Privacy Policy

Welcome to ConcertBox. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights.

1. Information We Collect

When you use ConcertBox, we may collect the following types of information:

• Account Information: Username, email address, and encrypted password.
• Profile Data: Your bio, profile picture, and profile banner image.
• Activity Data: Concerts you save, your attendance status ("I was there" / "I'm going"), ratings, notes, and uploaded photos.
• Social Data: Users you follow and who follows you.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your data to provide and improve the ConcertBox experience:

• To create and manage your personal concert dashboard.
• To display your activity in the Community Feed so friends can see where you are going.
• To provide personalized recommendations based on your saved concerts.
• To send you important account notifications (e.g., password resets or welcome emails).

3. Third-Party Services

ConcertBox uses external APIs to provide content. We do not sell your data to these third parties, but we do fetch data from them:

• Ticketmaster: Used to search for upcoming concerts and venues.
• Setlist.fm & MusicBrainz: Used to retrieve historical setlist data.
• Spotify & Last.fm: Used to enrich artist profiles with images, genres, and biographies.

4. Public Visibility

Please note: ConcertBox is a social platform. By default, your profile, saved concerts, and uploaded photos are visible to other members of the community to foster connection and discovery. Sensitive data like your password and email address are never public.

5. Your Rights & Data Deletion

You have full control over your data. You can:

• Edit your profile details at any time via the Settings page.
• Delete specific concerts or photos from your dashboard.
• Permanently delete your account: In the "Danger Zone" of your Settings page, you can request a full account deletion. This will instantly remove your user record, all your saved concerts, and delete all your uploaded photos from our servers.

6. Cookies

We use a session cookie (`PHPSESSID`) solely to keep you logged in while you navigate the site. We do not use tracking cookies for advertising purposes.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via our Contact Form or email us directly at privacy@concertbox.nl.