Privacy Policy

Tracklistor.net Privacy Policy

Last updated: 08/09/2024

1. About This Privacy Policy

Welcome to the Tracklistor.net privacy policy. We are deeply committed to protecting your personal data and handling it in a transparent, secure manner, in full compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This privacy policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and how we protect it. Our website is accessible at https://tracklistor.net.

2. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is Tracklistor.net. For any questions regarding this privacy policy or your data, please contact us at: urbangroovesessions@gmail.com.

3. Data Collected and Legal Basis

We only collect data that is strictly necessary for the operation of our service. Here are the different categories of data and their legal basis:

  • Data you provide directly (account creation, comments, tracklist submissions) — legal basis: performance of a contract and consent.
  • Automatically collected data (IP address, browsing data, browser type) — legal basis: legitimate interest for security and service improvement.
  • Cookie data (preferences, login session) — legal basis: consent and legitimate interest.

4. Comments

When you leave a comment on our site, we collect the information entered in the comment form, your IP address and your browser’s user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymised string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it. You can read the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is publicly visible alongside your comment.

5. Media

If you upload images to the website, we recommend avoiding images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the site.

6. Use of Data

Your personal data is used solely for the following purposes:

  • Providing, maintaining and improving our services
  • Personalising your experience on the platform
  • Ensuring the security and integrity of our site
  • Preventing fraud and abuse
  • Complying with our legal and regulatory obligations

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies to improve your experience on our site. Here are the different types of cookies we use:

  • Preference cookies: if you leave a comment, you can save your name, email and website so you don’t have to re-enter them next time. These cookies last for one year.
  • Session cookies: when you log in to your account, temporary cookies are created to manage your session. Login cookies last two days, screen preference cookies last one year. If you select “Remember me”, your session is maintained for two weeks.
  • Technical cookies: a temporary cookie is created when visiting the login page to check whether your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.

In accordance with applicable regulations, you can manage your cookie preferences at any time through our consent banner or your browser settings.

8. Embedded Content from Other Sites

Some pages on our site may include embedded content from third-party services (YouTube videos, SoundCloud players, etc.). This content behaves as if you had visited those third-party sites directly, which may collect data about you, place cookies and track your interactions — including if you have an account and are logged in to those services.

9. Data Sharing

We never sell your personal data to third parties. We may share certain information in the following cases:

  • Technical service providers: hosting, maintenance and site security (under confidentiality agreements).
  • Legal obligations: where required by law, including in response to requests from competent authorities.

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

10. Data Retention

We retain your data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected:

  • Comments: retained indefinitely to facilitate moderation and automatically recognise future comments from the same authors.
  • Account data: retained for as long as your account is active, then deleted upon request.
  • Browsing data: retained for a maximum of 13 months in line with regulatory recommendations.

11. Your Rights Under This Privacy Policy

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access: obtain a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification: correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to erasure: request deletion of your data (subject to our legal obligations).
  • Right to data portability: receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • Right to object: object to the processing of your data for legitimate reasons.
  • Right to restriction: request the temporary suspension of processing of your data.
  • Right to withdraw consent: at any time, for processing based on your consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: urbangroovesessions@gmail.com. We will respond within one month. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority in your country.

12. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. These measures include data encryption, restricted access controls and regular security audits.

13. International Data Transfers

Where any of our technical service providers are based outside the European Union, we ensure that such transfers are carried out in compliance with the GDPR, in particular through standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy at any time. In the event of a significant change, we will notify you via a prominent notice on our website. The date of the last update is shown at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this privacy policy regularly to stay informed.

15. Contact

For any questions regarding this privacy policy or the exercise of your rights, please contact us:

Tracklistor.net
Email: urbangroovesessions@gmail.com
Website: https://tracklistor.net

16. Spam Detection

Comments submitted on our site may be analysed by an automated spam detection service in order to maintain the quality of discussions on the platform.