Privacy Policy

Effective date: August 14, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how 1887 First LLC, doing business as 1887 First (collectively, “1887 First,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), collects, uses, discloses, and protects information when you visit 1887First.com, read our reporting, comment on editorials, join our newsletter, submit information, inquire about agency or advertising services, purchase merchandise, or otherwise interact with us.

This policy applies to 1887First.com and services that directly link to it. External websites—including The Ville CDC, the 1887 First Marketplace, social platforms, embedded services, and third-party checkout pages—have their own privacy practices.

Information we collect

Information you provide

Depending on how you interact with us, you may provide:

• Name, email address, telephone number, organization, and mailing information
• Newsletter preferences and marketing consent
• Agency project details, budget range, desired dates, website links, and uploaded files
• Advertising inquiries and media-kit requests
• Story tips, source materials, documents, photographs, recordings, or correction requests
• Messages sent through contact forms or email
• Editorial comments, display names, moderation reports, and information associated with comment participation
• Order, delivery, and transaction information associated with merchandise purchases
• Event, vendor, volunteer, or community-interest information when relevant forms are available

Do not submit highly sensitive personal information through a general contact form. A standard form or email is not a guaranteed confidential or anonymous channel.

Information collected automatically

Our website and service providers may automatically collect:

• IP address and approximate location
• Browser, device, and operating-system information
• Pages viewed, links selected, referring page, search terms, and time spent
• Cookie identifiers and similar technologies
• Form interactions, conversion events, and error or security logs
• General engagement with newsletters and campaigns, where enabled

Commerce information

Official merchandise may be displayed on 1887First.com and processed through Shopify or another identified commerce provider. The commerce provider may collect payment, billing, shipping, fraud-prevention, and order information under its own terms and privacy policy. 1887 First should not receive or store full payment-card numbers unless specifically disclosed and securely implemented.

How we use information

We may use information to:

• Operate, maintain, secure, and improve the website
• Publish and distribute journalism and community information
• Review story tips, documents, submissions, and correction requests
• Publish and moderate comments on editorials and enforce the Community Comment Standards
• Respond to questions and service inquiries
• Evaluate, prepare, and manage agency or advertising projects
• Process merchandise transactions and provide customer support
• Send newsletters, event information, marketing, or updates when permitted
• Understand audience interests and website performance
• Prevent fraud, abuse, spam, security incidents, and unlawful activity
• Maintain records, enforce agreements, and comply with legal obligations
• Protect the rights, safety, and property of 1887 First, our readers, sources, customers, and the public

How we disclose information

We may disclose information to:

• Service providers supporting hosting, databases, analytics, email, CRM, forms, security, storage, payments, shipping, and customer support
• Agency contractors or collaborators who need the information to perform authorized work and are expected to protect it
• Commerce providers involved in processing and fulfilling orders
• Professional advisers such as attorneys, accountants, insurers, and auditors
• Government authorities or other parties when required by law or reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, security, or the integrity of our services
• A successor or participating entity in a merger, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar transaction, subject to appropriate safeguards
• Other parties when you direct us or provide consent

Comments you choose to publish on an editorial, along with the display name and profile information shown by the comment system, are visible to the public. Do not include information in a public comment that you do not want others to see, copy, quote, or share.

We do not sell personal information for money. Certain analytics or advertising technologies may be treated as “sharing,” “sale,” or targeted advertising under some state privacy laws even when no money changes hands. Before publication, 1887 First must confirm its actual analytics and advertising setup and provide any legally required opt-out mechanism.

Editorial information and public submissions

Information submitted for possible reporting may be used to evaluate, investigate, verify, prepare, defend, or publish editorial work. Publication decisions are governed by our Editorial Standards and applicable law.

Submitting a tip does not guarantee publication, confidentiality, anonymity, source status, or return of submitted material. If you face a credible risk from disclosure, contact the editorial team before transmitting sensitive material and ask whether a more secure method is available.

Cookies and similar technologies

We may use necessary cookies for security, forms, preferences, sessions, shopping, and core site functions. With appropriate notice or consent where required, we may also use analytics or advertising technologies to measure performance, understand audiences, and evaluate campaigns.

The finished website should provide a cookie notice and preference control that accurately reflects the tools in use. Browser settings may allow you to block or delete cookies, although some features may not work correctly afterward.

Email and text communications

You may unsubscribe from marketing email through the link in the message or by contacting us. We may still send non-promotional messages related to a transaction, inquiry, security issue, or ongoing service.

If text messaging is offered, the signup language should state the program, expected message frequency, possible carrier charges, and how to opt out. Consent to marketing messages should not be a condition of purchase unless lawful and clearly disclosed.

Data retention

We retain information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including editorial, operational, contractual, security, tax, accounting, legal, and dispute-resolution needs. Retention periods vary by record type.

Editorial records, published work, source material, public-interest documentation, and correction history may be retained longer to preserve the journalistic record, protect legal rights, and support accountability. Unpublished source materials should be access-restricted and reviewed periodically.

Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards appropriate to the information we maintain. No website, transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure. If you believe information has been compromised, use the Contact form, select Privacy, and mark the matter as urgent, or call 888-339-1887.

Your choices and privacy rights

Depending on where you live and subject to legal exceptions, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, or a copy of certain personal information, or to object to certain uses or disclosures.

To make a request, use the Contact form and select Privacy Request, or call 888-339-1887. We may verify your identity and authority before acting. We will not unlawfully discriminate against you for exercising a privacy right.

You may also:

• Unsubscribe from marketing email
• Adjust cookie preferences where the website provides controls
• Decline optional form fields
• Contact us about updating inquiry or account information

Children

The website is intended for a general audience and is not designed to collect personal information online from children under 13 without appropriate authorization. People under 13 may not post public editorial comments. If you believe a child under 13 submitted personal information through the website, use the Contact form and select Privacy Request, or call 888-339-1887, so we can review and take appropriate action.

Our editorial coverage may involve young people under the safeguards described in our Editorial Standards. Editorial newsgathering and public-interest publication involve considerations different from commercial account or marketing data.

External links and embedded services

Our pages may link to or embed services operated by other parties, including social networks, video platforms, commerce providers, forms, maps, and partner organizations. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies. Review those policies before providing information.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as our services, technology, or legal obligations change. We will post the revised policy with a new effective date. When a change is material, we may provide additional notice where appropriate.

Contact us

For privacy questions or requests:

1887 First
Attn: Privacy
1887 First LLC
P.O. Box 2263
Eatonville, FL 32751
Contact form: Select Privacy Request
Phone: 888-339-1887