Elevated experiences celebrating the culture through dance and rhythm
Elevated experiences celebrating the culture through dance and rhythm
Effective Date: May 8, 2026
Last Updated: May 8, 2026
Welcome to Afrobeat San Diego (“ASD,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website afrobeatsandiego.com (the “Website”), purchase tickets to our events, subscribe to our newsletter, or otherwise interact with us.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Website.
Account Information: When you create an account, we collect:
Event Ticket Purchase Information: When you purchase tickets, we collect:
Merchandise Purchase Information: When you purchase merchandise, we collect:
Newsletter Subscription: When you subscribe to “The Drop” (our newsletter), we collect:
Communications: When you contact us, we collect:
User Content: When you post comments, reviews, or other content on the Website, we collect:
Website Usage Information: We automatically collect certain information when you visit the Website:
Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing behavior. See our Cookie Policy for more details.
Location Data: We may collect general location information (city/country level) based on your IP address to:
Analytics Data: We use third-party analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to collect:
Social Media: If you interact with us on social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, TikTok), we may collect:
Payment Processors: We receive confirmation of successful payments and transaction IDs from our payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal, Paystack) but do not store your full credit card information.
Event Partners: If you attend events co-hosted with partners, we may receive attendance confirmation and limited personal information from those partners.
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following circumstances:
We share information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf:
These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and may only use it for the specific services they provide to us.
If you purchase tickets to events, we may share necessary information with:
If you interact with our social media content, your information may be shared with and governed by the privacy policies of those platforms:
If Afrobeat San Diego is involved in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to:
We may share your information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and store information about your use of the Website. For detailed information about our use of cookies, please see our separate Cookie Policy.
Our Website embeds Spotify playlists and widgets. When you interact with Spotify content, Spotify may collect information about you in accordance with their privacy policy. We do not control Spotify’s data practices.
Our Website includes social media sharing buttons and widgets. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting, and may set a cookie. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policies of the respective social media companies.
We use third-party payment processors to process payments. Your payment information is collected and processed directly by these processors and is not stored on our servers. These processors are PCI-DSS compliant and maintain industry-standard security measures.
We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about your use of the Website. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Retention Periods:
After the retention period, we will delete or anonymize your personal information.
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you and to receive a copy of your data in a portable format.
You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information about you.
You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions (e.g., legal obligations, fraud prevention).
You have the right to opt out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by:
You have the right to object to certain types of processing of your personal information, including processing for direct marketing purposes.
You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Where we rely on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@afrobeatsandiego.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):
You have the right to request information about:
You have the right to request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
We do not sell your personal information as defined by the CCPA.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.
You may designate an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf. We may require proof of authorization.
California residents may request information about personal information we disclose to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us at hello@afrobeatsandiego.com.
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
We process your personal information based on:
Your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, which may not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe we have violated your privacy rights.
The Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at hello@afrobeatsandiego.com, and we will delete such information.
For users between 13 and 18 years of age, we require parental or guardian consent before creating an account or making purchases.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal information, to the United States and process it there.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or for other reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by:
Your continued use of the Website after any changes indicates your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
Some web browsers have a “Do Not Track” feature. Currently, we do not respond to “Do Not Track” signals because there is no industry standard for how to interpret and respond to such signals.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Afrobeat San Diego
Email: hello@afrobeatsandiego.com
Website: https://afrobeatsandiego.com/contact-us
Address: San Diego, California, USA
For privacy-specific inquiries:
Email: privacy@afrobeatsandiego.com
We will respond to all requests, inquiries, or concerns within 30 days.
By using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to this Privacy Policy.
Suggested text: Our website address is: http://afrobeatsandiego.com.
Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Suggested text: 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.
Suggested text: 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.
Suggested text: 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.
Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Suggested text: 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 that register on our website (if any), 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.
Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.