PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: 6/14/2026

Welcome to RaveSpots (“RaveSpots,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect, and delete information when you visit or use our website.

RaveSpots is an informational and educational website created to help users discover rave, EDM, nightlife, festival, artist, and event-related information. The website is provided for educational and informational purposes only. Event details may change at any time, including dates, times, venues, ticket availability, age restrictions, parking options, artist lineups, safety rules, and cancellation or postponement status.

Users are responsible for verifying all event information directly with the event organizer, venue, promoter, artist, ticket provider, parking provider, or other official source before attending an event, purchasing tickets, entering a giveaway, relying on event information, or using any third-party link.

By using RaveSpots, you agree to this Privacy Policy.

1. Personal Information Is Not Required to Use RaveSpots

RaveSpots does not require users to submit personal information to browse the website.

You can visit RaveSpots, view public event listings, view public artist listings, read public content, click public links, and use general website features without creating an account and without intentionally submitting your name, email address, phone number, payment information, or other personal information to us.

We do not need your personal information for you to simply use the public parts of the website.

Personal information is only collected when you voluntarily provide it, such as when you:

Submit an event;
Submit an artist;
Contact us through a form;
Enter a giveaway, contest, or sweepstakes;
Send a correction, takedown request, claim, dispute, or other message;
Provide information for website-related communication.

Limited technical information may also be collected automatically for website functionality, security, analytics, ads, affiliate tracking, spam prevention, and abuse prevention.

If you do not want to provide personal information, you can still use the public website without submitting forms or entering giveaways.

2. Our Privacy Approach

RaveSpots does not collect personal information just to collect it.

We do not need unnecessary personal information, and we do not want users submitting sensitive personal information through the website. We only use personal information for limited website-related purposes, such as reviewing submissions, contacting submitters, preventing spam, operating giveaways, resolving disputes, protecting the website, and maintaining necessary records.

RaveSpots does not sell personal information.

We do not sell names, email addresses, IP addresses, event submission information, artist submission information, giveaway information, contact form messages, or any other personal information submitted to us.

We do not collect ticket payment information, credit card information, banking information, Social Security numbers, government identification numbers, or third-party account passwords through RaveSpots.

3. Information We May Collect

Depending on how you use the website, we may collect different types of information.

Information You Voluntarily Submit

We may collect information that you choose to provide, including:

Name;
Email address;
Event submission details;
Artist submission details;
Contact form messages;
Giveaway, contest, or sweepstakes entry information;
Social media links;
Event notes;
Artist notes;
Images, flyers, or image links;
Ticket links;
Venue or location details;
Any other information you choose to submit through the website.

Limited Technical Information

When you visit RaveSpots, limited technical information may be collected automatically by our website, hosting provider, analytics tools, security tools, advertising partners, plugins, or other service providers.

This may include:

IP address;
Browser type;
Device type;
Operating system;
Pages visited;
Referring links;
Approximate location based on technical data;
Date and time of visit;
Cookie data;
Website interaction data;
Security logs;
Spam-prevention data.

This technical information is used to keep the website working, understand website traffic, improve performance, prevent spam or abuse, display ads, support affiliate tracking, and protect RaveSpots.

4. Information We Do Not Intentionally Collect

RaveSpots does not intentionally collect:

Credit card numbers;
Bank account information;
Social Security numbers;
Government identification numbers;
Passwords for third-party services;
Private medical information;
Private financial records;
Sensitive personal documents;
Personal information from children under 13.

Do not submit this type of information through RaveSpots.

If you accidentally submit sensitive information, contact us through the website contact form and request deletion.

5. Event Submissions

Users may voluntarily submit event information to RaveSpots.

When you submit an event, we may collect information such as:

Submitter name;
Submitter email address;
Event name;
Event date;
Event time;
Venue name;
City and state;
Ticket link;
Flyer, image, or image link;
Age requirement;
Event organizer information;
Event description;
Notes;
IP address or technical submission data.

We use this information to:

Review the event submission;
Decide whether to approve, reject, edit, or remove the listing;
Contact the submitter if more information is needed;
Verify event details;
Correct inaccurate information;
Respond to claims, disputes, or takedown requests;
Prevent spam, fake submissions, fraud, or abuse;
Improve the quality and accuracy of RaveSpots.

Submitting an event does not guarantee that the event will be approved, published, promoted, kept online, or displayed in any specific way.

RaveSpots may edit, reject, remove, or decline any event submission at any time.

6. Artist Submissions

Users may voluntarily submit artist information to RaveSpots.

When you submit an artist, we may collect information such as:

Submitter name;
Submitter email address;
Artist name;
Artist image or photo link;
Genre;
Social media links;
Website links;
Notes;
Contact information;
IP address or technical submission data.

We use this information to:

Review the artist submission;
Verify the submitted details;
Contact the submitter if more information is needed;
Decide whether to approve, reject, edit, or remove the artist listing;
Prevent fake, misleading, spam, or abusive submissions;
Respond to disputes, claims, or correction requests;
Improve RaveSpots artist listings.

Submitting an artist does not guarantee that the artist will be approved, published, promoted, or displayed.

RaveSpots may edit, reject, remove, or decline any artist submission at any time.

7. Public Information Submitted for Listings

If you submit an event, artist, flyer, image, description, link, or other content for publication, you understand that approved information may be publicly displayed on RaveSpots.

Publicly displayed information may include:

Event name;
Event date and time;
Venue or location;
Flyer or image;
Ticket link;
Event description;
Age requirement;
Artist name;
Artist image;
Artist genre;
Artist social links;
Public website links;
Other submitted listing details.

Do not submit anything you do not want displayed publicly.

Submitter email addresses are not intentionally displayed publicly unless the user specifically includes an email address inside public listing content or asks us to display it.

8. Event and Artist Submission Data Retention

RaveSpots keeps submission-related personal information only for the time needed to operate the website, review submissions, contact submitters, handle disputes, and protect the website.

For submitted events, the submitter’s name, email address, IP address, and related private submission data will be deleted after the event has passed.

We keep this information until the event has passed so we can contact the submitter if we need more information, need to verify details, receive a claim, receive a dispute, receive a correction request, receive a takedown request, or need to investigate spam, fraud, or abuse connected to that event.

If there is an active claim, dispute, takedown request, legal issue, fraud issue, abuse issue, or security issue related to an event submission, we may keep the minimum information needed until that issue is resolved. Once the issue is resolved and the information is no longer needed, the private submission data will be deleted.

For artist submissions, private submitter information is kept while the artist submission is pending, being reviewed, disputed, corrected, or handled. Once the private submitter information is no longer needed for review, contact, dispute resolution, fraud prevention, abuse prevention, security, or recordkeeping, it will be deleted.

Public event or artist listing information may remain visible on the website until it is removed, edited, expired, archived, or deleted by RaveSpots.

9. Giveaways, Contests, and Sweepstakes

RaveSpots may offer giveaways, contests, sweepstakes, promotions, or similar activities in the future.

Participation in giveaways, contests, or sweepstakes is completely voluntary. You do not need to enter a giveaway to browse or use the public areas of RaveSpots.

For giveaways, contests, or sweepstakes, we may collect information such as:

Name;
Email address;
IP address;
Entry details;
Eligibility information;
Information needed to contact a potential winner;
Information needed to verify a winner;
Information needed to deliver a prize, if applicable.

We use this information only to operate the giveaway, verify entries, prevent duplicate entries, prevent fraud or abuse, confirm eligibility, contact potential winners, verify winners, deliver prizes, and maintain necessary giveaway records.

After a winner has been chosen and verified, RaveSpots may keep the winner’s name, email address, entry details, and related giveaway records for up to one year in case we need to contact the winner, confirm prize delivery, resolve a giveaway-related issue, handle a dispute, or maintain necessary records.

After one year from the date the winner is chosen and verified, giveaway personal information will be deleted unless a longer period is required for an active legal issue, tax issue, fraud issue, security issue, or unresolved dispute. Once that issue is resolved and the information is no longer needed, the information will be deleted.

RaveSpots has no use for giveaway personal information outside of operating, verifying, completing, and maintaining necessary records for the giveaway.

We do not collect giveaway information to sell it.

Giveaways, contests, and sweepstakes may have separate official rules, eligibility requirements, deadlines, prize restrictions, age restrictions, location restrictions, and verification requirements. If specific giveaway rules conflict with this Privacy Policy, the specific giveaway rules will apply to that giveaway.

10. Contact Forms and Messages

If you contact RaveSpots through a contact form or similar method, we may collect:

Name;
Email address;
Message content;
IP address;
Technical submission data;
Any other information you choose to include.

We use this information to respond to your message, handle requests, review claims, process takedown requests, correct listings, address disputes, prevent spam, and protect the website.

Contact form messages are deleted after the issue, request, question, claim, or dispute has been handled.

Some contact form messages may be kept longer if we need them to maintain records, document a request, respond to a claim, handle a dispute, prevent fraud, prevent abuse, protect the website, or comply with applicable obligations. Once the record is no longer needed, the contact form information will be deleted.

Do not include sensitive personal information in contact form messages.

11. Why We Use Information

RaveSpots may use collected information for the following purposes:

Operating the website;
Displaying public event listings;
Displaying public artist listings;
Reviewing submitted content;
Contacting submitters;
Responding to questions;
Handling correction requests;
Handling takedown requests;
Handling claims or disputes;
Operating giveaways, contests, or sweepstakes;
Verifying giveaway entries and winners;
Preventing spam;
Preventing fake submissions;
Preventing fraud or abuse;
Improving website quality;
Improving website functionality;
Understanding website traffic;
Displaying ads;
Supporting affiliate links;
Protecting website security;
Enforcing website rules;
Maintaining necessary records;
Complying with applicable obligations.

We do not use personal information for unrelated purposes.

12. We Do Not Sell Personal Information

RaveSpots does not sell personal information.

This includes:

Names;
Email addresses;
IP addresses;
Event submission information;
Artist submission information;
Giveaway information;
Contact form messages;
Private notes submitted through forms.

We may use third-party advertising, analytics, affiliate, ticketing, parking, video, social media, promotional, or security services. These third-party services may collect information through cookies, tracking pixels, scripts, or similar technologies according to their own privacy policies.

RaveSpots does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites, advertisers, affiliate partners, ticket sellers, parking providers, social media platforms, venues, promoters, artists, or event organizers.

13. Ads, Affiliate Links, Sponsored Content, and Promotions

RaveSpots may display ads, sponsored posts, promoted listings, affiliate links, ticket links, parking links, promo codes, video links, banners, or other monetized content.

We may earn a commission, referral fee, advertising payment, promotional payment, or other compensation when users click certain links, buy tickets, use promo codes, book parking, view ads, interact with sponsored content, or use third-party offers.

Advertising and affiliate partners may use cookies, pixels, tracking links, or similar technologies to measure clicks, views, conversions, and purchases.

This may include information such as:

Device information;
Browser information;
IP address;
Pages visited;
Click activity;
Referring links;
Interaction with ads or affiliate links.

RaveSpots is not responsible for the privacy practices, tracking technologies, data collection, content, accuracy, security, or policies of third-party advertisers, affiliate partners, ticket platforms, parking services, event organizers, venues, social media platforms, or external websites.

14. Cookies and Similar Technologies

RaveSpots may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, security, analytics, ads, affiliate links, and user experience.

Cookies may be used to:

Keep the website working properly;
Improve site performance;
Understand website traffic;
Measure page views;
Measure clicks and interactions;
Prevent spam;
Prevent abuse;
Support website security;
Display ads;
Support affiliate tracking;
Remember basic preferences;
Help detect technical errors.

You can disable cookies through your browser settings. However, some parts of the website may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

Third-party services used on RaveSpots may also set their own cookies or use their own tracking technologies.

15. Analytics

RaveSpots may use analytics tools to understand how visitors use the website.

Analytics may help us understand:

Which pages are visited;
How users find the website;
Which areas of the website are used most;
Website performance;
Device and browser types;
General traffic patterns;
Technical issues.

Analytics information is used to improve the website and understand general usage trends.

Analytics providers may collect information according to their own privacy policies.

16. Spam, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention

RaveSpots may collect and use limited information to prevent spam, fake submissions, fraud, abuse, scraping, bots, unauthorized activity, or security threats.

This may include:

IP addresses;
Submission timestamps;
Browser or device information;
Form activity;
Repeated submission patterns;
Suspicious links;
Spam keywords;
Security logs.

We may reject, edit, block, delete, or remove submissions that appear fake, misleading, harmful, illegal, abusive, spam-related, or inappropriate.

We may also block users, IP addresses, or submissions that appear to misuse the website.

17. Third-Party Links

RaveSpots may link to third-party websites, including:

Event organizers;
Venues;
Promoters;
Ticket platforms;
Parking services;
Affiliate partners;
Advertisers;
Social media platforms;
Video platforms;
Artist websites;
Festival websites;
Sponsor websites.

Once you click a third-party link, you are leaving RaveSpots.

RaveSpots is not responsible for third-party websites, their privacy policies, their data collection, their security, their terms, their content, their accuracy, their ticket validity, their event information, their refunds, or their business practices.

You should review the privacy policy and terms of any third-party website before providing information, buying tickets, entering information, booking parking, using promo codes, or making a purchase.

18. Ticket Links and External Purchases

RaveSpots may link to ticket platforms, event organizers, venues, affiliate partners, or other third-party sellers.

RaveSpots does not process ticket purchases directly unless clearly stated otherwise.

RaveSpots does not collect or store your payment card information from third-party ticket purchases.

If you buy tickets through a third-party website, your purchase and personal information are handled by that third party, not RaveSpots.

RaveSpots is not responsible for ticket validity, refunds, event cancellation, event changes, entry denial, age restrictions, third-party fees, third-party privacy practices, or payment security on external websites.

19. Service Providers

RaveSpots may use third-party service providers to help operate, protect, improve, and monetize the website.

These may include:

Website hosting providers;
Security tools;
Spam prevention tools;
Analytics providers;
Advertising networks;
Affiliate platforms;
Email tools;
Contact form tools;
Giveaway tools;
Website plugins;
Backup tools;
Performance tools.

These providers may process limited information only as needed to provide their services.

RaveSpots is not responsible for the independent privacy practices of third-party providers, platforms, plugins, advertisers, affiliate partners, ticket sellers, parking providers, or external websites.

20. Data Security

We use reasonable efforts to protect information submitted through RaveSpots.

However, no website, server, database, plugin, form, email system, hosting provider, or internet transmission is completely secure.

By using RaveSpots, you understand that we cannot guarantee absolute security of information submitted online.

You should avoid submitting sensitive personal information through RaveSpots.

21. Data Deletion and User Requests

You may contact RaveSpots to request deletion, correction, or review of personal information you submitted to us.

This may include requests related to:

Event submissions;
Artist submissions;
Contact form messages;
Giveaway or sweepstakes entries;
Takedown requests;
Correction requests;
Privacy questions;
Claims or disputes.

We may need to verify your request before taking action.

We may deny, delay, or limit a request if we need to keep certain information for security, fraud prevention, spam prevention, abuse prevention, dispute resolution, legal compliance, website protection, or technical reasons.

To submit a privacy request, takedown request, correction request, deletion request, or other inquiry, please contact us through the contact form

22. Data Retention Summary

RaveSpots keeps personal information only as long as needed for the purpose it was collected.

Event submitter contact information is deleted after the event has passed, unless there is an active claim, dispute, takedown request, security issue, fraud issue, abuse issue, or legal issue connected to the submission.
Giveaway information is kept for up to one year after the winner has been chosen and verified, then deleted unless there is an active legal issue, tax issue, fraud issue, security issue, or unresolved dispute.
Contact form messages are deleted after the issue has been handled, unless we need to keep them to maintain records, document a request, respond to a claim, handle a dispute, prevent fraud, prevent abuse, protect the website, or comply with applicable obligations.
Spam, fraud, abuse, or security-related information may be kept as needed to protect the website.
Public event or artist listing information may remain on the website until removed, edited, expired, archived, or deleted.

Once information is no longer needed for the reason it was collected or retained, it will be deleted.

23. Children and Age Restrictions

RaveSpots is intended for users who are 18 years of age or older.

RaveSpots is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Users under 18 should not submit personal information, event listings, artist listings, giveaway entries, or contact form messages without permission from a parent or legal guardian.

If you believe a child has submitted personal information to RaveSpots, please contact us through our website contact form so we can review and delete the information if appropriate.

24. Educational and Informational Purpose

RaveSpots is provided for educational and informational purposes only.

Information on RaveSpots may be incomplete, outdated, inaccurate, changed, canceled, postponed, or modified without notice.

Users are responsible for verifying all event details, ticket validity, venue rules, age restrictions, ID requirements, safety requirements, parking information, artist lineups, set times, refund policies, and other details directly with official sources before relying on any information found on RaveSpots.

RaveSpots does not guarantee the accuracy, availability, legality, safety, reliability, or validity of any event, artist, venue, ticket, promotion, giveaway, third-party link, external website, or user-submitted listing.

25. No Guarantee of Accuracy

RaveSpots may include information submitted by users, event organizers, artists, promoters, public sources, ticket platforms, venues, affiliates, advertisers, or other third parties.

We try to provide useful information, but we cannot guarantee that all information is accurate, current, complete, or reliable.

Event information can change quickly. Users should always verify information directly with official sources.

26. User Responsibility

By using RaveSpots, you understand that:

You do not need to submit personal information to browse the website;
Any form submission is voluntary;
Any giveaway entry is voluntary;
External links are controlled by third parties;
Event information should be verified before relying on it;
RaveSpots is not responsible for third-party privacy practices;
RaveSpots is not responsible for ticket validity, event safety, event cancellation, venue rules, or third-party conduct.

27. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy at any time.

If we make changes, we may update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

Your continued use of RaveSpots after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.

28. Contact Us

For privacy questions, deletion requests, correction requests, takedown requests, claims, disputes, or other concerns, please contact RaveSpots