PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 18 October 2025

Introduction

Saltman Audio Lab ("we", "us", "our") operates this website as an international collective of songwriters, producers and engineers. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our processing of personal data, please contact us at: contact@saltmanaudiolab.com.

Data Controller

For the purposes of data protection law (including the GDPR), the data controller for personal data processed via this website is Saltman Audio Lab, an international collective. Please contact us at contact@saltmanaudiolab.com for any privacy-related inquiries.

Categories of Personal Data We Process

We may process the following categories of personal data:

- Contact data you provide voluntarily (e.g. name, email address, message content) when you contact us via email or contact forms;

- Technical data collected automatically by our hosting provider for security and server operation (e.g. IP address, browser type, device information, access timestamps);

- Any information you provide in communications with us (e.g. negotiation of projects, demo submissions) when you choose to share it.

Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing

We process personal data for the following purposes and rely on the following legal bases:

- To respond to enquiries and communicate with you — legal basis: our legitimate interest in responding to messages and potential collaboration (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), or your consent where expressly given.

- To provide and maintain the website, ensure security and technical operation — legal basis: our legitimate interest in maintaining operational security and availability (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

- To comply with legal obligations where applicable — legal basis: compliance with legal obligations (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).

- Where we process special categories of personal data (if any are provided voluntarily), we will do so only where an applicable legal basis exists.

Recipients and Hosting / Processors

We host this website with a GDPR-compliant third-party hosting provider. Categories of recipients of personal data may include: hosting and IT service providers and service providers who process contact enquiries. We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with our hosting provider that contains the required safeguards under Article 28 GDPR.

If you require the specific identity and contact details of any processor (e.g. the hosting provider) for the purposes of exercising your data subject rights or filing a complaint, please contact us at contact@saltmanaudiolab.com and we will provide the information promptly.

Cookies and Analytics

This website does not use marketing or tracking cookies by default. If we enable web analytics or other tracking technologies (e.g. Google Analytics, Matomo), we will update this Privacy Policy to identify those tools, explain their purposes, and provide information about consent and opt-out mechanisms. If you wish to know which analytics or tracking tools are currently active, contact us at contact@saltmanaudiolab.com.

Embedded Content

Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. YouTube, Spotify, SoundCloud). Embedded content behaves as if you had visited the external site. These third parties may collect data about you according to their own privacy policies. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party data practices; please review the privacy policies of embedded services.

Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy or to comply with legal or regulatory obligations. For example:

- Enquiry and contact messages may be retained for up to 24 months unless longer retention is necessary to complete a project or resolve disputes;

- Server logs and security-related technical logs are retained for a limited period as required for security and troubleshooting (typically up to 6–24 months), unless longer retention is required by law.

If you need details about specific retention periods for particular data categories, please contact us at contact@saltmanaudiolab.com.

International Data Transfers

Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (such as EU Standard Contractual Clauses or other lawful mechanisms). If any third-party service processes data in jurisdictions without an adequacy decision, we will apply suitable safeguards and inform you on request.

Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, or access. However, no online transmission is completely secure; if you have concerns about transferring sensitive data, please contact us to arrange a secure channel.

Your Rights

If you are located in the EU/EEA, you have certain rights in relation to your personal data, including:

- The right to access the personal data we hold about you;

- The right to rectification of inaccurate personal data;

- The right to erasure (the "right to be forgotten") in certain circumstances;

- The right to restriction of processing in certain circumstances;

- The right to data portability in certain circumstances;

- The right to object to processing based on our legitimate interests;

- The right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of the rights above, please contact us at contact@saltmanaudiolab.com. We will respond to your request without undue delay and in any event within the timeframes required by applicable law. We may request information to verify your identity before acting on certain requests

Complaints

If you are in the EU/EEA and consider that our processing of your personal data infringes applicable data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. You may contact the data protection authority in your habitual place of residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.

Children

This website is not intended for use by children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have collected data from a child, please contact us at contact@saltmanaudiolab.com and we will take steps to delete the data.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The latest version of the policy will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your data subject rights, contact: contact@saltmanaudiolab.com.