Privacy & Cookies Policy

This Privacy & Cookies Policy (the "Policy") dated May 22, 2018, replaces all previous policies. Please take the time to review before you continue to use our products and services.

This Policy applies to any information you provide to us, including through this website, our mobile apps, communications by email and social media, by telephone and in person. It also covers any information we receive from third parties.

By using our products and services, including browsing our websites, registering or logging in, you agree we may use your information as outlined in this Policy. If you do not wish to have your information used in line with this Policy, you must not use our products and services and not otherwise provide us with your information.

 

About us

The Vinyl Source Ltd operates the service located on thevinylsource.co.uk (the "Site").

 

Information we may collect and process about you

• The information you provide to us

• Your IP address

• Information about accounts you’ve visited, products and services you’ve clicked on or shown an interest

• Information provided by other companies who have obtained your permission through their privacy policies to share information about you

• Information about your interaction with the Site including any advertisements

• Information we collect using cookies stored on your device about your use of the Site and selected third party websites.

• Information we collect or remember using technologies similar to cookies, such as device identifiers on your mobile device.

• Technical information from your device relating to the service you receive

• Information relating to the location of your device.

 

How we may use your information

By accessing the Site, you agree that we may collect, hold, use or otherwise process your information (including personal information) for the purpose of providing you with those products and services you request or access, and develop our business.

 

Payment Processing

Please note that we contract with various third parties to carry out payment processing in connection with any purchases you may make through the Site. The processing and storage of any and all information you may provide to any such third-party payment processor, including information they may collect from you, is not governed by this Policy. You will need to review the Privacy and Cookie Policy for such third party on their website.

 

Fraud Prevention Services

We use third-party services in connection with preventing fraud and other damage to our system. As such we may provide such services with your IP and device data should your account be terminated for fraud or behaviour which is damaging to our Site or service. This information will be retained indefinitely for the protection of our Site and users.

 

How we may use your information in specific products or services

Registration

General account registration: You are not required to provide any information to use the Site. You may determine to create an account with the Site. In such event, you will be required to provide a username. This information, together with any information you determine to provide in your account profile, will be publicly posted in connection with your username.

 

Message boards, blogs and other public forums

The Site may provide message boards, blogs and other user-generated content facilities, in addition to user profiles. Anything that you share through any of these means is deemed public information. You should always be careful when deciding to disclose your personal information.

 

Certain Information Use Out of Our Control

Should you determine to stream or upload any content to our Site, you understand that we cannot control the use of such content by any user/observer of our Site. Furthermore, we cannot control the use of any personal information you may determine to share with other users/observers of the Site. You should exercise caution in discussing your location, name, account information, and other identifying information. For privacy, we recommend using a unique username, not in any way tied to any of your social media accounts or real name.

 

How we may share your information

Your username will be associated with all activities you undertake on the Site including, without limitation, messages sent, content shared, and streamed content. Your IP addresses, device data, and other useful information is used by us in order to optimise our site for use. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right to share any and all account information with law enforcement or agencies authorized by applicable governmental authorities either in response to their written request or should we believe, in our sole discretion, that you or your account may be involved with illegal activity, or if we determine in our sole discretion that such disclosure is necessary to protect the rights or property of TheVinulSource, our users, or third parties.

 

Safeguards and security for your information

We have measures in place to protect the security of your personal information from unauthorised access or use, such as by using encryption technology.

 

Information Deletion

Should you request your data be deleted, it will be deleted in compliance with our data retention policy and applicable law and rules. In order to avoid abuse of our system, we will retain device and IP data relating to your account for a period of time to prevent you from creating a new account.

You can request permanent deletion writing to: info@thevinylsource.co.uk

 

Cookies Policy

You should be aware that when you use the Site, we may collect information using cookies or similar technologies.

 

What are cookies and how do they work?

Cookies are small files that are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Your browser sends these cookies back to the website every time you visit the site again so that it can recognise you. This allows websites to tailor what you see on the screen.

 

Do we use other technologies which are similar to cookies?

Our websites, apps and emails often contain small invisible images known as 'web beacons' or 'tracking pixels'. These are used in a way similar to cookies, to understand when a particular part of a webpage is viewed. Our apps often use device identifiers in the same way as cookies. A device identifier is a unique number on your device which allows us to remember your device.

 

What do we use cookies for?

Cookies make using websites much smoother and affect lots of the useful features of websites. There are many different uses for cookies, but they fall into four main groups:

1. Cookies that are needed to provide the service you have asked for. Some cookies are essential, so you can move around the website and use its features. Without these cookies, services you've asked for can't be provided. These cookies gather information about you that can be used for remembering your browsing history or allowing you to stay logged in during your visit.

2. Cookies used to improve your browsing experience. These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make, such as your language or region and they provide improved features such as content provider recommendations and limiting the number of times a particular advertisement is shown to you.

3. Cookies used to understand how people use our products and services. This allows us to keep track of what pages are popular to help other users find such pages.

4. Cookies used to show advertising that is relevant to you based on your viewing history.

We also use cookies in order to know how many advertisements we serve, how many times these are clicked or hovered over with a mouse cursor, how many advertisements we show to a given user and how many customer actions these generate.

We may also use cookies on the Site and advertisers’ sites to understand which customers reach a sale or other action page on an advertiser’s site. This allows us to monitor how effective our advertising is.

Some of our web pages might contain promotional links to other companies’ sites. If you follow one of these links and then register with or buy something from that other site, a cookie is sometimes used to tell that other site that you came from one of our sites. That other site may then pay us a small amount for the successful referral. You will need to review the privacy policy of any website whose advertisement you click on as this Policy only applies to pages on our domain.

 

Contacting us and accessing your personal information

If you have any queries or comments about this Privacy & Cookies Policy, please contact us at info@thevinylsource.co.uk

If you wish to review or receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you, please write to us at info@thevinylsource.co.uk

We reserve the right to charge an administration fee about fulfilling a request for access to personal information which fee shall not exceed the maximum fee allowed by law.

 

Changes to this Privacy & Cookies Policy

We reserve the right to make changes to our Privacy & Cookies Policy. Changes to this policy will be posted here and will become effective as of the updated effective date. Your continued use of our website or platform will signify your acceptance of these changes.