Privacy Policy

Effective date: September 29, 2026

Winners Circle Magazine (“Winners Circle,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect through WinnersMag.com, how we use it, and the choices available to you.

Information We Collect

We may collect information you choose to provide, including your name, email address, mailing or billing details, order information, newsletter preferences, comments, event inquiries, advertising inquiries, and music or editorial submissions. A submission may also include artist information, social links, media links, photographs, biographies, and other material you provide for review.

We may also collect limited technical information automatically, such as your IP address, browser and device type, referring page, pages viewed, approximate location derived from IP address, cookie data, and site activity. We use this information to operate, protect, and improve the website.

How We Use Information

Orders and Payments

Our store uses WooCommerce and supported payment providers, including WooPayments and its payment-processing partners. Payment providers receive the information needed to authorize and complete a transaction. Winners Circle Magazine does not receive or store your complete card number. We retain order and customer records as reasonably necessary for fulfillment, accounting, fraud prevention, support, and legal compliance.

Forms and Editorial Submissions

Forms on this site may be powered by Fluent Forms or related WordPress services. Information submitted through a form is delivered to and stored for Winners Circle Magazine so we can review and respond. Submitting music, an event, a story, or other material does not guarantee publication, placement, or a response. Please submit only material you are authorized to share.

Newsletter and Email Choices

The Circle Insider newsletter is managed through beehiiv. When you subscribe, beehiiv may process your email address, subscription status, and email engagement information to deliver and measure the newsletter. You may unsubscribe at any time using the link in an email. Transactional messages about purchases or account access may still be sent when necessary.

Cookies, Analytics, and Embedded Content

We and our service providers may use essential cookies for shopping carts, checkout, login, security, preferences, and site operation. Analytics or performance tools may use cookies or similar technology to help us understand site use. You can control cookies through your browser, although disabling essential cookies may prevent parts of the site from working correctly.

Articles may include embedded video, audio, social media, images, or other content from third-party websites. Those services may collect data and use cookies according to their own privacy policies.

Service Providers and External Links

We may use trusted providers for hosting, security, email delivery, forms, analytics, payments, store operations, and digital publishing, including WordPress/Automattic services, Jetpack, WooCommerce, WooPayments and payment partners, Fluent Forms, and beehiiv. These providers process information for the services they perform and are governed by their own terms and privacy practices.

Our site may link to retailers, publications, social platforms, music services, event pages, and other third-party sites. Some shopping links may be affiliate links, including links associated with Amazon, Bookshop.org, Farmasi, or other partners. Winners Circle Magazine may earn a commission from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. A third party’s privacy policy applies after you leave our site.

When Information May Be Shared

We may share information with service providers that help us operate the site and fulfill your requests; with professional advisers when necessary; when required by law or to protect rights, safety, or security; or as part of a business transfer. We do not knowingly sell or rent personal information for money.

Retention

We keep information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including providing services, maintaining publication and submission records, resolving disputes, meeting tax or accounting requirements, enforcing agreements, and protecting the site. Retention periods vary by record type and legal obligation.

Your Choices and Privacy Rights

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time. Depending on where you live, you may also have rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information, or to object to or limit certain processing. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. Some information may be retained when required by law or needed to complete a transaction.

Security

We use reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect personal information. No internet transmission or storage system is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate consent. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us.

International Visitors

If you visit from outside the United States, your information may be processed in the United States or other countries where our providers operate. Privacy protections may differ from those in your country.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy as our services or legal obligations change. The effective date at the top of this page will show when it was last revised.

Contact Us

For privacy questions or requests, email winnerscirclegazette@gmail.com.