Last Updated: October 21, 2026
Welcome to Apostle Sports Media LLC, operating as “APSM,” “we,” “us,” or “our.” Apostle Sports Media is an independent sports-finance media and educational platform.
This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, processed, stored and shared when you visit apostlesportsmedia.com or interact with APSM content, tools, email subscriptions, products, advertising or communications.
1. Information We Collect
APSM follows a data-minimization approach and does not intentionally request sensitive personal information unless it is reasonably necessary for a specific service, transaction or communication.
Information You Provide Voluntarily
APSM may receive information that you voluntarily provide when you:
- contact APSM;
- submit a correction, source, research note or business inquiry;
- subscribe to APSM email communications;
- use forms, calculators or other interactive features;
- purchase a digital product, report or subscription; or
- otherwise communicate with APSM.
This information may include your name, email address, company or organization, transaction-related information and the contents of communications you send.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit APSM, certain technical and usage information may be collected automatically by the website and third-party service providers used to operate, analyze, secure and monetize the site.
This may include:
- pages viewed and referring pages;
- approximate session duration and navigation activity;
- browser type and operating system;
- device type and screen characteristics;
- IP address;
- approximate geographic information derived from IP data;
- advertising or analytics identifiers; and
- interactions with advertisements, forms or website features.
2. How APSM Uses Information
Information may be used for legitimate operational, editorial, analytical and commercial purposes, including to:
- operate, maintain, secure and improve apostlesportsmedia.com;
- understand traffic, search behavior and reader engagement;
- respond to reader questions, corrections, source submissions and research communications;
- process subscriptions, purchases and business inquiries;
- deliver and measure advertising;
- administer email communications;
- improve APSM tools, research, reports and products;
- prevent fraud, misuse and security threats; and
- comply with applicable legal obligations.
3. Email Subscriptions and Communications
APSM uses third-party email technology, including Kit, to manage subscriber forms, email lists and newsletter communications.
When you voluntarily subscribe, information such as your email address and related subscription or engagement data may be processed by APSM and its email-service providers for the purpose of delivering the communications you requested.
Marketing and newsletter emails include an unsubscribe mechanism. You may unsubscribe at any time using the link provided in an APSM email.
Where applicable law requires additional consent, APSM and its service providers may use consent tools or other mechanisms designed to obtain and document that permission.
4. Cookies, Analytics and Advertising
APSM and third-party service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, local storage and similar technologies to operate the website, understand audience behavior, measure performance, prevent fraud and support advertising.
APSM currently uses Journey by Mediavine / Mediavine technology to manage programmatic advertising on the website.
Readers may be presented with privacy or consent controls based on their location and applicable law. These controls may include options relating to personalized advertising, consent settings or the ability to opt out of certain forms of sale or sharing as those terms are defined under applicable privacy laws.
Rejecting or disabling certain cookies does not necessarily prevent advertisements from appearing and may affect website functionality, personalization or measurement.
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.
5. Third-Party Service Providers
APSM relies on third-party providers to perform services necessary to operate the website and business.
These providers may include services for:
- website hosting and content management;
- analytics and site-performance measurement;
- programmatic advertising and consent management;
- email delivery and subscriber management;
- payment processing;
- digital-product delivery;
- business email;
- fraud prevention and website security; and
- other operational functions.
Current providers may include Mediavine or Journey by Mediavine, Kit, Zoho, Stripe and other service providers used by APSM from time to time.
These providers may process information according to their own privacy policies, contractual obligations and applicable law.
6. Payments and Purchases
Payments for APSM products or services may be processed through third-party payment providers such as Stripe or other payment platforms.
APSM does not intentionally store complete credit-card numbers, debit-card numbers or card security codes on its own website.
Payment processors may collect and process information necessary to complete a transaction, prevent fraud, comply with financial regulations and maintain transaction records.
7. Data Sharing and Advertising Disclosures
APSM does not sell its email subscriber list or personal contact database to data brokers.
APSM may share or permit the processing of information by service providers when reasonably necessary to operate the website, deliver advertising, process payments, provide email communications, fulfill products or services, perform analytics, maintain security or comply with legal obligations.
Certain advertising-related disclosures or processing activities may be considered a “sale,” “sharing” or targeted advertising under the definitions used by some U.S. state privacy laws.
Where applicable, readers may use the privacy controls presented on the website to exercise available advertising opt-out rights.
Information may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to comply with law, court orders, subpoenas, regulatory requests or other valid legal processes, or to protect APSM, its users or others from fraud, abuse or unlawful activity.
8. United States Privacy Rights
Depending on your state of residence, applicable law and relevant legal thresholds, you may have rights relating to certain personal information.
These rights may include the ability to request:
- access to certain personal information;
- correction of inaccurate information;
- deletion of certain information;
- information about certain processing or disclosures; or
- an opt-out from certain targeted advertising, sale or sharing activities where applicable.
APSM may need to verify your identity before completing certain privacy requests and may retain information when permitted or required by law.
Advertising-specific privacy controls may also be available directly through the consent or privacy-management tools displayed on apostlesportsmedia.com.
9. International Visitors and Consent
Visitors located in jurisdictions governed by the European Union General Data Protection Regulation, United Kingdom GDPR, ePrivacy rules or similar privacy requirements may be presented with additional consent controls.
APSM and its service providers may rely on consent, contractual necessity, legitimate interests or other lawful bases where permitted and appropriate.
International visitors may have additional rights regarding access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection or portability under applicable law.
10. Children’s Privacy
APSM is not directed to children under the age of 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If APSM becomes aware that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected improperly, reasonable steps will be taken to remove that information.
11. Data Security and Retention
APSM uses reasonable administrative, technical and organizational measures intended to protect information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, alteration or disclosure.
No website, internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to provide services, maintain business and transaction records, comply with legal requirements, resolve disputes, prevent abuse and enforce agreements.
12. Third-Party Links
APSM content may link to third-party websites, including government agencies, universities, leagues, companies, media organizations, financial resources, real-estate sources and other external websites.
APSM does not control the privacy, security or data practices of external websites. Visiting a third-party website is subject to that site’s own policies and practices.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
APSM may update this Privacy Policy as its website, products, advertising relationships, technology or legal obligations change.
The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page identifies the most recent revision.
14. Contact APSM
For questions about this Privacy Policy, privacy requests or concerns regarding information associated with your interactions with Apostle Sports Media, contact:
Email: netreality@apostlesportsmedia.com
