Privacy Policy

Last updated: 01/11/2025

1. Introduction

Yung Merciinary Music (“we”, “us”, “our”, “YMM”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and safeguard your personal information when you visit and use our website [yungmerciinarymusic.com] (the “Site”), purchase services or products (such as recording, mixing & mastering, data entry), subscribe to newsletters, or otherwise interact with us.

By using the Site or providing us personal data, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree, please do not access or use the Site.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

a) Personal Information You Provide:

Name, email address, mailing address, phone number, payment information when you purchase services (e.g., via our shop).
Account and login credentials if you create an account.
Any other information you choose to provide when contacting us (via contact form) or submitting for label services.

b) Automatically Collected Information:

Cookies, web beacons, tracking technologies and similar tools when you visit the Site.
Your IP address, device type, browser type, operating system, pages visited, time and duration of visit, referral source, and other website usage data.
Analytics information (e.g., how you interact with the Site, performance metrics).

c) Third-Party Information:

If you use third-party services (e.g., payment processors, social login), we may receive information about you from them.
If you link to social media or share content via social media, those services may supply data.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to provide, secure and improve our services, personalise your experience, and analyse how the Site is used. This includes:

Essential cookies needed for site functionality (e.g., login, shopping cart).
Performance and analytics cookies to understand usage patterns.
Advertising cookies to deliver relevant adverts (including via Google AdSense or similar) and measure ad performance.
For example, we may use Google AdSense to display ads and collect information about your visits and interactions with ads.
Third-party cookies from partners and service providers (analytics, advertising, social plugins).

You may manage or disable cookies through your browser settings (though this may affect how the Site functions). In some cases, we may provide a cookie consent banner or prompt.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the data we collect for the following purposes:

To provide, maintain and improve our services and the Site (e.g., processing purchases, fulfilling orders, customer support).
To manage your account and provide you with access to any services you subscribe to.
To send you transactional communications (order confirmations, invoices, service updates).
To send you marketing or promotional communications (only if you have consented), such as newsletters or offers for new beats, services or releases.
To monitor and analyse usage, trends and service performance.
To display targeted or interest-based advertising (including through Google AdSense or similar ad networks).
To comply with legal obligations, enforce our policies, protect our rights, and prevent fraud or misuse.

5. Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose your information:

To service providers who perform functions on our behalf (payment processors, hosting providers, analytics providers, ad networks).
To comply with legal obligations, respond to lawful requests (court order, regulatory body).
To protect and defend our rights, property and safety, or the rights, property and safety of our users.
In connection with a business transaction (merger, acquisition, sale of assets) where your information may be transferred as part of that transaction (with appropriate protections).

6. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. However, no security measure is perfect, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. International Transfers

Because we operate in Jamaica but may use service providers or host servers outside of Jamaica, your personal data may be transferred to, and processed in, other countries. By using our services, you consent to the transfer of your information to such destinations.

8. Retention of Data

We will retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, or as required by law.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights regarding your personal information, such as:

The right to access or obtain a copy of your personal data.
The right to request correction of inaccurate data.
The right to request deletion of your data (subject to legal requirements).
The right to object to or restrict certain processing of your data (e.g., marketing communications).
The right to withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via the “Contact” page on the Site.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our services are not intended for children under 13 (or under the relevant age in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under this age. If you become aware that a child under the relevant age has provided us data, please contact us and we will take steps to delete it.

11. Links to Other Sites

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites and services that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will post the “Last updated” date at the top of the policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our practices, please contact us via the “Contact us” page at [yungmerciinarymusic.com].