Privacy Policy

ChadHugo.com

Effective Date: August 17, 2026

Last Updated: August 17, 2026

Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how ChadHugo.com ("the Site," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit the Site. ChadHugo.com is the official website of Chad Hugo and features music releases, discography information, studio content, resources, and related material.

By using the Site, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide Voluntarily

Email address (newsletter and mailing list). If you sign up for our mailing list, we collect the email address you submit, along with any name or other details you choose to provide. We use this to send you news about music releases, projects, events, merchandise, and other updates.

Messages you send us. If you contact us by email or through a form on the Site, we receive the contents of your message and any contact information you include.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Site, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical information, including:

IP address and general location derived from it (such as city or region)
Browser type and version, operating system, and device type
Pages you view, links you click, and time spent on pages
The website or source that referred you to the Site
Date and time of your visit

Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Site may use cookies and similar technologies for essential functionality, to remember your preferences, and to understand how visitors use the Site. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.

Most browsers let you refuse or delete cookies through their settings. Disabling cookies may cause parts of the Site to work incorrectly. Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" signal; the Site does not currently respond to these signals in a uniform way.

Information We Do Not Collect

We do not knowingly collect Social Security numbers, government ID numbers, precise geolocation, biometric data, or health information. We do not process payments directly on the Site. If the Site links you to a third-party store, ticketing platform, or streaming service, any payment or account information you provide there is handled under that company's own privacy policy, not this one.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Operate, maintain, and improve the Site
Send newsletters and announcements you have signed up to receive
Respond to your questions and messages
Understand traffic patterns and how visitors use the Site
Protect the Site against fraud, abuse, spam, and security threats
Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Service

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.

How We Share Your Information

We share information only in these circumstances:

Service providers. We may use third-party vendors to help run the Site and our mailing list, for example, web hosting providers, email marketing platforms, and analytics services. These providers may process your information on our behalf and are expected to keep it confidential and use it only to provide their services to us.

Legal requirements. We may disclose information if required by law, subpoena, court order, or other legal process, or if we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others, or to investigate fraud or respond to a government request.

Business transfers. If the Site or its assets are transferred to another party, information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

With your direction. We may share information when you ask us to or otherwise consent.

Third-Party Links and Embedded Content

The Site contains links to and embedded content from third-party platforms, including music streaming services, video platforms, social media, and online stores. When you interact with embedded content or follow a link, that third party may collect information about you under its own privacy policy. We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. We encourage you to review their policies.

Data Retention

We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described in this Policy or as required by law. Mailing list information is retained until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it. Automatically collected technical and analytics data is typically retained on a shorter, rolling basis.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect the information we collect against loss, misuse, and unauthorized access. However, no website or method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Data Security

Unsubscribe. Every marketing email includes an unsubscribe link. You can also email us to be removed from the mailing list. We may still contact you about administrative or legal matters where permitted

Access, correction, and deletion. You may ask us to access, correct, or delete the personal information we hold about you. Contact us using the information below.

Browser controls. You can manage cookies and tracking through your browser settings.

Notice to California Residents

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act ("CCPA/CPRA"), gives you the following rights:

Right to know. Request the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources, our purposes for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
Right to delete. Request deletion of personal information we collected from you, subject to legal exceptions.
Right to correct. Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
Right to opt out of sale or sharing. We do not sell personal information or share it for crosscontext behavioral advertising, so there is nothing to opt out of. If this changes, we will update this Policy and provide the required opt-out mechanism.
Right to limit use of sensitive personal information. We do not collect sensitive personal information as defined by the CCPA.
Right to non-discrimination. We will not deny you services, charge you different prices, or provide a different level of quality because you exercised these rights.

Categories of personal information collected in the past 12 months: identifiers (such as email address and IP address), internet or electronic network activity information (such as browsing activity on the Site), and commercial information limited to your mailing list preferences.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the information in the Contact section. We will verify your request by asking you to confirm details we already hold, such as the email address associated with your mailing list subscription. You may use an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf, with written proof of authorization.

Other State Privacy Rights

Residents of Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and other states with comprehensive privacy laws may have similar rights to access, correct, delete, and obtain a copy of their personal information, and to opt out of targeted advertising and the sale of personal data. We honor these requests on the same basis described above. If we deny your request and you are a Virginia resident, you may appeal by replying to our response.

Children's Privacy

The Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

Users Outside the United States

The Site is operated in the United States. If you access the Site from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States, where privacy laws may differ from those in your country.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last Updated" date above. Material changes will be highlighted on the Site. Your continued use of the Site after changes take effect means you accept the updated Policy

Questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal information:

Email: privacy@chadhugo.com

We will respond to privacy rights requests within the timeframes required by applicable law, generally within 45 days