This Cookie Policy explains how Christopher Wieduwilt ("we", "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on aimusicpreneur.com ("the website"). It applies to all visitors, with region-specific addenda for California, Brazil, Canada, and the UK below. Read this alongside our Privacy Policy.
1. What are cookies, scripts, and pixels?
A cookie is a small file stored by your browser. A script is code that runs on a page (for example, an analytics snippet). A pixel or web beacon is a tiny image used to register that a page was viewed. We refer to all three collectively as "cookies" in this document.
2. Categories of cookies we use
We group cookies into four categories. Strictly necessary and functional cookies are set without consent because they are required to deliver the website or a service you actively requested. All other cookies are loaded only after you give consent in the cookie banner.
2.1 Strictly necessary
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
__cf_bm | Cloudflare | Bot management; distinguishes humans from automated traffic. | ~30 minutes |
2.2 Analytics (consent required)
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics 4 | Pseudonymous client ID; counts pageviews and sessions. | 2 years |
_ga_* | Google Analytics 4 | Per-property session state. | 1 year |
2.3 Embedded content (consent required)
Articles that embed YouTube videos load cookies from youtube.com and google.com only
after you give consent. Common YouTube cookies include:
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | Estimates user bandwidth and serves an appropriate player. | ~6 months |
YSC | YouTube | Session identifier for video views. | Session |
__Secure-YEC / PREF | YouTube / Google | Stores user preferences for the player. | Up to 2 years |
2.4 Newsletter (functional)
When you submit the newsletter form, Beehiiv may set short-lived cookies needed to complete the signup. These are functional and not used for tracking. See the Privacy Policy for how your email is processed.
3. Affiliate links
Some outbound links to third-party products are affiliate links — for example, links to Amazon under the Amazon Associates program. When you click an affiliate link, the destination site may set its own cookies on its own domain to attribute the referral. We do not set affiliate cookies on aimusicpreneur.com and we do not read those cookies. Active programs are disclosed in individual articles where relevant.
4. Share buttons
Share buttons on articles are plain text links to LinkedIn, X, and other networks. They do not load third-party JavaScript or set cookies until you click through to the destination network.
5. How to manage consent
On your first visit you see a cookie banner. You can accept, reject, or choose categories. You can change your choices at any time by clicking the "Manage cookie preferences" button in the website footer. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
6. How to disable cookies in your browser
You can also block or delete cookies via your browser settings. See the help pages for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. Some parts of the website may not work as expected if you block essential cookies.
7. Your rights
Where cookies process personal data, you have the rights described in our Privacy Policy: access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, and withdrawal of consent. To exercise these rights, email chris.wieduwilt@aimusicpreneur.com. You can also lodge a complaint with the Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA).
8. Regional addenda
California residents (CCPA / CPRA)
We do not sell personal information for money. To the extent that analytics cookies constitute "sharing" for cross-context behavioral advertising under the CPRA, you can disable it by rejecting the Analytics category in the cookie banner or via "Manage cookie preferences". You also have the right to know, delete, correct, and limit the use of sensitive personal information. Submit requests to chris.wieduwilt@aimusicpreneur.com.
Brazilian residents (LGPD)
Under Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (Law No. 13.709/2018), you have rights of access, correction, deletion, portability, and revocation of consent. The controller is Christopher Wieduwilt (see contact below). You may submit a complaint to the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD) at gov.br/anpd.
Canadian residents (PIPEDA)
We process personal data in accordance with the ten Fair Information Principles in Schedule 1 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. You can file a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at priv.gc.ca.
UK residents (UK GDPR)
Your rights are substantively the same as under EU GDPR (see Section 7). The competent supervisory authority for UK residents is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
9. Contact
For questions about this Cookie Policy, contact:
Christopher Wieduwilt
Buchenweg 1, 82343 Pöcking, Germany
Email: chris.wieduwilt@aimusicpreneur.com
10. Changes
We may update this Cookie Policy when cookies change or when law requires. The "Last updated" date above reflects the current version.