Privacy Policy

Ray Fahrner (“us”, “we”, or “our”), a United States based musician, operates www.rayfahrner.com (the “Website”). This policy explains when and why we collect Personal Information, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others, and how you can control your information. By using the Website, you agree to the collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect and How It’s Used

Contact Form

We ask that you provide your name and email address when filling out our contact form so that we may respond to your inquiry via email.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to collect and analyze Website traffic information such as the browser type, referring site, pages visited, and the date of each visit. We use this information to find out how much traffic the Website is receiving and to learn what content is most popular. This information helps us improve the Website and monitor performance. Google Analytics collects IP addresses to provide and protect the security of the service, and to provide geographical location information. Information collected through the use of Google Analytics is retained indefinitely (for as long as we maintain our Google Analytics account). For more information on how Google collects and uses data, view Google’s “How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services” page and the Google Privacy Policy.

Cookies

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Google Analytics uses first party cookies to collect data related to the device/browser, IP address, and Website activities. This data is used to measure and report statistics about interactions with the Website.

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies in your browser settings. Look at your browser’s Help Menu to learn the correct way to identify, limit, and remove cookies.

How We Share Information

We will not sell or rent your Personal Information to anyone. We only share information to the extent that is necessary to operate the Website and provide services such as email notifications.  Your information may be shared with those whom we have contracted to manage and maintain the operation of our Website and analyze Website analytics reports, so long as those parties agree to keep your information confidential. We may release your Personal Information if its release is appropriate to comply with the law or to protect our or others’ rights, property or safety.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you are a citizen of the EU, you may have certain rights concerning the information we hold about you, as defined in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You may request a copy of any Personal Information we have about you and ask us to change/correct this information. You may also request that we erase any Personal Information we hold about you. This does not include information we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. To request a copy of your information, change/correct your information or request that your information be deleted, please contact us.

Additional Information

Embedded content from other websites

Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, hyperlinks, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Children’s Information

We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13. Any person who provides Personal Information through the Website represents to us that he or she is 13 years of age or older. If we learn that Personal Information has been collected from a Website visitor under 13 years of age, we will take the appropriate steps to delete this information.

International Data Transfers

Information collected through the Website will be stored and processed in the United States.

Policy Update

This policy was last updated on May 26, 2023.