PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Policy
Last updated February 13, 2026

Thank you for choosing to be part of our community (“we“, “us“, “our“). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy notice, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at mail(at)damiavandam(dot)com.

When you visit our website https://damianvandam.com (the “Website“), and more generally, use any of our services (the “Services“, which include the Website), we appreciate that you are trusting us with your personal information. We take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy notice, we seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are any terms in this privacy notice that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our Services immediately.

This privacy notice applies to all information collected through our Services (which, as described above, includes our Website), as well as, any related services, sales, marketing or events.

Please read this privacy notice carefully as it will help you understand what we do with the information that we collect.

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Personal information you disclose to us

In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Website, purchase or inquire about our Services (including music production services, coaching, mentoring, and digital products), subscribe to marketing communications, when you participate in activities on the Website or otherwise when you contact us.

The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Website, the choices you make and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:

Personal Information Provided by You. We may collect names; phone numbers; email addresses; mailing/billing addresses; job titles; contact preferences; data collected from surveys; usernames; passwords; contact or authentication data; information you provide when using our Services (e.g., business name, business email, business address, company website, etc.); information you provide in forms or messages; information in comments (if enabled); profile photo (if you upload one); and other similar information.

Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process your payment if you make purchases, such as your payment instrument identifier (e.g., tokenized card details) and billing information. All payment processing is handled by third-party payment processors. Depending on your chosen payment method, payments are processed by Stripe and/or PayPal. We do not store full payment card details on our servers. You may find their privacy notices on their respective websites.

Social Media Login Data (if applicable). We may provide you with the option to register with us using your existing social media account details. If you choose to do so, we receive certain profile information from the social media provider. Any personal information that we collect depends on your social media account’s privacy settings.

Information automatically collected

In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Website.

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the Website. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location (approximate, based on IP), information about how and when you use our Website and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Website, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

The information we collect automatically includes:

Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Website and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type and settings and information about your activity in the Website (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, purchases or checkout steps, clicks and other actions you take), device event information (such as system activity, error reports and hardware settings).

Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet or other device you use to access the Website. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, browser type, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system and system configuration information.

Location Data. We may collect location data such as information about your device’s location, which can be either precise or imprecise. In typical Website use, any location information is derived from IP address (approximate). You can opt out of allowing us to collect certain location-related information by managing cookie preferences and/or device settings. Note however, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the Services.

Information collected from other sources

In Short: We may collect limited data from public databases, marketing partners, social media platforms, and other outside sources.

In order to enhance our ability to provide relevant marketing, offers and services to you and update our records, we may obtain information about you from other sources, such as public databases, affiliate programs, data providers, social media platforms, as well as from other third parties. This information may include mailing addresses, job titles, email addresses, phone numbers, intent data (or user behavior data), Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, social media profiles, social media URLs and custom profiles, for purposes of targeted advertising and event promotion. Any personal information that we collect from your social media account depends on your social media account’s privacy settings.

2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We process your information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the fulfillment of our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations, and/or your consent.

We use personal information collected via our Website for a variety of business purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with our legal obligations. We indicate the specific processing grounds we rely on next to each purpose listed below.

We use the information we collect or receive:

To facilitate account creation and logon process. If you choose to link your account with us to a third-party account, we use the information allowed by you and the third party to facilitate account creation and logon process for the performance of the contract.
To manage user accounts. We may use your information for the purposes of managing your account and keeping it in working order.
To request feedback. We may use your information to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Services.
To post testimonials. We may post testimonials on our Website that may contain personal information. Prior to posting a testimonial, we will obtain your consent to use your name and the content of the testimonial. If you wish to update, or delete your testimonial, please contact us at mail(at)damiavandam(dot)com and be sure to include your name, testimonial location, and contact information.
To protect our Services. We may use your information as part of our efforts to keep our Services safe and secure (for example, for fraud monitoring and prevention).
To enforce our terms, conditions and policies for business purposes, to comply with legal and regulatory requirements or in connection with our contract.
To respond to legal requests and prevent harm. If we receive a subpoena or other legal request, we may need to inspect the data we hold to determine how to respond.
To fulfill and manage your orders. We may use your information to fulfill and manage your orders, payments, upgrades, cancellations, or refunds made through the Website or otherwise through our Services.
To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may use your information to provide you with the requested service (e.g., booking, delivery of digital products, access to coaching/mentoring).
To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may use your information to respond to your inquiries and solve potential issues.
To send you marketing and promotional communications. We and/or our third-party marketing partners may use the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences and applicable law. You can opt-out of our marketing emails at any time.
To send administrative information to you. We may use your personal information to send you product, service and feature information and/or information about changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
To deliver targeted advertising to you. We may use your information to develop and display personalized content and advertising (and work with third parties who do so) tailored to your interests and/or location and to measure its effectiveness, where required only after you provide consent.
For other business purposes. We may use your information for other business purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Website, Services, products, marketing and your experience. We may use and store this information in aggregated and anonymized form where possible.

3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?

In Short: We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations.

We may process or share your data that we hold based on the following legal basis:

Consent: We may process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal information for a specific purpose (e.g., marketing cookies, newsletter marketing, targeted advertising).
Legitimate Interests: We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests (e.g., security, fraud prevention, basic service analytics where lawful).
Performance of a Contract: Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may process your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract (e.g., delivering paid services/products).
Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.
Vital Interests: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations, suspected fraud, threats to safety, illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation.

More specifically, we may need to process your data or share your personal information in the following situations:

Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.
Vendors, Consultants and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information. Examples include: payment processing (Stripe, PayPal), email delivery and marketing, hosting services, customer service tools, and marketing/analytics providers. We may allow selected third parties to use tracking technology on the Website (e.g., via Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel and Meta Conversions API), only where required after you have provided consent via our cookie banner and settings. Unless described in this notice, we do not sell, rent or trade your information with third parties for their promotional purposes.
Business Partners. We may share your information with business partners to offer you certain products, services or promotions, where applicable and lawful.

4. WHO WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH?

In Short: We only share and disclose your information with the following categories of third parties.

We may share information with categories of third parties such as:

Ad Networks
Affiliate Marketing Programs
Cloud Computing Services
Communication & Collaboration Tools
Data Analytics Services
Data Storage Service Providers
Finance & Accounting Tools
Payment Processors (Stripe, PayPal)
Retargeting Platforms (e.g., Meta)
Sales & Marketing Tools (email marketing providers)
Social Networks
Testing Tools
User Account Registration & Authentication Services
Website Hosting Service Providers

If we have processed your data based on your consent and you wish to revoke your consent, please contact us using the contact details provided below and/or update your cookie preferences using the cookie settings on the Website.

5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information.

Tracking stack used on this Website (summary)

We use Google Tag Manager to manage tags and scripts. We may use marketing and measurement technologies such as Meta Pixel and Meta Conversions API (CAPI).

Important (EU/France): Where required by applicable law, analytics and marketing cookies/trackers are only activated after you provide explicit consent via our cookie banner/settings. You can withdraw or modify your consent at any time.

6. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?

In Short: If you choose to register or log in using a social media account, we may have access to certain information about you.

Our Website may offer the ability to register and login using your third-party social media account details. Where you choose to do this, we will receive certain profile information about you from your social media provider. The profile information we receive may vary depending on the provider concerned, but will often include your name, email address, friends list, profile picture as well as other information you choose to make public.

We will use the information we receive only for the purposes described in this privacy notice. Please note that we do not control, and are not responsible for, other uses of your personal information by your third-party social media provider. We recommend that you review their privacy notice to understand how they collect, use and share your personal information, and how you can set your privacy preferences.

7. IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?

In Short: We may transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your own.

We are based in France. However, some of our service providers and partners may process data outside the European Economic Area (EEA) (for example, in the United States). If you are located in the EEA/UK, such countries may not necessarily have data protection laws as comprehensive as those in your country.

When we transfer personal data outside the EEA/UK, we use appropriate safeguards to comply with applicable data protection laws. These safeguards may include:

Adequacy Decisions (where applicable)
Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
Supplementary measures where necessary

Further details can be provided upon request.

8. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements).

Typical retention examples:

Account and contract-related data: retained as needed for contract performance and legal obligations
Billing and invoicing data: retained as required by applicable law
Marketing data: retained until you withdraw consent/unsubscribe
Technical logs: retained for a limited period for security and troubleshooting

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will delete or anonymize it, or if this is not possible (e.g., backups), securely store it and isolate it until deletion is possible.

9. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, no electronic transmission over the Internet or storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

10. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.

We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18. By using the Website, you represent that you are at least 18, or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor’s use of the Website. If we learn that personal information from users under 18 has been collected, we will take reasonable measures to delete such data. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under 18, please contact us at mail(at)damiavandam(dot)com.

11. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: In some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom (UK), you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information.

In some regions (like the EEA/UK/Switzerland), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right:
(i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information,
(ii) to request rectification or erasure,
(iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information,
(iv) to data portability, and
(v) to object to processing in certain circumstances.

If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.

If you are located in France/EEA and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you have the right to complain to the French supervisory authority (CNIL) or your local supervisory authority.

If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email us at mail(at)damiavandam(dot)com.

Account Information

If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can:

Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, we may retain some information as required to comply with legal obligations, prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with investigations, and enforce our Terms.

Cookies and similar technologies

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to remove or reject cookies. If you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Website. You can also manage non-essential cookie preferences using our cookie settings on the Website.

Opting out of email marketing

You can unsubscribe from our marketing email list at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails we send or by contacting us at mail(at)damiavandam(dot)com. You will then be removed from the marketing email list — however, we may still communicate with you for service-related purposes (e.g., to deliver purchased Services or to respond to support requests).

12. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals. If a standard is adopted in the future that we must follow, we will inform you in a revised version of this notice.

13. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?

In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Last updated” date and will be effective as soon as it is accessible. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently.

14. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may contact us by email at mail(at)damiavandam(dot)com.

Data Controller:
Valentin Damjantschitsch (Brand: Damian van Dam)
22 Rue Edouard Branly
69500 Bron
France

15. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it in some circumstances. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please contact us at mail(at)damiavandam(dot)com.