Privacy Policy
Last updated 2 October 2026
1. Who we are
Grooves on the Tyne ("GOTT", "we", "us") operates this platform for North East artists, venues, event organisers and members. For any privacy question, contact us at hello@groovesonthetyne.com.
2. Information we collect
Account details (name, email, password), profile content you submit (bios, photos, links, media, events, offers), and limited technical data (such as your IP address and session cookies) needed to run the site securely.
3. How we use it
To provide your account and portal, publish the public profiles/events/offers you create, process subscriptions and memberships, prevent abuse, and keep the service secure. We rely on your consent, our contract with you, and our legitimate interests as appropriate.
We also keep simple usage statistics so we can see what is working: which profiles are viewed, what people search for and filter by, clicks on quote, booking and contact links, and how far people get through signing up. These hold no IP address and set no extra cookie. If you are signed in they are linked to your account; otherwise a visitor is identified only by a code that changes every day, so nobody can be followed from one day to the next. Visits from automated bots are not recorded. We keep these statistics for 13 months.
4. Payments
Card payments for the artist subscription and GOTT Discount? membership are handled by Stripe. We do not store your full card details; Stripe processes them under its own privacy terms.
5. Sharing & third parties
We share data only with service providers needed to run GOTT (e.g. hosting and Stripe), or where required by law. We do not sell your personal data.
6. Cookies
We use essential cookies for sign-in and security, and optional ones only for embedded media you allow. See our Cookie Policy for detail.
7. Your rights
You can access, correct or delete your data, and object to certain processing. Contact us to exercise these rights or to raise a concern with the ICO.