Who we are

At Main Street Music Co., we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard the data you share with us when you visit our website at https://mainstreetmusicco.com.

We are Main Street Music Co., a music education studio dedicated to inspiring creativity and confidence through music. Our website address is: https://mainstreetmusicco.com.

Comments

When you leave a comment on our site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string. This information helps us detect and prevent spam.

If you use a Gravatar profile, an anonymized string (called a hash) of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public. You can view the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/

Media

If you upload images to our site (such as through a contact form or student portal), we recommend avoiding photos with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may be able to download and extract this information.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience:

• If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies will last for one year.

• Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie is discarded when you close your browser.

• When you log in, we use cookies to remember your login and screen preferences. Login cookies last for two days (or two weeks if you select “Remember Me”), while screen option cookies last for one year.

• If you publish or edit a post, an additional cookie may be stored, which includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID. It expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles or pages on our site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or social media posts. Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you had visited those websites directly.

These third-party sites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with their content—especially if you are logged into your account on those platforms.

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.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties. However, if you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email as a security precaution.

How long we retain your data

• If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

• For users who register on our site (if applicable), we store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You can view, edit, or delete your data anytime (except for your username). Site administrators can also access and update this information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you may request a copy of your personal data or ask us to delete it. This does not include any data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To make a request, contact us at: angelafrazier@mainstreetmusicco.com

Spam Detection

Visitor comments may be screened through an automated spam detection service to maintain the integrity of our site and protect our users.