At Waveinformer.com, we are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Statement outlines the types of personal information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your data.
Information We Collect:
- Personal Information:
- When you register as a Subscribing Member we collect your name and email address.
- When you register as an Academic or Pro Member we collect your name, address, and email address.
- We utilize the MemberPress WordPress plugin for managing memberships and recurring payments. The plugin relies on secure payment tokens or ids when creating and managing subscriptions. No Credit Card or other payment data is stored in our WordPress database with the exception of the last 4 digits and expiration date so reminders can be triggered when Credit Cards are expiring on automatically recurring subscriptions.
- We use Quiz Maker and Poll Maker WordPress plugins on the site to create user-interactive content. No personal information is stored or shared by these plugins. They may collect data to temporarily track user assessments or polling data for statistical purposes only. User names may be tracked to ensure polling data is accurate and responses are limited to one response per user.
- Analytical Data:
- We use analytic tools to gather non-personal information about the usage of our website, such as IP addresses, browser types, and pages visited. This helps us improve our content and user experience.
How We Use Your Information:
- Communication:
- We use your email address to send newsletters, updates, and relevant information about audio and music production and our website. You can opt-out of these communications by contacting us anytime.
- Analytics:
- Non-personal information collected through analytics tools is used to analyze website performance and improve our content.
Cookies and Data Retention:
- We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies, but this may impact certain features of the site. See the Cookies Settings Tab on the Home Page.
- If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
- If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
- If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
- For users who register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
- Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Embedded content from other websites
- Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
- These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Third-Party Services:
- We may use third-party services, such as social media plugins, which may collect information about your visit. Please review the privacy policies of these third-party services for details on how they handle your data.
Data Security:
- We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.
Media:
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Your Choices:
- You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in the emails you receive.
- You can configure your browser to reject cookies, but please be aware that this might affect your experience on our website.
Children’s Privacy:
- Our website is not directed at individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to this Privacy Statement:
- We reserve the right to update this Privacy Statement to reflect changes in our practices. The date of the last update will be prominently displayed.
Contact Us:
If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Statement, please contact us.
Thank you for trusting Waveinformer.com. We are dedicated to providing valuable content while respecting your privacy.
Waveinformer.com
MemberPress Data Collection and Privacy
1. What Data Does MemberPress.com Store About Users?
MemberPress data is stored locally on this website’s database. No personal information about MemberPress users is ever sent to MemberPress.com or our associated servers or providers.
2. What Data Does MemberPress Store on this website?
In order for MemberPress features to work appropriately, some personally identifiable information must be stored about members in order for customers to get the most out of the membership experience.
2.1 – Built-in Information Fields
MemberPress contains the following built-in information fields.
• Geo-Located country. (ONLY WHEN VAT IS ENABLED) Based on the user’s IP address – the IP is not stored by MemberPress but is sent to the MemberPress geo-locating service. The service compares the IP with a database of known IP locations. The IP is never shared or stored by this service. The service returns a 2 digit country code, and a 2 digit region code indicating the location of the user’s IP address which is used to autofill in the address fields on the signup forms.
If VAT Taxes are enabled then the following are also stored:
• VAT User Type (Consumer or Business)
• VAT Number (If Business Type)
2.2 – Custom Fields
MemberPress allows the site administrator to create Custom User Information Fields on the MemberPress -> Settings -> Fields tab. The website is responsible for knowing what fields have been created and the data those fields may contain about users.
2.3 – Events
MemberPress stores various log entries in the database when certain events occur which may contain the user’s IP Address. These events are listed below.
• Logins – User’s IP address and time of login are stored each time the user logs in. Removed in MemberPress 1.3.35+
• Subscription/Transaction Completion – When the user subscribes and successfully pays, their IP address may be stored with the Subscription or Transaction data. Removed in MemberPress 1.3.35+
2.4 – Payment Information
MemberPress does not store or process payment information locally. That information is securely transmitted to, and stored by the Payment Gateway itself. Some limited information about the Credit Cards may be stored. See the Payment Gateways section below for more information about this data.
2.5 – Add-ons & Integrations
MemberPress stores as little as possible about users with our integrations and add-ons. Please see the MemberPress Add-Ons & Integrations or 3rd Party Add-Ons & Integrations section’s below for more information about each add-on/integration.
3. Payment Gateways
As mentioned in section 2.4 above, MemberPress does not store payment information locally. That data is securely passed and processed/stored by Stripe.com, PayPal.com, or Authorize.net. Below is a breakdown of what data is stored locally in your WordPress database, and what data is transmitted to
the Payment Gateway.
3.1 – Offline Payment Gateway
Stored in WordPress Database
• Does not store any personal information in the WordPress Database
Sent to 3rd Party
• Does not send any personal information to 3rd parties
3.2 – PayPal Standard
Stored in WordPress Database
• Subscription Profile ID’s From PayPal (I-xxxxx… or S-xxxxx… numbers)
• Transaction numbers
• Full IPN Response data which may contain the buyer’s PayPal Email address or other personal information
provided by PayPal Removed in MemberPress 1.3.35+
• User’s IP Address Removed in MemberPress 1.3.35+
Sent to PayPal
• If VAT taxes are enabled and the buyer enters a valid VAT number, the VAT number is passed to PayPal as a
custom field
3.3 – PayPal Express Checkout
Stored in WordPress Database
• Subscription Profile ID’s From PayPal (I-xxxxx… or S-xxxxx… numbers)
• Transaction numbers
• Full IPN Response data which may contain the buyer’s PayPal Email address or other personal information
provided by PayPal Removed in MemberPress 1.3.35+
• User’s IP Address
Sent to PayPal
• The buyer’s WordPress email address is transmitted to PayPal
3.4 – Stripe
Stored in WordPress Database
• Stripe Customer Numbers (cus_xxxxx…)
• Stripe Subscription Numbers (sub_xxxxx…)
• Transaction charge numbers (ch_xxxxx… or py_xxxxx….)
• Full Webhook Response data for Subscriptions and Transactions Removed in MemberPress 1.3.35+
• User’s IP address is visible to Stripe
• Last 4 digits and expiration date of user’s Credit Card. This is used for Expiring Card Reminder Emails.
Sent to Stripe.com
• The buyer’s first and last name (If enabled in MemberPress Settings)
• The buyer’s WordPress email address
• Address (If enabled in MemberPress Settings)
• Full Credit Card Info – Number, CVC, Expiration Date
• If VAT taxes are enabled and the buyer enters a valid VAT number, the VAT number is passed to PayPal as a
custom field
• The buyer’s IP address
3.5 – Authorize.net
Stored in WordPress Database
• Subscription ID’s from ARB
• Transaction numbers
• Full Silent Post Response data Removed in MemberPress 1.3.35+
• User’s IP Address Removed in MemberPress 1.3.35+
• Last 4 digits and expiration date of user’s Credit Card. This is used for Expiring Card Reminder Emails.
Sent to Authorize.net
• The buyer’s WordPress email address
• First and Last names
• Address
• Full Credit Card Info – Number, CVC, Expiration Date
4 – Emails
MemberPress emails admin’s for various events that occur on the site.The email text bodies and/or subject lines may contain personally identifiable information about a member on your site. Examples of emails sent might be New Member Signup emails, Transaction or Subscription created emails, and Reminder emails.
5 – Cookies
MemberPress uses the following cookies (only if the mentioned features are being utilized), however neither cookie contains any personal information, nor can it be combined with other data to create a profile of an individual. Note: WordPress itself also uses cookies which you should be aware of and account for in your policies.
• mplk – If using the Custom URI Rules to protect a static file like a PDF, MemberPress creates a cookie temporarily to allow the authorized user to view the file without being redirected. This cookie contains a random alpha-numeric string of text and is removed after 5 seconds.
• mp3pi141592pw – If using the PayWall feature to allow visitors to see X number of free views before being blocked. Then this cookie is set in their browser and keeps a hashed count of the number of free views the user has made. This cookie is valid for 30 days.
6 – MemberPress Add-Ons & Integrations
MemberPress provides and maintains the following add-ons and integrations. The personal data transmitted to the 3rd party service for each are detailed below.
Active Campaign
• Email address
• IP Address
• Name
AWeber
• Email address
• IP Address
• Name
• WordPress User ID (integer)
Constant Contact
• Email address
• Name
ConvertKit
• Email address
• First Name
Drip
• Email address
• Name
MailChimp 3.0
• Email address
• Name
MailPoet
• The member’s email address
• Name
Mailster
• MemberPress does not provide information to Mailster, rather Mailster pulls the information it needs directly from the WordPress User’s database.
• Contact Mailster for more information on what (if any) personal data they store or process related to your Members
ChurnBuster
• MemberPress does not transmit any personal information to ChurnBuster as their service integrates directly with your Stripe.com account.
• Contact ChurnBuster support for more information on their Privacy Policies and GDPR compliance
bbPress
• MemberPress does not provide bbPress with any personal information. However, because bbPress is a WordPress plugin, it does process/use your member’s information.
• Contact bbPress support for more information concerning their Privacy Policies and GDPR compliance
blubbry Podcasting
• MemberPress does not provide blubbry with any personal information. However, because blubbry is a WordPress plugin, it does have access to process/use your members information.
• Contact blubbry support for more information concerning their Privacy Policies and GDPR compliance
HelpScout
• Does not transmit any personal information to HelpScout servers
• Does display personal information such as name, email, and subscription info in the HelpScout sidebar
• The above information can be viewed by authorized users of your HelpScout organization
Corporate Accounts
• Does not store any additional Personal Information not already mentioned in the MemberPress fields above
• Parent users can see name and email addresses of their Child users
Amazon AWS (S3)
• Does not send any personally identifiable information about your users to AWS. However, AWS will see your
member’s IP address and user-agent string.
• Contact AWS support for more information regarding their Privacy Policies and GDPR compliance measures
BuddyPress
• MemberPress does not provide BuddyPress with any personal information. However, because BuddyPress is a WordPress plugin, it does have access to process/use your members information.
• Contact BuddyPress support for more information concerning their Privacy Policies and GDPR compliance
Importer
• You or your Developer are responsible for knowing how the importer is being used, and what data is being imported via the CSV’s you create and upload.
• The user data being imported is most likely covered in section 2 above
WordPress User Roles
• Does not store or transmit any personal information
MemberPress Downloads
• IP Address is stored with each download and is visible to Admins on the downloads stats page
Math Captcha
• Does not store or process any personally identifiable information