Privacy Policy

Rave Circuit respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how Rave Circuit ("Rave Circuit," "we," "us," or "our") may collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect information when you visit RaveCircuit.com, use our event calendar, read our editorial content, subscribe to communications, submit information, interact with advertisements or sponsored content, or otherwise use our websites, services, and features (collectively, the "Services").

Our mailing address is:

Rave Circuit
4033 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94611, United States

1. Scope of This Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through the Services that link to or reference this Privacy Policy.

It does not apply to websites, ticketing platforms, venues, promoters, event organizers, social media platforms, advertisers, sponsors, or other third parties that we do not own or control. Those third parties have their own privacy practices and policies.

2. Information We May Collect

Depending on how you use the Services, we may collect the following categories of information.

Information You Provide Directly

You may provide information such as:

• Name
• Email address
• Contact information
• Newsletter preferences
• Event submissions
• Correction requests
• Advertising or sponsorship inquiries
• Messages sent through contact forms
• Information included in user submissions, applications, surveys, or other forms
• Any other information you choose to provide

Information Collected Automatically

When you use the Services, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

• Internet Protocol address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Referring and exit pages
• Approximate location derived from IP address
• Pages viewed
• Links clicked
• Search activity on the Services
• Date and time of visits
• Session duration
• Advertising identifiers
• Cookie and similar technology identifiers
• Interaction with emails, advertisements, sponsored content, and site features

Information From Third Parties

We may receive information from third parties, such as:

• Analytics providers
• Advertising networks and platforms
• Social media platforms
• Event organizers and promoters
• Ticketing platforms
• Business partners
• Sponsors
• Publicly available sources
• Service providers that help us operate the Services

3. How We May Use Information

We may use information to:

• Operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Services
• Provide and maintain the Rave Circuit event calendar
• Personalize content and site experiences
• Respond to inquiries and requests
• Process event submissions and corrections
• Send newsletters and other communications
• Measure traffic, readership, engagement, and campaign performance
• Understand how visitors find and use the Services
• Develop new features and services
• Display, measure, and improve advertising
• Administer sponsorships and promotional campaigns
• Detect fraud, abuse, security incidents, and technical problems
• Enforce our Terms of Use and other policies
• Protect our rights, users, business, and the public
• Comply with legal obligations
• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We may use cookies, pixels, local storage, software development kits, tags, and similar technologies to operate the Services, remember preferences, understand usage, measure advertising, and support analytics.

Some technologies may be placed by third parties. Depending on the tools implemented on RaveCircuit.com, these may include analytics, advertising, social media, embedded media, and content delivery providers.

For more information, see our Cookie Policy.

5. Analytics and Advertising

We may use third-party analytics and advertising services to understand site usage and measure the effectiveness of content and campaigns.

These providers may collect information about your device and activity over time and across websites or services, subject to their own privacy policies.

If Rave Circuit uses advertising technologies that constitute a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information under applicable California law, eligible users will be provided any opt-out rights required by law.

6. How We May Disclose Information

We may disclose information to:

Service Providers

We may use vendors to provide hosting, analytics, email delivery, security, advertising technology, cloud storage, content management, customer support, and other operational services.

Advertising and Sponsorship Partners

We may work with advertisers, sponsors, advertising networks, or measurement providers. Information may be disclosed as necessary to deliver, measure, secure, and report on advertising or sponsored campaigns.

Business Partners

We may disclose information when you request or authorize an interaction involving a business partner, event organizer, promoter, venue, or other third party.

Legal and Safety Purposes

We may disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to comply with law, legal process, court order, governmental request, enforce our agreements, investigate misconduct, protect rights or safety, or prevent fraud or security threats.

Business Transfers

If Rave Circuit is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, sale of assets, or similar transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

7. Event Calendar Information

The Rave Circuit event calendar may contain information obtained from event organizers, venues, promoters, ticketing services, public listings, social media, press materials, or other third-party sources.

Event listings may link to third-party websites. If you purchase tickets, register for an event, provide information to an organizer, or otherwise interact with a third party, your information is handled by that third party under its own privacy terms.

Rave Circuit does not control the privacy practices of event organizers, venues, promoters, ticketing companies, or other third parties.

See our Event Calendar and Third-Party Events Disclaimer.

8. Email Communications

If you subscribe to marketing or editorial emails, we may send you newsletters, event recommendations, promotions, sponsored communications, or other messages.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in the message. We may still send non-marketing messages when necessary to respond to you, administer a requested service, or address legal or security matters.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to provide the Services, maintain business records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, prevent fraud, and protect our rights.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

10. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information.

No website, network, transmission method, or storage system is completely secure. We cannot guarantee that information will never be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed without authorization.

11. Your Privacy Choices

Depending on where you live and which laws apply, you may have rights concerning your personal information.

These rights may include the ability to:

• Request information about personal information collected about you
• Request access to personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate personal information
• Request deletion of personal information
• Opt out of certain uses or disclosures
• Opt out of certain sales or sharing of personal information, where applicable
• Limit certain uses of sensitive personal information, where applicable
• Appeal certain privacy decisions, where required
• Exercise privacy rights without unlawful discrimination

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

For California-specific information, see our California Privacy Notice.

12. Global Privacy Control and Browser Signals

Where required by applicable law and technically supported by our systems, we will process qualifying opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control, as required.

Other browser-based "Do Not Track" signals may not have a uniform industry standard. Unless otherwise stated, our Services may not respond to every such signal.

13. Children

Rave Circuit is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13.

If we learn that we collected personal information from a child under 13 in circumstances requiring parental consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

14. Third-Party Links and Services

The Services may contain links to or integrations with third-party websites and services. We do not control those third parties and are not responsible for their privacy, security, content, or practices.

Review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing information to them.

15. International Visitors

Rave Circuit is based in California, United States. If you access the Services from outside the United States, information may be processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.

Different jurisdictions may provide different privacy protections.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last Updated" date above indicates when the policy was most recently revised.

If changes are material, we may provide additional notice when required by law.

17. Contact Us

For privacy questions, requests, or concerns, contact Rave Circuit through the contact method published on RaveCircuit.com or by mail at:

Rave Circuit
4033 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94611, United States