Privacy Policy

This site is owned and operated by Publisher & Senior Editor Jeff O'Kelley.  Please note that we do not pass personally identifiable information of our users to anyone outside of our publication.  We take your privacy very seriously. Because of this we want to provide you with explicit information on how we collect, gather, and identify information during your visit to our site. This information may be expanded or updated as we change or develop our site. For this reason, we recommend that you review this policy from time-to-time to see if anything has changed. Your continued use of our site signifies your acceptance of our privacy policy.

refers to information that tells us specifically who you are, such as your name, phone number, email or postal address. In many cases we need this information to provide the personalized or enhanced service that you have requested.  The amount of Personally Identifiable Information that you choose to disclose to this publication is completely up to you. The only way we know something about you personally is if you provide it to us in conjunction with one of our services.

We collect information on our users in two ways: by your voluntary submissions (for instance, if you sign up for one of our email newsletters) and/or surveys and sweepstakes and/or contest entries.

In our effort to provide personalization and opportunities for prizes and services, we may at times ask you to submit information such as your name or email address, or to share your interests and hobbies with us. You never have to answer these questions, and you can decline this exchange of information on any site on the Internet - not just ours - at any time. However, if you should choose to withhold requested information, we may not be able to provide you with some of the services dependent upon the collection of this information, such as a personalized stock portfolio, a sweepstakes entry, or the purchase and shipment of products and prizes to people who visit our network.

The information we collect is used in a variety of ways: for internal review; to improve the content of the site, thus making your user experience more valuable; to notify you about updates to the service; and to let you know about products and services in which you may be interested.

If you have provided us your email address, we periodically send promotional emails to our subscribers about services offered by this publication and its partners. If you do not wish to receive email information from us, please let us know by emailing us at: remove@indiebandguide.com.

From time to time we share this information with other reputable organizations for marketing purposes or the information is used by this publication to contact consumers for its own marketing endeavors. As a valued consumer, we offer you the opportunity to "opt out", or request not to accept these marketing opportunities. If at any time you change your mind and do not want us to share your email address or home address with other companies and/or organizations, or would simply like to be removed from the list, please let us know by emailing us at: removeme@indiebandguide.com.

From time-to-time The Indie Band Guide, along with other reputable companies, provides sweepstakes and other contests for the enjoyment of our users. By participating in the contest or sweepstakes and answering any and all questions, the user understands that The Indie Band Guide and/or the involved company(s) may use the information obtained for marketing purposes. Children under 18 may not participate in any sweepstakes or contest promoted by this publication.

We are committed to the safety of our children. Children under 18 may not participate in any sweepstakes or contests on this site. Also, we encourage children under the age of 18 to ask a parent for permission before providing or sending any information to anyone online.

By using our Web site, you consent to the collection and use of the information described in this Privacy Policy by The Indie Band Guide. Once again, if you do not wish us to share this information with other reputable companies that we think you might be interested in, please let us know by emailing us at removeme@indiebandguide.com.

We welcome your questions and/or comments. Please send all queries to webmaster@indiebandguide.com.