We do not collect personally identifiable information about
you on this site without your knowledge, and all such information
is collected directly from you. For example, we may ask
you to provide your e-mail address, name, mailing address,
cell phone number and carrier service provider or other
information about yourself in order to participate in contests,
chat rooms, or on bulletin boards, to be added to the list
to receive e-mail or SMS (text message) updates on particular
artists or types of music, to send so-called "postcards"
or to conduct transactions elsewhere on the site. You are
not required to provide us with this information, but if
you choose not to, you may not be able to participate in
some of the activities on this site.
We use the information we collect from you to allow you
to participate in the site activities for which the information
is collected. For example, when you give us your e-mail
address in order to receive updates on a particular artist
or type of music, that address is added to the e-mail list
for that artist or type of music. On each e-mail you receive,
you are given the opportunity to unsubscribe; once you unsubscribe,
you will no longer receive such e-mails.
A cell phone number and carrier service provider is only
required if you want to receive updates on a particular
artist or type of music via SMS (text messages) sent to
your mobile phone. There can be costs associated with receiving
SMS (text) messages depending on your wireless carrier and
plan.