Holden Garcia Music values your privacy and believes transparency matters. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected through this website, how information is used, and the choices available regarding your information.
By using this website, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
Who We Are
Holden Garcia Music is a website focused on supporting the people behind the music through articles, podcasts, interviews, resources, and shared experiences related to helping musicians pursue their creative goals.
Website: holdengarciamusic.com
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with 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 your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Holden Garcia Music may use cookies and similar technologies to improve website functionality, support embedded content, remember user preferences, analyze traffic, measure website performance, and enhance the user experience. Some analytics tools may measure website activity without placing cookies.
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 you do not have to re-enter your details when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine whether 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 several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. 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.
Analytics and Website Measurement
Holden Garcia Music uses analytics tools to understand website traffic, page views, and how visitors interact with the site. This helps us improve our content, website performance, and user experience.
Holden Garcia Music uses Google Analytics. Google Analytics may collect first-party cookies, device and browser information, on-site activity, and IP address information when collecting data, though Google states that Google Analytics does not log or store IP addresses. Google Analytics reports website usage statistics without personally identifying individual visitors.
Holden Garcia Music also uses Metricool to understand website traffic and general website activity. Metricool provides anonymous, aggregated information such as visits and pages viewed. Metricool’s website tracker does not place cookies, does not store information on a visitor’s device, does not assign unique visitor identifiers, and does not store visitor IP addresses.
Holden Garcia Music may also use other third-party analytics, performance, or marketing tools in the future. These services may collect information such as browser type, device information, pages visited, interactions with the website, and similar usage data. Some services may use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Email Communications
If you subscribe to a newsletter, mailing list, or other email communications from Holden Garcia Music, we may collect your name, email address, and related subscription information.
We use this information to send updates, news, content, and other communications you have requested. You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles and pages on this site may include embedded content from third-party platforms, such as videos, podcasts, images, and social media posts. Embedded content behaves as if the visitor had accessed the third-party website directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Holden Garcia Music does not sell personal information to third parties.
How Long Do We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This lets us automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments, rather than holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who 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 for their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Holden Garcia Music may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact Holden Garcia Music through the contact page on this website.
Last Updated: July 2026