Privacy Policy

Laste updated: June 2026

Welcome to Control Freek Records. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, store, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, interact with us, or use our services.

1. Important Information and Who We Are

Control Freek Records is the data controller responsible for your personal data (collectively referred to as "we", "us" or "our" in this policy).

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or want to exercise your legal rights, please contact us using the details below:

Company Name: Control Freek Records

2. The Data We Collect About You

Personal data means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, which we have grouped together as follows:

Identity Data: Includes first name, last name, username, or similar identifier.
Contact Data: Includes email address, telephone numbers, and billing/delivery addresses.
Technical Data: Includes your internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, operating system, and platform when you access our website.
Usage Data: Includes information about how you use our website and services.
Marketing and Communications Data: Includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences.

We do not collect any Special Categories of Personal Data about you (this includes details about your race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, or information about your health and genetic data).

3. How Is Your Personal Data Collected?

We use different methods to collect data from and about you, including through:

Direct Interactions: You may give us your Identity and Contact data by filling in forms on our site, subscribing to our newsletter, purchasing services/products, or by communicating with us by email or post.
Automated Technologies: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies and other similar technologies.

4. How We Use Your Personal Data (Lawful Bases)

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

Performance of a Contract: Where we need to perform a contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you (e.g., delivering digital products, services, or merchandise).
Legitimate Interests: Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests (e.g., managing our relationship with you, responding to inquiries, and improving our website).
Consent: Where you have given us explicit consent to process your data (e.g., signing up to our marketing newsletter). You can withdraw your consent at any time.

5. Disclosures of Your Personal Data

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your personal data with trusted third-party service providers (Data Processors) who perform services on our behalf, such as:

IT and website hosting providers.
Email marketing delivery platforms.
Payment processors and distribution partners.

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes.

6. International Transfers

Some of our external third-party service providers may be based outside the UK, meaning their processing of your personal data will involve a transfer of data outside the UK. Whenever we transfer your personal data out of the UK, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by ensuring legally approved safeguards are in place (such as UK-approved Standard Contractual Clauses or International Data Transfer Agreements).

7. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know.

8. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements.

9. Your Legal Rights

Under UK data protection laws, you have rights in relation to your personal data, including the right to:

Request access to your personal data (a "data subject access request").
Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you.
Request erasure of your personal data (the "right to be forgotten").
Object to processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest.
Request restriction of processing your personal data.
Request the transfer of your personal data to you or a third party.
Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [Insert Email Address].

You also have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK regulator for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO, so please contact us first.

10. Cookies

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