Privacy Policy for BandClap.com
Effective Date: November 25, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how BandClap.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you use our website and services, which include artist profiles, band ratings, and event listings (collectively, the “Service”).
1. Information We Collect
We collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
1.1 Personal Data (Directly Provided)
When you register as an Artist (Band) or a Fan (User), create a profile, submit a rating (“Clap”), or use our contact forms, we may collect the following personal information:
- Identity Data: Name or Band Name, Username, Profile Picture/Avatar.
- Contact Data: Email Address (required for registration), Public Contact Email (provided by Artists for booking).
- Profile Data (for Artists): Location (City/Country), Music Genre, Tour Dates, and other publicly visible profile details.
- External Link Data: Social Media Links, external music platform links (e.g., Spotify, Bandcamp, YouTube), and other website links, all provided directly by the user.
1.2 Usage Data (Automatically Collected)
When you access the Service, we may automatically collect information that your browser sends, known as Usage Data. This may include:
- Your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address.
- Browser type and version.
- The pages of our Service that you visit.
- The time and date of your visit, and the time spent on those pages.
- Data related to your interaction with the rating system (which band you clapped for and when).
1.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like those required by WordPress, HivePress) to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected data for various purposes, including:
- To Provide the Service: To create and manage your profile and facilitate the core functionalities of the site (user-to-user interaction, band profiles, event listings).
- To Ensure Integrity of Ratings: To verify user identity and prevent fraudulent “Claps” (ratings).
- To Improve the Service: To monitor usage and analyze trends to enhance the user experience.
- To Communicate: To send you service announcements, security alerts, and verification emails.
- To Enforce Terms: To enforce our Terms & Conditions and resolve disputes.
3. Disclosure of Your Data
We may disclose your personal data in the following situations:
- Publicly Available Data: Any information you choose to make public on your Artist or Fan profile (e.g., Band Name, profile photo, “Claps” left on a listing) will be publicly visible.
- Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, such as hosting providers (e.g., ProfesionalHosting) and analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics). These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf.
- Legal Requirements: If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
4. Security of Data
The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
5. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location (e.g., EU users under GDPR), you may have the right to access, update, or delete the personal information we hold about you. You can usually access, update, or request deletion of your Personal Data directly within your user profile settings.
6. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date” at the top.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
By Email: contact@bandclap.com