Privacy Policy

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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: November 3rd 2023

Introduction

Your privacy is super important to us. The StageMilk Privacy Policy describes what data we collect from you, the purpose for collecting the data in conjunction with the StageMilk blog and Services, how we share, process, and manage your Personal Data, and your rights associated with your data.

This Privacy Policy applies to www.stagemilk.com, www.stagemilkdramaschool.com, our Scene Club and other StageMilk products and features (together, “StageMilk”). It explains how we collect information from users, and how we use such information. Your use of StageMilk constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy.

What data is being collected?

We collect Personal Data that you voluntarily provide us, when you register for the StageMilk Newsletter, or sign up to StageMilk Drama School or one of our courses, memberships or products. Personal Data may contain your name, email, contact information, billing information, your location, as well as other information you provide to us.

StageMilk collects billing information when processing payment on www.StageMilkdramaschool.com, StageMilk Drama Club and StageMilk Online Acting Training via Teachable or Stripe/PayPal for our payment processing. We are not responsible for the privacy policies on Teachable or Stripe. You should be aware that the privacy policies of Teachable.com, PayPal.com and Stripe.com may differ from our own.

StageMilk collects and stores data about you when you use StageMilk’s commenting platform to communicate with us, and other users. We love hearing your feedback!

At times, you will be fully aware of information received, as you are the direct source providing it. For instance, you may comment on a blog post, reply to an email, provide an email address, complete a survey, or otherwise. Additionally, purchases necessarily involve collecting certain information, Paypal addresses, your physical address for billing and/or shipping, phone number, and so on. For some products we require credit card details. This process is managed by third parties, such as Stripe or Paypal, please refer to their privacy policy. Refusing to provide some of this information may lead to us being unable to provide you with the products or services you’ve requested.

Some of our content (www.stagemilkdramaschool.com, Scene Club) is protected by a username and password. Whether a username and password is generated by our website, or created by you, these will almost always be connected with some other information related to or connected with you. Usernames and passwords, are kept private and not disclosed with any third parties. We may access this information to help provide you with the products or services for which you have paid and signed up for.

Please contact us anytime via email if you would like to have your data removed or if you have any questions at all.

Cookies

StageMilk may place “cookies” on your computer when you visit a StageMilk website. We may use cookies to personalise your experience with us, and to gather usage data that will help to improve the quality of our site and services. There is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to deny, accept or delete cookies, depending on your location. You can contact us to request we remove any data we have on your browsing habits or stored data on you, excluding any information needed for legal reasons.

We also automatically collect certain information about your interaction with the Services (“Usage Data”). To do this, we may use cookies, pixels and similar technologies (“Cookies”). Usage Data may include information about how you access and use our Site and your account, including device information, browser information, information about your network connection, your IP address and other information regarding your interaction with the Services.

Cookie Policy

Cookies are a key means of improving user experience by allows us to customise your use of our website. Simple information is transferred to your computer to allow the content and experience to reflect your actions, preferences, and so on. Cookies are automatically enabled by default in locations where laws permit and in some locations, will require opting in. Please note that you are free to make adjustments in your web browser to disable these or otherwise receive notification of cookies so you can take whatever desired action you so choose. If you wish to disable cookies, please do so in your browser and clear your cookie history. You can also opt out of tracking at Google, Facebook and other third party services you may be using.

How StageMilk uses your data:

When you supply us with personal information, such as through the subscription process, the information is kept confidential and is not provided to third parties. If you provide StageMilk with personal information (such as your first name, and email address) through a pop-up on the website/s, you are added to our database of Actors from around the world! Your personal information is then held and used for the purpose for which the information is collected, which may include:

to send you updates about new posts on the blog, articles you might be interested in, events, our online courses, as well as general acting tips and advice.
to provide services to you, and to manage the services we provide you (i.e. StageMilk Drama School student correspondence)
for internal business operation reasons, including the gathering of statistics.
specific financial details are used solely to bill the user for the provision of services and products (i.e StageMilk Drama School, StageMilk Online Acting Training)
To target and measure the performance of advertisements displayed to our users directly by StageMilk or through third party advertising partners, on and off StageMilk.

Any information you supply us with, via email, Social Media or Blog comments will be kept confidential. Such information will not be disclosed, unless authorised by you or otherwise required by law.

Our goal is to simply provide you with the information, and the resources you might need to begin your acting career, take your acting career to the next level, and become a better actor.

If at any time you find our information not useful (highly unlikely) you may choose to unsubscribe and discontinue visiting our websites.

Links to other Websites

This Privacy Policy applies only to StageMilk. Our website may contain links to other websites that we may not own or operate. These links to other websites do not imply that StageMilk endorses or has reviewed these websites. The policies and procedures we describe here do not apply to these websites. We neither can control nor are responsible for the privacy practices or content of these websites. We suggest contacting these websites directly for information on their privacy policies.

Other Collection of Personal Information

When visiting our website, the IP address used to access our website may be logged along with the dates and times of access. This information is purely used to analyse trends, administer our website, track users movement, and gather broad demographic information for internal use such as statistical assessments and website improvement. Most importantly, any recorded IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Other information may be collected as well, which is rather typical of most websites. For instance, the source that referred you to our website is generally known. Likewise, your duration on our website. Other common data collected includes the type of operating system the computer you are using to access our website has. Similarly, the type of web browser is often noted. Again, this is common data collection, and helps ultimately produce a better end-user experience.

Your Rights

You have the right not to provide or withdraw consent from StageMilk collecting your data at any time – keep in mind this may affect our ability to provide you with the products and services we offer. You also may have the right to access the Personal Data that you provided StageMilk, and you may have the right to the erasure of Personal Data that we hold about you. You have the right to request StageMilk to stop sending you marketing communications and you may have the right to require StageMilk to correct any of your Personal Data.

And finally, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you feel the above conditions aren’t being met.

To make such requests regarding your personal data, please contact us if you have questions or wish to take any action with respect to information to which this Privacy Policy applies (see below for contact information).

Google Services including but not limited to Adwords, Adsense, Analytics

Google, as a third party advertisement vendor, may use cookies to serve ads on StageMilk websites. The use of DART cookies by Google enables them to serve adverts to visitors that are based on their visits to this website, including past visits, as well as other websites on the internet.

To opt out of the DART cookies you may visit the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following url https://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html. Tracking of users through the DART cookie mechanisms are subject to Google’s own privacy policies.

StageMilk also uses the Google Adwords network to sometimes show you adverts depending on certain pages you have visited on our websites. By using the website you agree to these remarketing services. You can opt out at any time by disabling Cookies.

We also use Google Analytics to track user behaviour to help understand how users are moving around the website, as well as for retargeting adverts on other Google services/websites and on their display network. Although we cannot link any user interactions to any individual user through Analytics. You can opt out of Analytics tracking at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/ .

Google may place cookies such as “Google Analytics cookie” or “Google advertising cookies” but not limited to these two cookies, to help get information on visitors, to later show them relevant adverts or information.

Meta Advertising and Tracking

Like most websites these days, StageMilk uses Facebook Pixels and Cookies to show you relevant advertising based on your browsing habits. For instance, if you view an article on monologues, you may later get adverts related to monologues on Facebook and their partner websites. Third party websites, like Facebook/Instagram/Threads and other Meta products may use cookies and other means to store your data and use to show you relevant advertising. You can opt out any time at https://www.facebook.com/help/247395082112892.

Changes To Our Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of November 3rd 2023. StageMilk reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. StageMilk does not undertake to provide you with personal notice of any changes. In the event of material changes, StageMilk will provide notice by means that are reasonable under the circumstances, such as by posting a notice on the website/s. Your continued use of StageMilk following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy means you accept those changes.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us: [email protected], we’re always happy to help.