privacy policy.

this privacy policy is here to describe how your personal information is collected, used, stored & handled by aplaceformusic, llc ("aplaceformusic"). this site was created for its members & was built on the foundation of legitimacy & integrity. as such, your privacy is paramount to us & always will be.

by accepting this privacy policy when you sign up for aplaceformusic, you agree to our collection, storage, use & disclosure of your personal information as it is outlined below.

when you sign up for aplaceformusic, you will provide your name, email address, city & state, phone number, gender & birthday. in some cases we may ask for additional information for security reasons or to provide specific services to you. while we require you to provide your email address & phone number, this information will never appear in search results.

to ensure legitimacy on the site, we require the storage of your mobile number, which is associated with your account. this information will be used to preclude you from signing up for multiple accounts. if necessary, we may contact you to ensure you are following the guidelines outlined in the terms & conditions. this information will never be sold or used for marketing purposes. ever.

once you set up your account, you will have the opportunity to add an optional profile picture, photos, audio files, video files & the type of instrument you play, as well as any other information you wish to share about yourself, additional photos, videos & links to external websites. you may opt out of receiving emails, choose to exclude your profiles from searches, &/or block specific accounts from viewing your information or otherwise interacting with your profile(s) at any time from your privacy settings.

your user name, age, gender & profile picture do not have privacy settings. again, any other information that you set to “everyone” is publicly available information. however, you can control who can see everything else in your profile through your account settings, in addition to controlling who can find you when searching within aplaceformusic or on public search engines.

aplaceformusic will not be responsible for personally identifiable information that members choose to make public & advises members to exercise extreme caution with sensitive & personally identifiable information.

we will never sell your personal information. ever. our goal at aplaceformusic is to provide you with an effective, customized & secure user experience to enhance your relationship with music & help you network with other enthusiasts, fans & industry professionals. we will only use your personal information in endeavors to provide a service to you, such as our matchmaking service.

any information you post in today’s post, a forum or comments section will be publicly available. please be careful about the personal information you choose to disclose in these areas.

we may disclose your information if legally required, to enforce our policies, deal with fraud or in response to complaints about activity on the site to protect our members & others' property & rights. however, we will never disclose your personal information to law enforcement or any other third parties without a subpoena or court order.

when you sign up for aplaceformusic, you may receive ads or promotions from third party advertisers. we may ask advertisers to tell us how our members responded to their ads to measure the effectiveness of these ads. however, any information collected by aplaceformusic & shared with third parties will not be personally identifiable. if you have questions about how advertisers use your information, please refer to their privacy policy.

please be aware that aplaceformusic will have links to external websites & that when you follow these links you will be leaving aplaceformusic & subject to the policies of those websites. we will not be responsible for any content or information that is shared with, or accessed by, those sites.

cookies are small pieces of data that get stored on your computer, mobile phone or other device. we use cookies to make aplaceformusic easier to use & to tailor our advertising. for example, we use them to store your login id (but never your password) to make it easier for you to log in whenever you come back to this site. we also use them to confirm that you are currently logged into aplaceformusic, & to know when you are interacting with other parts of the site, including advertisements. you can remove or block cookies using the settings in your browser, but doing so will affect your ability to use this site.

in order to measure & improve the effectiveness of this site, we may track some of the actions you take on aplaceformusic, such as adding connections (including joining a group or adding a friend), adding information or media to your account, or indicating that you will be attending an event. we may also collect information about you from other members, such as when a friend provides friend details or indicates a relationship with you.

when you sign up for aplaceformusic, your email address may be added to a listserv & you may periodically receive email updates regarding your use of, or changes to, this site & other music industry related messages. if you do not want to receive these messages, you can opt out from your privacy settings.

however, we reserve the right to send you emails pertaining to your account, our services, or changes to this site, such as updates to our terms & conditions or privacy policy. you may not opt-out of these emails.

unless otherwise specified, any data that is associated with your account will typically be stored until you delete your account. however, there is some information that will be kept after you delete your account, such as the text from the feedback you left for other members.

when you access aplaceformusic we may collect information from the device you're using about the pages you visit, your browser type, ip address & location. however, this information will not be personally identifiable.

you must be 13 years or older to join aplaceformusic. additionally, we reserve the right to add special protections for minors under 18, which may include placing restrictions on the ability of adults to share & connect with minors.

you can add, edit & remove any of the information you have provided to aplaceformusic at any time in your place & account settings. you also maintain the right to alter any feedback ratings at any point. we do not track changes to your personal information, you are responsible for any changes to your information & for verifying the accuracy of this information. if you decide to delete your account, your information will be removed from our servers.

your privacy is important to us & we will use a number of standard industry safeguards & tools to ensure the safety of your information on both our servers & during data transmission, including the use of encryption, passwords & secure socket layers (ssl). however, we will not be liable for any unintentional disclosures.

aplaceformusic reserves the right to change this privacy policy. however, in the event that we should amend this privacy policy in the future, we will post changes here 30 days before they go into effect. we will also send you a message via email about any potential changes.

if you have any questions that haven't been answered here, please send us a message through the contact page.

this privacy statement was last revised june 2014.