01Who We Are

EDM Vocalists is an online platform that helps vocalists, producers, artists and music professionals discover and contact one another.

The data controller is Electronic Music Lovers Group.

Contact: info@eml-recordings.com

02Information We Collect

Depending on how you use EDM Vocalists, we may collect:

• Your name, stage name and email address
• Your account username and encrypted password
• Profile, biography, genre, vocal style and availability information
• Collaboration preferences and proposed working terms
• Images, audio, video, links and other material you upload
• Producer requests, project descriptions and listing information
• Messages submitted through website contact forms
• Support enquiries, complaints and reports
• IP address, browser, device, login and security information
• Cookie and consent preferences

Please do not publish sensitive personal information within a public profile or listing.

03How We Collect Information

We collect information:

• Directly from you when you register or complete a form
• When you create or update a profile or listing
• When you upload content or contact another member
• When you contact us for support or submit a report
• Automatically through essential website and security technology
• Through optional analytics or cookies where you have provided consent

04How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information to:

• Create and manage your account
• Publish and display your chosen profile or listing information
• Allow members to discover and contact one another
• Process and deliver contact-form messages
• Provide support and respond to enquiries
• Review reports and moderate accounts or content
• Prevent spam, fraud, misuse and security threats
• Maintain, troubleshoot and improve the website
• Meet legal, regulatory and record-keeping obligations
• Send marketing communications where you have consented

05Our Lawful Bases

Under UK data-protection law, we rely on:

• Contract: where processing is necessary to provide your account, profile, listing or requested platform features.
• Legitimate interests: where necessary to operate, secure, moderate and improve EDM Vocalists, provided those interests do not override your rights.
• Consent: for optional marketing communications and non-essential cookies where consent is required.
• Legal obligation: where information must be processed or retained to comply with the law.

06Public Profile Information

Information added to a public profile or listing may be visible to website visitors or registered members, depending on the relevant page settings.

This may include your stage name, biography, credits, genres, vocal characteristics, availability, collaboration preferences, images, audio, video and project information.

Your private account email address will not be intentionally displayed publicly unless you choose to include it within public content.

07Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information.

Information may be shared with:

• Other users where necessary to provide a feature you requested
• Website hosting, backup, security and maintenance providers
• Email and contact-form delivery providers
• Analytics providers where applicable and permitted
• Professional advisers where reasonably necessary
• Authorities or rights holders where disclosure is legally required

Service providers are permitted to use information only as required to deliver their services or comply with the law.

08International Transfers

Some technology providers may process information outside the United Kingdom. Where this occurs, we will use appropriate safeguards required by UK data-protection law, such as an adequacy regulation or approved contractual protections.

09How Long We Keep Information

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

• Account information is normally retained while the account remains active.
• Profiles and listings may remain available until removed by you or us.
• Support messages and reports may be retained while an issue is investigated and for an appropriate period afterwards.
• Security logs may be retained for a limited period to detect and investigate misuse.
• Financial or legal records may be retained for longer where required by law.
• Deleted information may remain temporarily within secure backups until those backups are replaced.

10Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, alteration or disclosure.

No online system can be guaranteed completely secure. You are responsible for using a strong password and protecting your account credentials.

11Your Data-Protection Rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:

• Request access to your personal information
• Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
• Ask us to erase your information
• Ask us to restrict how information is used
• Object to certain processing
• Request transfer of eligible information
• Withdraw consent where processing relies on consent

To exercise a right, email info@eml-recordings.com. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.

12Marketing Communications

We will send optional marketing communications only where we have an appropriate lawful basis. You can unsubscribe using the link in an email or by contacting us.

Essential account, security and service messages are not marketing and may still be sent where necessary to operate your account.

13Cookies

EDM Vocalists may use essential cookies required for account login, security and website operation.

Optional analytics, functionality or marketing cookies will be explained in our Cookie Policy and used in accordance with applicable consent requirements.

14Children

EDM Vocalists is intended for users aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly permit children to create accounts.

If you believe a person under 18 has supplied personal information, please contact us so we can investigate and take appropriate action.

15Complaints

Please contact us first if you have a concern about how your information has been handled: info@eml-recordings.com.

You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/ .

16Changes to This Notice

We may update this Privacy Notice when the website, our data use or applicable law changes. The latest version and revision date will remain available on this page.