Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Echospin collects, uses and shares personally identifiable information ("PII") we obtain online from and about individuals located in the U.S. Our "General Privacy Information" applies to adults and all children who have reached their 13th birthday. Echospin does not knowingly collect PII from anyone under the age of 13. The effective date of this policy is November 29, 2004, and it was most recently revised on February 11, 2005. Except as explicitly stated below, we will not affirmatively notify users of changes in our policy; but we will of course abide by the policy in effect at the time we collect PII from any user of this website, respecting uses of that PII. You can inquire about our Privacy Policy by contacting privacy@echospin.com.

Collection of PII by Echospin
When you use this site, we may retain your e-mail address. When you sign up for a user account at Echospin, we obtain the following PII: your name, e-mail address, and date of birth. When you purchase music through Echospin, we may also ask for a credit card number and billing address. From time to time, we may also ask you about your likes and dislikes in order to provide news and information to you that suits your preferences. Apart from possibly retaining your e-mail address when you visit us, we only collect PII from you when you voluntarily submit information to us in order to participate in activities at our website. We do not collect information from you through the use of cookies.

PII Received from Third Party Sources
Echospin may also obtain PII from third parties such as an artist or label who provides us with a mailing list for a newsletter or solicitation. We will always ask for confirmation that such PII has been furnished to us in accordance with the privacy policy of the third party who provides the information. We are not responsible, however, for compliance with the privacy practices of third parties.

Use by Echospin of PII
We use PII to personally address you throughout your visit at Echospin; and to authenticate your presence at the site. Unless you OPT OUT at the time of registration, Echospin will also use your name, postal address and/or email address, and perhaps survey responses you have provided, to send you news or give you the opportunity to participate in offers by Echospin and our business partners and advertisers.

Use by Third Parties of PII
Generally, when you give us information for a specific purpose , we will use that information solely for that purpose unless we tell you otherwise and give you an opportunity to OPT OUT. The exceptions to this general rule follow: Unless you OPT OUT at the time of registration, we may share your name, postal address and/or email address and perhaps survey responses you have provided with third parties, such as artists, labels, clients, advertisers and business partners of Echospin, who may bring to your attention offers that may be of interest to you. Your credit card information, billing address, and other information submitted in connection with a purchase may also be sent to credit card companies, third party suppliers of goods and services, and others involved in the fulfillment of that purchase. We may also share your PII with third parties who provide support for the internal operations of our website and who will not disclose or use that information for any other purpose. We may also share your PII with a third party in the event of a transfer of ownership or assets, or bankruptcy, by Echospin's owners. We may also disclose your PII as required or permitted by law, to protect the interests or safety of Echospin or a third party, or in an emergency situation. Any third party with whom we share your PII is authorized to use it in accordance with our contractual arrangements with such third parties and in accordance with their own privacy policies, over which we have no control Those who contact you will need to be instructed directly by you regarding your preferences for the use of your PII by them.

Linked Websites
Echospin may contain links to other Internet sites operated by other companies. Although we choose our business partners and advertisers carefully, Echospin is not responsible for the privacy practices of websites operated by third parties that are linked to our website or of third parties that advertise on our website. Once you've left Echospin via such a link or by clicking on an advertisement, you should check the applicable privacy policy of the third party to determine how they will handle any PII they collect from you.

Internal Security
Echospin uses reasonable administrative, technical, personnel and physical measures to safeguard PII in its possession against loss, theft and unauthorized use, disclosure or modification.

Your Access to Your PII at Echospin
If you would like to know the types of information that Echospin collects from visitors to its website, please contact us. If you would like to know whether Echospin has collected PII about you, please send us the activities that you participated in on our website which requested PII; after reviewing the relevant databases, we will confirm whether we have collected such information about you. You may review PII about you in our records at any time provided you first give us proof of your identity, such as by accurately stating a password. If you request, we will change any inaccuracies in the PII we have that pertains to you, and/or end any direct communications with you, or even delete your PII altogether.

The materials and services at the Echospin Service are offered by Echospin LLC located at:

333 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013

Fax: 800.786.7738
Email: privacy@echospin.com