Effective date: September 13, 2026
This Privacy Statement explains how Cue the Critic, operated by Quincy James Freeman, collects, uses, and shares information when you visit cuethecritic.com, contact us, subscribe to communications, or interact with site features.
Information You Provide
We may collect information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address, message content, comment information, subscription preferences, and any other details you send through a form or email.
Information Collected Automatically
When you use the site, we and our service providers may automatically collect information such as your IP address, browser and device type, operating system, referring page, pages viewed, approximate location derived from IP address, timestamps, interactions with the site, and cookie or similar technology identifiers.
How We Use Information
- To operate, maintain, secure, and improve the site.
- To respond to messages, questions, and business inquiries.
- To manage comments and prevent spam, fraud, or abuse.
- To deliver requested communications and manage subscriptions.
- To understand site traffic, performance, and audience interests.
- To display and measure advertising.
- To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights and users.
Cookies and Advertising
The site and its service providers may use cookies, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies for essential functions, security, preferences, analytics, advertising, and measurement. You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through consent or advertising controls presented on the site. Blocking cookies may affect some features.
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies to serve, personalize, and measure ads based on visits to this and other websites. You can learn about how Google uses information from sites that use its services and manage advertising preferences through Google’s privacy and advertising controls.
Third-Party Services
We may use third parties to operate and support the site. These may include Google AdSense for advertising, Disqus for comments, embedded video or social media providers, contact-form and email-delivery services, spam and security services, web hosting, analytics, and content delivery or media storage providers such as Cloudflare R2. These providers may process information under their own privacy policies and terms.
How Information Is Shared
We may share information with service providers that help us operate, secure, analyze, advertise on, and communicate through the site. We may also disclose information when required by law, to protect rights or safety, in connection with a business transfer, or with your direction or consent. We do not sell personal information for money. Some advertising activity may be treated as a sale, sharing, or targeted advertising under certain privacy laws.
Public Comments
Comments and other information you post publicly may be viewed, collected, and used by anyone. Avoid posting personal information that you do not want made public. Comment features may be provided by Disqus and are also subject to Disqus’s privacy practices.
Data Retention
We keep information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described here, including operating the site, responding to requests, maintaining records, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, and meeting legal obligations. Retention periods vary by the type of information and service involved.
Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect information. No website, transmission, or storage system is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
The site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us so we can review and delete it as appropriate.
Your Choices and Privacy Requests
You may unsubscribe from marketing email by using the unsubscribe link in the message. You may also request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we maintain about you, or ask about applicable opt-out rights, by emailing privacy@cuethecritic.com. We may need to verify your identity and may retain information when permitted or required by law.
Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a Do Not Track setting. Because there is no uniform industry standard for responding to these signals, the site may not respond to them. You can use browser controls, available consent tools, and provider opt-out tools to manage certain tracking.
Links and Embedded Content
The site may link to or embed content from third-party websites. We do not control those services or their privacy practices. Review their policies before providing information or using their features.
Changes to This Statement
We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time. The effective date above will show when it was last revised. Material changes may also be communicated through the site when appropriate.
Contact
For privacy or data requests, email privacy@cuethecritic.com. For general inquiries, email cue@cuethecritic.com.
