Privacy Policy

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

Contact Inquiry Forms:

• •Name
• •Email address
• •Company/organization name (optional)
• •Message content
• •Any other information you choose to provide

User Accounts (Future Feature):

When account creation becomes available, we will collect:

• •Username
• •Email address
• •Password
• •Profile information you choose to provide

Transaction Information (Future Feature):

When purchasing beat licenses:

• •Billing name
• •Email address
• •Transaction details (license type, beat purchased, amount paid)

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

Usage Data:

• •IP address
• •Browser type and version
• •Device information
• •Pages visited on our Site
• •Time and date of visits
• •Time spent on pages
• •Referring website

Cookies and Tracking:

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and store certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

Types of cookies we use:

• •Essential cookies: Required for the Site to function
• •Preference cookies: Remember your settings and preferences

2.3 Third-Party Services

Google reCAPTCHA:

Our contact forms use Google reCAPTCHA to prevent spam. This service collects information as described in Google's Privacy Policy ( https://policies.google.com/privacy).

Stripe Payment Processing (Future Feature):

When our transaction system is deployed, payment processing will be handled by Stripe, Inc. We do NOT store credit card numbers or full payment card details on our servers.

Information shared with Stripe includes:

• •Billing name and email
• •Transaction amount and details

Stripe's privacy practices are governed by their Privacy Policy ( https://stripe.com/privacy).

3.1 Primary Purposes

• •Respond to your inquiries and licensing requests
• •Process transactions (when available)
• •Provide customer support
• •Send transactional emails (order confirmations, licenses, receipts)

3.2 Business Operations

• •Improve and optimize our Site
• •Detect and prevent fraud or security issues
• •Comply with legal obligations

3.3 Communications

• •Send updates about your transactions
• •Respond to your questions and requests
• •Send important notices about the Site or Terms changes

We will NOT:

• •Sell your personal information to third parties
• •Send marketing emails without your explicit consent
• •Share your information except as described in this Privacy Policy

4.1 Service Providers

We share information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf:

• •Stripe: Payment processing
• •Google: reCAPTCHA spam prevention and analytics
• •Hosting providers: Website hosting and data storage

These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for specified purposes.

4.2 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to:

• •Court orders or subpoenas
• •Government requests
• •Legal processes
• •Protection of our rights or property
• •Investigation of fraud or security issues

4.3 Business Transfers

If The Sonus Collective is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred. We will notify you before your information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

4.4 With Your Consent

We may share information with third parties when you give us explicit consent to do so.

7.1 California Residents (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

• •Right to Know: Request information about the personal data we collect, use, and disclose about you.
• •Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal information (subject to certain exceptions).
• •Right to Opt-Out: Opt-out of the sale of your personal information (Note: We do not sell personal information).
• •Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise these rights, contact us at contact@thesonuscollective.com.

We will verify your identity before processing requests and respond within 45 days.

7.2 European Residents (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area, you have additional rights:

• •Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• •Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• •Erasure: Request deletion of your data
• •Restriction: Request restriction of processing
• •Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service
• •Objection: Object to processing of your data
• •Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time

Legal basis for processing:

• •Consent (for marketing communications)
• •Contract performance (to provide services)
• •Legal obligation (tax, accounting, legal requirements)
• •Legitimate interests (fraud prevention, site improvement)

To exercise these rights, contact us at contact@thesonuscollective.com.

7.3 All Users

Regardless of location, you may:

• •Update your contact information
• •Request information about data we hold
• •Request deletion of your data (subject to legal requirements)
• •Opt-out of non-essential communications