Welcome to the Music Design Group Limited Privacy Policy.
Music Design Group Limited respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your Personal Data. This Privacy Policy will inform you as to how we look after your Personal Data when you visit our website (regardless of where you visit it from) and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you. Please also use the Glossary to understand the meaning of some of the terms used in this Privacy Policy.
1. Important Information And Who We Are
Purpose of this Privacy Policy
This website is not intended for children and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.
This Privacy Policy is issued on behalf of the Music Design Group, so when we mention “Music Design Group”, “we”, “us” or “our” in this Privacy Policy, we are referring to the relevant company in the Music Design Group responsible for processing your data. We will let you know which entity will be the controller for your data when you engage with any of them. Music Design Group Limited is the controller and responsible for this website.
Full name of legal entity: Music Design Group Limited
Contact Form/ Email: https://musicdesigngroup.com/#contact
Postal address: International House, 61 Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3HZ
Telephone number: 0161 686 5567
You have the right to make a complaint in relation to the way in which we make use of your Personal Data at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK regulator for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO so please do contact us in the first instance in the event that you have an issue which you would like to raise.
Changes To The Privacy Policy And Your Duty To Inform Us Of Changes
2. The Data Which We Collect About You
- Identity Dataincludes first name, maiden name, last name, username or similar identifier, marital status, title, date of birth and gender.
- Contact Dataincludes email address and telephone numbers.
- Technical Dataincludes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
- Profile Dataincludesyour interests, preferences, information contained in competition entries, feedback and survey responses.
- Usage Dataincludes information about how you use our website.
- Marketing and Communications Dataincludes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.
We also collect, use and share Aggregated Datasuch as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Aggregated Data could be derived from your Personal Data but is not considered Personal Data in law as this data will notdirectly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate your Usage Data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific website feature. However, if we combine or connect Aggregated Data with your Personal Data so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as Personal Data which will be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
We do not collect any Special Categories of Personal Dataabout you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health, and genetic and biometric data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offences.
If You Fail To Provide Personal Data
Where we need to collect Personal Data by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you (including when you enter a competition), and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to award you a prize – please see the relevant Terms & Conditions of each competition for further information in this regard). In this case, we may have to exclude your entry into any of our competitions, but we will notify you if this is the case at the time.
3. How is your Personal Data collected?
We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through:
- Direct Interactions.You may give us your Identity and Contact Data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise. This includes Personal Data you provide when you:
- enquire about our services;
- create an account on our website;
- subscribe to our services or publications;
- request marketing to be sent to you;
- enter a competition, promotion or survey; or
- give us feedback or contact us.
- Automated Technologies Or Interactions.As you interact with our website, we will automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We collect this Personal Data by using cookies, server logs and other similar technologies. We may also receive Technical Data about you if you visit other websites employing our cookies. Please see our cookie policy [LINK] for further details.
- Third Parties Or Publicly Available Sources.We will receive Personal Data about you from various third parties and public sources as set out below:
Technical Data from the following parties:
Identity and Contact Data from publicly available sources such as Search Engines, Social Media Content, Third Party Websites, Blogs and Vlogs, Companies House and the Electoral Register based inside the UK.
4. How We Use Your Personal Data
- Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you, including when you enter a competition which we are promoting.
- Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
- Where we need to comply with a legal obligation.
Purposes For Which We Will Use Your Personal Data
Purpose/Activity | Type of data | Lawful basis for processing including basis of legitimate interest |
To manage our relationship with you which will include:(a) Notifying you about changes to our terms, the terms and conditions of any competition which we are promoting or Privacy Policy(b) Asking you to leave a review or take a survey | (a) Identity (b) Contact (c) Profile (d) Marketing and Communications | (a) Performance of a contract with you (b) Necessary to comply with a legal obligation(c) Necessary for our legitimate interests (to keep our records updated) |
To enable you to partake in a prize draw, competition or complete a survey | (a) Identity (b) Contact (c) Profile (d) Usage (e) Marketing and Communications | (a) Performance of a contract with you (b) Necessary for our legitimate interests (to study how customers use our products/services, to develop them and grow our business) |
To administer and protect our business and this website (including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting and hosting of data) | (a) Identity(b) Contact(c) Technical | (a) Necessary for our legitimate interests (for running our business, provision of administration and IT services, network security, to prevent fraud and in the context of a business reorganisation or group restructuring exercise)(b) Necessary to comply with a legal obligation |
To deliver relevant website content and advertisements to you and measure or understand the effectiveness of the advertising we serve to you | (a) Identity (b) Contact (c) Profile (d) Usage (e) Marketing and Communications (f) Technical | Necessary for our legitimate interests (to study how customers use our products/services, to develop them, to grow our business and to inform our marketing strategy) |
To use data analytics to improve our website, products/services, marketing, customer relationships and experiences | (a) Technical (b) Usage | Necessary for our legitimate interests (to define types of customers for our products and services, to keep our website updated and relevant, to develop our business and to inform our marketing strategy) |
To make suggestions and recommendations to you about goods or services that may be of interest to you | (a) Identity(b) Contact (c) Technical (d) Usage (e) Profile (f) Marketing and Communications | Necessary for our legitimate interests (to develop our products/services and grow our business) |
We will get your express opt-in consent before we share your Personal Data with any third party for marketing purposes.
5. Disclosures Of Your Personal Data
- Internal Third Parties as set out in the Glossary.
- External Third Parties as set out in the Glossary.
- Third parties to whom we may choose to sell, transfer or merge parts of our business or our assets. Alternatively, we may seek to acquire other businesses or merge with them. If a change happens to our business, then the new owners may use your Personal Data in the same way as set out in this Privacy Policy.
We do not transfer your Personal Data outside the UK.
How Long Will You Use My Personal Data For?
Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your Personal Data. You have the right to:
- If you want us to establish the data’s accuracy.
- Where our use of the data is unlawful but you do not want us to erase it.
- Where you need us to hold the data even if we no longer require it as you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
- You have objected to our use of your data but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it.
If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us.
No Fee Usually Required
You will not have to pay a fee to access your Personal Data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive. Alternatively, we could refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.
What We May Need From You
We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your Personal Data (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that Personal Data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. We may also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request to speed up our response.
Time Limit To Respond
We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally it could take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated.
- Service providers acting as processors based in the UK, Germany, USA who provide IT and system administration services.
- Professional advisers acting as processors or joint controllers including lawyers, bankers, auditors and insurers based in UK, Germany, USA who provide consultancy, banking, legal, insurance and accounting services.
- HM Revenue & Customs, regulators and other authorities acting as processors or joint controllers based in the United Kingdom who require reporting of processing activities in certain circumstances].