Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

StealthWrks (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is a music licensing advisory firm operated by AH LLC, with its principal office at 675 3rd Avenue, Suite 3004, New York, NY 10017, USA. We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website at stealthwrks.com (the “Site”). Please read this policy carefully.

Scope: This policy applies to personal information collected through our website. It does not apply to information collected in the course of our client advisory engagements, which is governed by separate confidentiality and data handling provisions in our client agreements.

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide to Us

Contact information (name, email address, phone number) provided through our contact form or email correspondence.
Professional information (company name, job title) if provided voluntarily.
Any other information you choose to include in correspondence with us.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Site, certain information is collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies:

Device information (browser type, operating system, device type).
Usage data (pages visited, time spent on pages, referring URL).
IP address and approximate geographic location.
Cookies and tracking identifiers (see Section 8 below).

2.3 Third-Party Platforms

Our Site is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix may collect additional information in accordance with its own privacy policy. We may also use third-party services for analytics, email delivery, and other operational purposes. These services process data on our behalf in accordance with our instructions and applicable data processing agreements.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To respond to your inquiries and communicate with you about our services.
To provide you with marketing communications, where you have opted in or where otherwise permitted by law. You may opt out at any time (see Section 6).
To operate, maintain, and improve our Site and services.
To analyze Site usage and trends to enhance the user experience.
To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
To protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and that of our clients and third parties.
In connection with any merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, where your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.

3.1 Legal Bases for Processing (EEA/UK)

Where the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) or the UK GDPR applies, we rely on the following legal bases:

Legitimate interests: to operate our business, respond to inquiries, and improve our services, where those interests are not overridden by your rights.
Consent: where you have opted in to receive marketing communications.
Legal obligation: where processing is necessary to comply with a legal requirement.
Contractual necessity: where processing is necessary to perform obligations arising from any agreement between you and us.

4. International Data Transfers

StealthWrks operates across multiple countries, with team members based in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Belgium, South Korea, and Japan. Your personal information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in any of these countries.

Where we transfer personal information from the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or the United Kingdom to countries that have not been deemed to provide an adequate level of data protection, we implement appropriate safeguards, which may include Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission or the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Specifically:

Contact form submissions and correspondence: retained for 3 years from last communication, unless an ongoing business relationship exists.
Website analytics data: retained in accordance with the applicable analytics provider’s retention settings (typically 14–26 months).
Marketing preferences: retained until you withdraw consent or unsubscribe.
When personal information is no longer required, it is securely deleted or irreversibly anonymized.

6. Your Rights

6.1 All Visitors

Regardless of where you are located, you have the right to:

Opt out of marketing communications at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in any email or by contacting us at contact@stealthwrks.com.
Request that we update or correct inaccurate personal information.

6.2 European Economic Area and United Kingdom Residents

If you are located in the EEA or the United Kingdom, you have the following additional rights under the GDPR and UK GDPR:

Right of access: to obtain confirmation of whether we process your personal information and request a copy of it.
Right to rectification: to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
Right to erasure: to request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal exceptions.
Right to restrict processing: to request that we limit how we use your information in certain circumstances.
Right to data portability: to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
Right to object: to object to processing based on legitimate interests, including direct marketing.
Rights related to automated decision-making: we do not currently engage in automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
Right to lodge a complaint: with a supervisory authority in your country of residence (e.g., the UK Information Commissioner’s Office or the French CNIL).

6.3 California Residents

If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”):

Right to know: what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell (we do not sell personal information).
Right to delete: to request that we delete the personal information we have collected from you.
Right to correct: to request that we correct inaccurate personal information.
Right to opt out of sale or sharing: we do not sell or share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes.
Right to non-discrimination: we will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA/CPRA rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@stealthwrks.com. We will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law.

7. Security

We implement commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include encryption of data in transit (SSL/TLS), access controls, and regular review of our security practices.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Where we have provided you with credentials to access any restricted area of our Site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of those credentials.

8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Site uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience, analyze usage, and support our operations.

8.1 Types of Cookies We Use

Essential cookies: required for the Site to function properly (e.g., session management, security).
Analytics cookies: help us understand how visitors interact with the Site (e.g., pages visited, time on site). We use Wix Analytics and may use Google Analytics or similar tools.
Preference cookies: remember your settings and preferences.

8.2 Managing Cookies

You can manage your cookie preferences through the cookie consent banner displayed when you first visit our Site. You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Site.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our Site and services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 16, we will take steps to delete that information as promptly as possible.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, provide additional notice (such as a prominent notice on our Site).
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your rights, or have a complaint about our handling of your personal information, please contact us:

StealthWrks
AH LLC DBA StealthWrks
675 3rd Avenue, Suite 3004
New York, NY 10017, USA

Email: contact@stealthwrks.com
Phone: +1 (212) 228-4889

If you are located in the EEA or the United Kingdom and are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.