Privacy Policy

Eastern Ontario Performance Artists Collective (“EOPA”, “we”, “us”) is a regional collective supporting the performing arts across Eastern Ontario, operating in partnership with Aspen Training Centre. This policy explains what information we collect through eoperformancecollective.ca and how we use it.

Information you give us directly: when you apply for membership, register for a workshop or Incubator session, or contact us, we collect what you provide — typically your name, email address, art form or discipline, and (for Digital Artist Members) a short bio, social media links, and details for the website built as part of your membership.

Payment information: membership fees, workshop fees, and Incubator session fees are processed securely by Stripe, our payment processor. Your card details are entered and handled directly on Stripe’s own secure checkout page — we never see, receive, or store your full card number, expiry date, or security code. We receive confirmation that a payment was made (amount, date, and what it was for), not your card details.

Information we don’t collect: this website does not use analytics, tracking pixels, or advertising technology, and does not automatically log or profile visitors. See our Cookie Policy.

We use the information we collect to:

• process your membership application and payment
• publish your public profile in our Artist Directory if you hold a Basic or Digital Artist Membership
• register you for workshops and Incubator sessions you sign up for
• send you information about upcoming events, festivals, workshops, and the Annual General Meeting
• respond to questions you send us

A Basic or Digital Artist Membership includes a public profile in our regional Artist Directory, built from the information you submit when you join — your name, discipline, and a short bio, plus (for Digital Members) your social media links and a small website. You choose what to include. Digital Members receive one profile update per year as part of their membership; additional updates, or a request to remove your profile entirely, can be made any time by contacting us.

We don’t sell or rent your personal information. We share it only where necessary: with Stripe, to process a payment you’ve made, and with Aspen Training Centre where their student support role in running the Collective requires it. We disclose information beyond this only if required by law.

We keep membership and contact records for as long as you’re an active member and for a reasonable period afterward for our own recordkeeping. Payment records are retained as required for financial recordkeeping. You can ask us to delete information we hold about you at any time, and we will do so unless we’re required to keep it for a legitimate business or legal reason.

This site uses the Fraunces and Work Sans typefaces. Both are downloaded once when the website is built and served directly from our own hosting — your browser never contacts Google’s font servers to display this site.

You can ask us at any time what personal information we hold about you, correct it, or have it deleted, by contacting us at nelcolomamoya@gmail.com. We’ll respond within 3–5 business days. Browsing this website does not require you to give us any information at all.

This website is intended for artists, arts organizations, and members of the public engaging with the performing arts community, and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

We may update this policy from time to time as the Collective or this website changes. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.

Questions about this policy or your information can be sent to nelcolomamoya@gmail.com.