Privacy Policy
-- Your privacy is critically important to us. --
It is Black Barrel Media’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website. This Privacy Policy applies to https://blackbarrelmedia.supportingcast.fm/ (hereinafter, "us", "we", or "https://blackbarrelmedia.supportingcast.fm/"). We are committed to protecting personally identifiable information you may provide us through the Website. We have adopted this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") to explain what information may be collected, how we use this information, and under what circumstances we may disclose the information to third parties. This Privacy Policy applies only to information we collect through the Website and does not apply to our collection of information from other sources.
This Privacy Policy, together with the Terms and conditions posted on our Website, set forth the general rules and policies governing your use of our Website. Depending on your activities when visiting our Website, you may be required to agree to additional terms and conditions.
- Website Visitors
Like most website operators, Black Barrel Media collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Black Barrel Media's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Black Barrel Media’s visitors use its website in order for us to improve how we provide services to our customers. From time to time, Black Barrel Media may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
Black Barrel Media also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on https://blackbarrelmedia.com blog posts. Black Barrel Media only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below.
- Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to Black Barrel Media's websites choose to interact with Black Barrel Media in ways that require Black Barrel Media to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Black Barrel Media gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at https://blackbarrelmedia.supportingcast.fm/ to provide an email address and credit card.
- Security
The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
- Advertisements
Ads appearing on our website may be delivered to users by our advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about those who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Black Barrel Media and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
- Links To External Sites
Our Service and Black Barrel Media website may contain links to external sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third- party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy and terms and conditions of every site you visit, including https://www.supportingcast.fm at: https://slate.com/privacy who provides the Black Barrel+ membership service. The payment processing service for Black Barrel+, Stripe at: https://stripe.com/privacy
Paypal for donations at: https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
Teespring for merchandise at: https://teespring.com/policies/privacy
We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites, products or services.
- Protection of Certain Personally Identifying Information
Black Barrel Media discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Black Barrel Media’s behalf or to provide services available at Black Barrel Media's website, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Black Barrel Media's website, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Black Barrel Media will not rent or sell potentially personally identifying and personally identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Black Barrel Media discloses potentially personally identifying and personally identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Black Barrel Media believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Black Barrel Media, third parties or the public at large.
If you are a registered user of https://blackbarrelmedia.supportingcast.fm/ or have signed up for our newsletter and have supplied your email address, Black Barrel Media may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what's going on with Black Barrel Media and our products. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Black Barrel Media takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally identifying and personally identifying information.
- Aggregated Statistics
Black Barrel Media may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its website. Black Barrel Media may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Black Barrel Media does not disclose your personally identifying information as part of these aggregated statistics.
- Cookies
To enrich and improve your online experience, Black Barrel Media uses "Cookies", similar technologies and services provided by others to display personalized content, appropriate advertising and store your preferences on your computer.
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Black Barrel Media uses cookies to help Black Barrel Media identify and track visitors, their usage of https://blackbarrelmedia.supportingcast.fm/, and their website access preferences. Black Barrel Media visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Black Barrel Media's websites, with the drawback that certain features of Black Barrel Media's website may not function properly without the aid of cookies. By continuing to navigate our website without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to Black Barrel Media's use of cookies.
- E-commerce
Those who engage in transactions with Black Barrel Media – by purchasing Black Barrel Media's services or products, are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Black Barrel Media collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor's interaction with Black Barrel Media. Black Barrel Media does not disclose personally identifying information other than as described herein. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
- Business Transfers
If Black Barrel Media, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Black Barrel Media goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Black Barrel Media may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Black Barrel Media may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Black Barrel Media's sole discretion. Black Barrel Media encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.