Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Privacy, Cookies and Data Collection

Who We Are

Austin Symphony Orchestra
1113 Red River St., Austin, TX 78701
512-476-6064

TBD, CEO/Executive Director


Notice of Data Collection
This website (austinsymphony.org) may collect user data including anonymized IP addresses and visitor data, such as pages you visited during your time here.

Third party services in use on this website include:

Wordfly (voluntary sign up for periodic emails about our organization)
CommericialITSolutions (website host)
Google Drive (storage of backups)
Tessitura (ticketing & donation processing)
YouTube.com or Vimeo (embedded videos)

The services above are believed to be GRPD compliant and use proper measures to keep your data secure. We do not store your information ourselves or share your information knowingly with any third parties.

To opt out of all data collection, please do not fill out any forms, leave any comments or sign up for our emails while visiting this website.

Alternatively, if at any time you wish to have your personal data deleted, please email boxoffice@austinsymphony.org.


Analytics

We use Google Analytics tracking with anonymous IPs. This means that we cannot identify your location in any greater detail than your approximate city.


Cookies Policy 

austinsymphony.org uses cookies.

By using this website, you consent to the use of cookies. Our Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third­ parties we may partner with may use cookies on this website, your choices regarding cookies and further information about cookies.

What are cookies
Cookies are small pieces of text sent by your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows our website or a third­ party to recognize you and make your next visit easier and more useful to you. Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies.

How austinsymphony.org uses cookies
When you use and access austinsymphony.org, we may place a number of cookies files in your web browser. We use cookies for the following purposes: to enable certain functions of this website, to provide analytics, to store your preferences if you are a logged in user, to enable advertisements delivery, including behavioral advertising. We use both session and persistent cookies on austinsymphony.org and we use different types of cookies, including essential cookies. We may use essential cookies to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts.

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

Third ­party cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third­ parties cookies to report usage statistics, deliver advertisements on and through the website, and so on. This website uses:

Statesman Local iQ
Audacy
YouTube video
Facebook
Twitter
Wordfly

Additionally, visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

What are your choices regarding cookies

If you’d like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser. Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

How long we retain your data

For users that register via our enterprise software Tessitura (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information. Comments are stored indefinitely.

 


Third Party Plug-Ins and Services


What personal data Google/Google Analytics collects

We store visitor information including anonymous IP tracking (Google Analytics) so that we can measure visits to our website. This data is stored for 26 months. We do not use this data for direct marketing to you. We use it only to measure visits to our website anonymously.

This is Google’s privacy statement: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US


What third parties we receive data from

Backup Destinations

Backups can be sent to third-party destination servers, including but not limited to:

Links to third party privacy policies have been included.


Where can you find more information about cookies
You can learn more about cookies and the following third ­party websites:

●  AllAboutCookies: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

●  Network Advertising Initiative: http://www.networkadvertising.org/

 


Third Party Solicitation
The ASO will not send third party solicitations via our email platforms.

Ticketing Terms and Conditions

All sales are final, no refunds.  This ticket is a revocable license subject to all terms, conditions and policies established by the Austin Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and this license may be revoked without refund for noncompliance with terms.  Any conduct deemed by ASO, in its sole and absolute discretion, to be disorderly, deceptive, or disruptive shall be cause for automatic termination of Ticket Holder’s (herein referred to as “Holder”) license.  No individual or entity is authorized to sell, or re-sell tickets, purchased at any price without the prior express consent of ASO. Tickets sold or obtained from unauthorized sources, such as third-party sites, may be stolen, fraudulent, or counterfeit, and if so, are void.  ASO reserves the right to suspend orders or sharing capabilities for any tickets suspected to be in violation of these terms and will hold those tickets for “Will Call” pick-up at the venue box office. “Will Call” tickets may be picked up at the venue box office after the purchaser presents a photo ID and valid credit card. 

Exchanges for single ticket purchases may be made up to 48 hours prior to a performance for a different performance date or a different production within the current season.  A fee of $4 per ticket will be applied to ticket exchanges. Requests made within 48 hours will be at the discretion of the Box Office. Exchanges for subscribers will not incur a fee. For subscribers, exchanges and donation requests must be made to the box office before 4:00 on the performance day. 

Every guest entering the performance venue requires a ticket. For each child under three, a lap ticket is required for entry and may be picked up, for free, at the venue box office starting 90 minutes before the performance starts. Depending on the performance lap tickets may not be available. Please check with the Box Office prior to attending a performance with children.  

Unauthorized use of cameras or recording equipment of any kind is prohibited during all performances. Holder agrees not to photograph or record performances in any form.  Holder grants permission to ASO to use Holder’s image or likeness in connection with ASO’s recording, transmission or reproduction of the ticketed event.  Prices, performances, programming, dates, and times are subject to change, at any time, without notice.