Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 18, 2024

This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which Stupid Fried Sounds (“Stupid Fried") collects, uses, and shares personal information when you use Stupid Fried's website at stupidfried.com and other websites that I manage in connection with my operations (collectively, the “Sites”), including all content, information, and functionality available through the Sites, and as part of Stupid Fried's creative services operations (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Services”). I respect the privacy rights of prospective customers, clients, and other individuals, and I hope that this Privacy Policy helps you make an informed decision about sharing personal information with me.

I firmly believe in transparency. While this platform has been developed using information security best-practice, and kept up to date with evolving industry standards, there are services and platforms used under the hood in order to deliver its various functional aspects. As such, here is an elaboration on the collection and usage of personal information through this platform:

1. Types of Information Collected

   1. Basic Personal Information

      1. Name

      2. City

      3. State

      4. Email

   2. Anonymized Web Analytics

      1. Completely detached from any personal information, this site tracks page views, along with interactivity (e.g. button clicks, etc.), and in some cases, referral tracking (if you clicked some other link to get onto the platform, that may be tracked, depending on the referring source).

2. Collection, Storage & Usage of Information

   1. Basic Personal Information

      1. Your information is collected via web form, or in some cases is manually input from equivalent information provided in person in written form.

      2. This information is collected for the following reasons:

         1. Personalization while using this web platform

         2. Personalization of mass email communications

         3. Notification of shows in your area

      3. Various systems are utilized to deliver functionalities as follows:

         1. First-party Database

            1. Only your email address is stored here, along with an ID to connect with data stored in MailerLite

         2. AirTable - Contact database (used for business operations online and offline)

            1. Your information is stored here at rest.

            2. You may visit this page for elaboration of platform security measures.

         3. MailerLite - Email marketing platform (e.g. monthly newsletters)

            1. Your information is stored here at rest.

            2. You may visit this page for elaboration of their legal policies.

         4. MailerSend - Transactional email service (e.g. magic login links)

            1. Your information is not directly stored in this system.

            2. You may visit this page for elaboration of their legal policies

      4. The foundational purpose of this platform is to better connect with my growing community, and provide valuable assets in return, via participation in this platform. As the owner of this platform, and operator of its various connected services, I reserve the right to reach out directly for person-to-person communication at any time.

   2. Web Analytics Providers

      1. Vercel Analytics

         1. This site uses Vercel Analytics, please see this page for elaboration of their policies and procedures.

      2. Google Analytics

         1. This site uses Google Analytics, please see this page for elaboration of their policies and procedures.

3. Right to Be Forgotten

   • Upon unsubscribing from this platform, your information will be entirely removed from all source systems where it is stored at rest, however, traces of actions on this platform may remain anonymized of your personal information.

     • To clarify, logging data may still exist which reflects various actions performed while on this platform, including the time, date, and type of action performed.

     • This may include an ID which once represented your identity on this platform, but upon unsubscribing, it will point to a record which no longer exists in any system.

   • Web analytics data may be persistent. While this is not directly connected to any personal information, removal of anonymized tracking is beyond the direct control of this platform and its owner.

4. Updates

   • This platform and its owner reserve the right to make changes to this policy, and the underlying services upon which it is built without notice.

   • It is the sole responsibility of you, the user, to view this living document at your discretion to educate yourself regarding collection and usage of information on this platform.

5. Clarifications of Collection, Usage, and Storage of Information

   • If you have any questions or concerns regarding the above, please contact evan@stupidfried.com for such inquiries.