Soundflavor, Inc. Privacy Policy

Soundflavor knows that you care about how your personal information is used and shared, and we take your privacy seriously. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully, and if you have any questions, feel free to contact us at info1@soundflavor.com

Soundflavor DJ is a downloadable “Personal DJ” software application that provides automatic playlist generation and DJ capabilities for music consumers. Soundflavor.com is a playlist sharing community web site. Soundflavor‘s “PlayStrips” are web-based “previews” of individual playlists created by users of Soundflavor DJ and Soundflavor.com for the purpose of posting on web sites and blogs. The aforementioned products, including other Soundflavor software, web sites, content (including content created by Soundflavor, its affiliates or partners, and submitted by its users), related documentation, information on the Soundflavor domain, and information made available by users to each other on the Internet through Soundflavor products (collectively, the “Service”), are owned and operated by Soundflavor, Inc. and/or wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, "Soundflavor").

We have designed the Service to give you choices about the personal information you choose to expose to other people. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and share your personal information.

By using the Service, you consent to the collection and use of certain personal information as outlined in the Privacy Policy. From time to time, we may update this Privacy Policy. We will post a notice of significant changes on the web site at http://www.soundflavor.com/about/privacy.php You should visit this page periodically to review any such changes to the Privacy Policy.

General Privacy Policy for the Service

Soundflavor is the sole owner of the information collected via the Soundflavor DJ software (“Soundflavor DJ”), Soundflavor.com (the “Web Site”), and/or any other component of the Service. Soundflavor collects certain information from users of Soundflavor DJ, the Web Site, and/or the Service as they use the software, Web Site, or other components of the Service.

What We Collect and How We Use Your Information

In order to use Soundflavor DJ (after an optional seven-day trial) and/or certain parts of the Web Site, you must complete the registration process. During registration, you are required to provide an e-mail address, your name, birth date, country of origin, and zip or postal code. Your birth date is gathered to verify that, if you live in the United States, you are at least 13 years of age. Soundflavor DJ and the Web Site are not intended for use by US residents under the age of 13. Zip and postal codes are used for targeting of advertising within the Service, such as songs or upcoming concerts. Gender is optional and is also used for personalizing the delivery of advertising within the Service.

We do not share your personal information with any outside companies, and we do not spam our users.

Other users of Soundflavor DJ have no access to any of your personal information. Other users of the Web Site may see your age and/or city, state, and country. You can choose to hide this personal information from other users at any time by changing your account settings from your personal home page on the Web Site.

In order to provide the best possible service, we log certain aspects of your usage, such as the times at which you log in and out of Soundflavor DJ or the Web Site. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, which are gathered to verify that you are not abusing the service by sharing your login information with other users, spamming or “gaming” the Service.

From time to time, we may e-mail you product update notices, other information relating to the Service, or solicit your feedback and input. We DO NOT sell, rent, or share your e-mail address or personal information with anyone. You may choose to not receive product update notices and other e-mails from us and/or other users of the Service at any time by changing your account settings from your personal home page on the Web Site.

You understand and agree that we may access, preserve, and disclose your personal information and the contents of your account if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that doing so is reasonably necessary to comply with legal process, such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, or court order, or to protect the rights and property of Soundflavor, its affiliates or the public.

Controlling Your Personal Information

You may edit your password or profile information at any time through your personal home page on the Web Site. You can terminate your account, which will remove your profile from our central database, by e-mailing us at info1@soundflavor.com

Others' Information

If you invite another person to use Soundflavor DJ, the Web Site, and/or other components of the Service, we may ask for that person's name and e-mail address. We use this information to contact and to remind that person that he or she has been invited to use Soundflavor DJ, the Web Site, and/or other components of the Service. All invitees are provided with the option not to receive further invitations from us.

Links to Other Sites

This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by the Service. Soundflavor DJ, the Web Site, and/or other components of the Service contain links to other web sites and Internet-based services, such as Apple.com and Amazon.com. These other sites and services maintain their own policies regarding cookies and the collection and use of personal information. We encourage you to be aware when you leave the Web Site, and to read the privacy policies of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information.

Communications from the Service

Special Offers and Updates

We send all new members a welcome e-mail to validate their e-mail address and password. We validate e-mail addresses to ensure that we can communicate with our users, and to prevent users from spamming or “gaming” the Web Site. Established members will occasionally receive updates on our products, newsletters, and/or information on products, services, or special deals. You may choose to not receive these offers or updates at any time by changing your account settings from your personal home page on the Web Site.

Service Announcements

On rare occasions, we must send out a service-related announcement. For instance, if the Service is temporarily suspended for maintenance, we might send our users an e-mail. These communications are not promotional in nature. You may choose to not receive these announcements at any time by changing your account settings from your personal home page on the Web Site.

Customer Service

If you contact us for assistance, we will communicate with you using e-mail. In very rare occasions, our support agents may contact you to request your assistance in diagnosing a problem with Soundflavor DJ, the Web Site, and/or the Service.

Security

We use industry-standard security measures to protect your information so that it is not made available to unauthorized parties. If you have any questions regarding which measures and techniques we use, feel free to contact us at info1@soundflavor.com

Conditions of Use

If you decide to install Soundflavor DJ, visit our Web Site, or use the Service, your use and/or visit and any possible dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of California state law.

Additional Questions

Feel free to contact us any time if you have questions or suggestions regarding our Privacy Policy, Soundflavor DJ, the Web Site, and/or other components of the Service. E-mail us at info1@soundflavor.com

Supplemental Privacy Policy for Soundflavor DJ™

Identifying the Songs in Your Music Library

As you use Soundflavor DJ, the software attempts to “Quick Scan” the songs in your library for the purposes of downloading corresponding album covers and generating song recommendations. As part of this process, Soundflavor DJ sends information corresponding to the songs in your personal music library, such as artist and song names, over the Internet to a central server operated by us in the United States. This information is logged for quality of service purposes, but is never shared with outside companies or with other users.

If Soundflavor DJ is unable to verify a song in your library by looking it up in our central server, the software uses a process called “fingerprinting” to more accurately identify the song in question. The fingerprinting process generates a unique ID for each such song, which is then sent over the Internet to servers operated by MusicIP, a third-party company. Fingerprints are generated for the sole purpose of identifying songs which cannot be identified as part of Soundflavor DJ‘s “Quick Scanning” process, and no personal information is transmitted with these fingerprints. MusicIP‘s privacy policy may be viewed at http://www.musicip.com/privacy.jsp

Recommendations for Relevant Songs, Concerts, and Other Merchandise

As you play music using Soundflavor DJ, ID codes corresponding to the songs you play are transmitted to our central servers for the purposes of generating targeted advertising that relates to the music that you are listening to, such as recommended songs for purchase, concert tickets, and other merchandise. No personal information is transmitted during these requests.

Automatic Data Collection

As you use Soundflavor DJ, the software will occasionally upload information about your listening habits-including play counts, and ID codes for the songs you play-to Soundflavor‘s central servers for the purpose of allowing you to share your tastes in music with other users of the Web Site. You may choose to hide this information from other users at any time by changing your account settings from your personal home page on the Web Site.

Uploading Your Playlists

During the use of Soundflavor DJ, you may choose to upload your playlists to our central database for the purpose of sharing your playlist with other people on the Web Site, or for creating a PlayStrip to share your playlist with other people on any web site. We do not share your playlists with other companies. You may, at any time, change the privacy setting for any of your playlists to “private” if you do not wish to share a playlist you uploaded with other people.

We use certain technical information about your computer-such as the version of the operating system or web browser that you use-in order to operate, maintain and manage Soundflavor DJ. None of the technical information is personal information.

Supplemental Privacy Policy for Soundflavor.com

What We Collect and How We Use Your Information

Our primary goal in collecting personal information is to provide you with a friendly, customized, and efficient experience. We only collect personal information that is relevant to the purpose of our web site. We do not process this information in a way that is incompatible with the purpose for which it has been collected or subsequently authorized by you. We collect the following types of information from our users:

1. Information That You Provide to Us. We receive and store any information you enter on our web site or provide to us in any other way. You can choose not to provide us with certain information (such as not registering for an account with us), but then you may not be able to take advantage of many of our special features.
2. Automatic Information. We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. We automatically receive and record certain "traffic data" on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information, and the page you requested. We use this traffic data to help diagnose problems with our servers, analyze trends and administer the web site. We allow other users to browse playlists that you have uploaded to the Service, recommended to other people, or otherwise commented on. This information is made available via your personal home page. We allow other users to browse your profile page, which displays a nickname of your choice, and may contain your profile photograph (if you choose to upload a photograph to your profile page), your web site, your age, and/or your city, state, or country of origin. If you use Soundflavor DJ, your play history, including recent songs you have played in iTunes, may be displayed on your profile page. You may hide any of your personal information from other people by accessing your account settings from your personal home page. We allow other users to contact you at the e-mail address you specify on your profile page. You may turn off this feature by accessing your account settings from your personal home page.

We store information that we collect through cookies, log files, and/or third parties to create a profile of our users. A profile is stored information that we keep on individual users that detail their viewing preferences. Consequently, collected information is tied to the user‘s personally identifiable information to provide offers and improve the content of the Web Site for the user. This profile is used to tailor a user‘s visit to the Web Site and to direct pertinent marketing promotions to them. We do not share your profile with other third parties.

Cookies

A cookie is a piece of data stored on your computer that is tied to information about you. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on the Web Site. We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. For the session ID cookie, when you close your web browser, the cookie simply terminates. A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on your hard drive for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies can be easily removed by following the instructions provided with your web browser.

By setting a persistent cookie on the Web Site, you only need to log in once, thereby saving you time when using the Web Site. If you reject the cookie, you may still use the Web Site, but you may be limited in some areas of the Web Site. For example, you will be prevented from using portions of the Web Site that are only available to registered users of the Web site.

Log Files

Like most standard web sites, we log all activity on the Web Site. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Sharing Information

Information about our users is an integral part of our business. We neither rent nor sell your personal information to anyone. We share your personal information only as described below.

1. Soundflavor employees, consultants, and/or contractors may have access to user information while carrying out their duties in the normal course of our business.
2. We may share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any personally identifiable information.
3. We reserve the right to transfer your personal information in the event of a transfer of ownership of Soundflavor or its assets, such as acquisition by or merger with another company.

Except as set forth above, you will be notified when your personal information may be shared with third parties or used for a purpose incompatible with the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, and you will be able to prevent the sharing of this information by opting out.