Cookie Notice

This Cookie Notice is a starting draft. The specific cookies in use can change as we add or remove vendors; review and update this list with counsel and your engineering team periodically.

This Cookie Notice explains how BlackEvents.us (the “Site”) uses cookies and similar technologies (collectively, “cookies”). For more about how we handle personal information, see our Privacy Policy.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember you, understand how you use it, and (in some cases) deliver personalized content or ads. Similar technologies include local storage, pixels, SDKs, and device identifiers.

2. Cookies we use

Strictly necessary

Required to operate the Site, including authentication, session management, and security. The Site will not work properly without these.

• Supabase — sign-in sessions and authentication tokens.
• Site preferences — first-party cookies that remember small UI choices.

Analytics and performance

Help us understand how the Site is used so we can improve it.

• Google Analytics 4 (_ga, _ga_*) — usage measurement.
• PostHog — product analytics and feature usage.
• Vercel Analytics — hosting-level traffic measurement.

Advertising

Used to serve and measure ads, including ads personalized to your interests where permitted. We do not exchange your name or email for advertising purposes.

• Google AdSense and Google’s advertising partners.

3. Your choices

Browser controls

Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may break parts of the Site (for example, sign-in).

Advertising opt-outs

• Manage Google ad personalization at adssettings.google.com.
• Opt out of many U.S. advertisers via the DAA at optout.aboutads.info.
• Opt out of EU/UK behavioral advertising via youronlinechoices.com.

Analytics opt-outs

• Opt out of Google Analytics with the GA opt-out browser add-on.

U.S. state privacy rights

Residents of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah, and other states with comprehensive privacy laws have the right to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. Our use of Google AdSense may constitute “sharing” under these laws. To opt out, submit a request via our contact page with the subject line “Do Not Sell or Share.”

Global Privacy Control (GPC)

We aim to honor the Global Privacy Control browser signal as an opt-out of “sale” or “sharing” for the browser sending the signal.

4. Changes

We may update this Cookie Notice. Material changes will be posted here with an updated “Last updated” date.

5. Contact us

Questions about cookies? Reach us via our contact page.