Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how the official website of the band The Munchies collects, uses, and protects the personal information of its visitors, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable law.

Responsible Party

The data controller for the personal information collected on this website is:

The Munchies

Email: themunchiesfamily@gmail.com

Visitors can contact the data controller for any questions regarding their personal data or to exercise their rights under applicable privacy laws.

Personal Data Collected

On this website, we collect the following personal information:

1. **Contact Form:** When you fill out our Contact Form 7, we collect your name, email address, and message. These data are used solely to respond to your inquiry.

2. **Embedded Videos:** When you watch embedded YouTube videos, your interaction with the video may be recorded by Google/YouTube. This may include your IP address, device type, browser, and interaction with the video. These data are governed by YouTube’s privacy policies.

3. **Fonts:** This website uses Google Fonts via Elementor. Google may process information about your device to provide the fonts correctly.

Purpose of Data Collection

The personal data collected on this website is used for the following purposes:

– **Responding to inquiries:** Information submitted through the Contact Form is used solely to reply to your messages and provide support.
– **Displaying embedded content:** Data related to YouTube video interactions are used to display content correctly and are subject to YouTube’s privacy policies.
– **Website functionality:** Google Fonts are used to ensure consistent and correct display of text across devices and browsers.

Legal Basis for Processing

The legal grounds for processing personal data on this website are as follows:

– **Consent:** By submitting the Contact Form, you provide explicit consent for the collection and use of your personal data to respond to your inquiry.
– **Legitimate Interest / Consent for Embedded Content:** Watching embedded YouTube videos implies your consent to the collection of technical data (such as IP address and browser information) as required by YouTube to display the content correctly.

Data Sharing / Third Parties

The personal data collected on this website is not sold or shared with third parties for commercial purposes. However, the following exceptions apply:

– **Contact Form 7 submissions:** Your data is sent directly to the email address themunchiesfamily@gmail.com for the purpose of responding to your inquiry.
– **Embedded YouTube videos:** YouTube/Google may collect technical information such as IP address, device type, browser, and interactions with the video. This data is subject to YouTube’s privacy policies.

The website is not responsible for the data practices of third-party services. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies for more information.

Data Retention

The personal data collected on this website is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected:

– **Contact Form submissions:** Data is stored until your inquiry has been fully addressed or as required for support purposes.
– **Cookies and embedded content:** Data collected by YouTube or through Google Fonts is stored according to their respective policies.

User Rights

As a user of this website, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

– **Access:** You can request access to the personal data we hold about you.
– **Correction:** You can request that any inaccurate or incomplete data be corrected.
– **Deletion:** You can request that your personal data be erased, where applicable.
– **Consent Withdrawal:** You can withdraw your consent at any time.
– **Objection:** You can object to the processing of your personal data.
– **Data Portability:** You can request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at:
📩 **themunchiesfamily@gmail.com**

Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the personal data collected on this website against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration.

These measures include:

– Secure transmission of form data via SSL/TLS encryption.
– Restriction of access to personal data to authorized personnel only.
– Regular backups of website data.
– Use of security plugins to protect the website from unauthorized access and malware.

Cookies and Third-Party Services

This website uses cookies and third-party services to enhance user experience and provide embedded content. Details are as follows:

– **Embedded YouTube Videos:** Videos may set cookies to track video interactions, improve functionality, and display personalized content. These cookies are set by YouTube/Google and are subject to their privacy policies.
– **Google Fonts:** Fonts are loaded from Google servers, which may collect information about your device to provide the fonts correctly.
– **Cookies:** This website may use necessary cookies to ensure proper website functionality. No tracking cookies are used unless you explicitly consent in the future via a cookie consent plugin.

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings or via the cookie consent banner if installed.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

The Munchies may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect and use personal data. The date of the last update will be indicated at the top of this page.