Cookies Policy

COOKIES POLICY

LAST UPDATED: 09-12-2018

This Cookies Policy describes how cookies and similar technologies are used on certain of our owned or controlled websites and web properties (e.g., widgets and applications) that contain or link to this Cookies Policy (such websites and web properties are referred to herein collectively and individually as the “Site”).
By using the Site, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Cookies Policy. Please refrain from visiting the Site or alternatively, please disable cookies and similar technologies (as explained below) if you do not wish cookies to be stored or accessed on your computer or mobile device.
We may change this Cookies Policy at any time. Please take a look at the “LAST UPDATED” legend at the top of this page to see when this Cookies Policy was last revised. Any changes in this Cookies Policy will become effective when we make the revised Cookies Policy available on or through the Site.

  1. What is a Cookie?
    A cookie is a text-only string of information that the Site’s server transfers to the cookie file of the browser on your computer or another device so that the Site’s server can read and retrieve the contents of that cookie. Cookies do not usually record your name or any information identifying individual users.
  2. How we use Cookies
    We currently use both session and persistent cookies on our sites.
    Below are the major cookies used, where the relevant features are enabled on a particular Site.

    Name of Cookie Description of Cookie/Purpose Expiration of Cookie
    PHPSESSID The id of your current session Session
    REMEMBER ME Activates the Remember Me function to automatically log in at the Site login (if the user has selected the Remember Me function 2 Weeks
    hasConsent Once a user has pressed the “Continue” button, notifies us that the user has accepted the use of cookies on the Site and to stop us from showing the user the message again. 1 Year
    Google Analytics: _utma, _utmb, _utmc, utmz, _ga, _gid Helps analyze use of the Site through the collection of standard internet log information and visitor behavior, such as new visitor numbers, interactions, and paths through our website, response to our marketing campaigns utma 2 years expiration, utmz cookie or “campaign” cookie has a 6 month expiration period, The utmbcookie, or “session” cookie, has a 30 minute expiration period

3rd Party Cookies

We use a range of 3rd party content and tools on the Site. As a result, when you visit a page with content embedded from, for example, Facebook or YouTube, cookies may be placed by the Site. SSL Music does not control the dissemination, content or specific use of these cookies. You should check the relevant third-party website for more information about these.
Below are some of the main 3rd party services we use:

  • Facebook – to help users register with our services via their Facebook account, Like or Share website content to the Facebook platform, and display content from Facebook and Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/help/cookies
  • Twitter – to display content from Twitter and allow users to connect with the artist’s Twitter accounts; to quickly share information via the Twitter social network without having to log into Twitter again: https://twitter.com/privacy
  • YouTube – to display video content in embedded players from YouTube: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
  • SoundCloud – to display audio content in embedded players from SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy
  • Google– to enable users to be shown search or YouTube advertising relevant to the artist site they have visited and web analytics: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
  • Third-party advertisers on our websites or web properties may use cookies and other technologies in their advertisements for statistical purposes; we have no control over cookies placed on our websites or web properties by third parties.

Refusing Cookies on the Site

If you do not want your personal information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to automatically decline cookies or gives you the choice of declining or accepting the transfer to your computer of a particular cookie (or cookies) from a particular website. Information about the procedure you are required to follow in order to disable cookies can be found on your Internet browser provider’s website via your help screen. You may wish to refer to http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html for information on commonly used browsers. Please be aware that if cookies are disabled, not all features of the Site may operate as intended. We want you to know how to get rid of these tracking cookies if you like. This is why we provide User Choice and list links to pages where you can manage the cookies:
If you want to clean out all tracking cookies from all your websites, here are links where you can download three programs that can clean out tracking cookies:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
http://www.spybot.info/en/download/index.html
http://www.webroot.com/consumer/products/spysweeper/