This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit and interact with our website. By accessing or using this site, you consent to the collection and use of information as outlined in this policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information to provide and improve our service to you:

• Personal Information: When you visit or interact with our website, we may collect certain personal information, such as your name, email address, and other contact details when you sign up for newsletters, contact us, or engage with us.
• Usage Data: This includes information about how you access and use our website, such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the website.

2. Use of Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your user experience and analyze site traffic. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device. We use both session and persistent cookies:

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly, such as remembering your login credentials.
• Analytics and Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to analyze user behavior on our website to improve its performance and content.

You can manage or block cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

3. Third-Party Services

We use third-party services on our website to enhance the user experience, and these services may collect and process your data:

a. YouTube

We embed videos from YouTube on our website. YouTube (Google) may collect personal data when you watch or interact with embedded videos. This data collection is governed by YouTube’s Privacy Policy. We recommend reviewing it for details.

• Data Shared: Interaction with embedded videos, including data such as your IP address and browsing activity.

You can opt-out of certain data collection features by adjusting your Google account settings.

b. SoundCloud

We integrate SoundCloud tracks on our website. When you listen to or interact with SoundCloud content, SoundCloud may collect personal data from you as outlined in their Privacy Policy.

• Data Shared: Listening activity, IP address, and browsing behavior related to SoundCloud widgets.

To learn more about how SoundCloud collects and processes data, you can review their privacy policy.

c. Facebook and Instagram

We use Facebook and Instagram widgets (such as Like buttons or embedded posts) to engage with social media content. These services may collect personal data and track your activities. Facebook and Instagram are owned by Meta, and their data usage is governed by Meta’s Privacy Policy.

• Data Shared: Social interactions, usage data, and potentially personal data like your profile information, if you are logged into Facebook or Instagram while using our website.

You can control the data Facebook and Instagram collect through their respective privacy settings.

d. Bandcamp

We embed Bandcamp content on our website, including music players, links to albums, and other features provided by Bandcamp. Bandcamp (owned by Bandcamp, Inc.) may collect personal data when you interact with its content, and this data collection is governed by Bandcamp’s Privacy Policy.

• Data Shared: Bandcamp may collect information such as your IP address, user activity on their platform (e.g., tracks played, purchases made), and device information. If you choose to sign up for Bandcamp, Bandcamp will also collect your personal details for account creation and order processing.

For more information on how Bandcamp collects and processes your data, please review Bandcamp’s Privacy Policy.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in the following ways:

• To personalize your experience and respond to your inquiries.
• To improve the functionality of our website and its content.
• To analyze and optimize website traffic.
• To provide relevant content, including videos or music, through third-party services like YouTube, SoundCloud, Facebook, and Instagram.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, or as required by law. Once no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize your personal data.

6. Data Security

We take appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location and applicable laws (such as the GDPR or CCPA), you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access the personal data we hold about you.
• The right to request the correction or deletion of your personal data.
• The right to restrict or object to the processing of your personal data.
• The right to withdraw consent at any time (where consent is the legal basis for processing).
• The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the updated date will be noted at the top of the policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your data.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how your personal data is handled, please contact us at:

hello[at]emaer-music.com