You got a card
What this is, and why it arrived.
Saddleback Spotlight is a card of local businesses, printed and mailed to homes in South Orange County - the 92694 area. It is not a charity appeal, it is not a political mailer, and nobody sold anyone your address.
Why did I get it if I never signed up?
It goes to every home on the delivery route rather than to a mailing list. There is no list you are on, which also means there is nothing with your name in it: we do not know who lives at any address the card goes to, and we never see one.
Who are the businesses on it?
Local ones, 18 to a card, one per trade. They pay for their space, which is what pays for the printing and the postage - that is the whole business model and there is not a second one behind it.
We do not vet them the way a licensing board would, so treat the card as an introduction rather than a recommendation. If one of them treats you badly, tell us - we choose who is on the next card.
Is the QR code safe to scan?
Each code goes to that business’s own website and nowhere else. Scanning one tells us that a scan happened, and the business can see that the visit came from the card. Neither of us learns who you are, and your phone number, your name and your address are not involved at any point.
I would rather not receive it.
That is fine and we will take the address off. Email [email protected] with the street address, or use the form. We do not need your name to do it, and we will not ask why.
Can I be on the card?
If you run a business in the area, yes - the rates are here and the current card shows what is open.