Privacy Policy. Política de Privacidad.

Introduction

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit this website.

We process personal data in accordance with applicable privacy laws including the GDPR (EU), CCPA (California), LGPD (Brazil), and other global privacy regulations.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

We may collect information you voluntarily provide, such as:

• Your name, email address, and the details you enter when you submit the contact form (e.g. booking, author-visit, or press requests, including organization, dates, and your message)
• Email address if you sign up for newsletter updates
• Any other information you choose to share

Automatically Collected Information

With your consent, we automatically collect certain information when you visit this website:

• IP address (not stored by Google Analytics 4)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages visited and time spent on site
• Referring website
• Device information

This information is only collected if you consent to analytics cookies. See our Cookie Policy for details.

How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

• To respond to your inquiries, booking requests, and communications
• To improve the website and user experience
• To analyze website traffic and usage patterns (with consent)
• To send updates and marketing communications (with consent)
• To comply with legal obligations

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data under the following legal bases:

• Consent: For analytics, marketing communications, and non-essential cookies
• Legitimate Interest: For website security and fraud prevention
• Legal Obligation: To comply with applicable laws

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

Resend (Contact & Newsletter)

When you submit the contact form or sign up for updates, the details you enter are emailed to the site administrator via Resend, our email delivery provider. Resend processes this data solely to deliver that notification email.

Google Tag Manager & Analytics

With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4 to understand website usage. We have implemented Google Consent Mode v2, and Google Analytics 4 does not log or store IP addresses. Google Privacy Policy

Meta Pixel (Facebook Ads)

With your consent (Accept All only), we use the Meta Pixel to measure the effectiveness of our advertising and to build audiences for future ad campaigns. The Meta Pixel may collect your IP address, browser information, and pages visited. This data is processed by Meta Platforms, Inc. Meta Privacy Policy

Hosting & Infrastructure

This website is hosted on Netlify. Netlify Privacy Policy

Embedded & Linked Content

We embed content from YouTube (using privacy-enhanced mode), load tour dates from PunchUp, and serve podcast audio from Libsyn. When you interact with embedded content, those services may collect data according to their privacy policies.

For detailed information about cookies and tracking, please see our Cookie Policy.

Information Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. We may share data with:

• Service Providers: Third parties who provide services on our behalf (hosting, email delivery, analytics, advertising)
• Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary:

• Analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics settings (up to 14 months)
• Contact and booking information is retained until you request deletion
• Consent preferences are refreshed every 12 months

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data, including HTTPS encryption for all data in transit and secure hosting infrastructure.

Your Rights

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

• Right to Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of data processing
• Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured format
• Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time via "Manage Cookies" in the footer

International Transfers

Your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own (including the United States where our service providers operate). We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including standard contractual clauses where applicable.

Children's Privacy

This website is not directed to children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please get in touch.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will post the updated policy on this page with a new "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.