At Big Gang Musiv, we take your privacy rights very seriously. This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) is intended to help you better understand what and how we collect, use, store, share, and protect your information when you visit our website or use our app and services. Throughout this Privacy Policy, we’ll refer to our website and app and our other services collectively as “Service” or “Services.” We are Big Gang Music, an Indian-based company located in Punjab. You can contact us here. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any third-party services or websites. By using our Services, you agree that you have understood the content of this Privacy Policy. If you don’t agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, or if you’re under the age of 13, please don’t use our Services.
Information We Collect and When
In connection with the Services, we collect and store personal information about and from you when you:
Visit our website
Register on and use our app and/or website
Upload music through our app and/or website
Make a payout through our app, website, and the provided payout method
Make a payment through our app, website, and the provided payment methods
Invite or have invited someone to the PRO tools
Contact customer support or in any other way contact us
Connect to us through third-party services
Connect to third-party services via us
Sign up to one of our newsletters
Registration Data
When you create a user account with the Services, we will ask for:
Original Name
Artist name
Password
Mobile phone number
Email address
Date of birth
Address
Postal code
Country
2 or more KYC Documents
If you connect to the Service using credentials from a third-party like Google or Facebook, we authorize ourselves to collect your authentication information, such as your username and encrypted access credentials. We may also collect other information available, like your name, profile picture, age, country, hometown, email address, date of birth, and gender. You can also voluntarily provide us with your Soundcloud, Instagram, and/or Twitter or any digital platform’s profile URL.
Music Upload and Creator Data
When you upload music via our app or website, some additional personal information is provided by you when you do. This includes:
Audio files
Track/album titles
Artwork
Artist name
Name of songwriter(s)
Name of other contributors (if applicable)
Information on whether you’re a label, artist, manager, or producer etc.
We also collect information about how your music streams on distribution platforms.
Usage Information
When you use or interact with the Service, we collect information about how the Service is accessed and used. This information includes:
Information on how you interact with our Service
Content that you post to the Service
Technical data, which may include URL information, location, session time, cookie data, which ad platform you came from, IP address, and the device and network ID you are using to access or connect to the Service
Payment Data
When you make a payout through our third-party payment provider, we may receive information like personal identification number, name, address, VAT/GST number, and whether you’re a private person or a business, from them. We only obtain enough information to be able to make the payout, to comply with our legal (including, but not limited to, tax) obligations, and to prevent and detect fraud. When you make a payment through a third-party provider, we may receive information like name, address from them. We only obtain enough information to be able to process the payment, comply with applicable laws, and third-party provider terms as well as provide you with services.
Information from Third-Party Sources
We may integrate with third-party sources from time to time and may receive information about you from them. If you choose to use features provided by Big Gang Music that connect to your third-party online profiles, accounts, or services, we may collect information upon your approval. For example, if you prelove an Big Gang Music release on Spotify, we may collect information from Spotify about your listening activity.
How We Use the Information We Collected
We will process your information for the following purposes:
To administer your account, to enable and provide the Services and, if applicable, provide integration with a third-party
To provide, personalize, and improve your experience and any advertising made available on or outside the Service
To make sure the Service is technically functional and to develop new products and services
To analyze your use of the Service and how you interact with our ads to be able to make great business decisions
To communicate with you for Service-related or research purposes via emails, notifications, text messages, or other ways of messaging you, which you have agreed to receive
To communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, for marketing and promotional purposes via emails, notifications, or other messages, subject to your consent
To promote the Service, either within or outside the Service
To process your payouts, payments, and prevent or detect fraud
To enforce this Privacy Policy, the Terms of Use, and any other terms that you have agreed to, including to protect the rights, property, or safety of Big Gang Music, its users, or any other person, or the copyright-protected content of the Service
As otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy
For How Long Do We Store It?
The data we collect from you will be held for as long as:
You use our Services
We have to because of legal reasons and obligations
We need to process any payments remaining and/or owed to you
We need to, to prevent fraud, stream farming, and any criminal activity
How We Share Information
We never share or sell your personal data to third parties for their own purposes. We only do this for the purpose of providing you with and enable the Services as well as provide us with services.
Music platforms/services and partners
Marketing and advertising
Service providers and others
Transfer to Other Countries
If you’re a resident of Switzerland or the EEA, you understand that your information may be transferred to and stored outside of that area. The country it is transferred to might not have the same protection laws as your country. However, if we do transfer your information, we will make sure that we protect your personal data in accordance with the GDPR requirements and set up contracts with those parties to ensure this.
Information We Collect and When
In connection with the Services, we collect and store personal information about and from you when you:
Visit our website
Register on and use our app and/or website
Upload music through our app and/or website
Make a payout through our app, website, and the provided payout method
Make a payment through our app, website, and the provided payment methods
Invite or have invited someone to the PRO tools
Contact customer support or in any other way contact us
Connect to us through third-party services
Connect to third-party services via us
Sign up to one of our newsletters
Registration Data
When you create a user account with the Services, we will ask for:
Original Name
Artist name
Password
Mobile phone number
Email address
Date of birth
Address
Postal code
Country
2 or more KYC Documents
If you connect to the Service using credentials from a third-party like Google or Facebook, we authorize ourselves to collect your authentication information, such as your username and encrypted access credentials. We may also collect other information available, like your name, profile picture, age, country, hometown, email address, date of birth, and gender. You can also voluntarily provide us with your Soundcloud, Instagram, and/or Twitter or any digital platform’s profile URL.
Music Upload and Creator Data
When you upload music via our app or website, some additional personal information is provided by you when you do. This includes:
Audio files
Track/album titles
Artwork
Artist name
Name of songwriter(s)
Name of other contributors (if applicable)
Information on whether you’re a label, artist, manager, or producer etc.
We also collect information about how your music streams on distribution platforms.
Usage Information
When you use or interact with the Service, we collect information about how the Service is accessed and used. This information includes:
Information on how you interact with our Service
Content that you post to the Service
Technical data, which may include URL information, location, session time, cookie data, which ad platform you came from, IP address, and the device and network ID you are using to access or connect to the Service
Payment Data
When you make a payout through our third-party payment provider, we may receive information like personal identification number, name, address, VAT/GST number, and whether you’re a private person or a business, from them. We only obtain enough information to be able to make the payout, to comply with our legal (including, but not limited to, tax) obligations, and to prevent and detect fraud. When you make a payment through a third-party provider, we may receive information like name, address from them. We only obtain enough information to be able to process the payment, comply with applicable laws, and third-party provider terms as well as provide you with services.
Information from Third-Party Sources
We may integrate with third-party sources from time to time and may receive information about you from them. If you choose to use features provided by Big Gang Music that connect to your third-party online profiles, accounts, or services, we may collect information upon your approval. For example, if you prelove an Big Gang Music release on Spotify, we may collect information from Spotify about your listening activity.
How We Use the Information We Collected
We will process your information for the following purposes:
To administer your account, to enable and provide the Services and, if applicable, provide integration with a third-party
To provide, personalize, and improve your experience and any advertising made available on or outside the Service
To make sure the Service is technically functional and to develop new products and services
To analyze your use of the Service and how you interact with our ads to be able to make great business decisions
To communicate with you for Service-related or research purposes via emails, notifications, text messages, or other ways of messaging you, which you have agreed to receive
To communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, for marketing and promotional purposes via emails, notifications, or other messages, subject to your consent
To promote the Service, either within or outside the Service
To process your payouts, payments, and prevent or detect fraud
To enforce this Privacy Policy, the Terms of Use, and any other terms that you have agreed to, including to protect the rights, property, or safety of Big Gang Music, its users, or any other person, or the copyright-protected content of the Service
As otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy
For How Long Do We Store It?
The data we collect from you will be held for as long as:
You use our Services
We have to because of legal reasons and obligations
We need to process any payments remaining and/or owed to you
We need to, to prevent fraud, stream farming, and any criminal activity
How We Share Information
We never share or sell your personal data to third parties for their own purposes. We only do this for the purpose of providing you with and enable the Services as well as provide us with services.
Music platforms/services and partners
Marketing and advertising
Service providers and others
Transfer to Other Countries
If you’re a resident of Switzerland or the EEA, you understand that your information may be transferred to and stored outside of that area. The country it is transferred to might not have the same protection laws as your country. However, if we do transfer your information, we will make sure that we protect your personal data in accordance with the GDPR requirements and set up contracts with those parties to ensure this.