Cookie Notice

DRAFT - pending attorney review. This page is a working draft and is not yet final legal terms.

Last updated: October 20, 2026

This notice explains the cookies and similar storage that Black & Gold Dispatch uses.

What we use today

Name	Type	Purpose	Kept
bgd_s	Cookie (necessary, only if you sign in)	Keeps you signed in to your fan account (secure, not readable by scripts)	90 days after you sign in, or until you sign out
bgd_u13	Cookie (necessary, only set if a sign-up shows an age under 13)	Keeps the sign-up form closed on that device, as children's privacy law expects. Holds no personal details.	1 year
sd_consent	localStorage (necessary)	Remembers your cookie choice and Do Not Sell/Share setting	Until you clear it
Pick'em / trivia / grade drafts	localStorage (functional)	Saves your picks and answers on your device only	Until you clear it
bgd_follow_shows	localStorage (functional)	Remembers the podcast and YouTube shows you follow, on your device only	Until you clear it

We set no advertising or analytics cookies today.

Newsletter: signing up for The Daily Huddle sends your email to Kit (ConvertKit) from our server; our sign-up form sets no Kit cookies. If Kit asks for a quick security check, that page is on kit.com and Kit's own privacy policy and cookies apply there. Kit's newsletter emails may use open and click tracking.

If we add ads or analytics

Partners could set cookies to measure visits or show ads. Those will only load after you choose "Accept" in our banner (where consent is required), never when your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal for sale/sharing, and the table above will be updated first. EU/UK visitors would see a certified consent tool (IAB TCF) before any ad cookies. [Consent tool vendor - TO BE CHOSEN]

Your choices

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