Privacy Policy

Last updated September 18, 2025

Our Commitment To You

Minute Media dedicates itself to transparency and control over data usage, ensuring privacy protection compliant with applicable data protection laws. This policy explains how personal data is collected, used, processed, and disclosed in connection with Services provision — including publications such as Sports Illustrated, The Players’ Tribune, 90min, FanSided, and MentalFloss.

What type of personal data do we collect, and how do we receive such personal data?

a. Personal data provided by you

When using Services, users may provide personal data including:

  • Event signups and communications: Name, email address, physical address, or information provided through messages, support tickets, or forms

  • Account creation: Email address, profile photo, age, country/state of residence

  • Purchases: Payment instrument details (processed by third-party payment processors, not retained), billing information, refund/return/exchange data, discount redemption

  • Activities: Information from polls, surveys, votes, rankings, quizzes, contests, sweepstakes, casting calls, games, forums, content publishing — personal/professional interests, lifestyle, product feedback

b. Automatically-collected personal data

Services automatically collect:

  • Device information: Device ID, browser type and display settings, operating system, device type, session timing, time zone, network connection type

  • Internet or electronic network activity: IP address, unique identifiers, interaction information with Services

  • Location information: General location via IP address for permitted advertising purposes (no precise geo-location collected)

Personal data regarding Property interactions, push notifications, and email marketing engagement is collected through tracking tools like cookies.

c. Personal data collected from third parties

Sources include:

  • Social media platforms: Account ID, username, user ID, profile picture, connections when registering/logging in via Google or social media

  • Third-party integrated services: Information from companies with integrated or linked Services

  • Business and marketing partners: Sponsors, promotional partners, strategic partners, fraud prevention agencies, companies providing data enhancement, advertiser identifiers

Third-party device note: Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant operators process personal data under their own terms and privacy policies.

How do we use your personal data?

Minute Media uses collected personal data for:

  • Provision of Services: Service provision, improvement, support, query response, customized experience, transactions

  • Communications: Email, push notifications, text about purchases, accounts, offers, policy changes, customer service, feedback requests, service updates

  • Marketing and advertising: Newsletter subscription, promotional materials, relevant advertisements, profile building based on personal data

  • Third-party collaboration: Data segmentation, enrichment, optimization with partners for personalization and service optimization

  • Service improvement: Surveys, feature testing, personal data analysis for development, maintenance, measurement, improvement, new features

  • Business operations: Internal functions including finance, accounting, audit

  • Consent-based uses: Other purposes described at collection point with consent

  • Interest protection: Liability precautions, third-party claim investigation/defense, fraud investigation/protection, Services security/integrity protection, rights and property protection

  • Policy enforcement: Policy and terms of use enforcement

  • Security and compliance: Fraud detection/prevention, identity verification, Services integrity maintenance, violation investigation, legal/regulatory requirement compliance

EEA, UK, or Brazil residents should reference the International Supplement (Annex B) for detailed purposes and legal bases.

How and with whom do we share your personal data?

  • 1. Affiliates: Personal data shared with group companies for use purposes outlined in this Policy in connection with efficient business operations.

  • 2. Service providers and vendors: Service providers assist with hosting, IT, customer support, email delivery, fulfillment, marketing, fraud detection, security, research, and analytics. Service providers access personal data for task performance under contractual privacy obligations. Payment processors receive data for payment completion, dispute processing, and refund processing.

  • 3. Business and marketing partners: Personal data disclosed to third-party businesses for their purposes, including product/service marketing, relevant advertising, and enhanced Services integration. Sports Illustrated business data is shared with ABG-SI LLC (owner and licensor of the Sports Illustrated trademarks) acting as separate data controller per its privacy policy.

  • 4. User profiles and submissions: User profile information including name, location, and uploaded video/image content for publication may be displayed to other users. Publicly uploaded content with personal data becomes publicly available for collection/use by others.

  • 5. Professional advisors, legal enforcement, institutions, regulators: Personal data disclosed to professional advisors, government/law enforcement officials, and private parties for law enforcement and compliance — including in response to subpoenas, third-party rights protection, or public safety protection.

  • 6. Mergers and acquisitions: Data shared if entering business transactions including merger, divestiture, acquisition, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, bankruptcy, or sale/transfer of business assets. Transaction-acquiring parties may continue data use per Policy terms.

  • 7. Activities: Activity registration/entry information disclosed to third-party service providers, participating sponsors, and advertising partners to facilitate the Activity. Activity entry may require name, voice, and likeness use in advertising per governing rules.

  • 8. Others: Data disclosed if authorized or requested, including third-party interactions on Properties. Company is not responsible for information distribution consequences from user-chosen public disclosure through Services.

  • 9. Aggregated information: Information anonymized, aggregated, or de-identified such that it cannot identify individuals. This Policy does not limit use or disclosure of anonymized, aggregated, or de-identified information.

What rights and choices do you have with respect to your personal data?

  • a. Email communication preferences: Users may opt out of promotional emails via “Unsubscribe” links at email bottoms or by emailing contactus@minutemedia.com (specify product name). Processing may take several days. Promotional opt-out does not prevent relationship, activity, transaction, or communication contact.

  • b. Push notifications: Users receiving device push notifications may opt out by adjusting device/browser permissions or uninstalling relevant apps.

  • c. Browser and device settings: Options depend on mobile device, operating system, or browser. Review respective device/system support materials and privacy settings. Cookie blocking may prevent certain content/feature access.

  • d. Targeted advertising: In jurisdictions including US states, UK, EEA, and Canada, users may opt out of targeted advertising through consent tools on Properties per Cookie Policy and the Supplements below.

  • e. Data “sales”: In applicable jurisdictions, users may opt out from personal data “sale” to third parties using designated tools (opt-out banners, cookie preference banners, Do-Not-Sell buttons) or by contacting the company. See US State Supplement and International Supplement for details.

  • f. Individual rights: Depending on residence country/US state, users may have rights including: personal data information requests and copies; certain personal data deletion; inaccurate personal data correction requests; personal data processing objection or restriction requests; personal data transfer requests to other organizations; consent withdrawal for consent-based processing. Response goal: 45 days (US residents), 30 days (UK/EEA residents). No discrimination occurs for rights exercise, though some functionality may change.

How do we protect your personal data?

Administrative, technical, and physical safeguards are implemented to prevent unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. While striving for confidentiality protection, absolute security cannot be guaranteed. Users must prevent unauthorized account access by appropriately protecting passwords and limiting account access. Users bear sole password confidentiality responsibility and all password/account use, including unauthorized use. Internet transmission involves inherent risks — while Services protection is attempted, personal data transmission security cannot be ensured or warranted, and users assume transmission risks.

Properties may contain third-party platform/plug-in/application links. Company does not control such sites/applications and is not responsible for their content, privacy policies, or information use. Public/semi-public venue information, including third-party social networking platform sharing, may be viewable by Property users and those platform users without use limitation. Third-party link inclusion does not imply content endorsement. Company expressly disclaims third-party action liability, including personal data use/disclosure actions.

How long do we retain your data?

Personal data retained as long as necessary for Services provision and legal obligation compliance, dispute resolution, and policy enforcement. Retention periods determined case-by-case based on collected information type and collection purpose, considering applicable requirements and the need to destroy outdated or unused information. EEA, UK, Canada, and Brazil residents should reference the International Supplement (Annex B) for additional details.

US State Supplement

Some US state laws require additional privacy information and rights notification. See Annex A — US State Supplement below for additional information, including California CCPA rights, opt-out mechanisms, authorized agent procedures, and CCPA Consumer Requests Metrics.

International Supplement (UK, EEA, Brazil, and Canada)

Some countries, including UK, EEA countries, Brazil, and Canada, require additional privacy information and rights notification. See Annex B — International Supplement below for additional information, including legal bases for processing, data transfer mechanisms (including EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework), and regional data subject rights.

What is our policy toward children?

Services are adult-directed and not intended for children under 18 years of age.

Updates to this Policy

Policy is subject to change at company discretion. Most current versions always post on Properties (reflected in the “Last Updated” heading). Regular update checks are advised. Changes take effect upon revised Policy posting. Material changes trigger required notices per applicable law and/or consent requests. Continued Services use after posting constitutes consent to all changes unless applicable law requires alternative notice or consent.

Controlling Version

This Policy is drafted in English as the original, controlling version. Translations into other languages serve convenience only and do not control Policy meaning or application. Translated version discrepancies result in the English version prevailing.

How to contact us

For Policy or privacy practice questions or complaints, contact:

dpo@minutemedia.com serves solely privacy-related inquiry purposes. Non-privacy inquiries should go to contactus@minutemedia.com. Upon request receipt, company verifies identity per legal obligations, potentially requesting additional verification details.

Annex A

US State Supplement

Personal Information We Collect, Use, and Disclose

Categories of personal information (as defined in the California Consumer Privacy Act) collected about users during the last 12 months:

  • Identifiers: Name, email, postal address, telephone, IP address, social media identifiers, photos, UDID, advertising IDs

  • Protected classification characteristics and demographic information: Gender, age

  • Internet or electronic network activity information: Online interaction information, device ID, IP address, internet/device information

  • Geolocation data: Approximate location based on IP address

  • Inferences based on above: Inferred information from collected data

Each category is disclosed to affiliated companies, advertising partners, analytics providers, cloud service providers, ID companies, and data segmentation providers as described in Section 3 of this Policy.

Your Rights

Depending on residence state, users may have some or all of the following rights. These rights are not absolute; company may decline requests per applicable law.

  • Delete your personal data: Company will delete collected personal data upon request, subject to legally-permissible exceptions.

  • Access your personal data or processing information: Right to access collected personal data or ask company to confirm personal data processing.

  • Correct inaccurate personal data: Right to request inaccuracy correction of collected personal data.

  • Opt-out of “sale” or “share”: Right to tell company not to “sell” or “share” personal data per applicable law.

  • Opt-out of targeted advertising use: Right to ask company not to use/disclose personal data for targeted advertising. Note: restriction does not stop data collection for other purposes.

  • California “Shine the Light” Law: California customers can opt out of personal information sharing with independent affiliates and non-affiliated third parties for direct marketing per California Civil Code Section 1798.83 via the “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” footer link.

Company does not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes other than CCPA regulation Section 7027(m) specification. Company does not knowingly sell or share the personal information of minors under 16.

How to Exercise Your Rights

Exercise rights by emailing dpo@minutemedia.com. For “selling”, “sharing”, or targeted advertising opt-out, use the consent management tool on Properties homepages or the “Manage Preferences” footer link. Depending on location, GPC signal receipt from devices is treated as a valid opt-out sharing request with advertisers.

For certain rights, fraud prevention and identity verification require email address provision with requests. Authorized agents may submit requests on behalf of users — signed written permission or a valid power of attorney may be required. Request denial allows appeal via contactus@minutemedia.com (include “Appeal” in subject line).

CCPA Consumer Requests Metrics

Metrics for requests received in the previous calendar year (January 1–December 31). Compiled annually.

Annex B

International Supplement

Overview

Pro Sportority (Israel) Ltd is the personal data controller for data provided to, collected by, or processed by the company in connection with Services. This supplement addresses specific requirements under: (a) EEA: EU GDPR; (b) UK: UK GDPR; (c) Brazil: LGPD; (d) Canada: PIPEDA. Company participates in the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework (Vendor ID: 918).

Why do we process your personal data? (Legal Bases)

Personal data is processed for the purposes below on a consent basis or on the following legal bases:

  • Provision of Services and support: Legal basis: Contractual obligation performance, legal obligation compliance

  • Push notifications and communications: Legal basis: Consent (where required) and contractual requirement performance

  • Analytics, surveys, and research: Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Services improvement)

  • Protecting interests and enforcing policies: Legal basis: Legitimate interests (policy enforcement, fraud protection)

  • Payments: Legal basis: Contractual obligation performance, legal obligation compliance

  • Services improvement: Legal basis: Consent (where analytics via cookies); legitimate interests (Services provision/improvement)

  • Marketing and advertising: Legal basis (EEA/UK): Consent. Legal basis (Brazil): Consent and legitimate interests

  • Third-party advertising and data segmentation: Legal basis: Consent (where required) and legitimate interests (tailored services)

  • Data security and integrity: Legal basis: Legal obligation compliance and legitimate interests (Services integrity)

  • Business operation: Legal basis: Legal obligation compliance and legitimate interests (efficient operation)

  • Interest protection: Legal basis: Legal obligation compliance and legitimate interests (business protection)

  • Applicable law and regulatory compliance: Legal basis: Legal obligation compliance

  • Administrative, judicial, arbitration proceedings: Legal basis (EEA/UK): Legitimate interests. Legal basis (Brazil): Proceedings rights exercise

Transfers of personal data outside the EEA, UK and/or Brazil

Company operates globally; collected, disclosed, or shared personal data can be transferred to, stored, and processed in various worldwide jurisdictions. For transfers from EEA, UK, and Switzerland, company relies on European Commission standard contractual clauses (SCCs), adequacy decisions, and/or applicable international data transfer agreements.

Data Privacy Framework

Company and covered entities (Sportority Inc., Vedia Technologies Inc, Sports Publishing Solutions Inc.) comply with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, UK Extension to EU-U.S. DPF, and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework per US Department of Commerce. Company is certified and subject to US Federal Trade Commission enforcement. Details at dataprivacyframework.gov. Unresolved complaints may be referred to TRUSTe at feedback-form.trustarc.com/watchdog/request.

How long do we retain your personal data?

Personal data retained as long as necessary to keep account open, provide Services, contact users, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce applicable terms. For longer retention period details contact dpo@minutemedia.com or call +1 (888) 211-4431.

Your data subject rights

EEA, UK, and Brazil residents have the following rights regarding personal data. EEA and UK residents additionally have the right to object to personal data processing.

  • Access: Confirmation request regarding personal data processing and supplementary information request such as personal data use and sharing.

  • Portability: Request copy of held personal data in structured, commonly used, machine-readable format and third-party transfer request in certain circumstances.

  • Rectification: Personal data rectification request in company control.

  • Erasure: Personal data erasure request in certain circumstances.

  • Objection to marketing: Marketing objection via detailed process at any time using the “Manage Preferences” footer link.

  • Withdrawal of consent: Consent-based personal data processing: consent withdrawal right anytime via “Manage Preferences” Properties footer link.

  • Complaints: Unsatisfied responses allow complaints to applicable EEA data protection supervisory authority (EEA), ICO (UK), or ANPD (Brazil).

To exercise any rights, contact dpo@minutemedia.com.

Other legal documents

  • Cookie Policy

  • Candidate Privacy Notice

  • Data Protection Agreement

  • Data Protection Addendum

  • Terms and Conditions

  • CCPA Agreement

  • Processor Data Processing Addendum

  • Accessibility Statement

  • Takedown Policy

  • Protect Yourself from Recruitment Fraud