EMI Music Publishing Limited (”EMI”) Privacy Policy

By visiting the EMI website, you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this Privacy Policy which may be amended from time to time. If you use the website after we have published such changes, you will be agreeing to be bound by those changes. If you do not agree to be bound by them, you should not use the website.

We process personal data only in strict compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and other associated legislation.

Controllers of Personal Information
Any personal information provided or to be gathered by EMI is controlled by EMI of 27 Wrights Lane, London W8 5SW, England.

What we collect and why
As a general rule, no personal information is automatically collected from you. In the event that we do collect personally identifiable data about you when visiting the website, that information is only collected on a voluntary basis, and it is only known and or passed to us as follows:

If you register with us, we ask for information such as your name, email address, address and contact details. We, keep a record of this information. All this is necessary for us to supply you with the information you request. We also use this information to improve our platform, prevent or detect abuses of our website and carry out technical, logistical or other functions on our behalf];

We keep a record of any electronic correspondence you send us. This helps us keep track of any problems or concerns you’ve had with our website.

How we use your Personal Data
All the information we collect via our website or through correspondence with you is used to operate and improve the service we offer you. We are committed to using your personal information only for:

Dealing with the supply of our services;

Planning and managing EMI business activities, including analysing user’s preferences; and Research.

There are only four circumstances where we may share some of your data with others:

With agents who assist us in the service we provide to you. In these instances, we provide them with only the information they need to perform their function;

In the event that our business assets are ever sold to or purchased by another company. (Our data records are part of our business);

To affiliated companies or subsidiaries, owned or controlled by us;

If we have a duty to do so or if the law allows or requires us to do so.

How we DO NOT use your Personal Data
We will never pass on your email address or personal information to a third party for marketing purposes.

Data over the Internet
The Internet is a global network - therefore there are cases where your data travels internationally, which may include places outside the European Union. Please be aware that the laws of most countries outside the European Union may not provide the same level of protection for personal data as those of countries making up the European Union (i.e. such countries’ laws are generally not regarded as providing “adequate” data protection as contemplated under Article 25 of the European Union’s Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC)).  Also you should be aware that whilst we have measures in place to protect against improper disclosure of the personal data you provide via the website, no computer system or information can ever be fully protected against every possible risk and it is not possible to guarantee the security or integrity of the personal data you disclose online.  Notwithstanding our security measures, you should be aware that when you submit personal data to the website over the internet, the information may travel over many systems that are not under our control.  We want you to know that if you visit the EMI website, you’re agreeing and authorising us to process data in this way.

Cookies
Cookies are small text files that websites can send to your computer. A cookie can be thought of as an Internet user’s identification card, which tells a website when the user has returned. Cookies are not computer programs, and can’t read other information saved on your hard drive. They cannot be used to disseminate viruses, or get a user’s email address etc. They only contain and transfer to the website as much information as the users themselves have disclosed to that website.

The European Union Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications (the “Directive”), which came into force on 31 July 2002, recognises that cookies are a “legitimate and useful tool” for many activities, including verifying the identity of website users. The Directive makes it compulsory for websites to inform users if cookies are being used and to provide some information on how cookies are used. You can find more information on this subject at www.allaboutcookies.org. Lastly, the Directive places an obligation on websites to make users aware that they can set their computers to reject cookies. You will find the instructions on how to do this at www.allaboutcookies.org. However, you should be aware that the EMI website (in common with most other services websites) will not work without cookies.

Web Beacons
Some of our web pages may contain electronic images known as “web beacons” (sometimes known as clear gifs) that allow us to count users who have visited these pages. Web beacons collect only limited information which includes the time and date of a page view and a description of the page on which the web beacon resides. We may also carry web beacons placed by third party advertisers. These beacons do not carry any personally identifiable information and are only used to track the effectiveness of a particular aspect of the website.

Further Information
If you have questions about your personal data or our privacy policy, please contact us at the address above. To see all the information we have about you, and to correct any inaccuracies, please write to The Data Controller at the above address.

Links
We may provide links to non-EMI sites.  We are not responsible for those other sites, their privacy policies or how they treat information about their users and we advise you to check their privacy policies.

Privacy Policy Changes
We reserve the right to modify, alter or otherwise update this Privacy Policy at any time, so we encourage you to review this policy from time to time.

Governing Law
This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law and in particular the Data Protection Act 1998 and any other applicable privacy regulations (as amended, consolidated or re-enacted from time to time).