“Here in Walter Trout’s organization, we are concerned with your online security, and we have therefore made changes to our privacy policy. We want you to be 100% sure that your information is safe with us, and that we guard and respect your privacy.”

 

*BACKGROUND:

Fish-Net Productions, Inc. (the company that manages and looks after all business affairs of Walter Trout - hereafter referred to as “we, us or our”) understand that personal data and the collection of this data should be treated with the utmost privacy and respect. Therefore, we have created this Privacy Policy to educate anyone giving away personal data to our newsletter provider on where the data will go and how exactly it will be used.

We will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a manner that is consistent with the GDPR law, recently put into action in the EU. You can read about this law here: https://www.eugdpr.org/

 

Please read this Privacy Policy and ensure that you understand it. If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, you can contact our social media and networking assistant manager at jillian@waltertrout.com

 

Your acceptance of Our Privacy Policy is required for our use of your personal data in our newsletter, and by hitting the “confirm” button on the email you received, you are accepting the terms outlined here. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you can ignore or delete the email you received, and you will none of your personal data will be stored with our company.

 

Definitions and Interpretation

1.1 In this Policy, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

"Cookie" means a small text file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site. Details of the Cookies used by Our Site are set out in section 13, below;

"Cookie Law" means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and of EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”);

"Personal Data" means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means personal data that you give to Us via Our Site. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the EU Regulation 2016/679 – the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

 

 

What Does This Policy Cover?

This Privacy Policy applies only to the use of your personal data in, processed through Mailjet.

2 Your Rights:

2.1 As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR, which this Policy and Our use of personal data have been designed to uphold:

2.1.1 The right to be informed about Our collection and use of personal data;

2.1.2 The right of access to the personal data we hold about you (see section 12);

2.1.3 The right to rectification if any personal data We hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete (please contact Us using the details in section 14);

2.1.4 The right to be forgotten – i.e. the right to ask Us to delete any personal data We hold about you (We hold information for a certain period, if you would like Us to delete it sooner, please contact Us at

2.1.5 The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data;

2.1.6 The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your personal data to re-use with another service or organization);

2.1.7 The right to object to Us using your personal data for particular purposes;

2.1.8 Rights with respect to automated decision making and profiling.

2.2 If you have any cause for complaint about our use of your personal data, please contact us at jillian@waltertrout.com and we will do our best to solve the problem for you. If We are unable to help, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office.

2.3 For further information about your rights, please contact the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.

2.4 You must be over the age of sixteen to sign up for our newsletter 

 

 

What Data Do We Collect?

This is a complete list of the information collected by us.

3.1  Name; first and last

3.2  Contact information (email address)

3.3  IP address;

3.4  Country/ State or Province of Residency

 

How Do We Use Your Data?

4.1 All personal data is processed and stored securely, for no longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected.

These reasons include:

• To send out newsletters regarding upcoming events, concerts, and social media updates about the musician, Walter Trout.

We will comply with Our obligations and safeguard your rights under the GDPR at all times. Security of data is covered in section 7

4.2 Our use of your personal data will always have a lawful basis because you have consented to Our use of your personal data (e.g. by subscribing to emails)

4.2.1 We will use your data for the following purposes:

• To send out newsletters regarding upcoming events, concerts, and social media updates about the musician, Walter Trout

 

4.2.2 Supplying you with emails that you have opted into (you may unsubscribe or opt-out at any time by visiting Our *insert link to unsubscribe page);

4.3 With your permission (given when you consent to our mailing list), We may also use your data for marketing purposes which may include contacting you by email with information, news and offers on our services. We will not, however, send you any unsolicited marketing or spam and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that We fully protect your rights and comply with our obligations under the GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.

4.4 You have the right to withdraw your consent to us using your personal data at any time, and to request that We delete it.

4.5 We do not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. Data will therefore be retained for the following periods (or its retention will be determined on the following bases):

• Personal data provided in connection with direct marketing or newsletter subscriptions will be retained as long as your subscription remains active and your consent is considered to be valid.

 

How and Where Do We Store Your Data?

5.1 We only keep your personal data for as long as we have your permission to keep it.

5.2 All of your data will be stored within the e-mail Marketing program, Mailjet. You can read about their policies regarding Your rights under the GDPR law HERE

5.3 Some of your data is stored in Huntington Beach, California, outside of the European Economic Area (The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). You are deemed to accept and agree to this by submitting information to us. Though we do store data outside the EEA, We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the GDPR including:

5.3.1 Ensuring that our US based company are Privacy Shield Certified and their Model Contract clauses fully meet the requirements under the GDPR.

5.4 Data security is very important to us, and to protect your data We have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure data collected through our Site.

5.5 Secure password protection on our Mailjet account, ensuring we are the only people with access to the information.

5.5.1 Restrictions on who within our company can access your data.

 

Do We Share Your Data?

6.1 We may share your data with:

6.2 We may compile statistics about the use of Our Site including data on traffic, usage patterns, user numbers, sales, and other information. All such data will be anonymized and will not include any personally identifying data, or any anonymized data that can be combined with other data and used to identify you.

6.3 We use third party data processors that are located outside of the European Economic Area (“the EEA”) (The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). Where we transfer any personal data outside the EEA, we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the GDPR including:

6.4 In certain circumstances, we may be legally required to share certain data held by us, which may include your personal data, for example, where we are involved in legal proceedings, where we are complying with legal requirements, a court order, or a governmental authority.

 

How Can You Control Your Data?

In addition to your rights under the GDPR, when you submit personal data via our site, you may be given options to restrict our use of your data. In particular, We aim to give you strong controls on our use of your data for direct marketing purposes (including the ability to opt-out of receiving such emails from us which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in our emails and at the point of providing your details).

 

How Can You Access Your Data?

You have the right to ask for a copy of any of your personal data held by us (where such data is held). Under the GDPR, no fee would normally be payable and we will endeavor to provide any and all information in response to your request free of charge. Please contact us for more details at jillian@waltertrout.com.

 

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about our Site or this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at jillian@waltertrout.com. Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data we hold about you.

 

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time (for example, if the law changes). Any changes will be immediately sent to you via email, and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.

 

Last Updated: March 2018