Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how March Drum Corps (“MDC,” “we,” “us” or “our”), a program of Marching Arts Connect, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, collects, uses and shares information when you visit this website or contact us through it.

It applies to this website and to the messages, form submissions and registrations you send us through it or by email. It does not cover other websites we link to, such as Givebutter or social media platforms, which have their own privacy policies.

Private lessons are booked on MarchLink (marchlink.app), a lesson platform also operated by Marching Arts Connect. Information you provide on MarchLink, such as account and booking details, is collected through that platform and is subject to MarchLink’s own terms. This policy describes this website only.

We’ve tried to write this policy so that students, parents and guardians, educators and adult participants can all understand it. If anything is unclear, please email us.

Information you give us

We collect the information you choose to send us. Depending on how you contact us, this may include:

• Video audition review: the student’s name and email address, a link to the audition video, the corps being auditioned for, instrument or section, and any additional information you include.
• Scholarship inquiries: the student’s name and email address, an optional phone number, school or current drum corps, instrument or section, the scholarship opportunity you’re interested in, and, if you choose to share it, a brief explanation of financial need and any additional information.
• Drum Corps Chats registration: your name and email address and, optionally, your instrument or section, school or current corps, and a question for the guest.
• Contact form: your name and email address, the inquiry category you choose, an optional subject, and your message.
• Emails: your email address, name and anything you write to us.

Please only share what you’re comfortable sharing. Optional fields are optional.

Information collected automatically

Like most websites, when you visit, our hosting provider automatically processes technical information needed to deliver and protect the site. This can include your IP address, browser and device type, the pages you request, and the date and time of your visit. Our hosting provider may also use cookies or similar technologies that are needed for security. This website does not currently use advertising cookies or third-party analytics tools.

Information from other services

If you donate through Givebutter, Givebutter may share information about your donation with us, as described in Payment and donation processing below.

We use the information we collect to:

• respond to your questions and messages;
• review audition videos and send you feedback;
• answer scholarship inquiries and share information about scholarship opportunities;
• register you for Drum Corps Chats sessions and email you access details and information about that session;
• acknowledge donations and keep accurate nonprofit records;
• operate, maintain and protect this website, including preventing spam and abuse; and
• meet our legal, accounting and reporting obligations.

We use your information for the purpose you shared it for. We don’t publish your name, email address or registration details on this website.

We rely on a small number of outside services to run this website:

• Formspree receives our website form submissions. When you submit a form, your information is sent from your browser directly to Formspree, which delivers it to MDC by email and keeps a copy in our Formspree account. Formspree may also record technical information, such as your IP address, to help prevent spam. Formspree’s privacy policy
• Cloudflare Pages hosts this website and processes the technical information described above to deliver and secure it. Cloudflare’s privacy policy
• Givebutter processes scholarship donations (see the next section).
• Email. Form notifications and messages you send us are received and stored in MDC’s email account, which is provided by an outside email service.
• Video hosting. Audition videos stay on the service where you uploaded them, such as YouTube or Google Drive. We view them using the link you send us, and their use is governed by that service’s terms and privacy policy.

These services process information under their own terms and privacy policies, which we encourage you to review.

Donations to the MDC Scholarship Program are made on Givebutter, a third-party fundraising platform. MDC does not collect or store payment card information on this website.

When you make a donation through Givebutter, Marching Arts Connect may receive information associated with your donation, such as your name, email address, contact information, donation amount, transaction details, and any message or other information you choose to provide. The information available to us depends on the details you submit and the settings of the donation campaign.

Givebutter and its payment-processing providers handle payment processing. Marching Arts Connect does not receive your full payment card or bank account credentials through the donation form.

If you choose to hide your name or donation from the public campaign page, that setting affects what other visitors see. Givebutter may still share your donor information privately with Marching Arts Connect as the campaign organizer.

Please review Givebutter’s Privacy Policy for information about how Givebutter handles personal information.

Any payment for lessons booked through MarchLink is handled on MarchLink, not on this website.

Marching Arts Connect does not sell personal information.

Not selling information is different from sharing it to run our services. We share information with the service providers and people described below, and only as needed to operate this website, respond to you and run our programs:

• Service providers such as those described above, which help us operate this website, receive form submissions and process donations.
• People who help with your request, such as MDC board members, staff, volunteers or instructors who review audition videos, respond to scholarship inquiries or host Drum Corps Chats sessions.
• With your permission, or when you ask us to share it.
• For legal and safety reasons, when we believe in good faith that sharing is required by law or needed to protect the safety or rights of students, participants, MDC or others.

We keep information for as long as we reasonably need it for the purposes described in this policy, such as responding to you, running our programs, keeping donation records and meeting legal or accounting obligations. Copies of form submissions and messages may remain in our email and Formspree accounts until they are deleted.

When information is no longer needed, we aim to delete it. You can also ask us to delete your information at any time (see User rights and requests). Outside services keep information according to their own policies.

We take reasonable steps to protect the information you share with us, such as limiting access to the people who need it to help you. This website is delivered over an encrypted (HTTPS) connection.

No website, email or online service can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Please don’t send highly sensitive information, such as Social Security numbers, bank account numbers or passwords, through our forms or by email.

Many of the students MDC serves are teenagers. This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without the involvement of a parent or guardian.

• If you are under 13, please ask a parent or guardian to contact us for you.
• If you are under 18, we encourage you to talk with a parent or guardian before sending us information, especially for scholarship inquiries.
• If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has given us personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to delete it.

You can ask us to:

• tell you what personal information we have about you;
• correct information that is inaccurate;
• delete your information; or
• stop contacting you.

To make a request, email mdc@marchdrumcorps.org with the subject line “Privacy request.” Parents and guardians may make requests on behalf of their children. We may need to confirm your identity before acting on a request.

We may need to keep some information, such as donation records, when the law requires it. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under applicable law.

This website links to other websites, including MarchLink, Givebutter, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and drum corps organizations. When you follow those links, the other website’s own terms and privacy practices apply. MDC is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of websites we don’t operate.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example when we add new forms or services. When we do, we will post the updated policy on this page and change the effective date at the top.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, contact us:

You can also find other ways to reach us on our Contact page.