Privacy Policy

Effective date: September 12, 2023

Allotment Productions (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the https://www.idlesband.com/ website and our social media accounts including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok and Threads (the “Service”). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. For the purposes of data protection law, where we decide the means or purpose of processing your personal data, we are the “data controller”.

INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

TYPES OF DATA COLLECTED

USAGE DATA

We may also collect information how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), geolocation data, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, language and other diagnostic data. Please see below for more information about our use of cookies and similar technologies. We process this information so that we can understand usage of our Service, maintain it and improve it. We process this personal data based on your consent, which is collected via the cookie banner on our website. We collect this data directly from you. 

MARKETING DATA

We process your personal data to send you our newsletter, promote our Service to you and keep you updated with information about our music, including letting you know about new releases and new products. We process your name and email address for this purpose. We use this to pursue our legitimate interests in promoting the Service and our business. In circumstances where we require your consent, we will do this with your consent. You may withdraw your consent to further marketing at any time by selecting the “unsubscribe” link at the end of our newsletter and communications to you, or by sending us an email to the email address outlined below. We collect this data directly from you. In some circumstances we may have collected this data from third party partners, including our merchandise fulfilment partners. 

ENQUIRIES DATA

We process your personal data when you get in touch with us. For example, when you send us enquiries or questions, or engage with us on our social media pages, about our Service or music. This includes when you direct message us on our social media accounts. We process your name, contact information (such as social media handle) and any other information that you submit as part of your enquiries, or engagement with us. We use this personal data to communicate with you and provide our Service. We use this to pursue our legitimate interests, including (1) our interest in responding to enquiries to ensure smooth operation of our business and Service; and (2) to understand our customers and improve our Service, by taking on-board your feedback. We collect this data directly from you.

COMPETITION DATA

We process your personal data when you enter competitions, giveaways and/or prize draws that we might operate from time to time. We process your name, contact information (such as email address and telephone number), social media handles, any information that you submit as part of your competition entries and, if relevant, your home address for delivery of any prizes. We process this information because it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party (being the relevant competition terms and conditions) and because it is in our legitimate interests to promote the success of the Service and our business as a whole. We collect this data directly from you. 

TRACKING & COOKIES DATA

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyse our Service. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. Most browsers allow control over cookies, for more information: Google Chrome | Microsoft Edge | Mozilla Firefox | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Opera | Apple Safari. Other settings to disable certain similar technologies: Windows Advertising ID | iOS and Mac OS Ad Tracking | Google Analytics | Your Ad Choices. 

TRANSFER OF DATA

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction. If you are located outside United Kingdom and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to United Kingdom and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. Allotment Stores will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

DISCLOSURE OF DATA

We may disclose your personal data:

• Where required by law, government, competent authorities or the courts or to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights, and for the purposes of preventing crime and fraud (for example, we may share personal data with our professional advisors, investigators, or credit reference agencies).
• With suppliers, business partners and subcontractors, as necessary for the purposes set out in this notice. For example, organisations that provide us with IT services, telecommunications, and sales and marketing. If we use such organisations to provide our services, we take appropriate legal precautions and corresponding technical and organizational measures to ensure the protection of personal data in accordance with relevant law. 
• With other members of our corporate group and our international network of partners.
• If involved in an investment, merger, acquisition, or sale of our organisation or assets, personal data we hold may be shared on the basis of the legitimate interests of us, our investors, our shareholders, customers and other parties to a transaction, unless those interests are outweighed by prejudicial impacts upon you.

RETENTION OF DATA

We hold personal data for as long as necessary bearing in mind the purpose for which it was collected. At the end of the retention period, we assess whether it is necessary to continue to retain personal data to achieve the purposes for which it was collected. To determine appropriate retention periods, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the data, the potential risk of unauthorised access, and legal requirements. 

SECURITY OF DATA

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

We may from time to time use subcontractors and service providers based in other countries. We do not normally transfer personal data outside of the UK or the EEA. Where we transfer your information outside of the UK or EEA, we will have agreements in place with the recipient which include standard data protection clauses adopted by a data protection regulator and/or approved by the European Commission to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data. For more information, contact us using the contact details at the start of this notice. 

YOUR RIGHTS

If you are based in the UK and/or the EEA, you have the following rights, although these rights may be limited in some circumstances:

• ask us to send a copy of your personal data to you or someone else;
• ask us to restrict, stop processing, or delete your personal data;
• object to our processing of your personal data;
• object to use of your personal data for direct marketing purposes; 
• ask us to correct inaccuracies in your personal data; and
• if we rely on consent to process personal data, you can withdraw consent at any time.

You may have certain other rights in other jurisdictions. To make a request for your rights, please let us know by sending an email to us at: [email protected] 

You also have the right to submit a complaint to a supervisory authority. If you live in the UK or a European country, you can submit a complaint to the supervisory authority in your country/state. If you live outside of those territories, you may have a supervisory authority in your country whom you can also contact. 

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. Where appropriate, we will actively notify you.. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email: [email protected]