Privacy Policy


Effective June 3, 2008

American Songspace is a songwriting and music networking service that allows Users to create distinctive personal and business profiles online in order to discover, locate, collaborate, and communicate with other signed and unsigned songwriters. These services are offered at www.americansongspace.com ("Website"). American Songspace is hosted in the United States.

American Songspace is committed to respecting the privacy of our Users. We strive to provide a safe, secure User experience. This Privacy Policy sets forth the online data collection and usage policies and practices that apply to American Songspace and does not apply to information we collect in any other fashion.

Information Collection

(a) User submitted information: American Songspace collects User submitted information, such as name, age, hometown, bio, music genre, musical publishing information, favorite artists, favorite instruments, musical accomplishments, sound recordings (which are uploaded to a player), unpublished and published songs, photo images, photo details, calendars of events, information about songs and song titles, song lyrics, song details, song classification, e-mail address and other personally identifiable information.

(b) Anonymous information: American Songspace may also log anonymous information including IP address, profile information, aggregate User data, and browser type from Users of the Website (all information identified in paragraphs (a) & (b) is collectively know as "Website Information").


How the Website Information is Used

When User-submitted information is posted on the profile page, the User has a choice to allow that information to be public or private. If a User chooses "private," the User controls who views the information. If a User chooses "public," the information is accessible by a search engine. American Songspace LLC collects the Website Information, which it may share with third parties, including approved sponsors, to provide more useful and personalized services. American Songspace may share the Website Information with American Songwriter LLC for cross-marketing promotions, such as subscription offers, lyric contest marketing, and partner discounts. American Songspace may use a User's email address to send updates or news. The Website Information may be shared if it is legally required to do so, such as by a court order. The Website Information may also be used by American Songspace and American Songwriter Companies and/or individuals that American Songspace employs to manage the Website, track usage, and improve the Website. American Songspace does not sell or rent User submitted information or User data lists to third parties for marketing purposes.

Cookies

American Songspace uses cookies to identify Users' Internet browser, store Users' preferences, and potentially determine whether Users have installed enabling software needed to access certain material on American Songspace. Data in cookies may be read to authenticate User sessions or provide services. You can program your computer to warn you each time a cookie is being sent, block third party cookies, or block all cookies. However, by blocking all cookies you may not have access to certain features on American Songspace.

Third-Party Advertising & Cookies

Ads appearing on the Website may be delivered to the User by American Songspace or one of American Songspace's advertising partners. American Songspace's advertising partners may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize a User's computer. Ad servers may compile information about the location of a User. This information allows an ad network to deliver targeted advertisements. Advertisers' uses of cookies are subject to their own privacy policies, not the American Songspace Privacy Policy.

Links

American Songspace utilizes links to other websites. American Songspace is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices of those websites. When linking to another website, a User should read the privacy policy stated on that site.

Forums, Chat Rooms, Message Boards and Personal Pages

Whenever a User voluntarily posts information to public forums, chat rooms, message boards and/or personal pages, that information can be accessed by the public to send a User unsolicited communications. Any user posting information to a public forum does so at his/her own risk.

Security

American Songspace has implemented commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access and/or use. However, American Songspace cannot guarantee the security of Website Information.

Disputes

If there is any dispute about or involving this Privacy Policy, the User agrees that the dispute shall be governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, USA, without regard to conflict of law provisions, and the User agrees to exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts of the United States located in the State of Tennessee, City of Nashville. If an action is brought to enforce the terms of this Privacy Policy, then the prevailing party in that action shall be entitled to recover its costs and attorneys' fees from the non-prevailing party.

Changes in Policy

American Songspace has the right to change periodically this Privacy Policy without notice. American Songspace will post all changes to its Privacy Policy on the homepage of www.americansongspace.com.

If you have any questions concerning this Privacy Policy, please email American Songspace at privacy@americansongspace.com.