At Vibe Mixtapes, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard the information you provide to us when using our website or services.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Information You Provide
We ask for and collect the below personal information when you use the Platform. This information is necessary for the adequate performance of the contract between you and us and to comply with our obligations thereunder.
We process this information in light of our legitimate interest in improving the Platform and giving our users the best experience, and where it is necessary for the adequate performance of any contract between us and you, including but not limited to the Terms of Use. Without it, we may not be able to provide you with all the requested services and features of the Platform.
You don’t need to register for a VibeMixtapes account in order to visit or use our Platform. However, certain Services require that you register for an account and, by doing so, you will need to provide us with certain information:
- Account Information – When you register any kind of VibeMixtape account, you will need to provide your email address and choose a password. In addition, if you purchase a Subscription, you will also need to provide your real name, billing address, and payment verification information.
- Profile Information – you may choose, at your discretion, to provide additional information for your public profile on VibeMixtape – for example:
- your real name
- a user name (which may be your real name or a pseudonym)
- the city and country in which you live
- a profile picture, profile header image or avatar
- details of your other websites and social media profiles, including links to those pages
- your gender if you wish to provide it
- any additional information you choose to provide as part of your public profile, such as your real name, and links to your website and other social media profiles (but not your email address), will be published on your profile page. This information will be publicly accessible and may be viewed by anyone accessing the Website or other Services.
- Communications – When you communicate with VibeMixtapes by email or through the Platform, or use the Platform to communicate with other users, we collect information about your communication and any information you choose to provide.
- Information You Post – You may provide personal data when you upload Tracks to the Platform, or when you post comments, or contribute to community discussions.
Information We Collect Automatically
There is certain information that we collect automatically as the result of your use of the Platform, subject to the choices you make in your Settings, or through the use of cookies and other web analytics services as described in our Cookie Policy. This information generally includes:
- Usage Information – We collect information about your interactions with the Platform, including the pages that you visit and links you click on, streaming, downloading tracks, uploading tracks, sharing a Sound with another user, following or unfollowing another user, posting a comment, performing a search, the time, frequency and duration of your visits to the Platform, and whether you interact with email messages, for example, if you opened, clicked on, or forwarded the email message.
- Log Data – We automatically collect log information when you use the Platform, even if you have not registered for an account or logged in. That information includes, among other things: details about how you’ve used the Platform (including links to third party sites or services), Internet Protocol (IP) address, access times, your browser type and operating system, device information, device event information (e.g., crashes, browser type), and the page you’ve viewed or engaged with before or after using the Platform.
- Cookies – We use cookies and other similar technologies, such as pixels, local storage, and mobile device identifiers and may also allow our business partners to use these tracking technologies on the Platform, or engage others to track your behavior on our behalf. For more information on our use of these technologies, see our Cookie Policy.
- Location Data – When you use certain features of the Platform, we may collect data about your general location (e.g. IP address). We use this data to provide you with location-based services (such as advertising and personalized content). Most mobile devices allow you to control or disable the use of location services for applications in the device’s settings.
- Device Information – We collect information from and about the devices you use, including how you interact with the Platform and information about the device itself, such as the hardware model, operating system, IP addresses, cookie information, device settings, mobile carrier information, mobile device and advertising identifiers, apps installed, browser type, language, battery level and time zone. Apple’s iOS Advertising Identifier (IDFA) and Google’s Android Advertising ID are examples of device identifiers. This information allows us to recognize and associate your activity, and provide personalized content and advertising, consistently across all of your devices.
- VibeMixtapes Widget – Other websites may integrate VibeMixtapes widgets; when you visit a website with a VibeMixtapes widget embedded, we may receive certain information, including information about the website you visited. VibeMixtapes and the widget may be able to recognize you in order to retrieve your library of content, and in some cases the widget may be used to show personalized content. We know when you interact with a widget, and websites containing the widgets may receive this information as well.
How We Use Your Information
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
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. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will 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 will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has 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.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Security
We take the security of your information seriously and employ industry-standard measures to protect it from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Third-Party Services
Vibe Mixtapes may use third-party advertising networks, such as Google AdSense, to serve advertisements on our website. These third-party ad networks may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your interactions with our website and other websites to provide targeted advertisements based on your interests and browsing history.
The information collected by these third-party advertising networks may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, and browsing behavior on our website and other sites. This information is used to tailor the ads you see on our website and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Please note that we do not have control over the information collected by these third-party advertising networks or how they use it. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party providers for more information about their practices and how to opt-out of targeted advertising.
Google Analytics
In addition to serving ads, we may also use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and user interactions. Google Analytics uses cookies and other tracking technologies to collect data such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and website activity. This information is used to generate reports on website traffic and user behavior.
Google Analytics may also collect information about your demographics and interests, which may be used to provide targeted advertising across Google’s advertising network.
You can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Opting Out of Interest-Based Advertising
You can opt-out of interest-based advertising from Google and other third-party ad networks by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative’s Opt-Out page (http://optout.networkadvertising.org/) or the Digital Advertising Alliance’s Opt-Out page (http://optout.aboutads.info/). Please note that opting out does not mean you will no longer see ads, but rather that the ads you see may be less relevant to your interests.
Children’s Privacy
Vibe Mixtapes is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 13 years of age. If you believe that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately, and we will take appropriate steps to delete such information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or revise this Privacy Policy at any time, and any changes will be reflected on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any updates or modifications.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at vibesmixtape@gmail.com.
Last Updated: March 13, 2024