Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 24, 2026 | Governing Law: State of Texas, United States

1. Who We Are

Combat Sports Insider ("we", "us", or "our") is an independent combat sports media outlet operated from the State of Texas, United States. Our website is located at combatsportsinsider.net. We publish news, analysis, and commentary covering MMA, boxing, and related combat sports.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

Account & Membership Data: When you create a member account via Ghost's membership system, we collect your email address and, if provided, your name. Payment information for paid subscriptions is processed by Stripe and is never stored on our servers.

Newsletter Subscriptions: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address to send you updates. You may unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email we send.

Usage & Analytics Data: We may collect anonymized data about how visitors use our website, including pages visited, time on site, referring URLs, and device/browser information. This is used solely to improve our content and site performance.

Comments: If you post a comment on our site, we collect any information you choose to include (name, comment text). We reserve the right to remove any comment at our sole discretion.

3. Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies. These include:

Essential Cookies: Required for the site to function, including Ghost CMS session cookies for logged-in members.

Analytics Cookies: We may use third-party analytics tools to understand site usage. These tools may set their own cookies.

Third-Party Embed Cookies: We embed content from third-party platforms including X (Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube. These platforms may set their own cookies when their content is loaded. We do not control these cookies. Please refer to each platform's privacy policy for more information.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain site functionality, including member login.

For a full breakdown of every cookie we use, including third-party embed cookies from X, Instagram, and YouTube, please read our Cookie Policy at combatsportsinsider.net/cookie-policy/.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to: deliver our newsletter and member content; improve the quality and performance of our website; respond to user comments or inquiries; comply with our legal obligations; and prevent fraud or abuse of our platform.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

5. Data Retention

We retain your data only as long as necessary to provide our services or as required by law. Member account data is retained while your account is active. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us.

If you are located in the European Union or United Kingdom, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your personal data, and the right to data portability.

If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete personal information, and the right to opt out of sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our social media channels listed on our About page.

7. Third-Party Services

Our site is built on Ghost (Ghost.org), an open-source publishing platform. Ghost's privacy policy applies to data processed through their infrastructure. Payment processing for subscriptions is handled by Stripe. We embed content from X (Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube; each platform's own privacy policy governs their data collection.

8. Children's Privacy

Combat Sports Insider is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use of our website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact Us

For privacy-related questions or to exercise your data rights, please contact us.