LAST REVISED: 1 July 2013
Cookies Policy
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 REVISED”
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 other 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 |
|
Currency |
A cookie that denotes a selected currency by
the user ISO3 currency code. (e.g.,
USD, GPB, or EUR) |
1 hour |
|
Cart |
Stores a unique identifier for the Cart that is
used to ensure that full page caching can load the cart contents without
having to load the full magento stack (32 bit alphanumeric identifier for
cart). |
1 hour |
|
Store |
Stores the magento specific store identifier
for the current store being browsed (alphanumeric identifier for the store, e.g.,
stereoboutiqueeurostoreen). |
1 year |
|
Frontend |
Stores the user session ID (alphanumeric
identifier for session data) to identify a user’s visit to the Site over several page visits.
This is used to maintain preferences and functions across the usage session
such as a shopping basket in the store. |
1 hour |
|
Splash |
Stores the number of times a user has seen a
splash page, or if the user has chosen to no longer see the message to avoid
showing the user the message more than the designated number of times |
24 Month |
|
Geo |
Stores the ISO country code of the user by
geo-detection |
1 Month |
|
ii_Globalisation |
Stores notification information
relating to user selected country profile on the Site, and the specific
county selection |
12 Month |
|
styleType
- background switcher |
Saves the background the user has chosen to view |
Persistent |
|
sifrFetch |
Loads a custom font for the Site |
Session |
|
Login_Email |
Stores a user’s email address |
12 Months |
|
Login_Remember |
Activates the Remember Me function to
automatically display a user’s email address at the Site login (if the user has selected the
Remember Me function) |
6 Months |
|
IASP_IsActive |
Determines if the user is active on the forum |
20 Minutes |
|
IF_LastVisit |
Stores a date of a user’s last visit to
determine the appropriate content to display |
1 Year |
|
InstantASP |
Enables the basic forum session functions for
a user |
Session |
|
IF_ForumsRead4 |
Stores which forum topics have been read for
display purposes |
10 Days |
|
Permission Cookieemi_privacy-accepted |
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 |
|
id1, id2 |
Remembers the user’s details for
subsequent orders, when requested by the user so that the user doesn’t have
to re-enter your address details again. |
1 month |
|
Google Analytics: _utma, _utmb, _utmc, utmz |
Helps analyse use of the Site through the
collection of standard internet log information and visitor behaviour, such
as new visitor numbers, interactions and paths through our website, response
to our marketing campaigns and browser usage, all in an anonymous form.
Google stores the information collected by the cookie on servers in the
United States. Google may also transfer this information to third parties
where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the
information on Google’s behalf. By using any EMI website, you consent to the
processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set
out above |
utma 2 years
expiration utmz cookie or “campaign” cookie has a 6 month expiration
period The utmb cookie, or “session” cookie, has a
30 minute expiration period |
|
Omniture [various file names] |
Conducts statistical analysis of page use, interactions and use
paths. |
Varies |
|
PAPCookie_FirstClick; PAPCookie_LastClick;
PAPCookie_Sale, PAPCookie_Time |
Tracks referrals that our Affiliate
partners have generated and any sales resulting from these for the sole
purpose of recompensing the Affiliates. |
30 days |
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. Warner 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:
Ø
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
https://www.facebook.com/help/cookies
Ø
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
Ø
Youtube – to display video content in embedded
players from YouTube
http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Ø
Brightcove – to display video content in
embedded players
http://support.brightcove.com/en/docs/video-cloud-player-cookies
Ø
SoundCloud – to display audio content in
embedded players from SoundCloud
http://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy
Ø
Akamai – to display audio and video content in
embedded players
http://www.akamai.com/html/policies/privacy_statement.html
Ø
Add This – to enable users to share website
content on a variety of social and content networks
http://www.addthis.com/privacy
Ø
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/
Ø
Tumblr – to display content from Tumblr
http://www.tumblr.com/policy/en/privacy
Ø
DoubleClick – to measure effectiveness of online
marketing campaigns
http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/
Ø
Stumbleupon
- to enable users to share website content on a variety of social and
content networks
http://www.stumbleupon.com/privacy
Ø
PayPal – to recognize a user as a PayPal
customer; customize PayPal services, content and advertising; measure
promotional effectiveness; collect information about a user’s computer or other
access device to mitigate risk, help prevent fraud and promote trust and safety
https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/marketingweb?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=ua/Privacy_full&locale.x=en_US
Ø
Webgains – to remember when a user clicks on or
views an ad during the same browser session; also to de-duplicate clicks from
the same source
http://www.webgains.com/public/privacy/webgains-cookies/
Ø
Adobe Flash Player – to improve the user
experience and to save preferences
http://www.adobe.com/uk/privacy/policy.html
Ø
Flickr – to display photo content in embedded
players from Flickr
http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/flickr/details.html
Ø SmartURL – we may use SmartURL to rebrand some links to our Sites properties as well as the websites of our third party partners to which our Sites link. SmartURL provides anonymised, aggregated statistics relating to use of a shortened URL, for example by telling us how many times it has been clicked on. We do not have access to the IP address of a user’s computer collected by SmartURL when a user uses its service. SmartURLdoes not have any access to data collected on our Sites.
Ø 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.
3. 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