Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 22, 2026

Durango Songwriters Expo (“Durango Songwriters Expo,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when you visit durangosong.com (the “Website”), register for a Durango Songwriters Expo event, submit music, sign up for communications, or otherwise interact with us.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, how we may share it, and the choices you have regarding your information.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following categories of information:

Information You Provide Directly

When you contact us, register for an event, sign up for updates, submit music, or otherwise communicate with us, we may collect information such as:

  • First and last name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Mailing or billing address
  • Registration and event information
  • Information about your songwriting, musical activities, professional interests, or related information that you voluntarily provide
  • Music recordings, song files, links, and other materials you submit for listening sessions, showcases, or other Expo-related purposes
  • Any other information you voluntarily provide through our forms, emails, or other communications

Registration and certain other forms on our Website may be provided through Jotform, a third-party form service. Information submitted through those forms may be processed and stored by Jotform on our behalf. Jotform's own privacy practices are described in its privacy policy.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser and device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited and links clicked
  • Date and time of visits
  • Referring website or source
  • Approximate geographic information derived from your IP address
  • Information about how you interact with our Website
  • Other technical, usage, and diagnostic information

We may collect this information through cookies, pixels, tags, analytics tools, and similar technologies.

2. How We Use Information

We may use information we collect to:

  • Process event registrations and payments
  • Communicate with you about your registration or participation
  • Process and review music submitted for listening sessions, showcases, or other Expo activities
  • Respond to questions and requests
  • Provide information about upcoming Durango Songwriters Expo events
  • Send newsletters, announcements, and promotional communications when permitted by law
  • Understand how visitors use our Website
  • Improve our Website, events, services, and communications
  • Measure the effectiveness of our advertising and marketing
  • Prevent fraud, abuse, or security incidents
  • Comply with applicable legal obligations
  • Carry out other purposes disclosed at the time information is collected or with your consent

3. Google Analytics and Google Ads

We may use services provided by Google, including Google Analytics and Google Ads, to understand Website traffic, measure advertising performance, and promote Durango Songwriters Expo.

Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, device identifiers, pixels, or similar technologies to recognize a browser or device and to help measure advertising activity.

Depending on our advertising configuration, information about visits to our Website may be used to create advertising audiences or “data segments” and to show relevant advertisements to people who have previously visited our Website or interacted with our services.

For example, Google may use cookies or similar technologies to help us:

  • Measure which advertisements lead visitors to our Website
  • Understand Website traffic originating from advertisements
  • Measure conversions and other advertising activity
  • Create audiences based on previous Website visits
  • Show Durango Songwriters Expo advertisements on Google or on participating third-party websites and services

Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies or device identifiers to serve advertisements based on someone's past visits to our Website.

You can learn more about how Google uses information for advertising and manage your advertising preferences through Google Ads Settings.

Google also provides information about its privacy practices in its Google Privacy Policy.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our Website and third-party services used in connection with the Website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small text files placed on your device that can help websites remember information about your visit, understand how visitors use a website, and support advertising and analytics.

We may use cookies for purposes including:

  • Essential Website functionality
  • Website analytics
  • Understanding traffic and user behavior
  • Measuring advertising performance
  • Advertising and advertising audience measurement
  • Remembering preferences and settings

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of portions of the Website.

If Google uses cookies or device identifiers for personalized advertising in connection with our Website, you can opt out of Google's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

5. Third-Party Service Providers

We may use third-party companies and services to operate our Website and business. These providers may process information on our behalf for purposes such as:

  • Website hosting and operation
  • Event registration
  • Form processing
  • Payment processing
  • Email communications
  • Website analytics
  • Advertising and advertising measurement
  • File and music submission
  • Customer and attendee communications

These providers may include services such as Jotform, Google, payment processors, email marketing platforms, website hosting providers, and other vendors we use from time to time.

Third-party services have their own privacy policies and terms governing their use of information.

For example, information submitted through Jotform forms may be processed by Jotform in accordance with Jotform's privacy policy.

6. Music and Other Creative Submissions

If you submit music, recordings, lyrics, links, photographs, or other creative materials to us, we may use those materials for the purposes for which they were submitted, including consideration for listening sessions, showcases, event programming, or other Expo-related activities.

We may share submitted materials with appropriate Durango Songwriters Expo staff, moderators, mentors, panelists, industry professionals, or other individuals involved in the relevant Expo activity when necessary to provide the service or opportunity for which the material was submitted.

Submitting music or other creative material does not by itself grant Durango Songwriters Expo ownership of your copyright or other intellectual property rights. Any additional rights or permissions associated with a particular submission will be governed by the terms applicable to that submission or activity.

7. Email Communications

If you sign up to receive Durango Songwriters Expo updates, we may use your email address to send information about upcoming events, registration, programs, announcements, and other relevant news.

You may unsubscribe from promotional email communications at any time by using the unsubscribe mechanism included in the applicable email or by contacting us directly.

We may continue to send transactional or administrative communications when necessary to provide services you have requested, such as information relating to an event for which you have registered.

8. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information for money.

We may share information with:

  • Service providers that help us operate our Website and business
  • Event partners and service providers when necessary to provide an event or service you have requested
  • Industry professionals or event participants when necessary for a listening session, showcase, mentoring opportunity, or similar Expo activity
  • Advertising and analytics providers, such as Google, as described in this Privacy Policy
  • Government authorities or other parties when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect our rights, users, property, or safety
  • Other parties when you have given us permission to share the information

We may also share aggregated or de-identified information that does not reasonably identify individual users.

9. Your Privacy Choices

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information.

You may also:

  • Unsubscribe from promotional email communications
  • Adjust your browser's cookie settings
  • Use Google's advertising controls to limit personalized advertising
  • Contact us with questions about how your information is used

If you have submitted information through a third-party service such as Jotform, we may need to work with that service to process certain requests relating to the information stored through its platform.

10. Children's Privacy

The Website and Durango Songwriters Expo are not directed toward children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you believe that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take appropriate steps.

11. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

12. Third-Party Websites

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, including event venues, registration services, social media platforms, transportation services, and other websites.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing personal information.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices, services, technology, or applicable laws.

When we make changes, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Website after an updated Privacy Policy is posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy to the extent permitted by law.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

Durango Songwriters Expo
Email: info@durangosong.com
Website: https://www.durangosong.com

You may also contact us regarding requests concerning your personal information or to opt out of promotional communications.

Additional information about Google advertising

Google provides controls that allow users to manage personalized advertising. You can review and change your advertising preferences through Google Ads Settings.

Google's advertising policies require advertisers using website visitor data for advertising purposes to disclose the use of data for online advertising, the role of third-party vendors such as Google, the use of cookies or device identifiers for advertising, and available opt-out mechanisms. This Privacy Policy is intended to provide those disclosures where applicable.