How we collect, use, store, and share your information.
Friends of Music of Smithtown respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.
This Privacy Policy explains how Friends of Music of Smithtown (“Friends of Music,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, stores and shares information through our website, forms, programs, events and communications.
Effective Date: August 3, 2026
This policy applies to information collected through:
Mobile information will not be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.
This includes mobile phone numbers, text-message opt-in information and SMS consent records.
Mobile information may be shared only with service providers that are necessary to operate and deliver our text-messaging program, such as messaging platforms, telecommunications providers and wireless carriers.
Text-messaging opt-in data and consent will not be sold, rented or shared with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:
Information we collect may include:
Payments may be processed by third-party payment providers.
Friends of Music of Smithtown may receive information about a completed transaction, such as the purchaser’s name, contact information, transaction date, amount and items purchased.
We do not intentionally store complete credit-card numbers or bank-account information on our website.
Payment providers process financial information according to their own privacy policies and security practices.
When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:
We may use collected information to:
We will not use SMS consent obtained for one purpose as permission to send unrelated promotional messages.
You may choose to receive newsletters, event announcements, program information, fundraising communications and other email updates from Friends of Music of Smithtown.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the message.
Unsubscribing from marketing emails may not prevent us from sending necessary transactional messages related to a purchase, donation, registration, application or request you submitted.
Friends of Music of Smithtown sends text messages only when an individual has provided the required consent or when communication is otherwise permitted by law. Please also review our Terms & Conditions.
Depending on the form or program through which you opted in, messages may include:
Consent to receive recurring marketing text messages is voluntary.
Consent is not a condition of making a purchase, making a donation, becoming a member, submitting an application or participating in a program.
Submitting a telephone number without selecting an SMS opt-in checkbox does not automatically enroll you in recurring promotional text messages.
Message frequency varies based on the programs, events and communications you select.
Message and data rates may apply according to your wireless plan.
You may unsubscribe from text messages at any time by replying STOP.
After you reply STOP, you may receive one final message confirming that you have been unsubscribed. You will not receive additional recurring text messages unless you opt in again.
For assistance, reply HELP.
You may also contact Friends of Music of Smithtown at:
Wireless carriers are not responsible for delayed or undelivered messages.
Friends of Music of Smithtown does not sell or rent personal information.
We may share limited information with service providers that help us operate the organization and deliver requested services.
These providers may include:
These providers may access information only as reasonably necessary to perform services on our behalf.
Mobile phone numbers, SMS opt-in information and text-message consent records will not be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.
Mobile information may be disclosed only to vendors and telecommunications providers that are necessary to deliver and administer the SMS program.
We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:
Friends of Music of Smithtown supports music education and programs involving school-age students.
Information about a student should be submitted only by:
Our website is not intended to collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate permission from a parent or legal guardian.
We do not knowingly solicit recurring marketing consent directly from children under 13.
When student information is collected for a program, award, application, order or event, we use it only for the purpose for which it was provided and for related administrative needs.
Do not submit sensitive student information unless it is specifically requested and necessary for the applicable program.
Parents or guardians who believe a child submitted personal information without appropriate authorization may contact us to request that we review or delete the information.
Friends of Music of Smithtown may photograph or record certain public events and performances.
When individual consent or a release is required, we will seek permission from the appropriate adult, parent, guardian, school or authorized representative.
Submitting a photograph, video, testimonial or other content does not automatically grant unlimited permission for its use.
Any use of submitted content will remain subject to applicable permissions, releases and program requirements.
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:
You may control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the operation of certain website features.
Third-party analytics or technology providers may collect information according to their own privacy policies.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:
Retention periods may vary based on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
We use reasonable administrative, technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or loss.
However, no website, internet transmission, database or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Please do not send sensitive information through an unsecured email or website form unless the form specifically requests that information.
You may contact us to request that we:
Some information may need to be retained for legal, tax, financial, fraud-prevention, consent-record or operational purposes.
To stop receiving marketing emails, use the unsubscribe link included in the email.
To stop receiving text messages, reply STOP.
Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.
Friends of Music of Smithtown is not responsible for the content, security or privacy practices of third-party websites.
We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website before submitting personal information.
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our programs, technology, legal requirements or privacy practices.
The revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Material changes may also be communicated through the website or another appropriate method.
Questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal information may be directed to:
Friends of Music of Smithtown
📬 PO Box 68
Smithtown, NY 11787