Privacy Policy — Sade Blaq Music Foundation

1. Who we are

Sade Blaq Music Foundation ("we", "our", "us") is a registered non-profit organisation working with artists from Ibadan, Lagos and the wider diaspora. We fund Black musicians, composers and the communities that grow them. This policy explains how we handle your personal information when you use our website, subscribe to updates, apply to our programmes or support our work.

2. Information we collect

We collect only the information we need to do our work, in two ways:

Information you give us. When you subscribe to our updates, make a donation, apply to a programme, register for an event or contact us, we may collect your name, email address, and any details you provide in your message or application.
Information collected automatically. When you visit the site we may collect limited technical information (such as browser type, device, and how you use the site) to understand and improve the experience. We use local storage for site preferences — see our Cookie Policy.

3. How we use your information

To respond to your enquiries and applications.
To process donations and issue receipts where applicable.
To send newsletters and updates you have asked to receive.
To organise and improve our events and programmes.
To keep our website secure and functioning.
To meet legal and regulatory obligations.

We do not use your personal information for automated decision-making that produces legal effects.

4. Legal basis for processing

Where applicable data-protection law applies, we process personal information on one or more of the following bases: your consent (for example, to receive newsletters, which you can withdraw at any time); the performance of a contract or steps you ask us to take before entering a contract; our legitimate interests in running an effective non-profit; and compliance with our legal obligations.

5. Sharing your information

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information. We share it only with service providers who process it on our behalf — for example, payment processors for donations, email or newsletter services, and website analytics — and only to the extent needed to provide those services. We may also disclose information where required by law or to protect the rights and safety of our organisation, our community and others.

6. How long we keep it

We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this policy, or as required by law (for example, financial records relating to donations). When information is no longer needed, we delete or anonymise it.

7. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

Access the personal information we hold about you.
Ask us to correct or update it.
Ask us to delete it.
Object to or restrict certain processing.
Ask for a copy of your data in a portable form.
Withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details below. We respond within a reasonable period.

8. Cookies & local storage

We use browser local storage to remember a small number of preferences, such as whether interface sounds are on and whether you prefer reduced motion. We do not use third-party advertising cookies. See our Cookie Policy for full details and how to manage these.

9. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against loss, misuse and unauthorised access. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Children

Our site and programmes are not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be highlighted on this page, and the "Last updated" date above will be revised.

12. Contact us

Questions about this policy or your personal information can be sent to us via the Contact section of the site, or by email to hello@sadeblaqmusicfoundation.com.