A. Introduction
1. The privacy of our website visitors is very important to us, and we are committed to safeguarding it. This policy explains what we do with your personal information.
2. Consenting to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy when you first visit our website permits us to use cookies every time you visit our website.
B. How we collect your personal data
The following types of personal information may be collected, stored, and used:
1. Information about your computer including your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, and operating system, 2. Information about your visits to and use of this website including the referral source, and website navigation paths.
2. Information that you enter when you register with our website, such as your email.
3. Information that you enter when you create a profile on our website. For example, your name, profile picture.
4. Information that you enter in order to set up subscription to our emails and/or newsletters.
5. Information that is generated while using our website, including when, how often, and under what circumstances you use it.
6. Information relating to an article you comment which includes your nickname and profile picture.
7. Information that you post to our website with the intention of publishing it on the internet.
8. Any other personal information you send to us.
C. Using Personal Information
Personal information submitted to us through our website will be used for the purposes specified in this policy or on the relevant pages of the website. We may
use your personal information for the following:
1. Sending you non-commercial communications about new updates, reviews or chronicles on the website.
2. Sending you email notifications you have specifically requested.
3. Sending you our email newsletter if you signed up for it (you can unsubscribe at any time).
D. Disclosing personal information
We will not provide your personal information to third parties.
E. International data transfers
1. Information that we collect may be stored, processed in, and transferred between any of the countries in which we operate in order to enable us to use the information in accordance with this policy.
2. Information that we collect may be transferred to the following countries which do not have data protection laws equivalent to those in force in the
European Economic Area: the United States of America, Russia, Japan, China, and India.
3. Personal information that you publish on our website or submit for publication on our website may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of such information by others.
4. You expressly agree to the transfers of personal information described in this Section E.
F. Retaining personal information
1. This Section F sets out our data retention policies and procedure, which are designed to help ensure that we comply with our legal obligations regarding
the retention and deletion of personal information.
2. Personal information that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.
3. Without prejudice to article F-2, we will usually delete personal data when you delete your account on our website. You can also delete your personal data if you follow this link.
G. Security of your personal information
1. We will take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse, or alteration of your personal information.
2. We will store all the personal information you provide on our secure (password- and firewall-protected) servers.
3. All electronic financial transactions entered into through our website will be protected by encryption technology.
4. You acknowledge that the transmission of information over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.
5. You are responsible for keeping the password you use for accessing our website confidential; we will not ask you for your password (except when you log in to our website).
H. Amendments
We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you understand any changes to this policy. We may notify you of changes to this policy by email.
I. Your rights
You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you and can delete them if you follow this link.
J. Third party websites
Our website includes hyperlinks to, third party websites, mostly websites of the artists we feature. We have no control over, and are not responsible for, the privacy policies and practices of third parties.
K. Updating information
Please let us know if the personal information that we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.