Inter Island Music Foundation (“stevegardnerhk.com”) Privacy Policy:

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Inter Island Music Foundation respects and honors our website visitors, their right to be treated courteously, fairly, and have their privacy protected. Inter Island Music Foundation is committed to complying with the GDPR and CCPA.

Inter Island Music Foundation adheres to best practices for the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information as outlined in this policy.

Periodically, Inter Island Music Foundation may send marketing material to its members and subscribers.

Inter Island Music Foundation team members will clearly identify themselves when contacting users through digital communication channels. In email communication, Steve Gardner’s logo and contact details will be included.

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• Collection, use, and management of information:

• Personal information is supplied with consent.

• Individuals and groups can make inquiries anonymously. 

• Prospective website visitors can visit our website anonymously. 

• Marketing and website visitor experience surveys can be completed anonymously.
   

Personal details are required for digital purchase, to process and post a receipt, magazine, or letter, send new or updated information, establish periodic payments where required, and maintain the relationship between website visitors and inter island music foundation.

Each website visitor is given a unique website visitor number under which personal details are kept. This number and other details are used to verify an individual’s identity when they make contact.

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Protecting your Information:

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Inter Island Music Foundation has put in place procedural, physical, and electronic means to safeguard the personal information of our website visitors.

Inter Island Music Foundation has also verified the security and privacy provisions of other organizations with whom we provide information about website visitors. These include our bank and mail house. 

Inter Island Music Foundation does not rent, exchange, or sell mailing lists of our website visitors to other organizations.

Website visitors’ information is kept both in hard copy and electronic forms. In either case, Inter Island Music Foundation has documented procedures to safeguard this information. Safeguards include storing copies of the information off-site.

Currently accepted encryption methodologies are used when collecting or transferring credit card information via the Internet, ensuring a secure environment for the transfer of your confidential data from your browser to our financial institution.

In certain restricted circumstances, personal information collected by Inter Island Music Foundation (except for financial information) may be stored or processed outside of Hong Kong. In those circumstances, the information collected is subject to the legal jurisdiction of those countries.

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Web Analytics and Advertising:

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Inter Island Music Foundation uses Google Analytics to help make our web site easier to find and to use. Google Analytics uses cookies to help collect anonymous traffic and activity data.

You can find out how Google safeguards this data, or you can opt-out of this service

Inter-Island Music Foundation uses individual end-user tracking and data sharing with trusted third parties like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft for advertising and marketing purposes. 

You can find out how Microsoft safeguards this data, and you can opt-out of personalized/interest-based online advertising.

 

Correcting your Information:

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Website visitors may see and correct incorrect or outdated personal information, as well as remove their names from mailing lists, at any time.

 

Want to know more:

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Inter Island Music Foundation is available to answer specific questions regarding our organization or provide more information about our privacy policy. Inter-Island Music Foundation can be contacted at:

Stevegardnerhk.com or email music@stevegardnerhk.com.

Inter Island Music Foundation (“stevegardnerhk.com”) knows that protecting the privacy and confidentiality of your personal information (“Personal Information”) is of paramount importance. Collection, use, storage, retention, disclosure, and destruction of Personal Information by Inter Island Music Foundation is governed by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (the “Act “), and any applicable provincial legislation. This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) explains what personal information is collected from users of the Inter Island Music Foundation website located at the URL: https://www.stevegardnerhk.com (the “Website”) and how it is used. It also explains how you can ask questions, make suggestions, and complain about our privacy practices. This Privacy Policy applies to Personal Information collected by Inter Island Music Foundation. Be aware that Inter Island Music Foundation may contain links to other websites provided and maintained exclusively by third parties not subject to this Privacy Policy. Please review the privacy policies on any external websites to determine their information handling practices. Inter Island Music Foundation will not be liable under any circumstances for any damages whatsoever, direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or indirect, resulting from any use of any third-party website linked to any website owned and/or operated by Inter Island Music Foundation. The scope and application of the Inter Island Music Foundation Privacy Policy are as follows: The Privacy Policy applies to Personal Information that is provided to Inter Island Music Foundation from Employees and “non-employee” Persons who interact with Inter Island Music Foundation that is collected, used, or disclosed by Inter Island Music Foundation via its Website, or otherwise.

“Employees” in this context include past and present employees and independent contractors of Inter Island Music Foundation.

“Non-employee Persons” in this context includes individuals who are viewers, readers, subscribers, members, advertisers, contest participants, job applicants, Internet users who are exposed to the media content of Inter Island Music Foundation and about whom Inter Island Music Foundation collects Personal Information, as more specifically defined below.

Inter Island Music Foundation reserves the right to amend this Inter-Island Music Foundation Privacy Policy from time to time. The application of the Inter Island Music Foundation Privacy Policy is subject to the requirements or provisions of any applicable legislation, regulations, or agreements (such as collective agreements), or the order of any court or other lawful authority. Exclusions from privacy protection: The Inter Island Music Foundation Privacy Policy does not impose any limits on the collection, use or disclosure of the following information by Inter Island Music Foundation: a) information that is publicly available, such as a Person’s name, address, telephone number and electronic address, when listed in a directory or made available through directory assistance; b) business contact information, such as the name, title or business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization; c) information shared publicly by a Person in their user profile, such as work or educational history, social media contacts, and other profile information; d) public information collected, used or disclosed in the course of journalistic activities; or e) aggregate information that cannot be associated with a specific person, such as demographic statistics about Inter Island Music Foundation customers, or number of visitors and average time spent on a website.

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What Personal Information is collected through the Website:

 

There are three main classes of non-Employee Persons who may access the Website and the information we collect about each one is different: Visitors– Visitors to the Website may visit various pages on our Website to learn more about the services we offer and explore other information we publish on our site, including newsletter, videos, and webinars. We do not collect any Personal Information from visitors to the Website until they specifically decide to sign up as a user, the type of which are defined below. User– (Webinar Attendees & learners) – As a user of Webinars you will have to provide basic contact information to register (name, postal address, and email address). As a user of our learner services, you will need to provide your basic contact information to use the services (name, postal address, and email address) unless the purchaser of the service is an organization who registers on behalf of its employees, in which case full billing information is required. If any of the services you wish to access are paid services, we will require your credit card details to process the payments or your contact information for invoicing depending on the purchase price. User– (Purchasers) – As a purchaser of one of the products which Inter Island Music Foundation offers for purchase to Visitors from time to time, including but not limited to subscriptions and the Inter Island Music Foundation Salary Survey, we will require your name, email address, and credit card details to process the payments or your contact information for invoicing, depending on the purchase price. As you explore the Website, we may also collect information via frequently used information-tracking tools, such as “cookies”. These cookies collect information such as your browser type, your Internet Protocol (IP) address, and the actions you take on the website (i.e., page views and links clicked).

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Purposes for Collection of Personal Information:

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Inter Island Music Foundation has collected and collects Personal Information for the following general purposes: a) to establish and maintain responsible commercial relations with Individuals and to provide ongoing service; b) to understand Individual needs; c) to develop, enhance, market or provide products and services; d) to manage and develop its business and operations, including personnel and employment matters; and e) to meet legal or regulatory requirements, including to protect or defend a legal interest, and in connection with any actual or possible Inter Island Music Foundation corporate re-organization, merger or amalgamation with another entity, or an actual or possible sale of all or a substantial portion of the assets of Inter Island Music Foundation, provided that the Personal Information disclosed continues to be used by the entity acquiring the information either for evaluation of the possible transaction, or, on completion of any such transaction, for the purposes permitted by this Privacy Policy.

As examples of the above:

1. Inter Island Music Foundation may from time to time use a Person’s Personal Information to contact the Person about changes, enhancements, or similar notices related to Inter Island Music Foundation products and services.

2. if a Person indicated that he/she was interested in receiving offers or information from Inter Island Music Foundation or certain of our selected sponsors or advertisers, Inter Island Music Foundation may send the Person materials about products and services that Inter Island Music Foundation feels may be of interest to the Person.

 

How is this information used:

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The information we gather through the use of cookies is used only in the aggregate and not tied to personally identifiable information. For example, we may track the number of visitors to a specific area of our Website or determine which of our services are used most frequently. We do this so we can continually work to improve our Website and ensure that we are providing the content and services that our visitors want to see and use.

Do you share my information with anyone:

Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not trade, rent, or share Personal Information with third parties. We will never sell or rent your Personal Information to third parties for their use without your consent. Our third-party software service provider whose servers and systems are encrypted to maintain confidentiality and security of data to industry standards and who is contractually bound to protect and maintain your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Inter Island Music Foundation also uses a third-party company to manage credit card processing. This company is not permitted to store, retain, or use billing information except for the sole purpose of credit card processing on Inter Island Music Foundation's behalf and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information we provide to them. We may also share non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate with third parties, such as the media, industry observers, potential customers, or partners. For example, we may disclose the number of users that have been exposed to, or clicked on, through our Website.

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To whom does Inter Island Music Foundation disclose Personal Information and why:

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1. If you elect to subscribe to our mailing list, we will send you updates about us, our products, and other offerings and those of third-party vendors that we believe may be of interest to you. You may at any time opt-out from further receipt of any such e-mail communication. Please note, however, that by unsubscribing, you will no longer receive e-mail notices of changes to the Website’s terms and conditions of use, terms of sale, and/or this privacy policy and you will therefore be required to periodically review these to ensure that no changes have been made since your last visit.

2. Inter Island Music Foundation may also disclose or share non-personally identifiable information with partners, advertisers, merchants, and/or prospective merchants to help explain our business and the effectiveness of our business or for promotional purposes. For example, we may disclose aggregated demographic information that does not include any personally identifiable information.

3. Inter Island Music Foundation may transfer your Personal Information to service providers acting on its behalf to perform processing and other specialized services, for example, prize fulfillment of our contests, collection of overdue accounts, investigations regarding potential breaches of your obligations, product delivery, or credit card processing.

4. Your Personal Information may be processed and stored outside of the province in which you reside and/or outside of Hong Kong by us, an affiliate, or a third-party service provider for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and, under the laws of these other jurisdictions, in certain circumstances, foreign courts, law enforcement agencies or regulatory agencies may be entitled to access your Personal Information.

5. Inter Island Music Foundation may disclose your Personal Information to unrelated parties if we find you have violated any stated terms and conditions of use or terms of sale, or if we need to comply with applicable laws and lawful requests made by law enforcement bodies, governmental bodies, or other legal and regulatory authorities.

6. Inter Island Music Foundation may disclose your Personal Information to parties connected with the contemplated or actual financing, insuring, sale, assignment, or other disposals of all or part of our business or assets, including for the purposes of determining whether to proceed or continue with such transaction or business relationship or fulfilling any records or other reporting requirements to such parties. We will require such parties to treat your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and to use and disclose it only for the purposes for which it was collected.
    

How do you keep my information safe and secure:

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We are committed to protecting the security of your Personal Information. We employ reasonable technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to protect the confidentiality of your Personal Information, employing industry-recognized technical safeguards, such as firewalls, and have adopted and implemented security procedures to protect your information from loss, misuse, or unauthorized alteration. Notwithstanding our efforts, we cannot guarantee absolute or unqualified protection of this information given the open nature and resulting instability of the Internet and World Wide Web, and we make no representations or warranties as to the effectiveness of our security and assume no liability for security breaches due to “hackers” or any failure in the security of your computer equipment, your Internet service provider or other networks and communications providers.

Inter Island Music Foundation maintains personal information in a combination of paper and electronic files. We take technical, contractual, administrative, and physical security measures to protect your personal information, including:

1. Only employees who need the information to provide services to an individual or relates to an individual are granted access to personally identifying information about such an individual.

2. We have certain secure databases where we store data. We also may store your Personal Information in paper document files in our offices.

3. The processes of our business include sharing your Personal Information with others to carry out our services.

4. Access to this information will be based on a “need to know” basis as prescribed by the requirements of their job function only.

Not all Inter Island Music Foundation interactions require that credit card information be provided. If you provide the credit card information to us, we work to help protect the security of your credit card information by using industry-standard secure encryption technology. Please be aware that electronic communications through the Internet (either in terms of online forms or questionnaires or by email) are not a secure medium, and any personal information you send to us through the Internet could be intercepted or captured. If your communication is very sensitive or includes information such as your credit card number, you should not send it electronically unless the email is encrypted, you have adequate and up-to-date security software installed, you have no reason to believe that the system that you are using has been compromised and/or your browser indicates that the access to our website is secure. Materials posted to online forums such as bulletin boards or chat rooms are public, not secure, and may be viewed by anyone. Any personal information you post may be collected and used by anyone and may result in unsolicited messages from other internet users or identity theft.

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Obtaining Consent:

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Inter Island Music Foundation will make reasonable commercial efforts to make sure Persons understand how their Personal Information will be used by Inter Island Music Foundation. Inter Island Music Foundation will obtain consent from Persons before or when it collects or uses the Personal Information. Inter Island Music Foundation will never attempt to deceive Persons into giving consent. A person’s consent can be express, implied, or given through an authorized representative. A Person can withdraw consent at any time, with certain exceptions noted herein. Inter Island Music Foundation, however, may collect, use, or disclose Personal Information without the Person’s knowledge or consent in exceptional circumstances where such collection, use, or disclosure is permitted or as required by law. When you sign up as a user of the Website, we explicitly ask you to confirm you agree to this Privacy Policy. Continued use of the Website constitutes on-going consent to this Privacy Policy. Additionally, we ask when you sign up whether you want to opt-in to non-transactional communications (e.g., product updates, news, and marketing materials). This preference can be changed at any time. Also, you can withdraw consent for the use of your Personal Information.

 

Refusing or Withdrawing Consent:
 

Subject to legal and contractual requirements, a Person can refuse to consent to Inter Island Music Foundation’s collection, use, or disclosure of Personal Information about the person, or a person may withdraw the Person’s consent to Inter Island Music Foundation’s further collection, use, or disclosure of Personal Information at any time in the future by giving Inter Island Music Foundation reasonable notice and sending such request to music@stevegardner.com unless: I) the consent relates to certain information required for credit approval which a Person applies for or accepts, ii) the consent is otherwise required by law or iii) the use or disclosure is permitted by law or is related to the legal or regulatory requirements described herein. If a Person refuses or withdraws the Person’s consent, Inter Island Music Foundation may not be able to provide the Person or continue to provide the Person with some products, services, or information that may be of value to the Person.

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Internet Aspects:

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Personal Information may be collected by Inter Island Music Foundation or third-party service providers on Inter Island Music Foundation’s behalf. Although the information collected, used, or disclosed on the Internet as described below usually does not constitute Personal Information (and to the extent that such is the case, then the obligations under the Inter Island Music Foundation Privacy Policy do not extend to such information), Inter Island Music Foundation provides the details below about Internet aspects of Inter Island Music Foundation’s services for the purposes of disclosure. Internet Protocol Address (IP Address) When the user’s web browser requests a web page from another computer on the Internet, it automatically gives that computer the address where it should send the information. This address is called the computer’s “IP address.” For most users accessing the Internet from an Internet service provider (ISP), the IP address will be different every time the user logs on.

Inter Island Music Foundation may use the user’s IP Address to:

• Facilitate the diagnosis and remedy of a technical problem reported by the user’s or Inter Island Music Foundation’s technical team.

• Display (or allow the display by Third Party advertising providers) more appropriate and relevant content and advertising, such as content and advertising based on the user’s geographic area, demographic profile, and Website session behavior.

• Estimate user traffic from specific countries or organizations. Many IP addresses are commonly associated with Internet service providers, universities, or major corporations in specific regions or localities. Aggregate information derived from IP addresses may also be reported to advertisers.
   

Cookies:

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A cookie is a small text file, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier that is sent to the user’s web browser from a website’s computers and is stored on the user’s computer’s hard drive. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to a user’s computer.

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Inter Island Music Foundation may use cookies to:

• Improve the operation and performance of the Inter Island Music Foundation services and make Inter Island Music Foundation services easier and more convenient to use. For example, cookies help Inter Island Music Foundation provide more personalized services by recalling user preferences on subsequent visits. Cookies also allow Inter Island Music Foundation to save passwords and preferences for a user so that the user will not have to re-enter them on the next visit to the Inter Island Music Foundation site.

• Measure aggregate user traffic and demographic statistics related to Inter Island Music Foundation services and advertisements (e.g., number of users, average time spent, average age, and similar statistics). This information helps Inter Island Music Foundation to better understand when to update, change or offer new services and provides Inter Island Music Foundation with details as to the performance of Third-Party advertisements and content. This information may be reported, in aggregate form only, to Inter Island Music Foundation’s current and prospective sponsors, advertisers, and business partners. No Personal Information will be disclosed in such reports.

• Display advertisements. Inter Island Music Foundation and Third-Party advertising providers may use cookies when serving advertisements on Inter Island Music Foundation sites. In some cases, advertisements from Third Party advertisers are delivered to users (in conjunction with Inter Island Music Foundation Services) by such Third-Party advertisers, or by separately contracted advertising providers on their behalf, and not by Inter Island Music Foundation; as such, the Third-party advertisers’ use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies, not the Inter Island Music Foundation Privacy Policy, and users should consult the privacy policies of such Third-Party advertisers.

• Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If a user prefers, the user can reset his/her browser either to notify the user when the user has received a cookie or to refuse to accept cookies. The user should understand that while Inter Island Music Foundation does not require a user to use cookies, certain Inter Island Music Foundation services will not function properly if a user sets his/her browser to not accept cookies.
   

Links to Other Sites and Advertisements:
 

An Inter Island Music Foundation service may contain links to other websites and services. While Inter Island Music Foundation tries to link only to sites and services that share Inter Island Music Foundation’s high standards and respect for privacy, a user should understand that Inter Island Music Foundation is not responsible for the content of, or the privacy practices employed by, other companies or websites. This Inter Island Music Foundation Privacy Policy applies only to the Inter Island Music Foundation services related to this Inter Island Music Foundation Privacy Policy. Many of the advertisements that are displayed in connection with Inter Island Music Foundation services are served through one or more reputable Third-Party advertisement-serving companies that deliver the advertisements to users in conjunction with Inter Island Music Foundation services.

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International Use:

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We are headquartered in Hong Kong. Personal information may be accessed by us or transferred to us in Hong Kong through the use of our services or by visitors or users of the Website elsewhere in the world. By providing us with Personal Information, you consent to this transfer. We will protect the privacy and security of Personal Information according to this Privacy Policy, regardless of where it is processed or stored, however, you explicitly acknowledge and consent to the fact that Personal Information stored or processed in Hong Kong will be subject to the laws of Hong Kong, including the ability of governments, courts or law enforcement or regulatory agencies of Hong Kong to obtain disclosure of your Personal Information.

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Additional Information:

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Inter Island Music Foundation automatically collects certain information about the user’s computer hardware and software. This information may include browser type, operating system type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used by Inter-Island Music Foundation to operate the service, to maintain the quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding the use of the Inter-Island Music Foundation Website. Certain Inter-Island Music Foundation Services may be co-branded and offered in conjunction with another company or organization. If a user registers for or uses such services, both Inter-Island Music Foundation and the other company or organization may receive information collected in conjunction with the co-branded services.