Privacy Policy
This policy explains how we handle information when you use our site.
Data We Collect
- Usage data: pages viewed, device/browser type, approximate location, and events like button clicks.
- Cookies: used for preferences, analytics, and ad personalization where permitted.
Ads & Third‑Party Cookies
Third‑party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of some third‑party vendors’ uses of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting AboutAds.
Your Choices
- Consent banner (EEA/UK): set or change cookie/ads preferences.
- Browser controls: block or delete cookies in your browser.
Contact
Email: everydayroyalties@gmail.com
Updated Oct 01, 2025
What This Covers
This Privacy Policy explains what we collect when you use the site and how we use it to keep the experience fast and relevant.
Information We Collect
- Usage data: pages viewed, device/browser type, referrals, and general location.
- Cookies & similar tech: preferences, analytics, and ad personalization where permitted.
- Contact messages: anything you email to us (stored only to handle your request).
Third‑Party Ads & Cookies (AdSense)
Third‑party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
Opt out of personalized advertising at Google’s Ads Settings. Or visit AboutAds to opt out of some third‑party vendors.
Your Controls
- Change consent via the banner (EEA/UK) whenever you like.
- Use your browser to block or clear cookies.
- Contact us to ask questions or request changes.
Retention & Security
We keep analytics data only as long as needed to operate and improve the site and use reasonable safeguards to protect it.
Contact
Email: everydayroyalties@gmail.com
Updated Oct 01, 2025
How we think about privacy in music discovery
Finding new R&B can feel personal—what you listen to can reveal what you’re going through. That’s why this site is designed to feel like a quiet reference corner, not a data‑harvesting machine.
- We focus on static guides instead of log‑in walls, comment sections, or follower counts.
- We avoid asking for sensitive details just to let you click around and try artists.
- When we look at traffic patterns, we care about broad trends (which pages help most), not individual identities.
- Any third‑party embed or link is chosen for usefulness first, not aggressive tracking.
Our philosophy: you should be able to explore vulnerable, emotional music without feeling like your listening journey is being turned into a profile.
Third-party platforms and recommendation links
This site often points you toward streaming platforms, social accounts, or interviews so you can go deeper with an artist.
- Those platforms have their own privacy and tracking policies that are separate from this guide.
- We aim to link to official artist channels or reputable outlets rather than random re-uploads.
- When possible, we avoid embedding heavy widgets that track you across sites just to show a simple player.
- If a link ever feels off or broken, you can always search the artist directly in your platform of choice.
We want the recommendation journey to feel intentional and transparent—not like a maze of hidden scripts.
If you choose to email or contact us
Most visitors simply browse and leave, which is perfectly fine. If you do decide to reach out, here's how we think about those messages.
- Emails are used for responding to your note and improving the guide, not for unrelated marketing blasts.
- We encourage you not to include highly sensitive personal details about your life in music-related feedback.
- If you share a story about how a song helped you, we treat it as personal and private unless you explicitly say we can quote it.
- If you ever want a message removed from internal records, you can follow up and ask; we'll do our best to honor that.
The heart of the policy is simple: music is personal, and your inbox shouldn't be a liability for liking vulnerable songs.
How we think about simple analytics and traffic data
To keep this guide useful, we look at basic patterns in how people move through the site—but we try to keep it lightweight.
- We look at which pages are visited most, not at who you are as an individual.
- Traffic spikes help us understand which topics might deserve deeper follow-up articles.
- We avoid tying page views to sensitive personal identifiers whenever possible.
- If analytics tools ever change in a way that feels too invasive, we'd rather scale them back than chase numbers.
The goal is to quietly improve the experience, not to build detailed profiles of listeners.
Cookies, settings, and your control
Different browsers and devices give you tools to manage how much information sites can store.
- You can usually clear cookies or browsing data in your settings if you want a fresh start.
- Most modern browsers let you limit cross-site tracking or use stricter privacy modes.
- If you prefer not to have a customized experience, you can visit in private or incognito windows.
- Whatever options you choose on your side, this guide is meant to stay usable without demanding extra data.
We see privacy as a partnership between your device settings and our design choices.
Staying aware of third‑party policy changes
The wider internet is always changing, and the tools around this guide change with it.
- Streaming platforms, analytics providers, and browsers regularly update their own privacy approaches.
- We periodically review those changes to see whether any adjustments are needed on this site.
- If a third‑party tool ever conflicted with the spirit of this policy, we'd reevaluate using it.
- When in doubt, we lean toward simpler, lighter integrations instead of maximally detailed tracking.
The goal is to keep the ecosystem around the guide as calm and respectful as the music itself.
Emotional safety alongside data privacy
Because this guide deals with vulnerable music and themes, privacy isn't just about cookies and logs.
- We try not to pair your visits with assumptions about what you're going through in your personal life.
- We avoid tools that would tempt us to zoom in on individuals instead of broad patterns.
- Any examples we mention are either anonymized, generalized, or shared with clear permission.
- The goal is for you to feel like you can browse, absorb, and leave without feeling watched.
That emotional breathing room matters when the subject is music people use to get through hard things.