Privacy Policy

Black Excellence Daily ("we," "our," or "us") operates blackexcellencedaily.com, positivenews.blackexcellencedaily.com, and quotes.blackexcellencedaily.com (collectively, "the Sites"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our Sites, make a purchase, use the BED App, or subscribe to our newsletter.

Information you provide directly:

• Name, email address, and shipping address when making a purchase.
• Email address when subscribing to our newsletter.
• Payment information, which is processed directly and securely by Stripe. We do not store, see, or have access to your full card details.

Information collected automatically:

• Pages visited, time spent on Site, browser type, device type, and general geographic location (city/region level), collected via Google Analytics 4.
• IP address.
• Referring website or traffic source.

Our Sites use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and Google Tag Manager (GTM), which automatically place cookies on your browser to help us understand how visitors use the Site. These cookies include:

• _ga — distinguishes unique users. Expires after 2 years.
• _ga_[ID] — maintains session state. Expires after 2 years.

These cookies collect anonymous, aggregated data only. We do not use cookies for cross-site behavioral advertising. We do not sell or share cookie data with third parties for their own marketing purposes. You may adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies, though some Site functionality may be affected.

We use the information we collect to:

• Process, fulfill, and ship your orders.
• Send order confirmations, shipping updates, and customer service communications.
• Send marketing newsletters (only with your consent — you may unsubscribe at any time).
• Analyze Site traffic and user behavior to improve content and user experience.
• Process donations made through the BED App or Site.
• Cross-promote affiliated brands and properties under the same ownership (see Section 8).

All payment transactions are processed by Stripe, Inc. We do not store, access, or transmit your full credit card or banking information. Stripe’s privacy policy is available at stripe.com/privacy.

We use Brevo to manage and send marketing emails. Every marketing email includes an unsubscribe link and our physical mailing address in compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email or by contacting us directly.

The Black Excellence Daily App is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. App analytics may be collected by Apple or Google under their respective privacy policies. Donations made through the app are processed via Stripe.

Black Excellence Daily is one of several brands operated by the same owner. We may use your information to cross-promote the following affiliated brands and properties:

• Antilles Marketing
• Galt’s Conditioning
• The Human Player
• fordG

We do not sell your information to these brands or any outside party. All are owned and operated by the same individual. You may opt out of cross-promotional communications at any time via the unsubscribe link in any email or by contacting us directly.

We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to any third party for their own independent marketing or commercial purposes.

We share limited personal data with the following trusted providers solely to operate our business:

• Stripe — payment and donation processing.
• Brevo — email marketing and newsletter management.
• Google Analytics / Google Tag Manager — site analytics.
• Apple App Store / Google Play — app distribution.

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

• Know what personal information we collect, use, or disclose.
• Request deletion of your personal information.
• Opt out of the sale of your personal information. (We do not sell personal information.)
• Non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights.

To exercise these rights, contact us at clifford@blackexcellencedaily.com. We will respond within 45 days.

Our Sites are intended solely for users 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If you believe a minor has provided us with personal information, contact us immediately.

We retain order and transaction information as long as necessary to fulfill purchases and comply with legal obligations. Email subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe.

We implement reasonable technical measures to protect your information. No method of internet transmission is 100% secure.

Our Sites may link to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Black Excellence Daily

PO BOX 15 HARDWICK, VT 05843

clifford@blackexcellencedaily.com