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Privacy Policy
Effective Date: FEB 2025
Last Updated: MARCH 2026
MDNT MRKT CONT (“MDNT MRKT CONT,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is operated by Midnight Market Providers LLC (“Company”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect personal information in connection with our publication, website, Substack pages, newsletters, podcasts, downloads, archives, comments, customer support, and related services.
By using MDNT MRKT CONT, you agree to this Privacy Policy.
1. Scope
This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect:
directly from you
automatically through your use of our services
from service providers and business partners supporting subscriptions, payments, analytics, security, and distribution
This Policy does not govern third-party platforms we do not control, even when they host or distribute our work. Those platforms have their own rules, naturally, because the modern web is a stack of mutual disclaimers wearing makeup.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following categories of information:
A. Information you provide
name
email address
billing details and payment-related metadata
mailing address, if provided
messages, support requests, and correspondence
comments, discussion posts, and other user submissions
survey responses, promotions, or event signups
B. Information collected automatically
IP address
browser type and settings
device identifiers
operating system
referral URLs
page views, opens, clicks, reading behavior, and interaction data
cookie and similar tracking data
approximate location derived from IP
C. Information from third parties
subscription/payment status from processors or platforms
fraud/risk signals
analytics data
social or referral information where a user intentionally connects or shares through a third-party service
3. How We Use Personal Information
We use personal information to:
operate and deliver newsletters, subscriptions, and content
process payments and maintain subscriber status
authenticate users and protect accounts
respond to inquiries and support requests
improve content performance, service usability, and security
detect fraud, abuse, scraping, and unauthorized access
send administrative, transactional, and marketing communications
enforce our Terms, policies, and intellectual property rights
comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful requests
The FTC continues to stress that businesses must live up to privacy and security promises, and it treats deceptive or unfair privacy/security practices as enforcement matters.
4. Legal Bases and Sensitive Handling
Where applicable, we process information based on:
consent
contract/performance of services
legitimate business interests
legal compliance
protection against fraud, misuse, and unlawful conduct
We do not seek to collect more personal information than reasonably necessary for the disclosed purposes. We do not intentionally collect or use personal information in a way that would violate applicable antitrust, consumer-protection, privacy, or unfair competition law.
We do not knowingly sell or license sensitive personal data as a data broker. This matters more than ever because the FTC has explicitly reminded data brokers about obligations under the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024.
5. Cookies, Analytics, and Similar Technologies
We may use cookies, pixels, local storage, tags, and similar technologies to:
remember user preferences
measure performance and engagement
understand readership and campaign effectiveness
secure accounts and sessions
prevent abuse and bot activity
You may manage cookies through your browser settings. Some features may not function correctly if you disable them, because software sulks when denied access to your crumbs.
6. Sharing and Disclosure
We may disclose personal information:
to service providers supporting hosting, email delivery, payments, analytics, customer service, and security
to legal, accounting, and professional advisers
in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, or asset sale
where required by law, subpoena, court order, or valid governmental request
to enforce our rights, prevent fraud, or protect users, readers, and the Company
with your direction or consent
We do not sell personal information for money in the ordinary sense. If applicable law interprets certain analytics, advertising, or cross-context behavioral processing as a “sale” or “sharing,” users may exercise available opt-out rights.
7. User Privacy Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights to:
know what personal information we collect
access categories and specific pieces of personal information
correct inaccurate personal information
request deletion of personal information
opt out of sale or sharing, where applicable
limit certain uses of sensitive personal information, where applicable
appeal certain privacy-rights determinations, where required by law
not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising privacy rights
California’s privacy regime continues to provide access, deletion, correction, and opt-out rights, and California’s privacy rules were strengthened further in 2025.
8. Exercising Your Rights
To exercise privacy rights, contact:
Privacy Requests
Midnight Market Providers LLC
KRD.OOIIV@GMAIL.COM
Subject Line: Privacy Request
We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request. We may deny or limit requests where permitted by law, including where information must be retained for legal, security, tax, accounting, contractual, or operational reasons.
9. Data Retention
We retain information only as long as reasonably necessary for:
subscription administration
billing and tax records
legal compliance
security and fraud prevention
dispute resolution
records of consent, opt-outs, and rights requests
archival and business continuity purposes
Retention periods may vary by category and risk level.
10. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to safeguard personal information, including access controls, vendor controls, and risk-based security practices. No system is perfectly secure. That fantasy remains popular, but unsupported.
11. Minors
Our paid services and subscriber offerings are intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law. If we learn we have collected such information improperly, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
12. Cross-Border and Platform-Based Processing
Your information may be processed by service providers operating in multiple jurisdictions. Where required, we will use appropriate safeguards and contractual controls.
13. Antitrust / Competition / Fair Dealing Statement
MDNT MRKT CONT and Midnight Market Providers LLC do not use subscriber data for unlawful collusion, market allocation, price fixing, or anti-competitive coordination. User data is processed for publication operations, service delivery, safety, analytics, rights enforcement, and lawful business administration only. FTC competition and consumer-protection guidance remains relevant to businesses combining content, audience analytics, and platform dependency.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes become effective when posted unless otherwise stated. Continued use of the service after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
15. Contact
Midnight Market Providers LLC
MDNT MRKT CONT
KRD.OOIIV@GMAIL.COM
DMCA Policy
Effective Date: FEB 2025
Last Updated: MARCH 2026
MDNT MRKT CONT respects intellectual property rights and expects users, readers, commenters, contributors, and third parties to do the same. This DMCA Policy describes how Midnight Market Providers LLC responds to claims of copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, including 17 U.S.C. § 512.
The U.S. Copyright Office continues to make clear that service providers seeking Section 512 safe-harbor posture should maintain a current designated agent and publicly post that agent information.
1. Filing a DMCA Notice
If you believe material on MDNT MRKT CONT infringes your copyright, send a written notice including:
your physical or electronic signature
identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed
identification of the allegedly infringing material and information reasonably sufficient to locate it
your contact information, including name, address, phone, and email
a statement that you have a good-faith belief the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner
Send notices to:
DMCA Agent
Midnight Market Providers LLC
KRD.OOIIV@GMAIL.COM
Subject Line: DMCA Notice
2. Designated Agent
Midnight Market Providers LLC should maintain a current DMCA designated agent registration with the U.S. Copyright Office and keep that designation accurate and renewed as required. Failure to keep designation current can jeopardize safe-harbor posture.
3. Action on Notice
Upon receipt of a facially valid notice, we may:
remove or disable access to the identified material
notify the affected user or contributor
request additional information
document the claim for repeat-infringer tracking and legal compliance
We reserve the right to remove content that appears infringing, high-risk, abusive, fraudulent, or likely to expose the Company to legal harm.
4. Counter-Notice
If you believe material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice including:
your physical or electronic signature
identification of the material removed or disabled and where it appeared before removal
a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification
your name, address, phone number, and email
a statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for your judicial district, or if outside the United States, any district in which we may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the complaining party or its agent
Send counter-notices to the DMCA Agent listed above.
5. Repeat Infringer Policy
We may suspend or terminate access for repeat infringers or users who repeatedly submit unlawful, infringing, fraudulent, or abusive material.
6. Misrepresentations
Any person who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing, or that removal was a mistake, may be liable under applicable law. So try not to weaponize copyright because you dislike being criticized. It is tacky and expensive.
7. Fair Use / Editorial Use / Protected Expression
Receipt of a takedown request does not mean the claim is valid. We may consider whether the challenged material appears to involve:
fair use
commentary
criticism
news reporting
scholarship
parody
transformative/editorial use
other defenses or limitations under law
8. No Waiver
This DMCA Policy does not waive any rights, defenses, privileges, or remedies available to Midnight Market Providers LLC, MDNT MRKT CONT, or any rights holder.
Legal Notices / Arbitration Filing Section
Put this in your Terms, Privacy Policy footer, and DMCA page footer so everything matches instead of drifting into legal jazz.
Legal Notices; Privacy Requests; DMCA Notices; Arbitration Filings
All legal notices, privacy rights requests, DMCA notices, counter-notices, arbitration demands, pre-arbitration dispute notices, and formal legal correspondence relating to MDNT MRKT CONT or Midnight Market Providers LLC must be sent to:
Legal Notices
Midnight Market Providers LLC
KRD.OOIIV@GMAIL.COM
Subject Line: Legal Notice
If arbitration is required under the governing Terms of Service, any claimant must first submit a written Notice of Dispute to the address above and allow the required informal-resolution period stated in the Terms before initiating arbitration. If arbitration is then filed, it must be filed in accordance with the designated arbitration rules identified in the Terms. AAA’s consumer rules and fee structures were updated effective May 1, 2025, and the AAA Consumer Clause Registry remains relevant where consumer clauses are used.
Privacy Non-Sale / Non-Brokerage Clause
Midnight Market Providers LLC is not a data broker and does not operate MDNT MRKT CONT for the purpose of selling, licensing, renting, or trading personal information as a commercial audience commodity.
Anti-Scraping / AI Training Restriction
No user, scraper, bot operator, developer, publisher, or third party may harvest, extract, republish, mirror, compile, or use MDNT MRKT CONT content or subscriber data to train AI, machine-learning, recommendation, or synthetic media systems without prior written consent from Midnight Market Providers LLC.
Editorial Independence and Non-Affiliation Reminder
MDNT MRKT CONT is not affiliated with any political, activist, lobbying, ideological, or social movement organization unless expressly stated in writing by Midnight Market Providers LLC. Opinions, satire, parody, commentary, caricatures, and stylized voices are protected expressive works, and related creative constructs are owned by Midnight Market Providers LLC as intellectual property.