Privacy & Cookie Notice

2. Information We Collect & Process

We only collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us:

• Contact Form Inquiries: When you submit a project inquiry or contributor pitch via /contact, we collect your name, email address, organization, inquiry type, and project message solely to respond to your request.
• Newsletter Subscriptions (The ZB Dispatch): When you sign up for our newsletter, your email address is processed and stored securely via Resend, our third-party email service provider. We use this information solely to deliver our weekly editorial dispatch. You may unsubscribe at any time using the one-click unsubscribe link included in every email.

3. Cookies & Local Storage

This website is built statically and uses essential technical cookies only to support site navigation and basic user preferences. We do not deploy cross-site tracking cookies or marketing pixels.

Device Storage (localStorage): On the Coverage & Media hub, we use browser localStorage solely to remember if you have dismissed or completed the bottom newsletter prompt bar (zb_dismiss_sticky_dispatch or zb_subscribed_dispatch). This preference stays on your device so we never show the prompt again once dismissed.

4. Third-Party Services & Handoffs

For certain features, we integrate or provide direct links to third-party services:

• Resend: Used as our newsletter distribution infrastructure. Resend stores subscriber emails on secure servers and enables immediate one-click opt-outs.
• Cal.com: If you choose to schedule an introductory call with Zain Bando, you are handed off to Cal.com to select an available time on our calendar. Please review Cal.com's privacy policy for details on how they process scheduling data.
• External Outlets & Feeds: Links to external publication sites (such as The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Authory, MuckRack, Acast, and Apple Podcasts) are subject to the respective privacy policies of those third-party platforms.

5. Data Retention & Security

We maintain appropriate administrative and technical measures to protect the personal information submitted to us. We retain inquiry emails and correspondence only for legitimate business purposes.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy notice or wish to update or delete your information, please contact us directly: