The official URL
The official URL of the Blackjack In reading desk is blackjackin.com. The desk publishes its content only at this URL and at the official app stores (iOS App Store and Google Play). Any other URL that claims to be the desk is an unofficial mirror and is not affiliated with the desk.
Unofficial mirrors to avoid
The desk does not currently maintain any sub-domain, country-specific mirror, or shortened URL. Any URL that looks similar to blackjackin.com but uses a different top-level domain, a different spelling, or a different path is an unofficial mirror. The desk recommends not entering any payment information on an unofficial mirror, regardless of how convincing the mirror looks.
Safety checks for any reader
- Confirm the URL is blackjackin.com in the address bar.
- Confirm the connection is HTTPS (the address bar shows a padlock).
- Confirm the SSL certificate is issued to blackjackin.com.
- Confirm the page is served by the official CDN (a network diagnostic in your browser will show this).
- Confirm the contact page lists the official channels only.
If any of these checks fails, the desk recommends not entering any personal data on the page and reporting the URL to the desk via the contact form.
What the desk's CDN looks like
The desk's content is served from a content delivery network with edge nodes in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Singapore. The edge nodes serve the public HTML, CSS, JS and image files; the editorial database is served from a primary node in Mumbai with a hot standby in Singapore. The desk publishes a network diagnostic page that lets a reader check which edge node is serving the request.
The network diagnostic is at /network-diagnostic/ and shows the edge node, the latency, the cache status and the time-to-first-byte for the current request. The diagnostic is a tool, not a customer-care line; the desk does not offer support for any specific network issue, but the diagnostic gives a reader the data they need to file a support request with their ISP.
What the desk publishes about itself
The desk publishes a short list of facts about itself: the operating company, the registered address, the editorial team, the funding model and the editorial standards. The list is on the operator page; the desk does not currently publish a Companies House / MCA filing because the desk is not a UK or Indian private limited company in the conventional sense; the desk operates as an editorial publication under a parent media entity.
What the desk will not publish: the desk will not publish a list of advertisers, a list of reader-supported contributors, or any data that would identify a contributor. The desk will not publish the salaries of the editorial team. The desk will not publish the address of the editorial office because the editorial team works remotely and the office is a virtual one.
What to do if you find a mirror
If you find a mirror that is not on the desk's official URL, the desk recommends not entering any personal data on the mirror. The mirror may be a phishing site, a content scraper, or a domain-squatter; the desk cannot verify what the mirror does with the data it collects. The desk recommends reporting the URL to the desk via the contact form; the desk will publish a notice on the news desk if the mirror is widespread.
What the desk does with reports: the desk logs the URL, the date of the report, the reporter's email (if provided) and a screenshot (if provided). The desk does not act on anonymous reports unless the report is corroborated by at least two other readers. The desk does not have the legal authority to take down a mirror; the desk publishes the notice and recommends the reader file a takedown request with the relevant hosting provider.