FanShake privacy policy (the "Privacy Policy")
Last update: April 28, 2010
This Privacy Policy sets out the data processing practices carried out through the use of the Internet and any other electronic communications networks by Fan Factory Limited ("we" or "us"), in particular through the FanShake website at http://www.fanshake.com("FanShake"). If you have any requests concerning your personal information or any queries with regard to these practices please contact us at feedback@fanshake.com.
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INFORMATION COLLECTED
We collect personal information from you when you complete the registration process and update your profile information on your custom URL hosted on FanShake (your "Personal Page"). We also collect personal information from you when you submit user generated content to FanShake. We may also collect personal information from time to time when you submit user comments or hyperlinks to FanShake, when you enter contests on FanShake and when you communicate with other users through our systems.
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USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We process personal information collected via this website for the purposes of:
- improving the functionalities of FanShake and the content displayed on FanShake to enhance your experience on the website;
- providing and personalising our services, including the artists and advertisements displayed on FanShake;
- dealing with your enquiries and requests;
- administering membership records; and
- providing you with information about products and services.
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YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS
Any personal information that you choose to display on your Personal Page or elsewhere on FanShake may be visible to the entire Internet. It is your responsibility to adapt the privacy settings on your Personal Page. You should note that:
- if you choose to make your Personal Page public, that particular page (and any content on it) will be visible to the entire Internet;
- you can however choose to make your Personal Page visible only to yourself or to other users who are part of your network on FanShake;
- if you submit any type of material to artists' official pages or contest pages hosted on FanShake, that material will be visible to the entire Internet.
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USE OF COOKIES
A cookie is a small piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser, which enables the server to collect information from the browser. Find out more about the use of cookies on http://www.cookiecentral.com.
Our use of cookies also allows registered users to be presented with a personalised version of the site, carry out transactions and have access to information about their account.
We use cookies to identify you when you visit this web site and to keep track of your browsing patterns and build up a demographic profile.
Most browsers allow you to turn off cookies. If you want to know how to do this please look at the help menu on your browser. However, switching off cookies will restrict your ability to make full use of all the exciting features FanShake offers. -
DISCLOSURES
We will only disclose personal information to other companies within our group of companies, business partners, government bodies and law enforcement agencies, subsequent owners of any part of our business and suppliers we engage to process data on our behalf.
If you upload material not owned by you onto any area of FanShake, we may also reveal your identity to the rights owner. For other possible consequences of you uploading material not owned by you onto any area of FanShake, please see our Terms and Conditions -
OTHER WEBSITES
FanShake may contain links to other websites which are outside our control and are not covered by this Privacy Policy. If you access other sites using the links provided (for example to make a merchandise purchase related to an artist), the operators of these sites may collect information from you which will be used by them in accordance with their own privacy policy, which may differ from ours. We recommend you read this.
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ACCESS RIGHT
You have a right to access the personal data held about you. To obtain a copy of the personal information we hold about you, please write to us at:
212-224 Shaftesbury Avenue
London WC2H 8HQ
We may ask you to pay the applicable statutory fee.
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INTERNET-BASED TRANSFERS
Given that the Internet is a global environment, using the Internet to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. Therefore, by browsing this website and communicating electronically with us, you acknowledge and agree to our processing of personal data in this way.
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AMENDMENTS
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time for legal or regulatory reasons or to allow the proper operation of FanShake. Any changes will be notified to you via a suitable announcement on FanShake. The changes will apply to the use of FanShake after we have given notice. If you do not wish to accept the new privacy policy you should not continue to use FanShake. If you continue to use FanShake after the date on which the change comes into effect, your use of FanShake indicates your agreement to be bound by the new privacy policy with regard to information collected from you in the past and in the future.
We may wish to send you information about our products or services, products or services offered by other companies within our group and/or products or services offered jointly with or on behalf of other organisations. To consent to receiving this type of information, you can opt-in by ticking the box during the registration process.
We may wish to share your personal information with third parties where we think that you might be interested in receiving information about their products or services. We will not do so without your express consent. To consent to such sharing of personal information, you can opt-in by ticking the box during the registration process.
If you later decide you no longer wish to receive information about the items listed above, send us an email any time at optout@fanshake.com.
We may also use and disclose information in aggregate (so that no individuals are identified) for marketing and strategic development purposes.
If you invite another person to join FanShake, we will store their name and communication details that you have provided and use them to contact that person and inform them that they have been invited to join FanShake. If we need to send a reminder to that person, we will only do so with your express consent.
We recommend that you do not display anywhere on FanShake sensitive personal information or your home address, telephone or any other information enabling other users to contact you by means other than through FanShake.