Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Value Music Records ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website valuemusicrecords.com.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

• Contact form submissions (name, email, message)
• Newsletter subscriptions (email address)
• Any other information you voluntarily provide

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

• Device information (browser type, operating system)
• Usage data (pages visited, time spent)
• IP address (anonymized for analytics)
• Cookies and similar technologies

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

• Respond to your inquiries and contact requests
• Send newsletters and updates (with your consent)
• Improve our website and user experience
• Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Third-Party Services

4.1 Spotify

Our website embeds Spotify players for music streaming. When you interact with Spotify embeds, Spotify's privacy policy applies. Visit spotify.com/privacy for more information.

4.2 Vercel Analytics

We use Vercel Analytics to understand website performance. This service collects anonymized usage data. No personal information is shared with Vercel.

5. Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Types of cookies we use:

• Essential cookies: Required for website functionality
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our site
• Preference cookies: Remember your language and region settings

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect website functionality.

6. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Erasure: Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Portability: Request transfer of your data
• Objection: Object to processing of your data
• Withdraw consent: Withdraw previously given consent

To exercise these rights, contact us via our contact form.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Contact form submissions are retained for 2 years. Analytics data is anonymized and aggregated.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our website uses HTTPS encryption for all data transmission.

9. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected data from a child, please contact us immediately.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us: