Song Central Privacy Policy

Song Central’s Commitment to Maintaining Your Privacy

Song Central’s Privacy Policy has been created because we value our members and recognise your right to keep personal information private. This policy discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices. We also want you to understand how we use the information and under which circumstances we disclose information to third parties.
In this privacy statement the words “you” and “your” refer to the person accessing the songcentral.com.au website. The words “Song Central”, “Site”, “we,” ”us” and “our” refer to Song Central.
By using our Site, you consent to this privacy policy.

Collecting Information on Song Central visitors

Song Central collects information on our site visitors collectively including the sections of the site including actual songs/music is/are accessed most frequently by which member how often. This data is used as aggregated, non-personal information. Song Central utilises this information to improve and enhance our services by monitoring the areas on the site which are most popular to you. This aggregated information maybe shared with Song Central partners to

Information Collected

In order to upload music, tender information and to obtain access to certain other information on the songcentral.com.au Site you must become a registered member. The membership registration forms will specify the information which you must provide in order for you to become a member and take full advantage of Song Central services. We require certain information for our internal purposes – we use this information to communicate with you and to provide a more personalised service on our Site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in way other than as is disclosed in this policy. We will take all reasonable measures to ensure that personally identifiable information will not be disclosed to or unlawfully intercepted or accessed by third parties. However, whilst we take all reasonable measure to secure our system and the Site, and to ensure our ISP also takes such steps, it is not possible to ensure absolute security. Song Central will not be held responsible for any loss and/or any events arising from or out of unauthorised access to your personal information.

Please note the following:

• Email Communication from Song Central
  Song Central provides song writer/music composer members selected information about music opportunities on occasions via email. From time to time Song Central may also provide industry browser members selected information about the Site and about music via email. Song Central may also make you aware of other additional information on our services via email.

• Song Writers/Music Composers
  Song Central requires song writer/music composer members to enter certain personal information on registration. Registration in ‘Account Details’ is compulsory if you wish to upload music to the Song Central Repository and Showcases. Once you are registered you may access your personal information at any time by clicking on ‘View my account details’. You may also load your music to the Repository and Showcase it for access by industry browsers. By submitting music to Showcase you are allowing Song Central to pass on some of your personal information to industry browsers.
  
  
• Industry Browsers
  Song Central requires Industry browsers to enter certain personal information on registration. Registration in ‘Account Details’ is compulsory if you wish to search the Song Central music database and access available music and/or lyrics in Showcase. Once you are registered, you may access and edit your personal information at any time by clicking on ‘View my account details’.

Please note the following in terms of personal information that may be collected and/or identified:

How IP Addresses are Used

An “Internet Protocol” (IP) address is associated with your computer’s connection to the Internet. Song Central uses your IP address to maintain contact with you as your navigate around our Site and to administer our website.

How Cookies are Used

Song Central uses cookies to enhance the user’s experience. Cookies are small files that web browsers place on the computer’s hard drive to recognise members. Song Central uses cookies to remember members’ names, passwords, and preferences. Cookies assist us in delivering faster service and a more personalized experience. Members who do not wish to receive cookies can instruct their web browsers to refuse them. However, doing this may negatively impact the experience on the site and hinder performance.

Storage and Security of Personal Information

Song Central takes all reasonable steps to ensure the security of our system. Song Central allows you to access your information at any time to keep it accurate and up to date. Any information which we hold for you is stored on secure servers that are protected in controlled facilities, subject to the above proviso relating to security measures.

In addition, our employees and the contractors who provide services related to our information systems are obliged to respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by Song Central. As stated above, Song Central will not be held responsible for events arising from unauthorised access of your personal information.

Members also play an important role in keeping personal information secure, by maintaining the confidentiality of any login and password details used on the Song Central site. Please notify us immediately if there is any unauthorised use of your membership account by any other Internet user or any other breach of security.

Access to Your Information

Unless you become a registered member, Song Central does not collect information that identifies you personally. If however, you become a Song Central registered member, you are able to change and update your personal profile at any time. Should you require assistance with updating your account or removing your details from the site, this can be requested by forwarding an email to the Song Central System Administrator.

Disclosure to Third Parties

You acknowledge and agree that it is an integral part of the operation of the Site that Song Central displays song writer/ music composer contact information to industry browsers. The use of your information by these third parties is not within the control of Song Central and we cannot accept responsibility for the conduct of these companies, although we require industry browsers to agree to the Song Central terms of use.

Except as described in this Privacy Policy, Song Central uses good faith efforts not to provide third parties with access to your personally identifiable information. We will, however, make your personally identifiable information available to others:

• when we have your consent to do so, and by agreeing to these terms and conditions your consent is given to the uses explicitly identified.
• when we are required to do so by law, for example, in response to a court order subpoena or other legal obligation, in response to a law enforcement agency's request, or in special cases, for example, when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) our rights or property; or if you threaten the rights, property or safety of Song Central or its staff, its suppliers, advertisers, other customers or users, or any other party; or if we believe your actions violate any law, regulation, or features or functions of our Site. In the event of a complaint, we may also receive and collect personally identifiable information about you from other users or third parties who may communicate information to us about you in relation to such a complaint; or when in our sole discretion, believe such disclosure to be necessary or appropriate to investigate or resolve possible problems or inquiries, to protect our business and assets, to defend our interests and/or to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations; or in the event of a bankruptcy, or a merger, acquisition, joint venture or other business combination involving us

Privacy & Site Changes

From time to time, Song Central may review and update its privacy statement. Revised versions will be updated on the website.

Feedback

Song Central welcomes ideas and feedback about all aspects of the site. Song Central captures feedback that members send to us. This feedback will be used to update and improve the service and may be shared with Song Central members.