By using this website and submitting any information, you are agreeing to The Local Scene acquiring this data for use and disclosure of personal information by The Local Scene as set out in this Privacy Statement.

1. Your information

We recognise that your privacy is very important and The Local Scene is committed to protecting your privacy. The following statement sets out how we handle your personal information and safeguard your privacy in relation to this website.

2. Acquiring and using information

The personal information we collect about you is what you tell us about yourself when you register your personal information for the purpose of joining the website to download Free legal music downloads or to register to become a user and to enter a competition or to become eligible for services provided by The Local Scene and or any other 3rd party service from our partners.

This information includes your name, e-mail and mailing addresses, contact numbers, date of birth, sex and the type of marketing you would like to view on our site whilst browsing or via email  if it is expressly available.

We use your personal information for the express purposes for which you  provided; that is, for the purposes of you becoming a registered user of the website and entering competitions or for services we provide. We may also publish your name and suburb on this website if you are a prize winner in the competition we will conduct on this website. By providing The Local Scene with your personal information when you register and by entering the competition you agree to us publishing your details in this way. Other information is expressly used in our ad delivery system which serves an ad that closest fits your demographic and is based on categorical information collected when you join.

We may also contact you during the course of your membership with information about special offers by email or by SMS. By registering you agree to receiving communications from The Local Scene group of Companies. You may choose to opt out of receiving these communications and we will give you the opportunity to do that each time we contact you – except in the instance where receiveing  anyof the communication is in part used  to determine the winner of the competition.

We will not rent, trade, spam or sell any personally identifiable information that you give us to any third party unless we receive your prior consent. However, when you register you opt in to receive information about special promotional offers from some of our promotional partners including Artists that are making their tracks available through The Local Scene. This may occur by email, social networking sites such as Myspace & Facebook, phone or SMS.

3. Disclosure of data

Your personal information is only provided to third parties where required by law or to our agencies, contractors, related companies and promotional partners where they require your information for the purposes of the promotion or to contact you with special offers. In such cases we have taken steps to ensure that any third party access to personal information complies with this privacy policy.

4. Accuracy and security of your personal information

We will take all reasonable steps to secure any personal information which we and our agencies, contractors, related companies and promotional partners hold about you and to keep that information accurate and up-to-date. Personal information will be stored electronically.

Use of cookies

We use cookies on this website to ensure the integrity of the registration process and to personalise the website. Cookies help the website recall  specific information about you. You can usually decline to accept a cookie by modifying your browser setting to decline cookies, however if you do so, the website will not recall your preferences and may not work correctly and we do not warrant any errors or problems that may occur from this.

5.  Privacy Statement Changes

We reserve the right to change or update this Privacy Statement at any time and to notify you by posting an updated text version of the Privacy Statement on www.thelocalscene.com.au via the privacy link located at the bottom of the site.