Privacy
Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 1, 2026
Fort Worth Live Music respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what choices you have when you use fortworthlivemusic.com and related services.
By using this website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
We may collect information in the following ways:
Information you provide to us
You may choose to provide information when you:
- Sign up for the newsletter
- Submit an event, venue, artist, correction, or claim request
- Contact us
- Click links or interact with forms on the site
This information may include your name, email address, organization, website links, event details, venue details, artist details, correction notes, and any other information you choose to submit.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the site, we may collect basic technical and usage information, such as:
- Pages viewed
- Links clicked
- Referring pages
- Browser type
- Device type
- General location information based on IP address
- Date and time of visit
- Search or filter activity on the site
This information helps us understand how people use the site and improve the experience.
Cookies and similar technologies
We may use cookies, analytics tools, embedded content, or similar technologies to help the site function, measure traffic, understand usage, remember preferences, and improve the service.
You can usually control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the site work.
How We Use Information
We may use collected information to:
- Operate and improve the website
- Send newsletter updates to subscribers
- Review event submissions, corrections, claim requests, and contact messages
- Maintain accurate public listings
- Respond to questions or requests
- Measure site traffic and performance
- Prevent spam, abuse, fraud, or misuse
- Analyze what content, pages, listings, and features are useful
- Display or measure clearly labeled sponsored content or advertising
- Comply with legal obligations
Newsletter
If you sign up for the Fort Worth Live Music newsletter, we will use your email address to send updates related to local live music, site updates, and related content.
You can unsubscribe from newsletter emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the email or by contacting us.
We do not sell your email address.
Submissions and Public Listings
If you submit an event, venue, artist, correction, or claim request, we may review the information and use it to update public listings on the site.
Do not submit private, confidential, or sensitive information that you do not want reviewed or potentially used to improve public listings.
Submission does not guarantee publication. We may edit, reject, remove, or decline submitted information at our discretion.
Sponsored Content and Advertising
Fort Worth Live Music may display sponsored content, advertising, affiliate links, or paid placements. Paid placements should be clearly labeled with terms such as "Sponsored," "Advertisement," or similar language.
Sponsored content does not guarantee editorial approval, verification status, ranking, or inclusion in organic listings.
How We Share Information
We may share information with trusted service providers that help us operate the site, including providers for:
- Website hosting
- Email newsletter delivery
- Analytics
- Form processing
- Spam prevention
- Database or infrastructure services
- Advertising or sponsorship measurement
These providers may process information on our behalf according to their own terms and privacy practices.
We may also share information when necessary to:
- Comply with the law
- Respond to lawful requests
- Protect our rights, users, property, or services
- Investigate fraud, abuse, security issues, or misuse
- Transfer information in connection with a business transaction, such as a merger, sale, reorganization, or asset transfer
Third-Party Links
The site may link to third-party websites, including venue websites, ticketing pages, artist pages, social media profiles, maps, and sponsor websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, accuracy, or policies of third-party websites. Review their privacy policies before providing information to them.
Data Retention
We keep information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the site, maintain records, resolve disputes, comply with legal obligations, prevent abuse, and improve the service.
Newsletter subscribers may unsubscribe at any time. We may retain limited information as needed to honor unsubscribe requests or maintain business records.
Your Choices
Depending on where you live and how you use the site, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, or limitation of certain personal information.
You may contact us to ask about your information or request that we update or delete information you have provided, subject to legal, operational, and recordkeeping needs.
To make a privacy request, contact us at:
Children's Privacy
Fort Worth Live Music is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, contact us and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.
Security
We use reasonable measures to protect information, but no website, database, email system, or internet transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the effective date above.
Your continued use of the site after changes are posted means you accept the updated policy.