Our privacy policy

York Artists, also known as York Artist Management Ltd (“we”, “us or “our”) is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy and this policy sets out how and why we collect personal information, what information we collect, how we use it and keep it safe.

This policy may change from time to time so please check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes.

We’ve done our best to make this policy clear and easy to understand but if you have any questions regarding this policy and/or our privacy practices, please feel free to contact us via email at: bookings@yorkartists.com

Who are we?

York Artists is an artist booking agency based in the United Kingdom. 
The registered address is 22 Cornmill Lane, Leeds, LS17 9EQ.

What information do we collect?

The information we collect may include:

  • Personal / business contact information (for example, your name, company name, email address, postal and/or billing address, phone number)

  • Demographic information (for example, your preferences and interests)

  • Financial information (for example, bank account details, VAT number)

  • Transaction information (for example, Paypal references, bank transfer/payment confirmations)

  • Travel information (for example, passports, visas, loyalty programs / frequent flyer numbers - Artists and touring parties only) 

How and when do we collect your information?
We may collect your information when: 

  • You provide the information to us directly

  • You use our website

  • You contact us about our services 

  • You subscribe/opt in to receive our marketing emails

  • When a third party (for example, an artist or entertainment business/organisation) shares your information with us

  • Your information is collected from publicly available sources such as website and social media

How and why is your information used?
We may use your information to:

  • Provide our services to you. 

  • Send you communications which you have requested or we have assessed as being of legitimate interest

  • To protect ours and others’ interests, rights and property

  • To comply with legal requirements such as tax and other government regulations

For how long do we hold your information?
We review our retention period for personal information on a regular basis. We will hold on to your personal information for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected for is required to meet legal requirements.

What information do we share, who with and why?

We do not sell or rent your information to third parties and we do not share your information to third parties for marketing purposes. 

We may share your information to service providers and associated parties for the purposes of completing tasks and providing our services to you or our artists (for example, when planning the logistics of an artist booking, we may need to share a promoter’s contact information with the artist’s management to arrange their transport.

We may share your information with other talent agencies if there is a legitimate interest (for example, if we are unable to fulfil your booking request due to an artist’s unavailability, we may share your information with a talent agency who can fulfil your request with a similar artist.

How do we keep your information safe?

We are committed to keeping your information safe and secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.

The use of ‘cookies’

Like many other websites, the York Artists website uses cookies. ‘Cookies’ are small files which ask permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive and allow the website to recognise you when you visit. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.

Your rights and choices

Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) you have the legal right and choice to: 

  • Be informed with clear and transparent information about how we use your information and your rights. This is why we are providing you with this Policy.

  • Access the information we hold about you to check that we’re using it in accordance with the law, unless legal exceptions apply.

  • Rectify any inaccurate or incomplete information we hold about you.

  • Erase or delete some or all of the information we hold about you unless legal exceptions apply.

  • Restrict or ‘block’ our use of your information in future. Although we may still keep a record of this to ensure we respect your wishes.

  • Data portability. This means you can request and reuse the information we hold on you for your own purposes.

  • Object to the processing of your information if it is based on legitimate interests, is used for digital marketing or for research purposes.

Please note that some legal exceptions may apply to a number of these rights and not all rights will be applicable in all circumstances.

If you have any questions in relation to this Privacy policy, or if you would like to contact us to exercise your rights as stated in this policy, please contact us at: bookings@yorkartists.com

Review of this Policy

We keep this Policy under regular review. This Policy was last updated in September 2019.

York Artist Management Ltd
Address: 22 Cornmill Lane, Leeds, LS17 9EQ, United Kingdom
Email: bookings@yorkartists.com