UNHEARD WORSHIP • Policies

Privacy Policy & Disclosures

This Policy explains how Unheard Worship (“Company,” “we”) collects, uses, shares, and protects information in connection with our Site, production services, collaboration workflows, and fundraising initiatives.

Effective Date: February 2024

Location: Orange County, USA

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00. Overview What this Policy covers

This Policy applies when you visit the Site, submit content (demos, stems, lyrics), sign up to collaborate, or participate in fundraising related to Unheard Worship projects.

Anti-spam note: We do not publish direct email addresses on policy pages. Please use the steps on our Contact Page.

01. Privacy Framework Scope, collection, use, sharing

This section explains the categories of information we collect, how we use them to operate our Services, and how we protect your content.

1. Scope & Definitions Key terms used in this Policy

Scope: This Policy applies when you visit our site, submit content (stems, demos), sign up to collaborate, or participate in fundraising.

Personal Information

Data that identifies you (e.g., name, email).

Content

Audio, lyrics, metadata, and ideas submitted for production.

Admin

Authorized personnel who approve projects, access, and budgets.

Services

Site tools, intake forms, communications, and production/collaboration workflows.

2. Information We Collect Provided, automatic, and third-party

A) You Provide

Identity / contact data
Account / workflow data
Submission data (voice memos, stems)
Payment / tax data (when applicable)

B) Automatic

Device info (IP, browser)
Usage data
Cookies (as configured)

C) Third Parties

Payment processors, donation platforms, and collaboration tools (e.g., file hosting) may provide us with transactional or workflow-related information needed to operate services.

3. How We Use Information Operations, collaboration, fundraising

Operate Services: Intake, coordination, production delivery.
Manage Collaborations: Vetting, role assignment, tracking contributions.
Fundraising: Tracking funds, donor reporting, applying funds to projects.
Security: Fraud prevention and access control.

Machine learning: We do not use your Content to train public machine-learning models unless explicitly agreed in writing.

4. Sharing Information Providers, collaborators, legal

Service Providers

Hosting, analytics, payment processing, and other vendors necessary to run the Site and Services.

Collaborators

Role-based access only. We share the minimum necessary info (briefs, stems) with approved collaborators.

Legal

To comply with court orders or protect rights/safety, or as otherwise required by law.

No Sale: We do not sell personal information for money.

5–8. Security & Retention Confidentiality, safeguards, retention

Confidentiality: Your Content is confidential by default. We do not publicly post demos or stems without permission.

Security: We use administrative and technical safeguards. However, no system is 100% secure.

Retention: We retain data as long as necessary for production records, legal, and tax requirements.

9–11. User Rights & Regions Access, correction, deletion

Depending on your location (California/USA, EU, Brazil), you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal data, and to request information about how data is used.

To exercise privacy-related rights, use the steps on the Contact Page and select the privacy option (or mention “Privacy Request” in your message).

02. Production & Fundraising Disclosures How programs and payouts work

This section clarifies compensation intent, approval requirements, and how fundraising proceeds are applied to projects.

A. Fair Compensation Statement Revenue, approvals, compliance

When a production generates revenue, we intend to pay approved collaborators according to signed agreements.

No Automatic Entitlement: Participation alone does not guarantee payment unless written agreements state otherwise.
Approval Required: Only Admin-approved contributors are eligible.
Compliance: Tax forms may be required before payouts.

B. Fundraising & Studio Initiative Net funds, nonprofit partners, access

Net Funds: We use 100% of “Net Funds” (after fees/taxes) for the approved project.

Nonprofit Collaboration

Donations made to a partner 501(c)(3) are governed by that nonprofit’s rules. Donor intent supersedes this Policy.

Studio Access

If built, studio access may be offered at no charge under specific program rules. Timelines depend on funding and capacity.

C. Mission Clarifier Mission intent vs legal structures

Any “not for profit” language refers to our mission intent. It does not override legal entity structures, vendor costs, taxes, or operational needs. Specific financial arrangements are governed by written agreements.

✦ Contact Privacy questions or requests

For privacy questions, disclosures, or requests to access/correct/delete data, please contact Unheard Worship via the steps on the Contact page.

Contact: Unheard Worship Contact Page