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Privacy Policy

Last updated January 3, 2025

Welcome to Pianist’s Compass (“we,” “our,” “us”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website, pianistscompass.com (“Site”). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Pianist’s Compass is owned and operated by AFF Lab LLC, a company registered in Latvia, Europe.

Information we collect

Personal data

We may collect the following personal data:

  • Names and email addresses (e.g., for newsletters and contact forms).
  • User-generated content, such as comments submitted on our Site.

Non-personal data

We may also collect non-personal data, such as:

  • IP addresses.
  • Cookies.
  • Analytical data (e.g., through Google Analytics).

How we use your data

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To send newsletters and updates.
  • To improve the functionality of our Site.
  • For marketing and analytical purposes.
  • To ensure compliance with legal requirements.

We may share your data with third-party services, such as:

  • Tools for site analytics (e.g. Google Analytics).
  • Advertising tools to display relevant ads (e.g. Mediavine).
  • Email marketing platforms for newsletter distribution.

Data storage and protection

We are committed to ensuring the security of your personal data. Data is stored on premium hosting platforms with the following security measures:

  • Encryption for sensitive information.
  • Secure payment gateways.
  • Limited access to sensitive data to authorized personnel only.

Retention periods for data

  • Comments: Retained indefinitely unless requested to be deleted by the user.
  • Email data: Retained until the user unsubscribes.

Your rights

As a user, you have the following rights:

  • Access to data: You can request a copy of your personal data.
  • Data deletion: You can ask for your personal data to be deleted.
  • Opt-out options:
    • Unsubscribe from marketing emails via the provided option in each email.
    • Manage cookies and data collection preferences through browser settings or cookie banners.

Cookie policy

Our Site uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and serve targeted advertisements. Cookies are used for tracking performance and advertising purposes. By using the Site, you consent to our use of cookies.

Global compliance

Our Site is accessible globally, and we strive to comply with international data protection regulations, including but not limited to:

  • GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) for users in the European Union.
  • CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) for users in California.

We do not intentionally collect data from minors or target our content to children under the age of 13. If you believe we have collected such data, please contact us immediately at contact@pianistscompass.com.

Legal bases for processing data

We process your personal data based on:

  • Consent: For activities such as signing up for newsletters.
  • Legitimate interest: For improving our services.
  • Compliance with legal obligations: As required by applicable laws.

Data breach notification

In the unlikely event of a data breach, we will notify affected users and relevant authorities as required by law.

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

  • IP Address
  • Operating System type
  • Operating System version
  • Device Type
  • Language of the website
  • Web browser type
  • Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be announced on our Site. Continued use of our Site after changes are made constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

Contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at contact@pianistscompass.com or by post to:

AFF Lab LLC
Lidonu street, 22-2
Riga, LV-1055
Latvia

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