Last updated November 14, 2026
Beyond Seattle (livingbeyondseattle.com) is the relocation guide from James Bergstrom, Founder/Broker at Paramount Real Estate Group, a real estate firm in Washington State. This page explains what we collect when you use the site, what we do with it, and the choices you have. “We” and “us” mean James and his team at Paramount Real Estate Group.
What we collect
What you send us. When you fill out a form, take the city quiz, save your readiness checklist, or ask for the relocation guide, we get what you enter: your name, email, phone number if you add one, your move timeline, your quiz or checklist answers, and any message you write.
Addresses you look up. The internet lookup and the address tools send the address you type to public data services (the U.S. Census Bureau, the FCC, and the Washington Department of Natural Resources) to bring back results. We don't save those addresses or tie them to your name.
What's collected automatically. Like most sites, we use Google Analytics, Google Ads, and the Meta Pixel. They set cookies and record things like the pages you view, your device and browser, your general location, and the link or ad that brought you here. Our web host keeps standard server logs, including IP addresses.
How we use it
- To answer your request and send what you asked for.
- To follow up about your move by phone or email, and by text if you text us or agree to texts.
- To see which pages and videos help people, and improve them.
- To measure our advertising and show our ads to people who have visited the site.
Who we share it with
We don't sell your personal information. We share it only with the services that help us run the site and respond to you:
- Our customer database (BoldTrail, from Inside Real Estate), where form and quiz submissions are stored.
- Our email delivery service, when we email your results.
- Our web host (Vercel).
- Google and Meta, for the analytics and advertising described above.
We may also share information when the law requires it, or to protect our rights or someone's safety.
We don't share your mobile number, or your consent to receive texts, with third parties or affiliates for their marketing.
Calls and texts
If you give us a phone number, James or a member of his team may call you about your request. If you text us, we'll text back. We don't send marketing texts unless you've agreed to get them. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to any text to end texts from us, or HELP for help.
Your choices
- Email. Use the unsubscribe link in our emails, or just tell us to stop.
- Cookies and ads. You can block or clear cookies in your browser, and manage ad personalization in your Google and Meta account settings.
- Your information. Ask us what we have on file for you, or ask us to correct or delete it, and we'll handle it as the law requires.
Videos and maps
Videos are embedded from YouTube in its privacy-enhanced mode, and the player doesn't load until you press play. Maps use OpenStreetMap. Both receive basic technical information, such as your IP address, when they load.
How long we keep it
We keep your information for as long as we need it to help you and to meet our recordkeeping duties as a licensed real estate firm. You can ask us to delete it sooner.
Security
We use reasonable safeguards to protect your information, and we work with established service providers. No website can promise perfect security.
Children
This site is for adults planning a move. It isn't directed to children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from them.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we'll post the new version here and update the date at the top.
Contact us
Questions or requests about your information? Call or text James Bergstrom at (360) 777-7212, or send a message. See also our Terms of Use.