Privacy Policy
Last Updated: September 27, 2026
Cardinal Rule LLC (“we,” “our,” or “us”) operates Sailing Dark Angel and related online services. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website, register for an account, purchase products, subscribe to memberships, or contact us.
Information We Collect
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:
Name
Email address
Account information
Billing information
Messages submitted through contact forms
Membership and purchase history
Payment information is processed by third-party payment providers and is not stored on our servers.
When you use our website, limited technical information may also be processed automatically for website operation, security, fraud prevention, and delivery of content. This may include browser or device information, IP-related security signals, server logs, and information necessary to distinguish legitimate visitors from automated traffic.
How We Use Your Information
We may use your information to:
Provide access to memberships and purchased content
Process transactions
Respond to inquiries and support requests
Send service-related communications
Improve our website and services
Prevent fraud and unauthorized access
Email Communications
If you provide your email address, we may contact you regarding:
Account information
Membership status
Purchase confirmations
Service announcements
Customer support requests
We use Mailchimp to manage and deliver certain email communications. When applicable, your email address and related contact or membership information may be transferred to and processed through Mailchimp for these purposes.
Marketing communications are sent only where we have an appropriate basis to do so. You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link included in those messages. Unsubscribing from marketing communications does not prevent us from sending necessary account, transaction, membership, or service-related messages.
Information From Third-Party Platforms
Some users may initially interact with Sailing Dark Angel through third-party platforms such as Patreon. These platforms may provide us with information necessary to administer memberships and provide member benefits, such as username, email address, membership level, membership status, and purchase or membership history.
We use information received from these platforms only as necessary to provide and administer our services, communicate with members, and maintain our membership records. The third-party platform’s own collection and processing of information is governed by its privacy policy, while our handling of information received by Sailing Dark Angel is governed by this Privacy Policy.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies where necessary to:
- Maintain user sessions and account access
- Remember preferences
- Provide membership and website functionality
- Support security and fraud-prevention features
- Remember your cookie-consent choice
We also use optional third-party services, such as certain video or social-media embeds, that may load content from external providers. Where required, these services remain blocked until you choose to accept optional services.
Sailing Dark Angel uses a first-party consent cookie to remember whether you accepted or denied optional services. This preference is retained for up to 365 days unless you change or clear it sooner.
You may review or change your choice at any time using the Cookie Preferences link available on our website.
Service Providers
We use trusted third-party service providers to operate and deliver portions of our services. These may include:
- Bunny.net, for video hosting, streaming, and content delivery. Bunny Stream may process anonymous playback and performance information used to deliver and optimize video content.
- Cloudflare Turnstile, for bot detection, fraud prevention, and website security.
- Mailchimp, for email-list management and delivery of email communications.
- Patreon, where applicable, for membership information associated with users who joined or previously interacted with us through Patreon.
- Payment processors and other service providers necessary to complete transactions or provide purchased services.
These providers process information according to their own privacy terms and, where applicable, their agreements with us.
Information Sharing
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share information with trusted service providers when necessary to:
Process payments
Deliver services
Provide website functionality
Comply with legal obligations
Your Choices and Rights
You may contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information that we maintain about you, subject to applicable legal and operational requirements.
You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time using the unsubscribe link provided in those messages.
You may review or change your optional cookie and service preferences at any time using the Cookie Preferences control on our website.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, maintain account and transaction records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it is maintained.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect the information we collect. However, no method of electronic storage or transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites.
Children’s Privacy
Our services are not directed toward children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact Information
Questions regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to:
Cardinal Rule LLC