PRIVACY POLICY

Cornerstone Creative Arts – Petersburg
Effective Date: September 13, 2026
Last Updated: September 13, 2026

Cornerstone Creative Arts (“Cornerstone,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the privacy of our artists, students, families, audiences, donors, volunteers, teaching artists, community partners, and website visitors.

This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website, register for a program, audition for a production, purchase tickets, make a donation, volunteer, join our mailing list, submit an inquiry, or otherwise interact with Cornerstone.

By using our website or voluntarily providing information to us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT

The information we collect depends on how you interact with Cornerstone.

Information You Provide

We may collect information such as:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Telephone number

  • Mailing address

  • Date of birth or age, when necessary

  • Parent or guardian information for minors

  • Emergency contact information

  • Program, class, workshop, or event registrations

  • Audition information

  • Headshots, résumés, biographies, portfolios, and other artistic materials

  • Vocal range, performance experience, special skills, availability, and production conflicts

  • Teaching artist or employment-related information

  • Volunteer interests and availability

  • Accessibility or accommodation requests

  • Communications and inquiries submitted to Cornerstone

  • Donation and sponsorship information

  • Ticketing and event registration information

  • Photographs, video, audio, or other media when appropriate releases or permissions apply

  • Any other information you voluntarily provide to us

Please avoid submitting sensitive personal information unless it is specifically requested and necessary for a Cornerstone program, production, accommodation, or service.

2. PAYMENT INFORMATION

Cornerstone may accept payments for tickets, classes, workshops, registrations, donations, sponsorships, merchandise, or other programs and services.

Payments may be processed through third-party payment processors. Cornerstone generally does not directly store complete credit or debit card information when transactions are processed through those providers.

Payment processors may collect information necessary to complete your transaction according to their own privacy policies and security practices.

3. AUDITIONS + CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES

When you submit information for an audition, production, teaching, creative, technical, or other artistic opportunity, Cornerstone may collect materials including your:

  • Name and contact information

  • Headshot or photograph

  • Résumé

  • Portfolio or work samples

  • Performance or production experience

  • Vocal range or special skills

  • Availability and scheduling conflicts

  • Audition recordings or submitted media

  • Areas of artistic or technical interest

  • Other information relevant to the opportunity

This information may be shared internally with appropriate directors, producers, designers, music staff, choreographers, production staff, casting personnel, teaching artists, or other individuals involved in evaluating applicants or administering the project.

Submission of materials does not guarantee an audition, callback, role, employment, teaching assignment, or other opportunity.

4. CHILDREN + YOUTH PROGRAMMING

Cornerstone may offer classes, workshops, camps, productions, school partnerships, and other programs involving children and teenagers.

When information about a minor is required, we may request information from or with the authorization of a parent or legal guardian.

Depending on the program, this may include:

  • Participant name and age

  • Parent or guardian contact information

  • Emergency contacts

  • Authorized pickup information

  • Accessibility or accommodation information

  • Relevant safety information

  • Program registration information

  • Media permissions or releases

Parents and guardians should provide only information reasonably necessary for participation in the applicable program.

We do not knowingly use our general website to solicit personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate parental or guardian involvement or authorization.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to Cornerstone improperly, please contact us so we can review the situation and take appropriate action.

5. HOW WE USE INFORMATION

Cornerstone may use information we collect to:

  • Operate and maintain our website

  • Respond to questions and inquiries

  • Process registrations

  • Administer classes, workshops, camps, and educational programs

  • Coordinate auditions, callbacks, casting, and productions

  • Manage volunteers and teaching artists

  • Communicate schedules, changes, reminders, and production information

  • Sell and distribute tickets

  • Process donations, sponsorships, and payments

  • Provide donor acknowledgments or receipts

  • Manage community partnerships

  • Provide requested accessibility accommodations

  • Maintain appropriate safety and emergency information

  • Send newsletters and organizational updates

  • Promote upcoming programs, productions, and events

  • Evaluate participation in creative and professional opportunities

  • Improve our website, programming, communications, and audience experience

  • Maintain appropriate organizational and financial records

  • Prevent misuse, fraud, or security incidents

  • Comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements

We seek to collect and use only information reasonably related to our programs, operations, and mission.

6. EMAIL + MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

If you join a Cornerstone mailing list, register for certain programs, or otherwise request updates, we may send you information about:

  • Productions

  • Auditions

  • Classes

  • Workshops and masterclasses

  • Community events

  • Volunteer opportunities

  • Creative and production opportunities

  • Fundraising campaigns

  • Sponsorship opportunities

  • Special announcements

You may unsubscribe from promotional email communications using the unsubscribe option included in applicable messages.

Even if you unsubscribe from promotional communications, we may still contact you regarding an active registration, transaction, audition, production, volunteer commitment, donation, or other relationship with Cornerstone.

7. COOKIES + WEBSITE INFORMATION

Our website may automatically collect limited technical information when you visit, such as:

  • Browser type

  • Device type

  • Operating system

  • General geographic region

  • Pages viewed

  • Referring pages

  • Date and time of visits

  • Website interactions

  • IP address or similar technical identifiers

Our website platform and connected services may use cookies or similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand website traffic, improve performance, or support integrated services.

Your browser may allow you to restrict or disable certain cookies. Doing so may affect some website functionality.

8. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

Cornerstone may use third-party services to support our operations, including services for:

  • Website hosting

  • Ticketing

  • Event registration

  • Payment processing

  • Donations

  • Email communications

  • Forms

  • Scheduling

  • Cloud storage

  • Analytics

  • Social media

  • Video or media hosting

  • Audition submissions

  • Customer or participant management

Information submitted through these services may be processed by those providers according to their respective privacy policies and terms.

Cornerstone encourages users to review the privacy practices of third-party services when appropriate.

9. SQUARESPACE

The Cornerstone website may be hosted using Squarespace.

Squarespace may process certain technical, website usage, form, commerce, cookie, and other information necessary to provide its website services.

Information processed directly by Squarespace is also subject to Squarespace's applicable privacy practices and terms.

10. DONATIONS + SPONSORSHIPS

When you make a donation or sponsorship contribution, we may collect information necessary to:

  • Process the contribution

  • Communicate with you

  • Maintain financial records

  • Provide acknowledgments or receipts

  • Recognize donors or sponsors when authorized

  • Fulfill sponsorship benefits

  • Meet applicable reporting or administrative obligations

We will not publicly identify a donor as part of donor recognition when anonymity has been requested and can reasonably be honored.

Payment information may be processed by a third-party payment or fiscal sponsorship provider.

11. FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

Certain Cornerstone Creative Arts activities, contributions, or charitable projects may be administered through a fiscal sponsor or other third-party organization.

When you make a contribution through such an organization, that organization may independently collect and process information related to your contribution according to its own privacy policy and legal obligations.

Where applicable, information necessary to administer or acknowledge a contribution may also be shared with Cornerstone.

12. PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO + MEDIA

Cornerstone productions, classes, workshops, rehearsals, and events may be photographed, filmed, or otherwise documented.

Where appropriate, Cornerstone may use photographs, video, audio, interviews, or other media for purposes including:

  • Educational materials

  • Archival documentation

  • Websites

  • Social media

  • Marketing and publicity

  • Grant applications

  • Sponsorship materials

  • Promotional materials

  • Documentation of Cornerstone programs and productions

Participation in certain programs may require a separate media release or consent agreement.

For minors, appropriate parent or guardian permission will be obtained when required.

Event-specific notices may also inform attendees when photography or recording is taking place.

13. WHEN WE MAY SHARE INFORMATION

Cornerstone does not sell or rent personal information for monetary compensation.

We may share information when reasonably necessary with:

  • Authorized Cornerstone staff or leadership

  • Directors and creative team members

  • Teaching artists

  • Production personnel

  • Contractors or service providers

  • Ticketing or registration providers

  • Payment processors

  • Fiscal sponsors

  • Venues or program partners when necessary to administer an event or program

  • Technology providers

  • Professional advisers

  • Government authorities or other parties when required by law

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to protect the safety, rights, property, or legal interests of Cornerstone, our participants, or others.

14. ACCESSIBILITY + ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION

If you contact Cornerstone regarding accessibility or accommodation needs, we may collect information necessary to understand and respond to your request.

We will seek to limit the collection and sharing of this information to what is reasonably necessary to coordinate the requested accommodation or participation.

Please do not provide detailed medical information unless specifically necessary and requested.

15. DATA SECURITY

Cornerstone takes reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical measures intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no website, email system, online form, payment platform, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You should use appropriate caution when transmitting information electronically.

16. DATA RETENTION

We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Provide programs and services

  • Complete transactions

  • Maintain production or organizational records

  • Fulfill contractual obligations

  • Maintain financial and donation records

  • Resolve disputes

  • Meet insurance, legal, tax, or regulatory requirements

  • Protect legitimate organizational interests

Information that is no longer reasonably necessary may be deleted, anonymized, or securely archived according to our operational needs and applicable requirements.

17. YOUR CHOICES + REQUESTS

Depending on the nature of the information and applicable law, you may contact Cornerstone to request that we:

  • Update inaccurate contact information

  • Correct certain personal information

  • Remove you from promotional mailing lists

  • Review a privacy concern

  • Delete certain information when appropriate

  • Clarify how information you submitted is being used

Certain information may need to be retained for legal, financial, contractual, safety, archival, or legitimate organizational purposes.

To make a privacy-related request, contact us using the information below.

18. EXTERNAL LINKS

Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by other organizations.

Cornerstone is not responsible for the privacy, security, accessibility, content, or practices of third-party websites. Visiting an external website is subject to that organization's policies and terms.

19. SOCIAL MEDIA

Cornerstone may maintain profiles on social media platforms.

Information you choose to share with or about Cornerstone through those platforms may also be processed by the applicable social media company according to its policies.

Interactions on public social media pages should generally be considered public.

20. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Cornerstone may update this Privacy Policy as our programs, website, technology, partnerships, or legal obligations evolve.

When material changes are made, the updated policy will be posted on this website with a revised Last Updated date.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.

21. CONTACT US

Questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or Cornerstone's handling of personal information may be directed to:

Cornerstone Creative Arts – Petersburg
Petersburg, Virginia
Email: ccarts23803@gmail.com
Website: cornerstonecreativearts.com

Please include “Privacy Request” in the subject line when contacting us regarding personal information.

OUR COMMITMENT

Cornerstone exists to create opportunities for people to learn, create, perform, design, produce, connect, and discover where they belong in the arts.

The trust of the students, artists, families, audiences, volunteers, donors, partners, and community members who make that work possible matters to us.

We will continue working to handle the information entrusted to Cornerstone with care, transparency, and respect.

CORNERSTONE CREATIVE ARTS
Born in Petersburg. Created with Petersburg. Produced by Petersburg.