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1. Subject-Matter of this Privacy Policy
We are happy about your interest in our website. The protection of your personal data (hereinafter in short "Data") is a major and very important concern for us. Accordingly, in this document, we would like to provide you with comprehensive information about which Data is collected when you visit our website and use our services available there, how this Data is processed or used by us, and which accompanying technical and organizational safeguards we have adopted in this respect.


2. Responsible Body / Service Provider
The responsible body within the meaning of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), and at the same time the service provider within the meaning of the German Telemedia Act (TMG), is Odyssey Music Network, represented by:

Ulysses Hüppauff
Kottbusser Damm 79
10967 Berlin
Germany
(see also our Imprint).

Questions or comments regarding this Data Protection Policy, or generally regarding data protection, can be addressed to the following email address: mail@odyssey-music.net.


3. Collection and Use of Your Data
It is not necessary to enter personal data in order to use our website for mere information purposes. Rather, in this case, we only collect and use your Data to the extent it is automatically transmitted by your web browser. This includes in particular:

• date and time of the retrieval of one of our websites
• time and date of the retrieval of one of our internet pages
• your browser type
• the browser settings
• the operating system used
• the site most recently visited by you
• the transmitted data volume and the access status (file transmitted, file not found etc.)
• your IP address.

With the exception of the IP address, we only collect and use this data in non-personal form in case of a visit for information purposes. This is done in order to allow the retrieval and use of the web pages requested by you.


4. Newsletter consent
On our website you can register to receive the Royal Republic email newsletter to get regular notifications and other information about Royal Republic. To provide you with this service we need your consent to use your Data required for this purpose under data protection law. You are able to give that consent during the newsletter registration process. Without declaring your consent it is unfortunately not possible to register for the newsletter. Any consent declaration you may grant can subsequently be revoked at any time with future effect. You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future by clicking on the provided link at the end of each newsletter email or by sending us an email at mail@odyssey-music.net. In case of revocation we are no longer able to send you the newsletter. The wording of the consent reads as follows: By entering your e-mail address and clicking on 'subscribe' you are confirming that you want to receive the newsletter from Royal Republic by email and that you do agree that your data can be used for that purpose. This consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future by clicking on the provided link at the end of each newsletter email or by sending us an email at mail@odyssey-music.net. To complete the newsletter signup process, in a next step we need you to confirm your email address. You will receive an email with a confirmation link. Please confirm your email address by clicking this link within 48 hours, otherwise your newsletter registration will be canceled and the entered data deleted.


5. Use of cookies
We use cookie technology for our website. Cookies are small text files which are sent to your browser by our web server in the course of your visit to your web pages, and which are stored on your computer, tablet or smartphone for a later retrieval. Learn more about cookies and how to control and disable them at https://cookiesandyou.com. Please read more about our use of Cookies in section 13. of this page (german).

On our website we use the following cookies: [_ga] Function: Google Analytics Cookie. This cookie stores a unique identifier and is used to distinguish users. The cookie is saved for the duration of 2 years. The cookie is a so called First-Party cookie, which is controlled by our website. Additional cookies can be placed by third parties using their plugins. Information about these cookies is provided at the respective subsection of this Privacy Policy as well as within the linked Privacy Policies of each third party. Whether cookies can be placed or retrieved is up to you: you can control this via your browser settings. For example, you can wholly deactivate the storing of cookies in your browser, restrict it on certain websites or configure your browser in such a way that it notifies you automatically as soon as a cookie is to be placed, and requests your response thereto. For technical reasons, it is necessary that you allow the aforementioned session cookies in order to enjoy the full functionality of our website. 6. Use of Google Analytics This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. IP-anonymization is activated on this website, so your IP address will be truncated within the area of Member States of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases the whole IP address will be first transferred to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing them other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP-address, that your Browser conveys within the scope of Google Analytics, will not be associated with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also opt-out from being tracked by Google Analytics with effect for the future by downloading and installing Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Addon for your current web browser: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Further information is available within the privacy policy of Google which you can find here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/?hl=en.


7. Use of Facebook Social Plugins
Our website may use social plugins provided by the social network Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304 , USA). The plugins are identifiable by a Facebook logo or the addition "Facebook Social Plugin". If you open a page of our website that contains a social plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the servers of Facebook. The content of the plugin is transferred from Facebook directly to your browser which embeds it directly into the website. By integrating the plugin Facebook receives the information that you have accessed a page on our website. If you are logged in to Facebook, Facebook can assign your visit to your Facebook account. If you interact with the plugins, for example, click the "Like" button or leave a comment, the corresponding information is transmitted from your browser directly to Facebook and stored there. Concerning the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this respect and settings options for protecting your privacy we refer to the privacy policies of Facebook. If you do not want that Facebook collects data about you via our website, you need to log out of Facebook before your visit to our website.


8. Use of Technical Service Providers
In the course of operating our website and our online-related marketing, we engage external service providers (e.g. website hosting, support, mailing and marketing services) which provide technical support to us. We have carefully selected these service providers to ensure adequate protection of your personal data.


9. Use of Songkick Plugins
On our website we may use a plugin of the service provider Songkick (12-18 Hoxton Street, London N1 6NG, UK) to show you the upcoming tour dates of Odyssey Music Network and provide you with links to ticket sales. By visiting our page the Data described in section 3 of this Privacy Policy is collected and used by Songkick to provide you with this service. Songkick uses Google Analytics and corresponding cookies to analyze how their service is being used. For additional information on Google Analytics please see the corresponding section of this privacy policy. Additionally Songkick employs other subcontractors to perform their services which can also be located in third countries outside the European Union / European Economic Area which don't offer adequate data protection.


10. Use of Bandsintown Plugins
On our website we may use a plugin of the service provider Bandsintown LLC (Broadway & W 30th Street, New York, NY 10001, USA) to show you the upcoming tour dates of Odyssey Music Network and provide you with links to ticket sales. This plugin might also be used to directly follow Odyssey Music Network at Bandsintown. By visiting our page the Data described in section 3 of this Privacy Policy is collected and used by Bandsintown to provide you with this service. Bandsintown uses Google Analytics and corresponding cookies to analyze how their service is being used. For additional information on Google Analytics please see the corresponding section of this privacy policy.


11. Use of Addthis Plugins
On our website we may also use a plugin called "Addthis" of the service provider Oracle Corporation (500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065, USA) to enable easy sharing of contents like a video or a news-article. By visiting our page the Data described in section 3 of this Privacy Policy is collected and used by Oracle to provide you with this service. Oracle uses cookies to analyze how their service is being used and to display targeted advertising on other sites you visit. For additional information please follow this link: http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy. If you prefer that Oracle does not collect non-personally identifiable information about your website visits for the purpose of delivering targeted advertising, you may opt out by clicking on the "opt-out" button here: http://www.addthis.com/privacy/opt-out.


12. Links
When you click on links on our website, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.
 

13. More about Cookies (German)
Diese Website benutzt Google Analytics, einen Webanalysedienst der Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics verwendet sogenannte Cookies - das sind Textdateien, die auf Deinem Computer gespeichert werden - die eine Analyse Deiner Benutzung dieser Website ermöglichen. Die durch den Cookie erzeugten Informationen über Deine Benutzung dieser Website werden in der Regel an einen Server von Google in den USA übertragen und dort gespeichert.

Die Google Trackingcodes dieser Website verwenden die Funktion _anonymizeIp(), somit werden IP-Adressen nur gekürzt weiterverarbeitet, um eine direkte Personenbeziehbarkeit auszuschließen. Dies gilt innerhalb von Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union oder in anderen Vertragsstaaten des Abkommens über den Europäischen Wirtschaftsraum. Nur in Ausnahmefällen wird die volle IP-Adresse an einen Server von Google in den USA übertragen und dort gekürzt.

Die im Rahmen von Google Analytics von Deinem Browser übermittelte IP-Adresse wird nicht mit anderen Daten von Google zusammengeführt.

Im Auftrag der Universal Music GmbH wird Google diese Informationen benutzen, um Deine Nutzung dieser Webseite auszuwerten, um Reports über die Websiteaktivitäten zusammenzustellen und um weitere, mit der Websitenutzung und der Internetnutzung verbundene Dienstleistungen gegenüber der Universal Music GmbH zu erbringen, insbesondere auch Funktionen für Display-Werbung, Berichte zu Impressionen im Google Display-Netzwerk und Google Analytics-Berichte zur Leistung nach demografischen Merkmalen und Interessen. Google wird diese Informationen gegebenenfalls an Dritte übertragen bzw. Besucherdaten von Drittanbietern verwenden.

Du kannst die Speicherung der Cookies durch eine entsprechende Einstellung Deiner Browser-Software verhindern; wir weisen Dich jedoch darauf hin, dass Du in diesem Fall gegebenenfalls nicht sämtliche Funktionen dieser Website vollumfänglich nutzen kannst. Der Erfassung der durch das Cookie erzeugten und auf Deine Nutzung der Website bezogenen Daten (inklusive Deiner IP-Adresse) an Google sowie der Verarbeitung dieser Daten durch Google widersprichst Du mit dem Einsatz eines Google Browser-Plugins. Dazu musst Du das unter dem genannten Link verfügbare Browser-Plugin herunterladen und installieren.


14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.


Odyssey Music Network, December 2017