Privacy & Cookie Policy

Effective Date: 23 May 2026

Vinyl Paradise Band ("we", "our", or "us") operates the website https://vinylparadiseband.com. We value your privacy and aim to run this website with minimal data collection.

1. Information We Collect (Guest Forum & Contact Form)

We do not require user registration, accounts, or logins to use our website. Anyone can browse the site and reply to our message board as a guest.

However, we do process limited information in the following scenarios:

Forum Interaction: When you post a guest reply on our message board, we collect the text you enter. To protect our site from malicious traffic, our system automatically captures your IP address and browser user agent string. This data is processed based on our legitimate interest to prevent spam and maintain website security.
Contact Form: If you explicitly use our contact form to send us a message, we collect your name, email address, and message content solely to reply to your inquiry.

2. Cookies

We do not use tracking, advertising, or analytics cookies.

Because we do not use user accounts or profile logins, our site does not deploy behavioral tracking cookies. We only use strictly necessary session elements required to keep the website functional and secure.

3. Third-Party Embeds

Our website may occasionally feature embedded content (e.g. videos or music players). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website directly. These external platforms may collect data about you or use their own cookies if you interact with their content.

4. How Long We Retain Your Data

Forum Posts: Guest replies and their associated technical metadata (IP addresses) are retained indefinitely so we can display the conversation on the board and manage automated spam filters.
Contact Messages: Emails sent through our contact form are kept long enough to handle your request and are regularly deleted.

5. Your Rights

If you have posted a guest comment on our site and wish for it to be removed, or if you want us to delete a message you sent via our contact form, please reach out to us directly through the website here, and we will delete it promptly.