Cookie Policy

Last Modified: August 19, 2026

The Black Trust Fund uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to provide, secure, and improve our platform. This policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can control them.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us recognize your browser, remember your preferences, keep you logged in, and understand how you use our platform.

Types of Cookies We Use

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are essential for the platform to function. They enable core features like authentication, security, and session management. You cannot opt out of these cookies as they are required for the platform to work.

Authentication cookies — Our database and authentication service keeps you logged in and verifies your identity. Without these, you would need to log in on every page.
Security cookies — CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protection tokens prevent malicious attacks on your account.
Session cookies — Temporary cookies that maintain your session state as you navigate the platform. These expire when you close your browser.

2. Analytics Cookies (Optional — You Can Opt Out)

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our platform so we can improve the member experience. All analytics cookies can be disabled through our cookie preferences (accessible via the cookie notice banner or the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link in our footer).

Analytics & Session Replays — We use analytics and session recording software to understand how members use the platform and improve user experience. This software collects anonymous usage data, session recordings (with sensitive fields masked), and behavioral analytics. Session replays help us identify bugs and improve the member experience. You can opt out of analytics and session replays through our cookie preferences.
Web Analytics — Our security and content delivery service provides privacy-first analytics that do not collect personal data, do not use cookies that track you across sites, and do not share data with third parties. Visitor IP addresses are anonymized and individual users are not tracked.

Your Choice: When you first visit TBTF, you can choose to "Accept All" cookies (including analytics) or select "Necessary Only" to disable analytics cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link in our footer.

3. Payment & Security Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are required for secure payment processing and fraud prevention. They cannot be disabled as they are essential for financial transactions.

Payment cookies — Our payment processing service uses cookies to securely process payments, prevent fraud, and comply with PCI DSS security standards. This service may store cookies to remember your payment method details (when you save a card) and detect fraudulent transactions.

How to Control Cookies

Via Our Cookie Preferences

When you first visit TBTF, you'll see a cookie notice banner with three options:

Accept All — Enables all cookies (necessary, analytics, and payment security)
Necessary Only — Disables analytics cookies, keeps only necessary and payment security cookies
Manage Preferences — Opens a detailed view where you can toggle analytics cookies on/off

You can change your preferences at any time by clicking "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" in our footer (this link is specifically for CCPA compliance but also controls cookie preferences).

Via Your Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

Block all cookies
Delete existing cookies
Allow cookies only from specific websites
Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is being set

Warning: If you block or delete necessary cookies (authentication, security, payment), you will not be able to use the TBTF platform. The platform requires these cookies to function.

Browser-specific instructions:

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our platform are set by third-party services we use:

Database and authentication service — Session cookies for authentication.
Payment processing service — Payment security and fraud prevention cookies.
Web analytics service (site usage analytics, if you opted in) — Analytics cookies.
Security and content delivery service — Privacy-first analytics (no personal data).

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers support "Do Not Track" (DNT) signals. At this time, there is no industry standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. TBTF does not currently respond to DNT signals, but you can disable analytics cookies through our cookie preferences, which achieves the same privacy outcome.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal/regulatory reasons. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Modified" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact

Questions about cookies or this policy? Email legal@theblacktrustfund.com.