This website is operated by Universal Music Operations Limited (Company Number 095138), 364 -366 Kensington High Street, London W14 8NS.
Universal Music Operations Limited ("Universal Music") is part of the Universal Music Group. Universal Music Group includes Universal Music Operations Limited, Universal-Island Records Limited, Polydor Limited and Mercury Records Limited together with a large number of record labels around the world.
There are also a number of different divisions of Universal Music and its associated labels. These include Apollo, Interscope Records, A&M Records, Geffen Records, Fiction, Vertigo, Island Def Jam Music Group, Concord, Motown, Universal Music TV, Universal Music Catalogue and Universal Music Digital.
Universal Music, and our associated companies and labels respect the security and privacy concerns of users of this and all the websites we operate and/or control. Universal Music is notified under the Data Protection Act 1998.
As Universal is part of a worldwide group of companies, it may be necessary from time to time for information to be transferred from the point of collection to a server located in another jurisdiction. Information will only be so transferred in circumstances where it is necessary to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy or the purposes made known to users at the time information is collected.
By using the website you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Universal may make changes to this privacy policy from time to time but will not change the way we use your information provided previously without your express consent.
As a general rule, no personal information (i.e. name, address, telephone number, e-mail address) is automatically collected from users of this website. However, there may be circumstances in which users voluntarily supply such information and in this event, any such information will be kept secure and confidential and will be used only for those purposes made known to users at the time the information is collected, or for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy. We follow strict security procedures for the storage and disclosure or information you have given us in order to prevent unauthorised access.
If any provision of this privacy policy is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck out and the remaining provisions shall be enforced. Universal's failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive its right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.
This privacy policy is governed in all respects by the laws of England and Wales. Legal proceedings related to the matters set out in the Privacy Policy shall be brought in and adjudicated solely in the courts of England and Wales.
This website gives you the opportunity to sign up to receive an email newsletter and sometimes you will need to sign up (or sign in where you have already signed up) before you can access certain areas of the website.
Where you have signed up to receive information from us the details you give us may also be used to notify you about updates on the website including new services being offered and depending on the preferences you have indicated news on other artists featured on the website, Universal artists, and related products and services which may be of interest to you.
By signing up you are agreeing to the use of your personal information (as provided by you) as set out in this Privacy Policy. You agree that we may pass your information to other companies within Universal Music Group and that other Universal Music Group companies shall be entitled to use your information in the same way as you have consented to us using it (including contacting you about the products and services of other companies where you have consented to us contacting you about other products and services). Other than sharing your information within Universal Music Group it is our policy to not pass your information to any third parties save where we are required to do so by law.
The sign up form will request contact information including your name and email address. Certain information is mandatory so that we can send you the updates you have requested. Providing certain information is voluntary. Information which is mandatory is identified on the sign up form. If you do supply the voluntary information you are agreeing to us using this information as set out in this Privacy Policy.
By signing up to the website you are signing up to receive the mailings we send about this website and the services offered through this website. We may also offer the opportunity to receive a variety of additional email updates. You can sign up for these through the initial sign up form. Otherwise you can sign up at any time afterwards by replying to the options on the bottom of the newsletter(s) you receive.
We may send you mailings from time to time relating to the administration of the artist database. These may include asking you to check that your details are up to date.
What information and mailings you receive will always depend on the preferences you indicated on your sign up form or at any later date by replying to an email you receive from us.
You do not have to provide your mobile phone number when you sign up to receive mailings such as the newsletter.
If you do provide your mobile phone number to us you are agreeing that we may use this number to contact you by sending messages to your mobile phone. As with mailings the type of information you may receive to your mobile phone will depend on the preferences you have provided to us.
The information collected is used to provide users with information about the website and the services offered, to customise the user's online experience and to improve the content of the website. Other uses of this information include the internal review of the webpages visited, tracking the progress and number of entries in promotions and contests, tracking the number of users of the site and where appropriate, product purchased through the site.
If at any time you wish to stop receiving information just reply to the e-mail address at the bottom of each e-mail you receive. Alternatively you can e-mail us at unpredictableporridge@umusic.com and tell us what you would like us to do.
A cookie is a small text file that can be stored on your computer's hard drive. It may be stored and updated at various times as you access the website. Each time you visit the website, the server may deliver certain customised information to your computer based on the data stored in your cookie. This allows Universal Music to tailor the service to your preferences.
You are not obliged to accept a cookie and you may modify your browser so that it will not accept cookies. If you wish to purchase any items on the Website you need to ensure that cookies are enabled. If, however, you do not want to accept cookies please use the help tools provided with your internet browser to find out how to achieve this.
We never use cookies to retrieve information from your computer which was not originally contained in the cookie. We use cookies and IP addresses for system administration and to monitor aggregate non-personalised information (such as anonymous statistics related to the take up or use of services, or to patterns of browsing). Certain non-personal information about users is recorded by the standard operation of Universal's internet servers. Examples of this type of information include the type of browsers being used, its operating system and the domain names (not e-mail addresses, where possible) of users.
We are always looking to improve our user experience on the website and to find out more about our users’ tastes in music and about the services offered through the website. We conduct research with Universal Music by sending out questionnaires from time to time by email. If you receive one you do not need to complete it if you do not want to. If at any time you wish to stop receiving research questionnaires you can reply to the email address at the bottom of the email you receive. Alternatively email us at unpredictableporridge@umusic.com and tell us you do not want to receive any more questionnaires.
If at any time you wish to amend your preferences including unsubscribing from any of the mailings or withdrawing your consent to you us contacting you for research or about other products or services just reply to the e-mail address at the bottom of each email you receive. Alternatively you can email us at unpredictableporridge@umusic.com and tell us what you would like us to do
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Universal Music is not responsible for the content of any external websites (including those websites linked through any advertising on this website) and is not responsible for the data collection practices of any external website.
Head of eCRM
Universal Music, Digital
364-366 Kensington High Street
London W14 8NS