It’s Been A Pleasure, LLC operates SingersAndPerformers.com and the Singers and Performers Community at Community.SingersAndPerformers.com (collectively, “Company”), and it is of utmost importance to respect the privacy of all of my readers, singers, performers, students, clients, and customers. In no way should reading one of my articles, using one of my resources, or working with me jeopardize your privacy, and I will do my best to ensure that never happens, although some information is collected.
SingersAndPerformers.com exists to help singers and performers become better auditioners and build careers in opera and musical theatre. Because of that, some of the information you may voluntarily provide to me can be specific to you as a performer, such as your voice type, repertoire, résumé, audition goals, headshot, or performance materials. I take that information seriously and will only use it for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Please also take this time to look over my Disclaimer and Terms & Conditions.
Website Visitors
Like other websites, Company collects non-personally identifying information that is made available naturally through web browsing. This includes data like the type of browser used, preferred language, site of referral, the length and date of a website visit, the device being used, and general information about how visitors interact with the Website.
You should not be concerned that this information is being collected.
The intent of collecting this information is to ensure that Company is able to best cater to the audience of singers and performers enjoying my content. By understanding this information, I can understand what content is useful to my audience and make better decisions about the Website.
Periodically, an aggregation of this non-personally identifying data may be published, but it will not contain information that compromises the identities of the individuals who comprise it. This could include statistics about Website traffic, popular articles, or general trends among Website visitors.
Company may also collect information that may be personally identifying, such as an IP (Internet Protocol) address. This may be used for Website security, analytics, spam prevention, and understanding how visitors use the Website.
Where applicable, IP addresses and other administrative information may be viewed by individuals with appropriate administrative privileges or by service providers assisting Company with operating the Website.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, social-media posts, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor had visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Company is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites. You should review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing it with personal information.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Company does not retain personal information indefinitely simply because it can.
Information is retained for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the service for which it was collected, maintain appropriate business and financial records, communicate with you, resolve disputes, maintain Website security, comply with legal obligations, or otherwise operate the business.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its associated information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the comment section, prevent spam, and maintain the Website.
For users who register on the Website, if applicable, we may store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users may request access to, correction of, or deletion of their personal information subject to applicable law and any legitimate reasons we may have to retain certain information.
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Depending on the services used by Company, personal information may also be processed by third-party service providers that help operate the Website and business. These may include website hosting providers, email providers, payment processors, scheduling platforms, course platforms, analytics providers, cloud-storage providers, and other technology or business-service providers.
These companies receive information only as reasonably necessary to provide their services to Company or to fulfill the purpose for which you provided the information.
Collection of Personally-Identifying Information
Visitors to Company may choose to interact with the Website in ways that require Company to gather personally identifying information. The amount and type depends on the interaction itself.
For example, visitors may provide a name and email address when subscribing to a newsletter, downloading a resource, contacting me, scheduling a consultation, purchasing a service, or otherwise interacting with SingersAndPerformers.com.
I only collect personal information that is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it is collected.
Visitors can always refuse to provide personal information when providing it is optional, although doing so may prevent you from using certain features, receiving certain resources, purchasing certain products, or participating in certain services.
Any purchases made through affiliate marketing techniques subject the consumer to the policies of the purchasing site. The personal and financial information necessary to facilitate the purchase belongs to the purchasing site’s owner and is that individual’s or company’s responsibility. For more information on this, please read the Disclaimer.
Company does not sell personal information as a source of revenue.
Singers and Performers
Because Company is specifically designed for singers and performers, you may voluntarily provide information that is more specific to your artistic career.
This could include:
- Voice type
- Vocal range
- Repertoire
- Audition goals
- Casting types
- Roles you are interested in performing
- Résumé and performance credits
- Headshots and photographs
- Biographical information
- Training and education
- Audition materials
- Audio recordings
- Video recordings
- Performance samples
- Information about upcoming auditions
- Information you provide during coaching or consulting
This information may be necessary for me to provide personalized audition coaching, repertoire recommendations, educational services, or other services offered through SingersAndPerformers.com.
I understand that this information can be professionally sensitive. Your audition materials, recordings, résumé, headshot, repertoire information, coaching information, and similar materials will not be sold to third parties.
I also will not publicly publish your private audition or coaching materials without your permission, unless disclosure is otherwise required or permitted by law.
If you voluntarily provide a testimonial, review, photograph, video, or other material for possible use in marketing, I may use it for that purpose after obtaining appropriate permission.
Information You Should Not Submit
Please do not provide sensitive information through ordinary Website forms, comments, or email unless it is specifically requested for a legitimate purpose.
This includes information such as:
- Social Security numbers
- Driver’s license numbers
- Passwords
- Credit-card security codes
- Bank-account credentials
- Medical records
- Other information that is not reasonably necessary for the service you are requesting
If you are asked to provide payment information, that information will generally be handled by the applicable third-party payment processor rather than stored directly by Company.
Aggregated Statistics
Company may collect statistical information about visitors’ behavior.
This information may be disclosed publicly and provided to others, but Company does not intentionally disclose personally identifying information as part of those statistics.
For example, I may know that a particular article received a certain number of visitors or that visitors generally spent a certain amount of time on a page. That does not mean I know which individual visitor performed a particular action.
Protection of Personally-Identifying Information
Company takes reasonable precautions to protect personally identifying information against unauthorized access, use, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
Personal information may be disclosed to private employees, contractors, and affiliated companies when they:
- Need to know the information in order to process a transaction or provide a service on behalf of Company; and
- Have agreed to handle the information appropriately and not use it for unrelated purposes.
Some of these individuals and organizations may be outside of your country of residence. By using the Website, you acknowledge that information may therefore be transferred to and processed in the United States or other countries where Company or its service providers operate.
Company may also disclose personally identifying information when required by subpoena, court order, legal process, or governmental request where compliance is mandatory.
Information may also be disclosed when Company believes in good faith that doing so is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Company, users, or the public.
Company does not sell your personal information.
Your Privacy Rights
Certain states, including New Jersey, provide consumers with specific rights concerning their personal information.
Where applicable law provides these rights, you may have the right to:
- Request confirmation as to whether Company processes your personal information
- Request access to personal information Company maintains about you
- Request correction of inaccurate personal information
- Request deletion of personal information
- Request a portable copy of certain personal information
- Opt out of certain targeted advertising, sales of personal information, or qualifying profiling activities
- Appeal a decision denying a qualifying privacy request
New Jersey’s Data Privacy Act provides these rights to eligible New Jersey consumers and establishes procedures for submitting and appealing qualifying requests.
Company does not require you to create a new account solely to exercise a privacy right when applicable law prohibits such a requirement.
Company may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests. This is done to prevent someone else from obtaining or changing your personal information.
Where a law provides a specific deadline for responding to a privacy request, Company will comply with that deadline.
If Company denies a qualifying request, you may appeal the decision as provided by applicable law. Company will provide instructions for submitting an appeal when required.
To submit a privacy request, contact the Website admin at hello(at)singersandperformers(dot)com.
Email Communications
If you have provided Company with your email address, you may receive an email to inform you of new articles, resources, products, services, auditions-related information, or other content relevant to singers and performers.
You may also receive emails relating to a purchase, coaching engagement, appointment, course, or other service you have requested.
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the email.
Unsubscribing from marketing communications does not necessarily prevent Company from sending transactional or service-related communications that are necessary to fulfill an order or provide a service you have requested.
Testimonials and Success Stories
SingersAndPerformers.com may feature testimonials, reviews, success stories, photographs, or other statements from singers and performers.
I will not publicly identify you as a client, student, or customer or publish your private audition or coaching materials for promotional purposes without obtaining appropriate permission where required.
If you voluntarily submit a testimonial or agree to participate in a success story, you understand that the information you authorize may be publicly available.
You may contact Company if you have questions about how a testimonial or other submission is being used.
Cookie Policy
While the baked good is scrumptious, cookies in the Internet lingo refer to strings or chains of data that a website stores on a visitor’s computer. The visitor’s browser then provides this to the website each time the visitor accesses it. This enhances the user experience.
SingersAndPerformers.com may use cookies and similar technologies for Website functionality, analytics, security, remembering preferences, and understanding Website usage.
Should a reader wish to not have cookies placed on their site, it is recommended that the user go into the web browser’s settings and set that preference there.
It is acknowledged that there may be drawbacks of not permitting cookies and that certain functions may not operate as usual.
Where applicable law requires consent for particular cookies or tracking technologies, Company will provide the appropriate mechanism for obtaining or declining that consent.
WordPress
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we may set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we may also set up cookies to save your login information and screen-display choices.
If you select “Remember Me,” your login may persist for a period of time determined by WordPress and the Website configuration.
If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie may be saved in your browser. This cookie contains information relating to the post you edited and expires after a limited period.
The exact cookies used by WordPress may change as the Website, plugins, and WordPress itself are updated.
Business Transfer or Acquisition
If Company, or the majority of its assets, is acquired, or in the unlikely event that Company goes out of business or files for bankruptcy, user information, both non-personally identifying and personally identifying, may be transferred as part of the transaction.
Any such transfer will remain subject to applicable law and the privacy rights that apply to the information.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
For visitors from the European Union, European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or other jurisdictions with similar privacy laws, additional privacy rights may apply depending on the circumstances.
While this site is primarily designed for United States viewers, Company recognizes that visitors from other countries may access the Website.
Where GDPR or similar laws apply, Company will process personal data only on a lawful basis permitted by those laws.
Depending on the circumstances, this may include:
- Consent
- Performance of a contract
- Compliance with a legal obligation
- Legitimate interests, where those interests are not overridden by the individual’s rights and interests
Where consent is the appropriate legal basis, you may withdraw that consent as permitted by law.
Children’s Policy
SingersAndPerformers.com is primarily intended for adults and emerging professional performers.
Company does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 in circumstances where doing so would violate applicable law.
If you are under 13, please do not submit personal information to Company without the involvement and authorization of a parent or legal guardian where required.
If Company learns that personal information has been collected from a child in a manner prohibited by law, reasonable steps will be taken to delete it.
Data Breaches
Company takes reasonable precautions to protect personal information, but no method of storing or transmitting information over the Internet is completely secure.
If Company experiences a security incident involving personal information, Company will respond in accordance with applicable federal and state law.
This includes applicable New Jersey data-breach notification requirements. New Jersey law contains specific requirements concerning unauthorized access to certain personal information and notification obligations following qualifying breaches.
Business Records
Company may retain certain personal information for legitimate business purposes, including tax records, transaction records, contracts, communications, accounting records, and records necessary to establish or defend legal claims.
The fact that you request deletion of your personal information does not necessarily mean that every record relating to you can immediately be deleted.
Certain information may need to be retained because of legal, accounting, security, fraud-prevention, or other legitimate requirements.
General Data Protection and Privacy Practices
Company seeks to follow the principles of collecting only the information reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it is being collected, using that information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, and retaining it only as long as reasonably necessary.
New Jersey’s privacy framework similarly emphasizes that personal-data collection should be adequate, relevant, and reasonably necessary for the disclosed purpose.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes will be minor in nature, there is a distinct possibility that changes to this Privacy Policy could affect you as a user.
It is recommended that this Privacy Policy be reviewed periodically in the event of changes.
When changes are made, the “Last Updated” date at the beginning of this Privacy Policy will be updated.
If a change is material and applicable law requires additional notice or consent, Company will provide that notice or obtain that consent as required.
Your continued use of this site after a revised Privacy Policy becomes effective means that you acknowledge the revised policy to the extent permitted by applicable law. It does not override any consent requirement imposed by applicable law.
Thank you for reading and I look forward to helping you with your singing and performing career.