materials submitted through the website may be reviewed, preserved, summarized, shared, published, quoted, analyzed, or used in connection with public advocacy, media communications, legal review, public records analysis, or related efforts.

By submitting information to the website, you grant LevyLand.org the right to review, retain, use, reproduce, summarize, publish, distribute, and share that information in connection with the subject matter of the website, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

4. Media, Public Records, and Legal Communications

Because this website concerns a public enforcement dispute and matters of public interest, communications received through the website may be shared with:

John Levy
Legal counsel
Public relations or media advisors
Researchers or document reviewers
Journalists or media organizations
Government agencies or public officials
Other parties assisting with the matter

We may also retain communications as part of the factual record related to the dispute.

5. Cookies and Analytics

This website may use cookies, analytics tools, security tools, spam-prevention tools, hosting logs, or similar technologies to understand website traffic, protect the site, and improve performance.

These tools may collect basic technical information about your visit. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Some parts of the website may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

6. No Sale of Personal Information

LevyLand.org does not sell personal information.

We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. If that changes, this Privacy Policy will be updated.

7. Third-Party Services

This website may rely on third-party service providers for hosting, security, analytics, forms, email delivery, embedded media, document hosting, or website functionality.

These providers may process limited information as needed to provide their services. We do not control every action taken by third-party platforms, so visitors should review the privacy policies and terms of any third-party services they choose to use or interact with.

8. Links to Other Websites

LevyLand.org may link to public records, news articles, government websites, legal filings, advocacy materials, videos, documents, or other third-party websites.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, accuracy, security, or availability of third-party websites.

9. Publicly Available Information

Much of the content on LevyLand.org may involve public records, government correspondence, public hearing materials, media coverage, legal filings, public agency statements, or other information connected to a matter of public concern.

This Privacy Policy does not restrict the use, discussion, publication, republication, commentary, analysis, or preservation of public records, public agency materials, public statements, media reports, hearing materials, legal filings, or other publicly available information.

10. Children’s Privacy

This website is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Visitors under 13 should not use this website or submit information through it.

11. Data Retention

We may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

Maintain records
Support legal, media, public advocacy, administrative, or public records work
Protect against claims, disputes, harassment, abuse, or misuse
Comply with applicable law
Maintain website security
Preserve the factual record connected to the subject matter of this website

We may delete information when it is no longer needed.

12. Security

We use reasonable measures to protect information submitted through the website. No website, email system, form, hosting provider, or online transmission method is completely secure.

Visitors should avoid submitting sensitive personal information unless necessary.

13. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” signals. Because there is not a uniform industry standard for responding to those signals, this website may not respond to them in a specific or automated way.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

15. Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy, contact:

LevyLand.org
Email: jb@levyland.org

Media Inquiries

For media inquiries, background documents, interviews, timelines, public records, or supporting materials related to the Levyland case, please contact:

info@levyland.org

Mission

LevyLand was created to expose what happens when a powerful state agency overreaches.

The California Coastal Commission did not simply pursue an access issue. It built a massive enforcement case against John Levy, imposed crushing penalties, expanded the dispute far beyond the original facts, and ignored key questions about responsibility, jurisdiction, due process, and constitutional rights.

This site exists to put the record in public view.

Vision

LevyLand’s vision is to make this case a clear warning about unchecked government power.

This is not just about one property, one gate, or one enforcement dispute. It is about whether a government agency can use its authority to pressure a private citizen, blur responsibility, punish before the facts are fully resolved, and treat constitutional protections as inconvenient obstacles.

The public deserves to see what happened here.

Property rights matter. Due process matters. Fair enforcement matters. And no agency should be above accountability.

Support

Levyland proudly supports these elite legal and coastal land-use experts:

Pacific Legal Foundation defends property rights, individual liberty, and constitutional limits on government power.

Coastal Vérité, led by Chandra Slaven, AICP, brings deep coastal land-use, Coastal Act, CEQA, and local-code expertise to the record.

Together, their work helps expose what the CCC ignored: jurisdiction, facts, process, property rights, and constitutional limits.