Privacy Policy

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections promotes the preservation and study of sound recordings—in all formats and from all periods and genres—by providing opportunities and resources that connect private collectors, researchers, and audio professionals. 

ARSC is committed to safeguarding the privacy and personal information of members. This privacy policy applies to collection of information, including information collected on our website. By submitting your information to ARSC, you consent to the terms and conditions of the policy and to our processing personal information for the purposes stated below.

Personal Information

“Personal Information” is information that identifies you personally. Personal information collected may include name, address, telephone number and e-mail address, giving information, information on events attended, publications received and special requests for information.

• When you contact us with a question via email, in person, by phone or email, we may then collect your name, address and email in order to respond to that question.
• We may collect your name, email address and other contact information if you register for an event.
• We may collect your name, email address, telephone number and payment information when you make a contribution, either on our website or by mailing in a check.
• Additional information about members' collections, collecting interests, research interests, publications, etc. may be voluntary submitted by members as part of member profiles on the ARSC website that are viewable only to members who are logged into the website.

The above list provides a sample of personal information that may be collected. From time to time, we may collect personal information from you in ways not described above.

Use and Disclosure of Personal Information

• We will not sell, trade, or share your personal information with anyone else, with the following exception: ARSC occasionally license its mailing list for one-time use for mailings from recorded sound related organizations or businesses
• We will not send you mailings on behalf of other organizations.
• We will collect payment information, billing address and other information necessary to process a payment.
• We will use your information to comply with the law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to conform to the requirements of law or comply with legal process served on us, protect and defend our rights or act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of others.
• We will use the personal information to protect against potential fraud. If you use a credit or debit card on the website, we may use card authorization and fraud screening services to verify that your card information and address matches the information that you supplied to us and that the card being used has not been reported lost or stolen.

You have the right to review information that we have collected about you. To review that information please contact the Executive Director.