Who we are

Our website address is: www.darkspellrecords.com

We are powered by The Multimedia Studio in Toronto, Ontario.

For more information, visit: www.multimedia.studio or contact info@multimedia.studio

 

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

 

Collection & Use of Personal Information

We may collect the following categories of personal information from you:

  • Contact information, including name, email address, street or mailing address and telephone or mobile phone number
  • Billing information, including billing address, order details and other commercial information 
  • Demographic information, including age, date of birth, gender, interests, country and zip code
  • Unique identifiers, including user name and password
  • Preference and other information, including product wish lists, order history and marketing & music preferences  
  • Geolocation information, including your actual or approximate location (for example, from the IP address of your device or computer)
  • Photos and videos that you submit on our Sites
  • Internet and other electronic network activity

We or one of our trusted partners may use this information for the following business purposes:

  • Send you requested updates and newsletters about an artist, type of music or related special offers
  • Send you requested product or service information
  • Send a one-time email or e-card to your friends upon your request when you provide their email address
  • Fulfill your order
  • Send you an order confirmation
  • Respond to customer service requests, questions and concerns
  • Administer your account, including managing your preference center
  • Process information submitted with a job application
  • Send you marketing communications
  • Administer promotions and sweepstakes you enter and notify you of the results
  • Improve our marketing efforts
  • Maintain and improve our Sites, content, products and services
  • Conduct research and analysis
  • Display or promote content based upon your location and/or interests
  • Provide location services such as “tagging” and “check-in”
  • Maintain the security and effective functioning of our Sites and your accounts
  • Address our compliance and legal obligations and exercise our legal rights

We use cookies, web beacons and similar technologies to automatically collect internet and other electronic network activity, including information about your computer as you browse our Site(s).  We and our business partners may automatically collect information as you browse our Site(s) such as connection information (including the domain name and Internet Service Provider), browser type and version, mobile device ID, cell phone carrier, operating system and device type, average time spent on our Site(s), pages viewed, traffic to and from the websites, information accessed, the Internet Protocol (IP) address you use to connect to the Internet and related geographical information about your computer or mobile device, and advertising data and other standard weblog information. Such information is sometimes referred to as web analytics and/or clickstream data.

When you provide us with personal information about your contacts we will only use this information for the specific purpose for which it is provided.

 

More Sources of Information

We may receive information about you from other sources and may combine this data with information we already have about you, including:

  • Artists: such as marketing data from a new or partnering artist that is integrated with information we already have about you to create a more tailored fan experience;
  • Business Partners: such as contest providers and other promotional partners, sub-contractors in technical, payment and delivery services, advertising networks, analytics providers and others who enable sign-on functionality and social network integration;
  • Publicly-available databases;
  • Other Applications: such as music/video streaming sites and social media platforms; and
  • Digital Service Providers: if you choose to use features on our Sites (such as pre-save campaigns) that connect to your online profiles or social media accounts, we may collect any information that you permit through your settings on those connected accounts.

This information helps us to update, expand and analyze our records, identify new customers and provide content and services that may be of interest to you.

Monitoring and Fraud Prevention

To help protect you and others, we monitor use of the Sites and we use the information we collect, including personal information, to identify fraudulent activities and transactions; prevent abuse of and investigate and/or seek prosecution for any potential threats to or misuse of the Sites; ensure compliance with the applicable terms of service and this privacy policy; investigate violations of or enforce these agreements; and otherwise to protect the rights and property of Dark Spell Records Inc., its partners and customers.  Monitoring may result in the collection, recording, and analysis of online activity or communications through the Sites, and you consent to this monitoring by using the Sites.  If you do not consent to these conditions, you must discontinue your use of the Sites.

Retention

We will retain your information for as long as your account is active and as needed to provide you services.  We will use and retain your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.

 

Social Networks/Online Communities

We enable you to create a profile for accessing blogs or online communities for sharing information such as messages, photos and videos.  Please note that we cannot control the actions of others with whom you may choose to share your pages and information.  We may also enable you to post content from some of our Sites to your profile on other social networks.  You can access these services from our Sites using Facebook Connect, Twitter, or other Open ID providers.  These services will authenticate your identity and allow you to post and share certain personal or other information with that site.  Please be aware that the privacy policy of that site will apply to any content you provide them in these instances.  We do not allow these services to provide any personal information or content back to our Sites or your profile with us unless you agree.  To request removal of your personal information from our blog or community forum, contact us here.  If we are unable to remove your personal information, we will respond to your request with the applicable reasons.

Widgets – Our Site(s) may include interactive mini-programs that provide specific services from another company (e.g., displaying digital news feeds, playing music, “liking” or sharing content, etc.), often referred to as widgets.  You may have the opportunity to submit personal information, such as your email address, for collection through a widget.  A widget may also use browser or Flash cookies and/or collect clickstream and usage data. Information collected by a widget is governed by the privacy policy of the company that created it.

 

Transactions

You may purchase artists’ music or merchandise from some of our Site(s) or our Artists’ Site(s), in which case you will be directed to an externally hosted web page or site to complete your transaction.  These sites will be clearly identified and link to their own privacy policies so you know which company is collecting your personal information.  You should refer to those policies for any privacy-related concerns regarding your purchase.

 

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

 

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

 

Contact forms

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

We and our business partners use cookies and other technologies such as web beacons to keep track of your visits, preferences and profile information.  This information is used to make our Sites easier to use, improve our advertising and to provide you with a more personal and convenient experience.  For example, we may use this information to store some of your preferences or to provide you with tailored advertisements related to your specific interests on our Sites and other sites, [and across your different devices].  Additionally, should you choose to enroll, we and our partners may use this information to allow you to participate in one of our fan rewards programs.  To learn more about the use of cookies in online advertising, including how to manage or delete them click here.

We and some of our partners use Flash cookies to store some of your preferences or personal information.  For more information on Flash cookies and how to manage privacy and storage settings click here.

In some of our email messages, we use “click-through URLs” or pixel tags to determine whether the email has been opened and to measure the effectiveness of our customer communications.  This data may also be used to gauge your interest in particular topics, so we can deliver a more relevant, personal and convenient user-experience.

 

Who we share your data with

We will only share your personal information with others as described in this Privacy Policy.  We may provide your personal information to companies that help us with our business activities (e.g. shipping or processing an order, assisting us in Site operations, providing customer service, delivering email newsletters, etc.) or that assist us in improving our products, content, services or advertising.  These companies are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services.

We may also share your personal information:

  • With Dark Spell Records affiliates and representatives of our current recording artists
  • With affiliated Dark Spell Records companies (i.e. any company in which Dark Spell Records owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of its outstanding shares and any company with the name “DARK SPELL RECORDS” as part of its trade name)
  • With reputable partners in whose products or services we think you may have an interest, with your prior consent to do so
  • With representatives of former recording artists, who will be advised in advance that your consent is required for continued use
  • As required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process
  • When we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud or respond to a government request
  • In connection with a corporate change including a merger, acquisition or sale of assets
  • To any other party with your prior consent to do so

 

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

 

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Choice/Opt-Out

Email and Newsletter Preferences

You may choose to stop receiving newsletters, updates or marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in such emails.  Some Sites also allow you to change your email preferences within your online profile or by contacting us here.

Interest-based Advertising

We partner with other companies to manage our advertisements.  We or our partners may use cookies or similar technologies in order to provide you advertising based upon your browsing activities and interests on our Sites and other sites, and across your different devices.  If you wish to opt out of interest-based advertising please check your browser settings or if located in the European Union click here for additional information.  

Mobile Marketing

If you choose to join a mobile marketing list, please be aware that there are usually costs associated with receiving SMS (text) or MMS (multimedia) messages depending on your wireless carrier and plan.  You should check with your mobile carrier to determine what charges apply before signing up to receive our updates via your mobile phone.  If you would like to stop receiving messages from us on your mobile phone, please reply to the message with “STOP.”  You may also contact your wireless carrier for additional information on receiving or stopping mobile messages.

We may also send you push notifications from time-to-time in order to update you about any events or promotions that we may be running.  If you no longer wish to receive these types of communications, you may turn them off at the device or application level, as applicable.  To ensure you receive proper notifications, we will need to collect certain information about your device such as operating system and user identification information.

Geolocation

If you have previously enabled your computer or mobile device to send us location information, you may be able to opt-out from further allowing us to access such information by changing the settings on your computer or mobile device or by uninstalling the application.

 

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

 

Your information

How we protect your data

The security of your personal information is important to us.  When you enter sensitive information on our order forms, we encrypt the transmission of that information using industry accepted security practices.  If you choose to use another company’s payment option to pay for your order, its privacy statement and security practices will apply to your information.  We encourage you to read that privacy statement before providing your information.

We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and after receipt.  However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.  If you have any questions about the security of your personal information, you can contact us by clicking here.

 

Accessing/Updating Your Personal Information

Upon request we will provide you with information about whether we hold any of your personal information.

Our Sites may offer different methods for updating your personal information.  To review and update your personal information on artist marketing Sites, please log in to your profile/account on each Site where you have registered.  If the Site does not have a profile/account page, you may review and update your personal information by clicking here.

If you wish to cancel your account or request that we no longer use your information to provide you services, contact us by clicking here. 

We will respond to your requests within a reasonable timeframe.

 

Our Sites are operated through the United States, Canada, and Egypt.  If you are located in the European Union, or elsewhere outside of the United States and Canada, please be aware that information we collect will be transferred to and processed in the United States and Canada. By using our Sites, or providing us with any information, you fully understand and consent to this transfer, processing and storage of your information in the United States and Canada, a jurisdiction in which the privacy laws may not be as comprehensive as those in the country where you reside and/or are a citizen.

 

Additional Information

Links to Other Site(s) – Our Site(s) includes links to other site(s) whose privacy practices may differ from those of Dark Spell Records.  If you submit personal information to any of those sites, your information is governed by their privacy policies.  We encourage you to carefully read the privacy policy of any site you visit.

Children – We do not knowingly collect or attempt to collect any personal information from children under the age of 13.  If you feel that we have unknowingly collected information from someone under the age of 13, please contact us immediately and this information will be removed.

For more information on how to protect your children online:

Visit www.OnGuardOnline.gov for social networking safety tips for parents and youth.

 

Industry regulatory disclosure requirements

Changes to this Policy

By using our Site(s), you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.  We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time and, as such, we encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.  If we make a material change to this Privacy Policy, we will send an email to users who have provided an email address or post a notice on our Site(s) prior to the change becoming effective.  

 

Questions About This Privacy Policy

If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, you should first contact Dark Spell Records. You can contact us about this Privacy Policy by writing us:

ATTN: Dark Spell Records Privacy Query
info@darkspellrecords.com