Just browsing
You don't need to sign up or give us anything to use the site. We use Google Analytics to count visits and see which pages people use, so we can make the site better. It sets cookies in your browser and doesn't tell us who you are. If you'd rather not be counted, most browsers and ad blockers can turn it off.
The weekend email
When you sign up we keep your email address, the areas you picked, and when you signed up and confirmed (with the wording you agreed to). That's what lets us send you the right email and show we have your OK.
- Every email has a one-tap unsubscribe link, and links to change your areas.
- We count how many times links in each email get clicked, as totals. We don't track what you, personally, open or click.
- If you unsubscribe, we keep a note that you signed up and left, so we never email you by mistake. If you'd like that erased too, just ask.
Adding or fixing a gig
We ask for your name and email so we can confirm it's really you and check a detail if we need to. The gig itself (act, venue, date, time) goes on the site once we've checked it. Your name and email don't. If you don't confirm your email, the submission is deleted after 48 hours.
Venue and band accounts
If you manage your own listings, we keep your email and which venue or band you look after. Signing in uses a one-time link and a cookie that only works on the account pages, ends after an hour of not using it, and is cleared after 12 hours at most.
Messages
If you use the contact form, your name, email and message come to us by email, and are kept in our admin inbox so we can reply and keep track. Ask and we'll delete them.
Spam protection
Our forms use Cloudflare's spam check (no puzzles). To stop people flooding the forms, we keep a scrambled, one-way version of your internet address with what you send. It can't be turned back into the real address.
Who helps us run the site
We never sell, rent or share your information with anyone for their own use. A few services handle it on our behalf, only to run the site:
- Cloudflare: hosting, the database, spam checks and our email forwarding
- Resend: sending our emails
- Google Analytics: visit counts
Seeing, changing or deleting your information
Want to know what we have about you, fix it, or have it deleted? Send us a message and we'll take care of it, usually within a few days.
Live Music Niagara · PO Box 783, Fonthill ON L0S 1E0 · Last updated November 13, 2026