Privacy Policy

Xposure Technology Inc. and its affiliates (“Xposure Music,” “we,” “our,” and/or “us”) value the privacy of individuals who use our website and related services (collectively, our “Services”). This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) explains how we collect, use, and share information from or about Xposure Music users(“Users”) or their devices. It applies to our artists “Artists” and individuals who deliver feedback requested by Artists through our Platform (“Music Pros”). By using our Services, you agree to the collection, use, disclosure, and procedures this Privacy Policy describes. Beyond the Privacy Policy, your use of our Services is also subject to our Terms of Service.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect a variety of information from or about you or your devices from various sources, as described below.

A. Information You Provide to Us.

Registration and Profile Information. If you create an account or otherwise use our Services as an Artist, we may ask you for your first and last name, stage name, email address, and a link to your most relevant social media account. If you sign up for an account as a Music Pro, we ask you for your first and last name, email address, current place of work, music specialties,  employment information, any references, your music specialties and a link to your social media account. If Artists or Music Pros sign up using a social media account, we will also receive information from those social media services such as your name, email address, gender, and profile photo. 

Payment Information. If you make a purchase through our Services, your payment-related information, such as credit card or other financial information, is collected by our third party payment processor on our behalf. We will receive the the billing address and name associated with your purchase.

Communications. When you communicate with us, we may receive additional information about you. For example, if you contact us for customer support, we may receive your name, email address, phone number, the contents of a message or attachments that you may send to us, and any other information you choose to provide. If you subscribe to our mailing list, then we will collect certain information from you, such as your email address. When we send you emails, we may track whether you open them to learn how to deliver a better customer experience and improve our Services.

Careers. If you decide that you wish to apply for a job with us, you may submit your contact information and your resume online. We will collect the information you choose to provide on your resume, such as your education and employment experience. You may also apply through LinkedIn. If you do so, we will collect the information you make available to us on LinkedIn.

B. Information We Collect When You Use Our Services.

Device Information. We receive information about the device and software you use to access our Services, including IP address (which may tell us your general location), web browser type, operating system version, phone carrier and manufacturer, application installations, device identifiers, mobile advertising identifiers, and push notification tokens. 

Usage Information. To help us understand how you use our Services and to help us improve them, we automatically receive information about your interactions with our Services, like the pages or other content you view, the searches you conduct, purchases you make, any content you post, and the dates and times of your visits.

Information from Cookies and Similar Technologies. We and third party partners collect information using cookies, pixel tags, or similar technologies. Our third party partners, such as analytics and advertising partners, may use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across different services. Cookies are small text files containing a string of alphanumeric characters. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears after you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser and may be used by your  browser on  subsequent visits to our Services. 

Please review your web browser’s “Help” file to learn the proper way to modify your cookie settings. Please note that if you delete or choose not to accept cookies from the Service, you may not be able to utilize the features of the Service to their fullest potential.

User Feedback. Artists may rate and review Music Pros. We receive information about ratings and reviews and share them with Music Pros.

Messages. We collect and process, which includes scanning and analyzing, information you provide when you compose, send, or receive messages through ourService’s messaging functionality, for purposes such as ensuring the safety of the community and confirming that Music Pros are providing feedback that is valuable to Artists. The information we collect and process includes the content of the message and information about when the message has been sent, received, and/or read, as well as the participants of the message. Please be aware that messages sent to other users of our Services will be accessible by those users and that we are not responsible for the manner in which those users use or disclose messages.

C. Information We Receive from Third Parties

Information from third party services. If you choose to link our Services to a third party account, we may receive information about you, including your profile information and your photo, and your use of the third party account. If you wish to limit the information available to us, you should visit the privacy settings of your third party accounts to learn about your options.


Other third parties. We may receive additional information about you, such as demographic data, from third parties such as data or marketing partners and combine it with other information we have about you.

HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT 

We use the information we collect:

  • To provide, maintain, improve, and enhance our Services;
  • To communicate with you, provide you with updates and other information relating to our Services, provide information that you request, respond to comments and questions, and otherwise provide customer support;
  • To update your status on your social networks, to send messages on your behalf to your social networks, and to provide other features and services to you;
  • To facilitate the connection of third party services or applications, such as social networks and music streaming services;
  • For marketing purposes, such as developing and providing promotional and advertising materials that may be useful, relevant, valuable or otherwise of interest to you;
  • To personalize your experience on our Services such as presenting tailored content; 
  • To send you text messages and push notifications;
  • To facilitate transactions and payments;
  • To de-identify or aggregate information collected through the Services and use it for any lawful purpose.
  • To find and prevent fraud, and respond to trust and safety issues that may arise; 
  • For compliance purposes, including enforcing our Terms of Service or other legal rights, or as may be required by applicable laws and regulations or requested by any judicial process or governmental agency; and
  • For other purposes for which we provide specific notice at the time the information is collected.

HOW WE SHARE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We share information with the following categories of third parties. 

Affiliates. We may share any information we receive with our corporate affiliates for any of the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Vendors and Service Providers. We may share any information we receive with vendors and service providers retained in connection with the provision of our Services. 

Music Pro Profile Information. If you are a Music Pro, your name, user name, and other profile information will always be viewable and searchable by other users. 

Sharing Between Artists and Music Pros. At an Artist’s sole discretion, they may share with a Music Pro a  music clip or song and purchase feedback from that Music Pro in either written, audio or video form. When an Artist solicits a Music Pro’s feedback, the Artist’s profile becomes visible to the Music Pro.  To facilitate the Music Pro’s provision of feedback to the Artist, users may communicate in different forms, including via messaging and email. As described above, if an Artist provides a rating or review of the Music Pro, we share that with them.

Social Networks and Other Online Services. Our Services allow you to, upon your direction, share information with social networking services, such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. You understand and agree that the use of your information by any social networking websites will be governed by the privacy policies of these third party platforms and your settings on that platform. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

Analytics Partners. We use analytics services such as Google Analytics to collect and process certain analytics data. These services may also collect information about your use of other websites, apps, and online resources. You can learn about Google’s practices by going to https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/, and opt-out of them by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Advertising Partners. We work with third party advertising partners to show you ads that we think may interest you. These advertising partners may set and access their own cookies, pixel tags and similar technologies on our Services and they may otherwise collect or have access to information about you which they may collect over time and across different online services. Some of our advertising partners are members of the Network Advertising Initiative (http://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1#!/) or the Digital Advertising Alliance (http://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2&lang=EN). If you do not wish to receive personalized ads, please visit their opt-out pages to learn about how you may opt out of receiving web-based personalized ads from member companies. You can access any settings offered by your mobile operating system to limit ad tracking, or you can install the AppChoices mobile app to learn more about how you may opt out of personalized ads in mobile apps.

As Required By Law and Similar Disclosures. We may access, preserve, and disclose your information if we believe doing so is required or appropriate to: (a) comply with law enforcement requests and legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; (b) respond to your requests; or (c) protect your, our, or others’ rights, property, or safety. For the avoidance of doubt, the disclosure of your information may occur if you post any objectionable content on or through the Services.

Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers. We may disclose and transfer your information to service providers, advisors, potential transactional partners, or other third parties in connection with the consideration, negotiation, or completion of a corporate transaction in which we are acquired by or merged with another company or we sell, liquidate, or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets. 

Consent. We may also disclose information from or about you or your devices with your permission.


YOUR CHOICES

Marketing Communications. You can unsubscribe from our promotional emails via the link provided in the emails. Even if you opt-out of receiving promotional messages from us, you will continue to receive administrative messages from us.


THIRD PARTIES

Our Services may contain links to other websites, products, or services that we do not own or operate.  We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. Please be aware that this Privacy Policy does not apply to your activities on these third party services or any information you disclose to these third parties. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any information to them.


SECURITY

We make reasonable efforts to protect your information by using physical and electronic safeguards designed to improve the security of the information we maintain. However, as our Services are hosted electronically, we can make no guarantees as to the security or privacy of your information.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use personal information from children under 13 years of age, and no part of our Services are directed to children. If you learn that a child has provided us with personal information in violation of this Privacy Policy, then you may alert us at privacy@xposuremusic.com. 


INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF DATA

Our Services are hosted in the United States and intended for visitors located within the United States. If you choose to use the Services from the European Union or other regions of the world with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, then please note that you are transferring your personal information outside of those regions to the United States for storage and processing. Also, we may transfer your data from the U.S. to other countries or regions in connection with storage and processing of data, fulfilling your requests, and operating the Services. By providing any information, including personal information, on or to the Services, you consent to such transfer, storage, and processing.


ACCESSING / UPDATING INFORMATION

You can update your account and profile information or close your account through your profile settings. If you have questions about your privacy on the Services or this privacy policy, please contact us at privacy@xposuremusic.com.


CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We will post any adjustments to the Privacy Policy on this page, and the revised version will be effective when it is posted. If we materially change the ways in which we use or share personal information previously collected from you through the Services, we will notify you through the Services, by email, or other communication.


CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about our processing activities, please email us at privacy@xposuremusic.com or write to us at 1188 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, QC, H3A 1H6, Canada.

Last Updated: November 2, 2021