Traffic reporting choices

We count public page views and actual outbound link activations, not purchases or people. Without optional browser measurement, these are aggregate counts with no browser identifiers. Referrers are reduced to domains; full URLs, search phrases and IP addresses are not saved in analytics.

If you opt in below, random first-party browser and session cookies help estimate unique browsers, sessions, new and returning browsers, landing pages, campaign sources and broad device categories. The browser ID expires after 90 days without renewal; a session ends after 30 minutes without a measured action, or after 24 hours. Identifiers apply only to this browser and domain. They are not linked to your email, account or private Shopping List. We do not fingerprint devices.

Optional detail is available for a rolling 90 days and is removed on subsequent measurement activity after expiry. Anonymous aggregate totals are retained. Public campaign slugs may be recorded; do not put personal information in campaign links.

Exclusion, Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control override optional consent. Known owner browsers and marked tests are excluded. Membership measurement choices also apply after your account loads; newsletter measurement remains a separate choice. Withdrawing consent removes local identifiers and stops future optional collection, but does not rewrite prior reports. Shared devices, deleted cookies, blocked scripts, unknown bots and unmarked testing affect estimates.

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Your privacy.

What we collect

Newsletter signup stores your email address, the signup source, your consent record, subscription status and dates. We also preserve any measurement preference you previously recorded. Choosing Subscribe requests newsletters; it does not create a membership or grant permission for email-open or link tracking. Brand submissions, claims, corrections, and partnership requests store the details you choose to submit. Please omit sensitive identity or financial documents from open text fields.

Launch announcements

The invitation signup stores your email address, launch consent, subscription status, and dates separately from The Weekly Cupboard. Newsletter consent is optional and unchecked. A launch signup does not create a member account. Use your personal launch preference link to unsubscribe from launch announcements; newsletter preferences remain separate. Repeated signup requests do not reverse an existing unsubscribe choice.

How we use it

We use submitted information for editorial review, accuracy, responding to inquiries, and newsletter updates you request. Submissions and email addresses are visible only in the protected editorial workspace and are not published automatically. We do not sell your email address.

Simple measurement

We count directory searches, outbound brand referrals, submissions, and newsletter signups in aggregate. Raw search phrases are not stored. Member and shared-collection engagement measurement follows the preferences described below. Short-lived hashed rate-limit keys help reject abuse; raw IP addresses are not saved in the application database.

Advertising partnerships

Partnership applications, advertiser contact details, services, negotiated pricing, campaign dates, agreement references, approval history, renewal and cancellation records are stored for founder review and campaign administration. Billing is not active. The proposed Stripe integration will keep payment-card details with Stripe; Black Cupboard will retain only necessary customer, payment, invoice and subscription references and verified status updates. Advertising payments will never determine directory eligibility or editorial approval.

Your Shopping List and membership

Free membership is being prepared with Supabase-managed email and password sign-in. No ChatGPT account will be required for membership. Supabase will process authentication credentials and account verification; Black Cupboard does not store your password in its application database. We store your account email, chosen display name, consent, saved products, self-reported Purchased history, sharing snapshots, and preferences so you can return across devices. Lists are private by default. Shared collections expose only deliberately selected product details and any message you add. They do not expose your email, display name, account identity, or purchase history. Anyone who can access the site and has an active shared link can view its snapshot. Revoke links in your Shopping List. You can download your records or delete your Black Cupboard membership there; this removes your Black Cupboard member data but does not delete your separate authentication account or newsletter subscription. Contact us to request authentication account removal.

Older device bookmarks remain in this browser. You may explicitly import product bookmarks into your membership; saved brands stay on this device. We also store an optional aggregate-measurement preference in this browser.

Shopping List notifications and measurement

Reminders are off by default. Email delivery is not connected; saved reminder preferences do not send messages. Disable reminders in your account or use your personal reminder unsubscribe link. Engagement measurement is optional. When enabled, we keep daily aggregate counts of saves, product-link clicks, self-reported purchases, shares and collection discovery. We do not store an individual browsing trail. Outbound clicks and Purchased confirmations are not verified sales or affiliate conversions.

Newsletters: use, sharing and your choices

We use subscription information to manage newsletters you request, maintain consent and unsubscribe records, and prevent unwanted delivery. We use Resend to manage email contacts and prepare email delivery. Contact synchronization is connected; automated subscriber newsletter and welcome-email delivery are not currently enabled.

Resend receives your email address and subscription or suppression status for contact management. Authorized Black Cupboard staff and service providers supporting hosting, storage and email operations process the information needed for those tasks. Subscriber information is not published, and we do not sell your personal information. Read Resend’s Privacy Policy.

Subscribing does not opt you into click or open tracking. Previously recorded measurement choices remain stored; removing the checkbox does not turn an opt-out into consent. Optional measurement of links on a web edition requires its own explicit choice. The newsletter popup stores its dismissal or signup time on your device to avoid repeated invitations.

Personal unsubscribe links are supplied at signup and included in newsletter email templates. The site stores the personal token as a hash. Open your link and choose Unsubscribe to stop future newsletters. Existing personal preference links also continue to offer Unsubscribe. Unsubscribe or request help. If you have lost your link, use our contact form with the email address to remove; staff review these requests. Unsubscribing does not delete your membership or Shopping List. We retain the subscription and suppression records needed to honor opt-outs, and repeat signup does not silently reverse them.

Gift Store

Gift Store interest registration stores your email, item, consent, status and dates. It is not an order, reservation or newsletter signup. Use your personal interest preference link to stop updates for that item. Checkout is inactive, and no payment-card information is collected. Optional gift-interest and promotion-link measurement records aggregate events, not sales.

Your intro preference

The entry sequence stores the time you enter or skip in this browser so returning visits can bypass it for seven days. This preference stays on your device. Clear site storage to reset it.

Your choices

Unsubscribe with your personal link. Contact us to request access, correction, or deletion of submitted personal information. Request records are kept while needed for review and follow-up; the editor can export or resolve them. Hosting providers also process requests under their own platform terms.

For newsletter access, correction, unsubscribe or deletion requests, contact Black Cupboard or email weareblackcupboard@gmail.com. Include the affected email address and what you want changed. We may ask for information needed to verify your request. These requests receive staff review, not automatic deletion; necessary opt-out records may be retained to prevent future unwanted messages.