Privacy Policy & Legal Terms

Effective Date: April 12, 2026

Website Address: https://blastmusicoalition.com

1. Who We Are

Blast Music Coalition is a digital publication dedicated to music news, interviews, and reviews. Our website address is: https://blastmusicoalition.com. For legal or privacy inquiries, please contact us at dpfinley@blastmusicoalition.com

2. Intellectual Property & Copyright

Ownership of Content All original reviews, interviews, articles, and original photography published on this site are the property of Blast Music Coalition and its contributors. Unauthorized use, reproduction, or distribution of this material without express written permission is strictly prohibited.

Third-Party Media & Fair Use This website features editorial music coverage. We utilize promotional images provided by record labels and artists, as well as licensed stock photography. All band names, logos, and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners and are used here for editorial and review purposes under Fair Use guidelines.

DMCA / Copyright Infringement (Takedown Policy) We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material on this site infringes upon a copyright you own or control, please notify us immediately at rjd1983@blastmusicoalition.com. Upon receipt of a valid, documented notice, we will act expeditiously to remove the infringing material.

3. Media & Comments

Comments When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection. An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it (Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/).

Media Uploads 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.

4. Cookies

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience. These last for one year.
  • Login: If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This is discarded when you close your browser.
  • Authentication: When you log in, we set up several cookies to save your login info (2 days) and screen display choices (1 year). If you select “Remember Me”, your login persists for two weeks.
  • Publishing: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved indicating the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos from YouTube, images, 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, and monitor your interaction with that content.

6. Data Retention & Rights

Who we share your data with: We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties, except for automated spam detection services.

How long we retain your data: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username).

Your Rights: If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you or request that we erase any personal data. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.