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Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

Last updated: May 30, 2026

This page explains your right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act ("CPRA"). It also describes how to exercise that right with Catsoup Media. For our full data practices, see our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

The short version

  • We do not sell your personal information for money. Ever. We have not done so in the past 12 months and have no plans to.
  • We do not "share" your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising (i.e., we do not run retargeting, audience-based ads, or social-pixel campaigns).
  • However, our use of Google Analytics may qualify as "sharing" under the CCPA's broad definition, because analytics data is transferred to Google and could be used in ways that fall under the statute. Use the toggle below — or the Global Privacy Control signal — to opt out.

Opt out — right here, right now

Use the control below to opt out of (or opt back into) analytics on this device and browser. Your choice is remembered locally and applied immediately. You do not need an account.

Heads-up: this control applies to the browser you're using right now. If you visit catsoupmedia.com from another browser, device, or in private/incognito mode, you'll need to set the preference there too — or rely on Global Privacy Control (below).

What "sell" and "share" mean under California law

  • "Sell" — the CCPA defines a "sale" as transferring personal information to a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration.
  • "Share" — the CPRA added the concept of "sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising": transferring personal information to a third party so that advertising can be targeted to a consumer based on activity across non-affiliated websites or services.

Even though these definitions are broad, much of what we do — responding to your inquiry, sending you a project quote, hosting our blog — does not involve "selling" or "sharing" as the law defines them. The single edge case is our use of Google Analytics, disclosed above.

Categories of personal information involved

The following categories of personal information are the ones that could be implicated by our use of Google Analytics:

  • Identifiers — including anonymized IP address, browser/device identifiers, and pseudonymous Google Analytics client IDs.
  • Internet or other similar network activity — including pages viewed, time on page, referrer, and similar usage data.

We do not "sell" or "share" — under either statute — the contents of your inquiry, your email address, your name, your message, or any other information you provide to us directly via a contact or meeting-request form. Those go only to us, by way of Brevo (our transactional email provider).

Sensitive personal information

The CPRA gives you the right to limit how a business uses your "sensitive personal information" — categories such as government IDs, financial account numbers, precise geolocation, racial/ethnic origin, religious beliefs, union membership, contents of your communications, genetic data, biometric data, health information, or sexual orientation.

Catsoup Media does not knowingly collect any sensitive personal information about you through the Site. We do not ask for it on our forms, and we do not infer characteristics about you from sensitive data. There is therefore no sensitive-PI use for you to limit.

Children under 16

We do not knowingly "sell" or "share" the personal information of consumers under 16 years of age. The Services are not directed to children. If you believe we have collected personal information from a child, please contact us using the details below and we will delete it.

Global Privacy Control (GPC)

We honor the Global Privacy Control signal. If your browser or extension transmits GPC when visiting our Site, we automatically treat it as a request to opt out of "sharing" for the device and browser you're using — no further action required on your part.

GPC is supported natively in Firefox and Brave, and via extensions like DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials, Privacy Badger, and OptMeowt.

Other ways to submit a request

You can also exercise your CCPA/CPRA rights — including the right to opt out — through any of these channels:

  • Email: cat@catsoupmedia.com with the subject line "CCPA Request" and a description of the right you want to exercise.
  • The cookie banner at the bottom of the Site when you first visit.
  • The toggle widget above.

You do not need to create an account with us to submit a request. We do not require any payment to process opt-out requests.

Authorized agents

You may designate someone to submit a request on your behalf — for example, a privacy-rights service, attorney, or family member. To do so, we ask the agent to provide:

  • Written, signed permission from you authorizing the agent to act on your behalf, OR a valid power of attorney executed under California Probate Code §§ 4000–4465; and
  • Enough information about your prior interactions with us (e.g., the email address you used) so we can verify the request.

We may also contact you directly to confirm your identity before processing an agent-submitted request.

How we verify requests

Because we do not require accounts, our verification is proportionate. For requests that don't require us to disclose specific information (such as an opt-out), the bar is low — typically your email address and acknowledgment of the request is sufficient. For requests to access or delete specific information, we may ask you to provide details only the requester would know (such as the date or subject of a prior message you sent us). If we cannot verify your identity, we will let you know and explain what additional information we need.

Response time

We will confirm receipt of your verifiable consumer request within 10 business days and respond substantively within 45 calendar days. If we need more time (up to an additional 45 days, for a total of 90), we will notify you of the extension and the reason for it within the original 45-day window.

Opt-out requests submitted via this page, the cookie banner, or GPC take effect immediately on this device and browser; no waiting period.

Duration of opt-out

If you opt out of "sharing," we will not "share" your personal information again unless you give us renewed permission to do so. We will not ask you to re-confirm your opt-out for at least 12 months, in line with CCPA/CPRA requirements.

Your right to non-discrimination

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA/CPRA rights. Specifically, we will not:

  • Deny goods or services to you;
  • Charge you a different price or rate (including through discounts or other benefits or imposing penalties);
  • Provide a different level or quality of goods or services to you; or
  • Suggest that you will receive a different price, rate, or level of quality.

The only exception is when the personal information at issue is reasonably necessary to provide the service you requested — for example, we cannot reply to your contact-form message if you ask us to delete your email address before we respond.

Right to appeal a denial

If we deny your request, we will explain why. You can appeal that decision by replying to our denial email or by writing to cat@catsoupmedia.com with the subject line "CCPA Appeal" within 60 days of our denial. We will review the appeal and respond within 45 days. If we deny the appeal, you may file a complaint with the California Attorney General's Office.

Your other CCPA/CPRA rights

In addition to opting out of "sale" and "sharing," California residents have the right to:

  • Know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, or sell about them;
  • Access the specific pieces of personal information we have collected;
  • Correct inaccurate personal information;
  • Delete personal information we have collected, subject to certain exceptions;
  • Limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information (not applicable here, since we don't collect it);
  • Portability — receive a copy of your personal information in a portable, readily usable format.

Details on how to exercise each of these rights live in our Privacy Policy.

Contact us

If you have questions about this page or about Catsoup Media's privacy practices, email cat@catsoupmedia.com. We aim to reply within two business days.