Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 6, 2026 · Last Updated: September 6, 2026

MatthewArdenFoss.com (“Website,” “I,” “me,” or “my”) respects the privacy of visitors and users of the Website. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information may be collected through the Website, how that information is collected and used, the third-party services involved in operating the Website, and the choices available to you regarding your personal information.

By using the Website, submitting information through its forms, subscribing to the newsletter, or purchasing a score or other product, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information I Collect

The information collected depends on how you interact with the Website.

Contact Form
If you contact me through a contact form on the Website, I may collect:

Your name;
Your email address; and
The contents of the message and any other information you choose to provide.

Newsletter Signup
If you subscribe to my newsletter or mailing list, I collect your email address and any other information you voluntarily provide through the signup form.

Score Purchases and Payments
When you purchase a musical score or other item through the Website, information associated with the transaction may include:

Your email address;
Information necessary to identify and fulfill your order;
Transaction and order information; and
Billing or payment-related information necessary to process the transaction.

Payments are processed through PayPal. Depending on the payment method you select through PayPal, PayPal may collect additional information from you, including payment-card, bank-account, billing, or other financial information.

Sensitive payment credentials provided directly to PayPal, such as complete credit card numbers or bank-account information, are processed by PayPal and are not intended to be stored directly by MatthewArdenFoss.com.

Your email address and relevant order information may also be separately processed and stored through the Website and its service providers so that your purchased score can be delivered to you and an appropriate order record can be maintained.

Automatically Collected Information
The Website uses Google Analytics, which may automatically collect information about how visitors use the Website.

This information may include information such as:

Pages viewed;
Approximate geographic information;
Device and browser information;
Referring websites or sources;
Time spent on pages;
Interactions with the Website; and
Other usage and technical information.

Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect this information.

2. How Information Is Collected

Personal information may be collected in two primary ways.

First, information is collected directly from you when you:

Submit a contact form;
Subscribe to the newsletter;
Purchase a score;
Complete the checkout process; or
Otherwise voluntarily provide information through the Website.

Second, certain technical and usage information may be collected automatically through cookies and analytics technologies, including Google Analytics.

3. How I Use Your Information

Information collected through the Website is used for legitimate purposes associated with operating the Website and communicating with visitors and customers.

These purposes include:

Responding to messages, questions, inquiries, and professional requests;
Sending newsletters and updates to subscribers;
Processing and maintaining records of score purchases;
Delivering purchased scores;
Sending transactional or order-related emails;
Operating and maintaining the Website;
Understanding how visitors use the Website;
Improving the Website and its content; and
Protecting the Website and addressing technical, security, or legal issues where necessary.

Information submitted for a score purchase may be used to process the transaction, create or maintain an order record, and deliver the purchased score to the email address associated with the order.

4. Third-Party Service Providers

The Website relies on third-party service providers to perform certain functions. These providers may receive or process personal information when necessary to provide their respective services.

PayPal
PayPal is used to process payments for score purchases and other transactions offered through the Website.

When you complete a payment, PayPal may collect your name, email address, billing information, payment information, and other information necessary to process the transaction. Depending on the payment option selected, PayPal may request credit card, debit card, bank-account, or other financial information.

Payment information provided directly to PayPal is processed according to PayPal's own privacy practices and terms.

I may receive transaction information from PayPal necessary to confirm and fulfill your purchase, but I do not intend to directly store complete payment-card or bank-account credentials processed by PayPal.

Google Analytics
Google Analytics is used to understand how visitors interact with the Website.

Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about Website visits, including page views, device and browser information, approximate location, traffic sources, and other usage information.

This information helps me understand Website traffic and improve the Website.

Resend
Resend is used to send emails associated with the Website.

This may include:

Newsletter emails;
Contact-form notification emails;
Transactional emails;
Order-related communications; and
Delivery of purchased musical scores.

To provide these services, Resend may process email addresses, email content, order-related information, and other information necessary to send and deliver the applicable email.

Firebase
Firebase is used to support Website functionality and store certain Website data.

Depending on your interaction with the Website, information stored through Firebase may include:

Contact-form messages;
Names and email addresses associated with messages;
Newsletter subscriber information;
Order records;
Email addresses associated with purchases; and
Other information necessary to operate the Website and fulfill its functions.

5. Cookies and Google Analytics

The Website uses cookies and similar technologies in connection with Google Analytics.

Cookies are small files or pieces of information that may be stored on or associated with your device when you visit a website. Google Analytics uses cookies and related technologies to help measure Website traffic and understand how visitors interact with the Website.

Depending on your browser and device, you may be able to block, restrict, or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the availability or operation of some Website features.

6. Newsletter Communications

If you voluntarily subscribe to the newsletter, your email address will be used to send you news, updates, information about my compositions, performances, publications, projects, or other related communications.

Newsletter emails are sent using Resend.

You may unsubscribe from newsletter communications at any time by using the unsubscribe option provided in an applicable email or by contacting me directly.

Unsubscribing from marketing or newsletter communications does not necessarily prevent the sending of transactional communications necessary to complete or document a purchase you have made.

7. Score Purchases and Delivery

When you purchase a score through the Website, information associated with your purchase may be processed by PayPal, Firebase, Resend, and the Website as necessary to process, record, fulfill, and deliver your order.

PayPal processes the payment. Relevant order information may be stored through Firebase. Resend may process your email address and order-related information to send the purchased score or other transactional communications to you.

These services perform different functions in completing the transaction, and information is shared with them only as reasonably necessary for those functions.

8. How Information Is Shared

I do not sell your personal information.

Personal information collected through the Website may be shared with service providers only when reasonably necessary to operate the Website, communicate with you, process payments, fulfill purchases, maintain Website data, or provide the services described in this Privacy Policy.

The primary third-party service providers currently used by the Website are:

PayPal for payment processing;
Google Analytics for Website analytics;
Resend for email delivery; and
Firebase for Website functionality and data storage.

These third parties may process information according to their own privacy policies and legal obligations.

Information may also be disclosed if required by law, legal process, or a valid governmental request, or where reasonably necessary to protect legal rights, prevent fraud, address security concerns, or protect the Website and its users.

9. Data Retention

Personal information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

For example, contact-form information may be retained as necessary to respond to or maintain a record of correspondence, subscriber information may be retained while you remain subscribed to the newsletter, and purchase or transaction records may be retained as reasonably necessary for order fulfillment, recordkeeping, accounting, tax, fraud-prevention, or legal purposes.

Information that is no longer reasonably necessary may be deleted, anonymized, or otherwise removed where appropriate, subject to applicable legal and recordkeeping obligations.

10. Your Privacy Rights and Choices

You may contact me to:

Ask what personal information I have stored about you;
Request a copy of personal information associated with you;
Request correction of inaccurate personal information;
Request deletion of personal information I maintain about you; or
Unsubscribe from newsletter communications.

To make a privacy-related request, contact me at matthewardenfoss@outlook.com.

Please provide enough information for me to reasonably identify the information associated with your request. I may need to verify your identity before providing, changing, or deleting personal information.

Certain information may need to be retained where reasonably necessary to comply with legal obligations, maintain transaction or financial records, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, or enforce agreements.

Information controlled independently by third-party providers such as PayPal or Google may need to be addressed directly with the applicable provider.

11. Data Security

I take reasonable measures intended to protect personal information collected through the Website. I also use third-party service providers to perform functions such as payment processing, data storage, analytics, and email delivery.

However, no website, electronic transmission, database, or online storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, I cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted through or stored in connection with the Website.

12. Third-Party Services and Links

The Website may contain links to third-party websites or use services operated by third parties.

Third-party websites and services maintain their own privacy practices and policies. This Privacy Policy does not control how independent third parties collect, use, store, or disclose information when you interact directly with their services.

You should review the applicable privacy policies of third-party services if you would like additional information regarding their data practices.

13. Children's Privacy

The Website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.

If I become aware that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected through the Website without appropriate authorization, I will take reasonable steps to delete the information where required by applicable law.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the Website, its services, third-party providers, data practices, or applicable legal requirements.

When this Privacy Policy is updated, the “Last Updated” date at the beginning of the policy will be revised.

15. Contact Information

For questions about this Privacy Policy, the information collected through the Website, or requests concerning your personal information, please contact:

Matthew A. Foss
Composer
Email: matthewardenfoss@outlook.com
Website: www.matthewardenfoss.com

When submitting a privacy request, please do not send passwords, complete credit card numbers, bank-account numbers, or other sensitive financial credentials by email.