{"id":362,"date":"2018-06-04T09:01:17","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T09:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mattdc.co.uk\/?page_id=362"},"modified":"2026-08-18T10:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:59:31","slug":"privacy-policy-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mattclarkmusic.co.uk\/?page_id=362","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Last updated: August 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This privacy policy explains how personal information is collected and used when you visit <strong>mattclarkmusic.co.uk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This website is the artist website of musician and composer <strong>Matt Clark<\/strong>. If you have any questions about this policy or the use of your personal information, please contact <strong><a href=\"mailto:hello@mattclarkmusic.co.uk\">hello@mattclarkmusic.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information you provide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This website does not require visitors to create an account or provide personal information in order to browse its content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you contact me by email, I will receive the information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address and the contents of your message. This information will only be used to respond to your enquiry or for purposes directly related to our correspondence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawful basis for processing this information will normally be my legitimate interest in responding to enquiries and conducting my professional activities, or taking steps at your request before entering into an agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I do not sell your personal information or use information supplied through enquiries for unrelated marketing purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Website statistics and technical information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This website is built using WordPress and uses Jetpack services provided by Automattic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depending on the services enabled, limited technical information about visits to the website may be collected for purposes such as website security, performance and understanding how the site is used. This may include information such as IP address, browser or device type, referring website and pages visited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where possible, this information is used in aggregated or anonymised form rather than to identify individual visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cookies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This website may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for the operation, security and performance of the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Third-party content embedded in the website may also use cookies or similar technologies. Where consent is legally required for non-essential cookies, these should not be set until that consent has been obtained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Embedded content and external services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pages on this website may contain or embed content from third-party services, such as YouTube, Bandcamp, Facebook or other music, video and social-media platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you view or interact with embedded content, the third-party provider may collect information about your visit in accordance with its own privacy policy. If you are logged into an account with that provider, your interaction may also be associated with your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Links to external websites are provided for convenience. Once you leave mattclarkmusic.co.uk, the privacy practices of the external website will apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sharing your information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I do not sell or trade personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information may be processed by service providers where necessary to operate and secure the website, including the website hosting provider and services used by WordPress or Jetpack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I may also disclose information where required to do so by law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How long information is kept<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Personal information received through correspondence is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was provided, including maintaining appropriate records of professional correspondence where necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technical and statistical information collected by website services may be retained in accordance with the policies and settings of the relevant service provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your data protection rights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under UK data protection law, you may have rights in relation to your personal information, including the right to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>request access to personal information held about you;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ask for inaccurate information to be corrected;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ask for your personal information to be deleted in certain circumstances;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>restrict or object to certain uses of your personal information; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>withdraw consent where consent is the basis on which information is being processed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact <strong><a href=\"mailto:hello@mattclarkmusic.co.uk\">hello@mattclarkmusic.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You also have the right to raise a concern with the <strong>Information Commissioner&#8217;s Office (ICO)<\/strong> if you are unhappy with the way your personal information has been handled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changes to this policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This privacy policy may be updated occasionally to reflect changes to the website, the services it uses or applicable data protection requirements. The date at the top of this page will be updated when significant changes are made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For questions about this privacy policy or the use of your personal information, please contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Matt Clark<\/strong><br><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:hello@mattclarkmusic.co.uk\">hello@mattclarkmusic.co.uk<\/a><br><strong>Website:<\/strong> mattclarkmusic.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last updated: August 2026 This privacy policy explains how personal information is collected and used when you visit mattclarkmusic.co.uk. This website is the artist website of musician and composer Matt Clark. If you have any questions about this policy or the use of your personal information, please contact hello@mattclarkmusic.co.uk. Information you provide This website does&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mattclarkmusic.co.uk\/?page_id=362\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Privacy Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-362","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattclarkmusic.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattclarkmusic.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattclarkmusic.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattclarkmusic.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattclarkmusic.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=362"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mattclarkmusic.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1362,"href":"https:\/\/mattclarkmusic.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/362\/revisions\/1362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattclarkmusic.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}