Vancouver New Music is committed to ensuring your privacy is protected. This Privacy Policy, effective 20 October 2020, sets out how Vancouver New Music (the “Site”, “us” or “we”) uses and protects any information that you (“you” or “user”) provide us when you use the Site. If you have questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info[at]newmusic.org.
Information we collect and how we use it
To be able to use certain areas and features of the Site, specifically requested by you (including making ticket purchases or subscribing to our email newsletter) we may require you provide us with information that identifies you personally. This information may include:
- Your name
- Your company name
- Your email address
- Billing address
- Telephone number
- Credit card information
The information we collect may be used to bill you for the products or services offered by the Site (e.g., tickets), and to correspond with you (e.g., through email newsletters that you have subscribed to, or correspondence to us initiated by you). Credit card information is never retained, and you can request that we remove or provide you with a copy of your data at any time.
All email newsletters contain instructions to unsubscribe from the mailing list. You can also contact us at info[at]newmusic.org to request changes to the way(s) we contact you, or remove your email address from our mailing list at any time.
At Vancouver New Music, accessible from https://newmusic.org, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Vancouver New Music and how we use it.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to Heather McDermid at heather[at]newmusic.org.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
We are a Data Controller of your information.
Vancouver New Music legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information we collect and the specific context in which we collect the information:
- Vancouver New Music needs to perform a contract with you
- You have given Vancouver New Music permission to do so
- Processing your personal information is in Vancouver New Music legitimate interests
- Vancouver New Music needs to comply with the law
Vancouver New Music will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. If you wish to be informed what Personal Information we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
- The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you.
- The right of rectification.
- The right to object.
- The right of restriction.
- The right to data portability
- The right to withdraw consent
Log Files
Vancouver New Music follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
Children’s Information
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.
Vancouver New Music does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Online advertising
We use Google AdWords Remarketing to advertise Vancouver New Music across the Internet. AdWords remarketing will display relevant ads tailored to you based on your visit to the Vancouver New Music website by placing a cookie on your machine. THIS COOKIE DOES NOT IN ANYWAY IDENTIFY YOU OR GIVE ACCESS TO YOUR COMPUTER. The cookie is used to say: “This person visited this site, so show them ads relating to that site.” Google AdWords Remarketing allows us to make special offers and continue to market our services to those who have shown interest in Vancouver New Music.
Manage Your Cookie Preferences
You can choose to accept or reject cookies on our website. By clicking "Accept," you agree to the storage of cookies on your device for the purpose of analyzing site usage and assisting in our marketing efforts. You have the option to customize your cookie settings according to your preferences. You can opt in for marketing and/or analytics cookies by managing your consent preferences by category. Your preferences will be saved for 120 days. If you wish to change your settings during this period, you can do so at any time using the 'Cookie Preferences' link located in the footer of our website.
How to opt out of remarketing and advertising
If you do not wish to participate in our Google AdWords Remarketing, you can opt out by visiting Google’s Ads Preferences Manager
You can also opt out of any third-party vendor’s use of cookies by visiting www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
As always we respect your privacy and are not collecting any identifiable information through the use of Google’s remarketing service.
Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
