Effective Date: July 5, 2026
Who We Are:
Minority Retail (“Minority Retail,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) operates the website located at https://minorityretail.com.
Minority Retail is a digital marketplace and advertising platform that connects consumers with minority-owned brands through an online marketplace, digital catalogs, video showcases, business directories, and related marketing services.
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, you may contact us through the contact information provided on our website.
Information We Collect:
We collect information you voluntarily provide when you:
- Create an account
- Apply as a brand or marketplace seller
- Submit products or business information
- Schedule a consultation
- Subscribe to newsletters or marketing communications
- Complete forms or surveys
- Contact us through our website
- Leave comments on blog posts
The information collected may include:
- Name
- Business name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Mailing address
- Billing information
- Product information
- Business descriptions
- Marketing materials
- Uploaded photos, videos, logos, and other content
We also automatically collect certain technical information, including:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device information
- Operating system
- Referral URLs
- Pages visited
- Date and time of access
- Website usage analytics
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the website, we collect the information shown in the comment form along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to assist with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use it. The Gravatar Privacy Policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/
Once your comment is approved, your profile image may be publicly displayed with your comment.
Media
If you upload images, videos, logos, or other media to Minority Retail, you should avoid uploading files that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may be able to download and extract location information from publicly available images.
By submitting media to Minority Retail, you confirm that you have the necessary rights and permissions to share the content.
Cookies
Minority Retail uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience.
Cookies may be used to:
- Keep you logged into your account
- Remember your preferences
- Store shopping cart information
- Analyze website traffic
- Improve website performance
- Personalize content
- Measure marketing effectiveness
If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for future convenience. These cookies typically remain for one year.
Temporary cookies may be used during login to determine browser compatibility and are deleted when your browser is closed.
Login cookies generally remain active for two days unless you select “Remember Me,” which may extend the login period to two weeks.
You may disable cookies through your browser settings; however, some features of the website may not function properly.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Pages on Minority Retail may contain embedded content such as:
- YouTube videos
- Social media posts
- Maps
- Product feeds
- Articles
- Images
Embedded content behaves exactly as though you visited the third-party website directly.
Those third-party websites may collect information about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with their content according to their own privacy policies.
How We Use Your Information
We may use your information to:
- Operate our marketplace
- Process applications
- Manage customer accounts
- Facilitate purchases and transactions
- Provide customer support
- Schedule consultations
- Publish approved business listings
- Feature brands in digital catalogs and promotional content
- Improve our website and services
- Send newsletters and promotional communications
- Detect fraud and protect website security
- Comply with legal obligations
Who We Share Your Information With
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share information with trusted third parties who help us operate Minority Retail, including:
- Payment processors
- Website hosting providers
- Email marketing providers
- Analytics providers
- Spam detection services
- Customer support platforms
- Technology vendors
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.
Business information that you voluntarily submit for publication, such as company name, logo, product images, descriptions, and contact information, may be publicly displayed as part of the Minority Retail marketplace or promotional services.
How Long We Retain Your Information
Comments and their associated metadata may be retained indefinitely to recognize and automatically approve future comments.
If you register for an account, we retain the personal information contained in your user profile until your account is deleted or as otherwise required by law.
Business listings, promotional content, and marketplace information may remain published for the duration of your participation or as required for business records.
We may retain certain records to comply with legal, accounting, tax, contractual, or security obligations.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Request access to your personal information
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Request a copy of the information we maintain about you
- Withdraw consent where applicable
- Opt out of marketing communications
These rights are subject to applicable legal exceptions.
To exercise your rights, please contact us through the contact information provided on our website.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be processed through automated spam detection services.
Information submitted through Minority Retail may also be processed by trusted third-party service providers located in various jurisdictions where necessary to provide our services.
Data Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect your information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
While we strive to protect your information, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Minority Retail is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
If we become aware that personal information has been collected from a child without appropriate consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any revisions will become effective when posted on this page. Continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
We encourage users to review this Privacy Policy periodically.