Privacy Policy

1. What We Collect

The Vinyl Mind is a music-history archive with a peer forum, a listening room, and a newsletter. We collect information you give us directly: your email address if you subscribe to our newsletter or create an account, the name and message you provide when using our contact form, and the text you post in forum threads and replies. If you're a signed-in editor, we also store the photos, audio, and video files you upload to publish on the site.

2. How We Use It

We use your email to send the newsletter you signed up for and to reply to messages sent through our contact form. Forum posts are displayed publicly under the name you choose to share. We never sell your personal information to third parties, and we don't use your data for anything beyond running and improving this site.

3. Account & Authentication Data

If you create an account to post in the forum or access the editor panel, we store your email address and an encrypted password (or your Google account identifier, if you sign in that way) to keep your account secure and let you return without re-registering.

4. Data Sharing

We use trusted infrastructure providers to host our site, store uploaded media, and deliver emails. These providers process data only on our behalf and under confidentiality obligations — they never use your information for their own purposes.

5. Your Choices

You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the link in any email we send. You can delete your forum posts by contacting us, and you can request that we delete your account and associated data entirely by emailing us below.

6. Cookies

This site uses a small number of cookies to keep you signed in and remember your preferences. See our Cookie Policy for full details.

7. Contact Us

Questions about this policy or your data? Reach us at support@example.com.