Privacy Policy

Southern Girl & Co. LLC

Effective Date: November 11, 2026
Last Updated: November 11, 2026
Website: https://southerngirl.co
Privacy Contact: hello@southerngirl.co

1. Introduction

Welcome to Southern Girl & Co.!

Southern Girl & Co. LLC (“Southern Girl & Co.,” “SG&Co.,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect information when you visit SouthernGirl.co, interact with our content, access our resources, submit information through our website, participate in our programs, or communicate with us.

Southern Girl & Co. is an entertainment, music, media, creative, and retail company committed to empowering women in music, media, and technology.

By using our website, you acknowledge that you have had an opportunity to review this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect the following categories of information:

A. Personal Information You Provide

You may voluntarily provide information when you:

Complete a contact form.
Subscribe to our newsletter or email communications.
Submit an artist profile or resource listing.
Submit a grant, funding opportunity, or business resource.
Register for workshops, conferences, events, or other programs.
Leave comments on blog posts.
Participate in surveys, promotions, or other website activities.
Contact our team directly.

This information may include your name, email address, phone number, business or organization name, professional title, website, social media handles, and other information you choose to provide.

B. Artist and Business Submissions

Our Artist Resource Room and related community resources may allow individuals, businesses, organizations, and industry professionals to submit information for consideration.

Submissions may include:

Artist and professional biographies.
Business and organization information.
Professional contact details.
Website and social media links.
Music industry resources.
Grant and funding information.
Professional services and opportunities.

Information submitted for public directory listings may be published on our website when approved.

Please do not submit confidential, sensitive, or personally identifying information that is not necessary for the intended submission.

C. Automatically Collected Information

When you visit SouthernGirl.co, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies, analytics tools, server logs, and similar technologies.

This may include:

IP address.
Browser type and version.
Device and operating system information.
Pages visited.
Time spent on pages.
Referring websites.
General geographic region.
Website interactions and navigation activity.

This information helps us understand how visitors use our website and improve its functionality and content.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use collected information to:

Operate, maintain, and improve SouthernGirl.co.
Respond to questions, inquiries, and customer communications.
Deliver newsletters, announcements, and requested updates.
Review and publish artist, business, and resource submissions.
Share music industry resources, grants, funding opportunities, and educational content.
Manage event registrations and workshop participation.
Improve our website experience and functionality.
Analyze website traffic and visitor engagement.
Promote Southern Girl & Co. programs, services, products, and events.
Prevent spam, fraudulent activity, and unauthorized website access.
Comply with applicable legal obligations.

We only intend to use personal information for legitimate business purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

SouthernGirl.co may use cookies, tracking pixels, tags, and similar technologies to improve website functionality, understand visitor behavior, measure marketing performance, and support advertising activities.

These technologies may be provided by third-party services, including:

Google Analytics.
Google Search Console.
Meta (Facebook and Instagram).
Pinterest.
WordPress plugins and website functionality providers.

Cookies may help us understand which pages visitors view, how visitors arrive at our website, and how they interact with our content.

You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website features.

Where required by applicable law, we will provide appropriate consent and privacy choices before activating non-essential tracking technologies.

5. Analytics and Advertising

We may use analytics and advertising services to understand our audience, measure promotional campaigns, and improve our marketing efforts.

These services may collect information about your interactions with our website and other websites or platforms.

For example:

Google Analytics may help us measure website traffic and visitor engagement.
Meta Pixel may help measure advertising performance and support audience-related advertising activities.
Pinterest Tag may help measure activity associated with Pinterest promotions and campaigns.
Google Search Console may provide information about how our website appears in search results.

These providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.

We do not control the independent data collection practices of these third parties.

You may have the right to opt out of certain targeted advertising or data-sharing activities under applicable privacy laws.

6. Email Marketing and Communications

If you subscribe to our mailing lists, request information, or otherwise provide your email address, we may send you communications relating to:

Southern Girl & Co. announcements.
Music, entertainment, and media updates.
Artist resources and educational content.
Grants, funding opportunities, and business resources.
Workshops, conferences, and events.
Merchandise, promotions, and company news.

We may use email marketing services, including Klaviyo and Mailchimp, to manage subscriptions and communications.

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the message.

Unsubscribing from promotional communications does not prevent us from sending necessary transactional or administrative communications.

7. Artist Resource Room and Community Submissions

Southern Girl & Co. provides informational resources and opportunities for artists, songwriters, producers, creative entrepreneurs, businesses, and industry professionals.

Information submitted for our Artist Resource Room, directory listings, grant listings, or other publicly accessible resources may be reviewed, edited for formatting, and published at our discretion.

By submitting information intended for publication, you acknowledge that approved information may become publicly accessible.

Please ensure that you have permission to submit any information, photographs, business details, or contact information belonging to another person or organization.

Southern Girl & Co. reserves the right to decline, edit, remove, or discontinue any submission or listing at its discretion.

We do not guarantee the accuracy, availability, funding, eligibility, or results of third-party resources, grants, or opportunities listed on our website.

8. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links, embedded content, and integrations from third-party platforms, including:

Shopify.
YouTube.
Spotify.
Instagram.
Google.
Facebook and Meta.
Pinterest.
Event registration platforms.
External grant and funding application websites.

When you click an external link, interact with embedded content, or visit another website, that third party may collect information about you according to its own privacy policy.

Shopping and Purchases

SouthernGirl.co may direct visitors to our online retail store at:

https://www.shopsoutherngirl.com

Product purchases, checkout, payment processing, shipping, order fulfillment, and related shopping activities take place through our separate online store.

The applicable privacy policy and terms of service presented on shopsoutherngirl.com govern those shopping interactions.

Southern Girl & Co. does not directly collect or process your payment card information through SouthernGirl.co.

We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing personal information.

9. How We Share Information

Southern Girl & Co. does not sell personal information to third parties for direct monetary payment.

However, we may disclose or share information in limited circumstances, including:

Service Providers: We may share information with companies that help us operate our website, manage email communications, analyze website traffic, provide hosting, manage events, or deliver business services.

Marketing and Analytics Providers: Certain advertising and analytics technologies may receive information about website interactions for measurement, advertising, or audience-related purposes.

Public Submissions: Information you submit for an approved public directory, resource listing, or other public-facing feature may be displayed on our website.

Legal Requirements: We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable laws, legal processes, court orders, or governmental requests.

Business Transactions: Information may be transferred as part of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, or sale of company assets, subject to applicable legal requirements.

We do not authorize third-party service providers to use personal information received from us for purposes outside their permitted services and applicable contractual arrangements.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:

Responding to inquiries.
Maintaining email subscriptions.
Managing business and professional submissions.
Maintaining website records.
Providing requested services.
Meeting legal, accounting, and administrative obligations.
Resolving disputes and enforcing agreements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected.

When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal obligations.

11. Information Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or destruction.

However, no website, internet transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

By using our website, you acknowledge that information transmitted online may involve risks beyond our reasonable control.

We encourage visitors not to submit confidential information through unsecured forms or ordinary email.

12. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your state of residence and applicable privacy laws, you may have certain rights concerning your personal information.

These rights may include:

Right to Know: Request information about the personal information we collect and process.
Right to Access: Request access to personal information associated with you.
Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
Right to Delete: Request deletion of eligible personal information.
Right to Data Portability: Request a copy of certain personal information in a portable format.
Right to Opt Out: Opt out of certain targeted advertising, sale, or sharing of personal information where applicable.
Right to Non-Discrimination: Exercise applicable privacy rights without unlawful discrimination.

Some rights are subject to legal exceptions and eligibility requirements.

How to Submit a Privacy Request

To make a privacy-related request, contact:

hello@southerngirl.co

Please include “Privacy Request” in your email subject line and identify the request you would like to make.

We may request reasonable information to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.

We will review and respond to eligible requests within the timeframes required by applicable law.

13. Texas Privacy Rights

Southern Girl & Co. operates in Texas and recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of Texas residents.

The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) provides certain privacy rights to eligible Texas consumers, including rights to access, correct, delete, and obtain copies of personal data, as well as certain rights to opt out of targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, and specified profiling activities.

The TDPSA contains exemptions, including a general exemption for qualifying small businesses, subject to certain exceptions.

Where applicable, Southern Girl & Co. will honor privacy rights and obligations required by law.

Texas residents may contact us at hello@southerngirl.co to submit a privacy-related inquiry or request.

14. California Privacy Rights

California residents may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA), where applicable.

These rights may include:

The right to know what categories of personal information are collected.
The right to request access to certain personal information.
The right to request deletion or correction.
The right to opt out of certain sales or sharing of personal information.
The right to limit certain uses of sensitive personal information.
The right to receive equal service and pricing when exercising applicable privacy rights.

To submit a California privacy request, email hello@southerngirl.co with the subject line “California Privacy Request.”

We will evaluate and respond to eligible requests in accordance with applicable law.

15. Children’s Privacy

SouthernGirl.co is intended primarily for an adult audience and is not directed toward children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13.

If we become aware that personal information has been collected from a child under 13 without the required parental consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.

A parent or legal guardian who believes a child has submitted personal information may contact us at hello@southerngirl.co.

16. International Visitors

Southern Girl & Co. may be accessed by visitors located outside the United States.

If you access our website from another country, your information may be processed or stored in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate.

Privacy protections and legal requirements may differ depending on your location.

By using our website, you understand that your information may be transferred and processed in accordance with applicable law.

17. External Links and Embedded Content

Our website may include articles, videos, music players, social media content, advertisements, and other embedded or linked resources.

Embedded content from other websites may behave in the same way as if you visited those websites directly.

These external platforms may collect information, use cookies, and monitor interactions according to their own privacy policies.

Southern Girl & Co. is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of external websites.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Southern Girl & Co. reserves the right to update, modify, or revise this Privacy Policy as our business, website features, services, and applicable legal requirements evolve.

Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

We encourage visitors to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how their information is handled.

19. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or our information practices, please contact us.

Southern Girl & Co. LLC

Website: https://southerngirl.co

Privacy & General Inquiries: hello@southerngirl.co

Houston, Texas, United States

We appreciate your trust and value your privacy.

Southern Girl & Co. believes in building meaningful connections while respecting the people and communities who support our work.