Terms and policy | Jamaica Jazz and Blues 2013

Your personal information is very important to us, and we respect your privacy. This Privacy Policy is meant to explain how we use and protect the personal information you share with us. This Policy applies to all users of www.jamaicajazzandblues or our services, and to any information provided to us.

By using our website, you are accepting the practices we describe here.

Jamaica Jazz and Blues reserves the right to change, modify, add, or remove provisions of this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to check back from time to time to ensure continuing familiarity with the most current version of our Privacy Policy. You can determine whether the Privacy Policy has been revised since your previous visit to the Site by referring to the “Last Updated” legend at the top of this page. Your use of this Site constitutes your acceptance to be bound by this Privacy Policy without limitation, qualification or change. If at any time you do not accept all the terms and conditions contained herein, you must immediately discontinue use of this Site.

Information We Collect

Jamaica Jazz and Blues gathers two basic types of information through the Site: “Personal Information” and “Non-Personal Information” Personal Information is information that identifies or can identify you as an individual (such as residential address, telephone number, or billing information) and Non-Personal” is aggregated information, demographic information, IP addresses and any other information that does not reveal your specific identity.
Non-Personal Identifiable Information. When you visit and interact with the Site, Jamaica Jazz and Blues and third parties with whom Jamaica Jazz and Blues has contracted to provide services to Jamaica Jazz and Blues may collect Non-Personal Information (for example, a catalog of the Site pages you visit). Non-Personal Information is generally collected through the Site from four different sources: Internet protocol addresses and web logs; cookies; and other similar technologies; and other Non-Personal Information that you voluntarily provide (as explained below).

IP Protocol Addresses and Web Logs

This Site’s web servers automatically collect the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and log files of visitors. Your IP address is an identifying number that is automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). This number is identified and logged automatically in our server log files whenever you visit the Site, along with the time(s) of your visit(s) and the page(s) that you visited. This information is collected in an aggregate form only and does not contain any Personal Identification. We use your IP address, and the IP addresses of all users, for purposes such as calculating Site usage levels, helping diagnose problems with the Site’s servers, and administering the Site. Collecting IP addresses is standard practice on the Internet and is done automatically by many websites. In addition to the Non-Personal usage of IP Addresses described above we also may link your IP address to personally identifiable information for fraud prevention purposes.

Cookies

We and our third party service providers may use a standard technology called a “cookie” to collect information about how you use the Site. Cookies reside on your computer and help the Site recognize your computer’s browser as a previous visitor. For example, when you sign in to your account, cookies will be used to save your email address and name so the next time you visit your Jamaica Jazz and Blues account from the same computer we will “remember” your email address and name in order to make your experience faster and simpler. If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, you should be able to modify your browser preference to provide you with choices relating to cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may be unable to use certain Site services (e.g., those services that require you to log on to the Site in order to participate).

How Information We Collect Is Used

We know it is very important to protect the information you share with us. We take appropriate security measures to help safeguard this information from unauthorized access and disclosure. For example, only authorized employees are permitted to access your personal information, and they may do so only for limited reasons. We also encrypt credit card numbers and other sensitive information before it is sent from your computer to ours. We also use firewalls to help prevent unauthorized access to your personal information. You should feel confident using our website. However, no system can be completely secure. Although we take very significant steps to secure your information, there is always a chance that your information will not always remain secure, and you should always take great care in handling and disclosing your personal information. For example, avoid sending personal information through insecure email.

Non-Personal Information

Because Non-Personal does not personally identify you, we may use such information for any purpose. For example, we may use it to measure the number of visits, average time spent on the Site and pages viewed as well as to diagnose problems with our servers and to administer the Site. We may then use this information to analyze and improve the features and functionality of this Site. We may use Non-Personal information about you and other Site visitors on an aggregate basis to sell and deliver advertising, promotions and content that we believe will be of interest to you.
In addition, we reserve the right to share such Non-Personal, which does not personally identify you, with third parties, for any purpose. For example, we may share information with advertisers or other third parties that are not part of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues family on an aggregate or other basis that does not disclose any of your Personal Information.

Personal Information

We may use Personal Information you give us to better tailor your website experience to your interests, to show you content in which you may be interested and to display the content according to your preferences. We may also share your Personal Information within the Jamaica Jazz and Blues business family in order to enhance your experience on other Jamaica Jazz and Blues websites. To the extent we do so, we make sure that your Personal Information receives the same level of protection throughout the Jamaica Jazz and Blues business family. Jamaica Jazz and Blues complies with applicable privacy and security laws and, at a minimum, in any commercial e-mail they send to you, will give you the opportunity to choose not to receive such e-mail messages in the future. If you choose to opt-in, we may use your Personal Information to send you information about Jamaica Jazz and Blues and its services as well as promotional material on behalf of some of our partners. If at any time you change your mind and prefer to no longer receive such marketing communications from us, please see the “Opt-In Policy” section below.

Administrative Matters

Jamaica Jazz and Blues reserves the right to contact you in the event of a change in the Site’s Terms of Use and/or this Privacy Policy, or to notify you of other administrative matters in connection with the Site (e.g., contacting you to facilitate, complete or confirm a transaction). Because this information may be important to your use of the Site, you may not opt-out of receiving such communications.

Fulfillment of Requests

Jamaica Jazz and Blues may use your Personal Information to fulfill the purpose for which such Personal Information was provided (e.g., to confirm your registration or fulfill your purchase).

Facilitation of Transactions

Forms on the Site may sometimes be pre-populated with your Personal Information in order to facilitate a transaction between you and Jamaica Jazz and Blues.

Internal Business Purposes

We may also use your Personal Information for our internal business purposes, such as to target advertising, for data analysis, for audits, for fraud prevention and for other internal purposes.

Shopping/Commercial Services

This Site may offer merchandise and/or ticket purchase services, which may be offered by us or by one of our e-commerce partners. To the extent the merchandise and/or ticket purchase services are offered by one of our e-commerce partners, such e-commerce partner will be collecting and using the

Personal Information you provide

To the extent Jamaica Jazz and Blues is the entity offering the purchase services, when you make a purchase through the Site, we may collect your credit card number or other payment account number (for example, your PayPal account number), billing address and other information related to such purchase (collectively, “Payment Information”) from you. We will use the Payment Information that you provide to bill you for your purchase and to fulfill your purchase. By providing your Payment Information, you are authorizing us to give that information to third parties as necessary to confirm and fulfill your order (for example, to process your credit card or payment account number and to send you products you have ordered).

Email This to a Friend

The Site may allow you to forward certain items posted on Site or links to Site features by email or other means to other parties who you believe may be interested. If you wish to use this feature, you may provide us with such other party’s email address or other address, so that we can facilitate your sending of such message to such other party. To do so, any Personal Information you provide in connection with sending such other party the message, such as your name and your email address will, of course, be disclosed to such other party. While, due to technical restrictions, the recipient’s email address may be retained in our log files, we do not knowingly share it with third parties and we do not use this Personal Information for any purpose except to send this message (unless the recipient has already consented to such use of his/her Personal Information).

Online Surveys/Sweepstakes and Contests

From time to time, we conduct online surveys and offer online sweepstakes or contests on the Site (each, a “Promotion”), and we may collect Personal Information in connection with the same. We may use your Personal Information to contact you regarding your Promotion entry, or to contact you if you win a Promotion (if applicable). You should carefully review the rules, if any, of each Promotion in which you participate through the Site, as they may contain additional important information about Jamaica Jazz and Blues use of your Personal Information. To the extent such rules conflict with this Privacy Policy, such rules will govern that particular Promotion.

How Personal Information We Collect Is Disclosed

Affiliate Communications. If you choose to opt-in, we may share your Personal Information with our affiliates, so that our affiliates may send you announcements and notifications of events, products or services that might be of interest to you. For further information, please see the “Opt-In Policy” section below.

Third Party Communications

We may also share your Personal Information with third parties to allow such third parties to send promotional communications to you. Such third parties may include event providers, such as venues, promoters, artists’ representatives and fan clubs and others who are involved in or bring you events and their contractors.

Jamaica Jazz and Blues Service Providers

We work with third parties who provide services including but not limited to data analysis, order fulfillment, credit card processing and other services of an administrative nature. If you use our services, we reserve the right to share your Personal Information with such third parties for the purpose of enabling these third parties to provide such services. We take reasonable steps to ensure these third parties treat Personal Information in a manner comparable to how we do so.

Public Forums and Other Interactive Features

Please be aware that when you disclose Personal Information in a chat room, forum, message board or news groups on the Site, the information may become public and accessible to all or a part of the Site community, so it is important for you to exercise discretion and appropriate caution when deciding to reveal your Personal Information in these areas. In addition, when you choose to make a posting on such services, certain Personal Information may be available for other users to view. We urge you to exercise discretion and caution when deciding to disclose your Personal Information, or any other information, on the Site. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USE OF ANY Personal Information YOU VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE THROUGH THE SITE VIA THESE FORUMS AND OTHER INTERACTIVE FEATURES. Please note that we reserve the right, but have no obligation, to republish content posted in a chat room, forum, message board or news group (including any Personal Information contained therein) as further set forth in our Terms of Use.

In the event that you encounter any Site user who you believe is improperly collecting or using information about you or other users, please contact us at admin@jamaicajazzandblues.com

Online Surveys/Sweepstakes and Contests

We reserve the right to share Personal Information collected in connection with Promotions with the third-party sponsors of any such Promotions (irrespective of whether such Promotions are hosted by us), or otherwise in accordance with the rules applicable to such Promotion. You should carefully review the rules, if any, of each Promotion in which you participate through the Site, as they may contain additional important information about a sponsor’s or other third parties’ use of your Personal Information. To the extent such rules conflict with this Privacy Policy, such rules will govern that particular Promotion.

Other Purposes

We also may disclose your information:
In response to a subpoena or similar investigative demand, a court order, or a request for cooperation from law enforcement or another government agency; to establish or exercise our legal rights; to defend against legal claims; or as otherwise required by law. In such cases, we may raise or waive any legal objection or right available to us.

When we believe disclosure is appropriate in connection with efforts to investigate, prevent, or take other action regarding illegal activity, suspected fraud or other wrongdoing; to protect and defend the rights, property or safety of our company, our users, our employees, or others; to comply with applicable law or cooperate with law enforcement; or to enforce our website terms and conditions or other agreements or policies.

In connection with a substantial corporate transaction, such as the reorganization or sale of our business, a divestiture, merger, consolidation or asset sale, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy.

Collection of Information By Third Parties – Co-Branded Pages

We may enter into relationships with “powered by” partners, business partners, sponsors, and co-branded sites (referred to here as “co-branded pages”). These might include, for example, pages that share our name and that of another entity. There may be a specific privacy policy on any such co-branded page. Any Personal Information that you provide when signing up at any co-branded page may be collected by, or shared with, our third party partner. We have no control over, and are not responsible for, our third party partners’ use of your Personal Information. If you want to learn more about other entities’ privacy practices, please review the websites of those third parties.

Transactions With E-Commerce Partners, Vendors and Advertisers

When you provide Personal Information to one of our Site’s e-commerce partners, vendors or advertisers, this transaction will occur in connection with the site of the e-commerce partner, vendor or advertiser, not on the Site, and, as such, the Personal Information you provide is collected pursuant to and controlled by the privacy policy of such e-commerce partner, vendor or advertiser. Jamaica Jazz and Blues is not responsible for such parties’ privacy policies and we encourage you to familiarize yourself with the applicable privacy policy of the e-commerce site with which you transact business or to contact the operator of such site for more information.

Please be aware that at times, at the request of or on behalf of our e-commerce partners, vendors or advertisers, Jamaica Jazz and Blues may “pre-populate” forms with your Personal Information for your review, and, if you so choose, for submission to such e-commerce partners, vendors or advertisers. Accordingly, we encourage you to review each pre-populated form carefully before agreeing to submit your Personal Information to determine who is seeking to collect your information, and to familiarize yourself with the applicable privacy policy governing use of any Personal Information collected about you.

Job Postings/Volunteer Positions/Submissions for Performance

If you apply for a position with Jamaica Jazz and Blues and submit your personal information through our website, the information you submit will be used only in connection with considering and acting upon your application. We may retain your personal information for a period of time, but only for the purpose of considering your application for current or future available positions.

If you choose to respond to a job posting on the Site, you may be directed to a third-party site (for example, a third-party site specializing in job postings). Any Personal Information you provide will be collected by such third party. We have no control over, and are not responsible or liable for, such third party’s use of your Personal Information. Please consult such third party’s privacy policy for information regarding their privacy practices.

The third party collecting your Personal Information will share such Personal Information with Jamaica Jazz and Blues so that we can review your information and, if applicable, respond to your query or job application. Please note that Jamaica Jazz and Blues has no obligation to respond to all queries or job applications submitted. Any Personal Information that Jamaica Jazz and Blues receives from such third party will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Third Party Advertising

The ads appearing on this Site are delivered to you by our third party advertising partners. In the course of serving advertisements to this Site, our third-party advertiser may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. Non-Personal Information about your visits to this Site, such as number of times you have viewed an ad, is used to serve ads to you.

Third Party Links

The Site may contain links to third-party Internet websites, which are not owned or operated by Jamaica Jazz and Blues. We provide such links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link on the Site does not imply endorsement of the linked site by Jamaica Jazz and Blues. If you provide any Personal Information through any such third-party website, your transaction will occur on such third party’s website (not the Site) and the Personal Information that you provide will be collected by, and controlled by the privacy policy of, that third party. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such third-party websites, including such websites’ use of any Personal Information that you provide to them. We strongly encourage you to become familiar with the privacy practices of those sites.

Opt-In Policy – Jamaica Jazz and Blues Communications

When you supply Jamaica Jazz and Blues with Personal Information, from time-to-time, in Jamaica Jazz and Blues’ discretion, you may be asked to indicate whether you are interested in receiving information from us about special offers in connection with the Site, Jamaica Jazz and Blues and/or our advertisers and partners. If you do choose to opt-in to receive such communications, we may, from time to time, send you marketing communications.

At any time, you can choose to no longer receive commercial or promotional emails from us by clicking “unsubscribe” on our newsletters, by sending an email to unsubscribe@jamaicajazzandblues.com or by clicking the link “unsubscribe” at the bottom of each page of the website. You may modify your choices at any time. Also, in any commercial email we send, you will be given the opportunity to opt out of receiving such messages in the future by clicking on the link at the bottom of the email that says “unsubscribe.” It may take up to 10 days for us to process an opt-out request.

Even if you have unsubscribed from receiving promotional emails from us, we may send you other types of important e-mail communications without offering you the opportunity to opt out of receiving them. These may include customer service announcements, administrative notices and surveys.

Please note that opting out of receiving promotional email communications will affect only future communications from us. If we already provided your information to a third party (such as an event provider) before you changed your preferences or updated your information, you may have to change your preferences directly with that third party as well.

Affiliate and Third Party Communications

From time-to-time in Jamaica Jazz and Blues’ discretion, you may be provided with the opportunity to opt-in to receive offers directly from our affiliates and/or from third parties. If you do choose to accept any such offer(s), any Personal Information provided to Jamaica Jazz and Blues for such purposes may be shared with our affiliates and such third-party partner(s), to allow our affiliates and/or such third parties to provide you with such offers. If you change your mind and would prefer that we no longer share your Personal Information with our affiliates and/or with third parties for their marketing purposes, you may opt-out of such future sharing at any time by following the procedure above, provided however, you may not be able to opt out of certain third party offers that are displayed on our Site.

Use of This Site by Children

The Site is not directed to individuals under the age of sixteen (16), and we request that such individuals do not provide Personal Information through the Site. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with Personal Information without the parent or guardian’s consent by, for example, misrepresenting his or her age, that parent or guardian should contact us at admin@jamaicajazzandblues.com. If Jamaica Jazz and Blues determines that it has collected personal information of children under the age of 16, Jamaica will immediately delete such information and any accounts believed to be held by children under 16. Please see our Terms of Use for additional information regarding the use of this Site by minors.

Accessing, Updating or Deleting Information Collected About You

This Site also gives you the opportunity to modify or remove Personal Information that you have provided to us by way of this Site. You may do so by clicking Update Account and following the instructions to modify your user information on the Site. To the extent that such information is stored in our databases, we will respond to your changes as soon as reasonably possible. Please note that although this information will not be available on the Site after you delete it, the information may remain stored indefinitely in our backup and archival records. To the extent that such information is not stored in our databases, we cannot always ensure that these corrections or deletions will reach such other databases in a timely manner.

Security of Your Personal Information

Jamaica Jazz and Blues employs reasonable security measures consistent with standard industry practice, for Personal Information collected through this Site, including physical, electronic and operational measures to maintain security and prevent unauthorized access. While Jamaica Jazz and Blues takes all appropriate steps to safeguard Personal Information under our control, unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or method of storing data can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As such, we cannot guarantee that Personal Information supplied by users will not be accessed on our servers, or intercepted while being transmitted to us over the Internet. We assume no liability for any damages you may suffer as a result of interception, alteration or misuse of information during such transfers. If you have reason to believe that there has been any breach of the security of the Site, please contact us at admin@jamaicajazzandblues.com

Offline vs. Online practices

Please note that this Privacy Policy applies solely to our online information gathering and dissemination practices in connection with the Site, and does not apply to any of our practices conducted offline.

Contacting Jamaica Jazz and Blues Regarding this Site

If you have any questions concerning this Policy, you may send them by email to admin@jamaicajazzandblues.com. Please note that email communications will not necessarily be secure; accordingly you should not include credit card information or other sensitive information in your email correspondence with us. You must send any official correspondence via postal mail to: