Last Updated: February 20, 2026

The Bold Italic respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website (thebolditalic.com) and subscribe to our newsletter.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, as well as data automatically collected when you interact with our site.

  • Personal Information: When you subscribe to our newsletter (hosted on Ghost) or contact us directly, we may collect your name and email address.
  • Usage Data: We use Google Analytics (GA4) to automatically collect non-personally identifiable information about your visit. This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, device information, and pages viewed. We use this data strictly to understand our audience and improve our editorial content.

2. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some parts of our site may not function properly.

3. Advertising and Third-Party Partners

The Bold Italic uses third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit our website.

4. California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a resident of California, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants you specific rights regarding your personal information:

  • The Right to Know: You have the right to request disclosure of the specific pieces and categories of personal information we have collected about you.
  • The Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
  • The Right to Opt-Out of the "Sale" or "Sharing" of Personal Information: We do not sell your personal information for direct monetary profit. However, allowing third-party ad networks to use cookies for personalized advertising is classified as "selling" or "sharing" under California law. You can opt out of this by clicking the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link in our website footer.
  • The Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at info@thebolditalic.com.

5. Data Retention and Security

We retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We implement reasonable security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information, though no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

Our website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us (such as local businesses, ticketing platforms, or affiliate links). If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: Email: info@thebolditalic.com

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The "help" feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

  • IP Address
  • Operating System type
  • Operating System version
  • Device Type
  • Language of the website
  • Web browser type
  • Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.