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XBiz

XBIZ is the go-to trade publication for adult entertainment and sexual wellness business news. Since 1998, it's been covering everything from regulatory changes affecting the industry to business moves by…

Founded 1998 · 28 years on market

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About XBiz

XBIZ is the go-to trade publication for adult entertainment and sexual wellness business news. Since 1998, it’s been covering everything from regulatory changes affecting the industry to business moves by major adult content platforms and sex toy manufacturers. The publication reports on the business side of adult entertainment, including companies like OnlyFans (which XBIZ has covered extensively through platform changes, including when we documented explicit content creators planning their next move following OnlyFans’ ban). XBIZ also covers payment processing controversies, like when Mastercard changed its porn performer consent and verification rules, which had ripple effects across the entire adult industry. Beyond news coverage, XBIZ organizes major industry trade shows and awards ceremonies that bring together adult entertainment professionals, sex toy manufacturers, and sexual wellness brands. It’s basically the industry’s newspaper of record—if something’s happening in adult business, XBIZ is probably reporting on it.
Archival coverageFirst covered
8 articles 2016–2021 Peak: 2021 (2)

XBiz

62%

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Privacy deep-dive

In summary

XBIZ's privacy policy is a standard, US-centric boilerplate that discloses broad data collection, ad-network tracking, and third-party marketing sharing with opt-out (not opt-in) consent. It lacks concrete retention periods, Do Not Track support, a Do Not Sell mechanism, and GDPR safeguards, while favoring the Company through consent-by-continued-use and broad liability disclaimers.

  • Consent by continued use
  • Opt-out marketing, not opt-in
  • Third-party ad networks/trackers permitted
  • Shares data with affiliates and service providers
  • Does NOT honor Do Not Track signals

Privacy Concerns

  • Medium Consent is implied by mere use; unilateral changes auto-accepted
  • Medium Continued use after changes deemed acceptance with no notice
  • Medium Does not respect Do Not Track browser signals
  • Medium Third-party marketing sharing is opt-out, not opt-in
  • Medium No concrete retention periods; vague legitimate business purpose retention

Privacy Positives

  • Medium Impact Provides deletion and correction access via account or email
  • Medium Impact Explicit age-gating; deletes minors' data if discovered
  • Medium Impact California Section 1798.83 direct-marketing opt-out disclosed
  • Low Impact Clear contact email for privacy inquiries (privacy@xbiz.com)
  • Low Impact Section 230 parental control notice included

Security Overview

65% Security

Security Headers

HTTPS Secure connection
Pass
HSTS HTTP Strict Transport Security
Pass
CSP Content Security Policy
Fail
X-Frame-Options Clickjacking protection
Pass
X-Content-Type MIME type sniffing protection
Pass
Referrer-Policy Controls referrer information
Fail
Permissions-Policy Browser feature controls
Fail
Mozilla Observatory Grade: B- Scanned: June 4, 2026

From Their Privacy Policy

Direct excerpts from XBiz's published privacy policyVerified June 4, 2026

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to this policy and consent to the Company’s collection, use, disclosure, retention, and protection of your personal information as described in this policy.

Consent model is implied by use rather than affirmative opt-in

But the Company does not recognize or respond to any DNT signals as the Internet industry works toward defining exactly what DNT means, what it means to comply with DNT, and a common approach to responding to DNT.

Explicit refusal to honor Do Not Track signals

If you delete your user contributions from the Website, copies of your user contributions may remain viewable in cached and archived pages, or may have been copied or stored by other users of the Website.

Deletion is not guaranteed to be complete