Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Sounds Of The Summer uses cookies and similar technologies on the Sounds Of The Summer website (“the Website”).

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember your preferences, improve performance, and provide information about how visitors use the Website.

Some cookies are essential for the Website to operate, while others are used for analytics, functionality, advertising, or other purposes.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the Website to function correctly. They may be used for purposes such as:

  • Website security

  • Page navigation

  • Form functionality

  • Remembering your cookie consent preferences

  • Supporting essential Website features

These cookies do not require your consent where they are strictly necessary for the service you have requested.

Analytics Cookies

We may use analytics services such as Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Website.

These cookies may help us understand:

  • Which pages are visited

  • How visitors arrive at the Website

  • How long visitors spend on different pages

  • Which content is most popular

  • General Website performance

Analytics cookies will only be placed on your device where you have provided the appropriate consent.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies may be used to remember choices and preferences you make while using the Website.

For example, they may help remember settings relating to your browsing experience or embedded content.

Where required by law, these cookies will only be used with your consent.

Marketing and Advertising Cookies

We may use marketing and advertising technologies, including Meta Pixel or similar services, to help us understand the effectiveness of promotional campaigns for Sounds Of The Summer.

These technologies may be used to:

  • Measure advertising performance

  • Understand interactions with our promotional content

  • Help us deliver relevant advertising

  • Measure visits and conversions resulting from advertising campaigns

Marketing and advertising cookies will only be used with your consent where consent is legally required.

Embedded Third-Party Content

The Website may contain embedded content from third-party platforms, such as YouTube, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram or other social media, music and video services.

When you interact with this content, the relevant third party may place cookies or collect information about your interaction.

These third parties operate under their own privacy and cookie policies, and we do not control how they use information collected through their services.

3. Managing Cookie Consent

When you first visit the Website, you may be presented with a cookie banner allowing you to manage your preferences.

Where applicable, you can:

  • Accept all non-essential cookies

  • Reject non-essential cookies

  • Select specific categories of cookies

  • Change or withdraw your consent

You can change your preferences at any time through the Website's cookie settings, where available.

Your consent choices will not affect the operation of cookies that are strictly necessary for the Website to function.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies may be placed by third-party services that we use or that are embedded within the Website.

These may include providers of:

  • Website analytics

  • Advertising and marketing services

  • Social media

  • Video and music players

  • Ticketing or event-related services

Third parties are responsible for their own privacy and cookie practices. We recommend reviewing their respective privacy policies for further information.

5. How to Control Cookies Through Your Browser

You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings.

Most browsers allow you to:

  • View cookies stored on your device

  • Delete existing cookies

  • Block cookies from specific websites

  • Block all cookies

Please be aware that disabling or blocking essential cookies may affect the functionality of the Website.

6. Personal Data and Cookies

Some cookies and similar technologies may collect information that constitutes personal data under UK data protection law.

Where personal data is collected, we will process it in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection legislation.

Where consent is required, we will obtain consent before placing or accessing the relevant non-essential cookies.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law gives you rights including the right to:

  • Request access to personal data we hold about you

  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information

  • Request deletion of your personal data

  • Request restriction of processing

  • Object to certain types of processing

  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

Further information about your rights and how we process personal data is available in our Privacy Policy.

8. ICO Guidance

Our use of cookies is intended to comply with applicable UK data protection and electronic communications requirements, including guidance issued by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

9. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies and technologies we use, changes to the Website, or changes in applicable legal requirements.

Any updated version will be published on this page.

10. Contact

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how Sounds Of The Summer uses cookies and personal data, please contact us through the contact details provided on the Website.