Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide, analyze, and optimize our platform. This includes:

• Account Information: Name, email address, passwords (hashed), and platform identifiers created during registration.
• User-Generated Content: Any setlists, venue additions, video links, comments, upvotes, or other data you submit to the platform.
• Automated Data: IP addresses, browser types, device identifiers, operating systems, referring URLs, and timestamps of your visits.
• Telemetry & Usage: Details on how you interact with the site, including pages viewed, links clicked, and gamification points earned.

2. How We Use Your Information

We reserve the right to use the data we collect for any business purpose, including but not limited to:

• Operating, maintaining, and improving the BandSonar platform and algorithms.
• Populating the public leaderboard, user profiles, and activity feeds.
• Communicating with you regarding platform updates, security alerts, or promotional offers.
• Monitoring for fraudulent activity, abuse, or violations of our Terms of Service.
• Aggregating data for analytics, marketing, and feature development.

3. User-Generated Content License

BandSonar is a crowdsourced archive. By submitting any data (including but not limited to setlists, venue corrections, comments, and external media links), you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and transferable license to use, reproduce, modify, display, and distribute that content in any format. We reserve the right to retain, utilize, or delete your submitted content at our sole discretion, even if your account is terminated.

4. Sharing Your Information

We may share your information with third parties under the following circumstances:

• Public Profiles: Your username, points, and submitted content are inherently public and visible to all visitors of the site.
• Service Providers: We may share data with third-party vendors, analytics tools, and hosting partners who assist in operating our platform.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, your data may be transferred as a business asset.
• Legal Requirements: We will disclose information if required by law, subpoena, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of BandSonar, our users, or others.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our platform and hold certain information. This includes storing authentication sessions and tracking user preferences. We may also allow third-party partners (such as analytics or advertising providers) to place cookies on your browser to collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites.

6. Security & Limitation of Liability

While we implement reasonable security measures to protect your account, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security. By using BandSonar, you acknowledge that you provide your information at your own risk. We assume no liability for any unauthorized access, data breaches, or disclosure of your information.