Last Updated On 16-Sep-2024 

Effective Date 16-Sep-2024 

Hootenanny is devoted to safeguarding your privacy and adhering to the relevant data protection and privacy regulations. This Privacy Policy (henceforth referred to as the "Policy") aims to explain the types of information we collect in the context of our products and services and how we handle and utilise that information. Within this Policy, "personal data" is defined as information about an identifiable or identified individual.

In this document, "Hootenanny" or "us" represents Fanclub Ltd, with its official premises at Copscap Barn, Eastgate, Hornton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Hootenanny is an entity within Fanclub Ltd. The company is registered in England and Wales with the registration number 13824724.

This Privacy Policy describes the policies of Hootenanny on the collection, use and disclosure of your information that we collect when you use our website (http://www.hootenanny.io) (the “Service”). By accessing or using the Service, you are consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to the same, please do not access or use the Service. 

We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time without any prior notice to you and will post the revised Privacy Policy on the Service. The revised Policy will be effective 180 days from when the revised Policy is posted in the Service and your continued access or use of the Service after such time will constitute your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. We therefore recommend that you periodically review this page. 

Information We Collect: 

We will collect and process the following personal information about you: 

• Name

• Email

If you take part in any market research, studies or surveys you may provide other personal information to us, including but not limited to:

• Age

• Location

How We Use Your Information: 

We will use the information that we collect about you for the following purposes: 

• Keeping you informed about our products and services

• Marketing & promotional initiatives

• Targeted advertising

• Improving our products and services

If we want to use your information for any other purpose, we will ask you for consent and will use your information only on receiving your consent and then, only for the purpose(s) for which grant consent unless we are required to do otherwise by law. 

How We Share Your Information: 

We will not transfer your personal information to any third party without seeking your consent, except in limited circumstances as described below: 

• Analytics

• Data collection & processing

We require such third parties to use the personal information we transfer to them only for the purpose for which it was transferred and not to retain it for longer than is required for fulfilling the said purpose. 

We may also disclose your personal information for the following: (1) to comply with applicable law, regulation, court order or other legal process; (2) to enforce your agreements with us, including this Privacy Policy; or (3) to respond to claims that your use of the Service violates any third-party rights. If the Service or our company is merged or acquired with another company, your information will be one of the assets that is transferred to the new owner. 

Retention Of Your Information: 

We will retain your personal information with us for 90 days to 2 years after users terminate their accounts or for as long as we need it to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected as detailed in this Privacy Policy. We may need to retain certain information for longer periods such as record-keeping/reporting in accordance with applicable law or for other legitimate reasons like enforcement of legal rights, fraud prevention, etc. Residual anonymous information and aggregate information, neither of which identifies you (directly or indirectly), may be stored indefinitely. 

Your Rights: 

Depending on the law that applies, you may have a right to access and rectify or erase your personal data or receive a copy of your personal data, restrict or object to the active processing of your data, ask us to share (port) your personal information to another entity, withdraw any consent you provided to us to process your data, a right to lodge a complaint with a statutory authority and such other rights as may be relevant under applicable laws. To exercise these rights, you can write to us at hello@hootenanny.io. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law. 

You may opt-out of direct marketing communications or the profiling we carry out for marketing purposes by clicking on the unsubscribe links in our marketing emails to opt-out of receiving emails, as well as writing to us at hello@hootenanny.io.

Do note that if you do not allow us to collect or process the required personal information or withdraw the consent to process the same for the required purposes, you may not be able to access or use the services for which your information was sought. 

Security: 

The security of your information is important to us and we will use reasonable security measures to prevent the loss, misuse or unauthorised alteration of your information under our control. However, given the inherent risks, we cannot guarantee absolute security and consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk. 

Third Party Links & Use Of Your Information: 

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. This Privacy Policy does not address the privacy policy and other practices of any third parties, including any third party operating any website or service that may be accessible via a link on the Service. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services. 

Contacting us:

If you have any comments or questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this website, your dealings with this website, please forward them to hello@hootenanny.io or write to us at Hootenanny (Fanclub Ltd), Copscap Barn, Eastgate, Hornton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

If you are located in the EEA, you may also make a complaint to a supervisory body for data protection matters in the country in which you are based. In the UK, this would be the UK Information Commissioner's Office (https://ico.org.uk/).

Alternatively, you may seek a remedy through local courts if you believe your rights have been breached.

We will address your concerns in accordance with applicable law.