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Last Updated October 2025
The New York Philharmonic values your privacy and is committed to protecting the information you share with us. This Privacy Notice (“Notice”) explains how the New York Philharmonic (“New York Philharmonic,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, processes, and shares Personal Information in connection with the Shelby White & Leon Levy Digital Archives, available at archives.nyphil.org, as well as related digital platforms that link to this Notice (collectively, the “Sites”).
Scope
Personal Information is information that identifies, or could reasonably be used to identify, an individual.
This Notice applies to Personal Information collected from visitors to our Digital Archives Sites, including archives.nyphil.org and other online services that link to this Notice.
This Notice does not apply to:
If you follow a link to a third-party website, you are responsible for reviewing that site's privacy policies and terms.
Information We Collect
We may collect and process certain Personal Information through the Sites when you voluntarily provide it or when it is collected automatically during your use of the Sites.
Information You Provide
You may provide Personal Information when you:
Depending on the interaction, Personal Information you provide may include:
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit the Sites, we may automatically collect certain technical information, including:
This information helps us understand how visitors use the Digital Archives and helps us improve site functionality, accessibility, and performance.
Cookies and Analytics
We may use cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies to collect information about how visitors interact with the Sites.
Cookies generally do not identify individuals directly. Instead, they help us:
Your browser may allow you to manage cookie settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain features of the Sites.
Some browsers include a “Do Not Track” feature. Because these signals are not standardized, our Sites do not currently respond to them.
How We Use Personal Information
We may use Personal Information to:
We may combine information collected through the Sites with other information we already have, where appropriate.
Disclosure of Personal Information
We share Personal Information only as reasonably necessary to operate and maintain the Digital Archives.
Authorized Service Providers
We may disclose Personal Information to trusted service providers who assist us with:
These providers may access Personal Information only for the purposes of performing services on our behalf.
Legal Requirements
We may disclose Personal Information when required or permitted by law, including to:
Aggregated Information
We may share aggregated, non-identifiable information about usage patterns, research trends, or site traffic for reporting or institutional purposes.
Consent to Transfer Personal Information
The New York Philharmonic operates in the United States.
If you access the Sites from outside the United States and provide Personal Information, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States.
Data protection laws in the United States may differ from those in your country. However, we take reasonable measures to ensure appropriate protection for Personal Information.
If you do not wish for your Personal Information to be transferred to the United States, please do not provide such information through the Sites.
Your Choices
You may choose whether or not to provide Personal Information through the Sites.
If you have created an account or subscribed to communications, you may update your preferences or request removal from communications at any time.
Even if you opt out of communications, we may still contact you regarding:
Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain privacy rights, including the right to:
To exercise these rights, please contact the Digital Archives team at:
digitalarchives@nyphil.org
We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.
We retain Personal Information only as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Notice or as required by law.
Security
We maintain appropriate technical, administrative, and physical safeguards designed to protect Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
Despite these measures, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure. We periodically review our security practices to incorporate new technologies and updated methods where appropriate.
Children Under 13
The Digital Archives Sites are not intended for unsupervised use by children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 13 without parental consent.
If you believe a child has provided Personal Information without parental consent, please contact the Digital Archives team.
Changes to This Notice
We may update this Privacy Notice periodically.
If we make material changes to how Personal Information is collected or used, we will post an updated Notice on the Sites.
Material changes will become effective 10 days after posting, unless otherwise required by law.
Contact Information
If you have questions about this Privacy Notice, please contact the Digital Archives team:
Email: digitalarchives@nyphil.org
or write to:
New York PhilharmonicAttn: Digital Archives10 Lincoln Center PlazaNew York, NY 10023