Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 28, 2026

Ricky Valadez respects your privacy. This policy explains what information this site may collect, how it is used, and how to contact us with questions.

Information We Collect

We collect information in a few limited ways:

  • Information you choose to send, such as your name, email address, and message when you use a contact form or email link.
  • Download activity for sheet music and other files, such as the package downloaded, referring page, browser user agent, and approximate country from the request header when download tracking is enabled.
  • Website analytics events when analytics is enabled, such as page views, download starts, donation or sponsorship link clicks, contact link clicks, mentorship link clicks, and Sound Sculpt outbound clicks.
  • Basic technical information that hosting providers normally process to serve and secure a website, such as IP address, browser, device, pages requested, and timestamps.
  • Information handled by third-party services when you choose to interact with them, such as Stripe, PayPal, Calendly, YouTube, Spotify, SoundCloud, Facebook, Instagram, X, Amazon, or Apple Music.

How We Use Information

We use information to:

  • Respond to messages and inquiries.
  • Provide sheet music, audio previews, videos, mentorship information, and other site content.
  • Count and troubleshoot downloads.
  • Understand which pages, songs, and support paths are useful so we can improve the site, search visibility, and visitor experience.
  • Process donations, bookings, purchases, or payment-related actions through third-party services.
  • Maintain, secure, debug, and improve the website.

Third-Party Services

This website may link to or embed services operated by other companies. Those services have their own privacy practices. Examples include Cloudflare for hosting and security, Google Analytics for site measurement when enabled, YouTube for video embeds, Stripe for mentorship purchases, PayPal for donations, Calendly for scheduling, and social or music platforms linked from the site.

When you click an external link or interact with an embedded third-party service, information may be collected by that service according to its own privacy policy.

Cookies and Tracking

This site may use Google Analytics to understand aggregate site usage and important actions such as downloads, donation clicks, sponsor interest, contact clicks, mentorship clicks, and Sound Sculpt outbound clicks. Google Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies to measure visits and events. Third-party embeds or links may use their own cookies or tracking technologies when you interact with them.

Sharing Information

We do not sell personal information. We may share information with service providers only as needed to operate the website, process payments or bookings, respond to messages, comply with law, or protect the site and its users.

Data Retention

We keep information only as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described above, unless a longer period is required for legal, security, accounting, or operational reasons.

Your Choices

You can avoid submitting contact information by not using the contact form and by contacting third-party services directly. You may also use browser settings or extensions to control cookies, embedded media, and third-party requests.

If you would like to ask about, correct, or delete personal information you have sent through this site, contact Ricky at ricky@rickyvaladez.com.

Children

This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes

This policy may be updated as the website and services change. The latest version will be posted on this page with an updated date.