Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

What's Up in Music("we", "us", "our") is a publication operated by Tiny Red Pixel Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (Company Number: 17224220) with its registered office at Unit A, 82 James Carter Road, Mildenhall, Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 7DE, England. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information when you visit https://whatsupinmusic.com.

2. What we collect

We collect:

• Usage data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and timestamps of visits.
• Cookies: small files used to operate the site and measure performance. See our Cookie Policy.
• Voluntary information: anything you provide via email or contact forms (name, email address, message content).

3. How we use it

• To operate, maintain, and improve the website.
• To analyse usage trends and content performance.
• To respond to enquiries you send us.
• To comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell your data. We do not train AI models on your personal information.

4. Sharing

We share data only with vendors who process it on our behalf:

• Google Analytics — aggregated traffic analytics. Governed by the Google Privacy Policy.
• Firebase / Google Cloud — site infrastructure, authentication, and database. Governed by Firebase's privacy documentation.

These providers process data under contract and may not use it for their own purposes.

5. Retention

• Usage logs: 90 days for operational purposes; aggregated indefinitely.
• Enquiry email: kept while the conversation is active and for a reasonable period afterwards, then deleted.

6. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to:

• Access the data we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate data
• Delete your data
• Export your data in a portable format
• Object to processing
• Withdraw consent
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

Email privacy@whatsupinmusic.com to exercise any of these. We respond within 30 days.

7. Cookies

We use:

• Strictly necessary cookies — required for the site to function. Cannot be disabled.
• Analytics cookies — used by Google Analytics to measure site usage.
• No advertising cookies at this time.

For details and how to manage cookies, see our Cookie Policy.

8. International transfers

Our service is operated from the United Kingdom. If you are outside the United Kingdom, your data will be transferred to and processed there. By using the service, you consent to this transfer.

9. Children

What's Up in Musicis not directed to children under 13 (or 16 in the EU/UK). We do not knowingly collect data from minors. If you believe a minor has provided us with information, contact us and we'll delete it.

10. Changes

We may update this policy. Material changes will be notified on this page and the "Last updated" date above will be revised.

11. Contact

Privacy questions: privacy@whatsupinmusic.com