Privacy Policy

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Yamaha Music Innovations, LLC (“Yamaha,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) believes that protecting the personal data of visitors and users of this website (a “you” or “your”) is Yamaha’s obligation under laws and ordinances as well as an essential social responsibility. This Privacy Policy (this “Privacy Policy”) describes the way in which we collect, use, and disclose personal data about you in connection with your use of the Yamaha Music Innovations Website (collectively with all sub-sites that are accessible through it, this “Site,” which also includes all content, functionality, and services offered on or through the Site).

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using the Site and before submitting any information, particularly personal data, through the Site. BY USING THE SITE, YOU CONSENT TO THE USE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AS SET FORTH IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT USE OR ACCESS THE SITE OR PROVIDE US WITH ANY PERSONAL DATA.

This Privacy Notice applies only to information provided to and collected by us through the Site. It does not apply to information that you or others may provide to us through other means (including, for example, information that we may collect if we elect to enter into a business relationship with you). Accordingly, we may provide you with supplemental or additional privacy policies on the occasions when we collect or process personal data about you through other means. This Privacy Policy supplements all other and additional privacy policies, and is not intended to override any of them (and vice versa).

1. Sources and Categories of Personal Data

“Personal data” refers to any information about an individual that can be used to identify that individual. Yamaha may obtain the following categories of personal data from you through your use of the Site.

  • Identification and Contact Information: This is personal data that identifies you as an individual and information that allows us to contact you, such as your email address and physical address, phone number,
  • Personal Characteristics: This is personal data about you, sich as your age, date of birth, sex, occupation, place of work or study, information regarding social media and professional networking accounts
  • Device and Browsing Information: This is information about the device you use to access the Site and information about your online behavior in relation to the Site, such as information regarding browsers and operating systems of devices you use, location information, service use information, webpages you browse, links you click, emails from Yamaha you open, IP addresses, and the like, and information about the types of devices, their O.S. versions, countries of access, number of users, access dates and times.
  • Other Information: When you contact or interact with us through the Site, including through any “Pitch Us,” “Contact Us,” or similar Site features, we will collect any additional personal data you choose to provide as a part of that interaction.

Yamaha collects personal data through the Site from the following sources:

  • Information You Voluntarily Provide: Yamaha collects personal data from you when you choose to give it to us by contacting or interacting with us through the Site.
  • Automatically Collected Information: Yamaha collects device and browsing information automatically that is generated from device, software or your use of the internet (information obtained from cookies, etc.). For more information about how Yamaha uses cookies and similar technology, see our Cookies Policy below.

We do not collect any categories of personal data defined as “sensitive personal data” or “sensitive personal information” under United States privacy laws.

2. How Yamaha Uses Personal Data

Yamaha uses personal data obtained through your use of the Sitefor the following purposes.

  • Provision, maintenance, protection, and improvement of the Site
  • Provision of information and content to Site users
  • Contacting you regarding your pitches, inquiries, and requests
  • Ascertainment of your preferences in order to provide appropriate information and to develop appropriate products and services
  • Provision of information that suits user preferences by integrating information possessed by Yamaha with information obtained from other companies
  • Distribution of marketing and promotional materials and information about opportunities related to the Site, subject to rights to opt out and applicable law
  • As necessary to respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or government regulations, as well as to enforce Yamaha’s rights and remedies and defend against legal claims
  • For safety and security purposes, including detection, prevention, and response to fraud, intellectual property infringement, violations of the Sites Terms of Use, violations of law, or other misuse of the Site
  • Other purposes based on your prior consent

3. Security of Personal Data

Yamaha implements technical, physical and organizational measures to prevent unauthorized access to personal data and loss, destruction, falsification, divulgence, and the like of personal data and endeavors to protect your personal data through the establishment of a safety management system. However, no information or communication generated through the Site can be 100% secure, so Yamaha cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal data. In addition, Yamaha is not responsible for the security of information that you transmit to the Site over networks that Yamaha does not control, including the Internet and wireless networks.

4. Sharing of Personal Data

Yamaha may disclose personal data to others as follows:

  • Service Providers: Yamaha may engage third party service providers with respect to all or part of its operations regarding the processing of your personal data. Yamaha does not approve the use or provision of your personal data by any service provider unless Yamaha deems it necessary to do so, or to comply with laws and ordinances. Yamaha requires each service provider to protect personal data under an agreement.
  • Yamaha Group Companies: Yamaha shares data among the Yamaha group of affiliated companies, including Yamaha Corporation, so that Yamaha or its affiliated companies may provide you with information regarding opportunities, products, and services.
  • Analytics Providers: Yamaha may share personal data with data analytics platforms to compile statics and evaluate and perform analytics and Site improvements.
  • Reorganizations: Yamaha may transfer your personal data to an affiliate, a subsidiary, or a third party in the event of any reorganization, merger, acquisition or sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or any portion of Yamaha’s business, assets or equity, including, without limitation, in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceeding, provided that any such entity that Yamaha transfers personal data to will not be permitted to process your personal data other than as described in this Privacy Policy without providing you notice and, if required by applicable laws, obtaining your consent.
  • Other Disclosure: Yamaha may disclose personal data to others: (a) with your valid consent to do so; (b) to comply with a valid subpoena, legal order, court order, legal process, or other legal obligation; (c) to enforce any Site terms and conditions or policies, including the Site’s Terms of Use; (d) to enforce any other agreement between you and Yamaha (or our affiliates); (e) to pursue available legal remedies or defend legal claims; (f) to protect our (or our affiliates’ or funds’) rights, the rights of other users of the Site, the integrity of the Site, or your safety or the safety of others; and (g) to detect, prevent, or respond to fraud, intellectual property infringement, violations of the Site’s Terms of Use, violations of law, or other misuse of the Site.

Yamaha does not sell (as defined in applicable United States privacy laws) any personal data, nor do we share personal data for purposes of targeted advertising based on users’ personal data obtained from activity across businesses, distinctly-branded websites, applications, or services.

5. Transfer of Personal Data

Yamaha may transmit your personal data from a country where you reside to other countries (including Japan) and store your personal data in those countries (that combined process, a “Transfer”). Privacy protection laws equivalent to that of the country where you reside might not be enforced in a country that receives a Transfer of your personal data. However, Yamaha Transfers your personal data in accordance with applicable laws and ordinances and this Privacy Policy.

6.Storage Period for Personal Data

Yamaha will store personal data in accordance with industry-standard data retention policies, and will store and usespersonal data obtained through the Site only for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable laws or regulations. In addition, Yamaha will also retain personal data for as long as we have any legal, tax, accounting, risk management, or other business need to do so.

7. A Note About Children

The Site is not directed to, nor does Yamaha knowingly collect information from, children under the age of 18. If you become aware that your child or any child under your care has provided Yamaha with information without your consent, please contact us immediately at Contact Form

8. Cookies; Do Not Track

Yamaha may generate cookies and use other similar technologies on the Site. These enable Yamaha to provide each customer with more customized services and advertisements. For more details, please refer to the Cookies Policy.

Currently, certain browsers, including Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge, offer a “do not track” (DNT) option. This option, using a technology known as a DNT header, sends a signal to websites visited by a user about the user’s DNT preference, if any, set on the browser. If you activate DNT, Yamaha cannot currently commit to responding to your browser’s DNT signals, because no common industry standard for DNT has been adopted by industry groups, technology companies, or regulators.

The policy regarding cookies, etc.

9. Your Rights Regarding Personal Data

Depending on the jurisdiction in which you live, you hay have the rights described below regarding Yamaha’s collection and use of your personal data. Please note that each of the rights set forth below may be subject to certain limitations as set forth in applicable law, and as different states have adopted privacy laws that provide for specific rights and remedies, those rights and remedies are applicable solely to residents of such states.

  • Providing Personal Data is Your Choice: You can browse the Site without providing Yamaha with any personal information, other than browsing data (which Yamaha will not attempt to link with other personal data). However, if you choose to use the Site to engage with Yamaha, such as by sending a pitch or requesting information, you will need to provide Yamaha with the personal information necessary for Yamaha to respond to your inquiry.
  • Accessing Personal Data: You have the right to confirm whether Yamaha processing your personal information. You also have her right to obtain a copy of your own personal information that Yamaha has collected about you, and to receive that information in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format.
  • Reviewing and Correcting Personal Data: You have the right to request that Yamaha update or correct contact information and other personal data stored about you.
  • Deleting Personal Data: As noted above, Yamaha has standard retention practices with respect to personal data. You do have the right to request earlier removal of your personal data. Please note that Yamaha may not be able to completely remove personal data in certain circumstances. This will be true if the data is not in a searchable format, if it is retained in backup systems, if Yamaha needs the information in connection with a potential or ongoing business relationship, if it is needed to prevent fraud or abuse, or if Yamaha is otherwise required by law to keep it
  • Opting Out of Certain Communications: You can always opt out of receiving promotional and marketing communications from Yamaha by following the “Unsubscribe” link included in any such communications. Please note that notwithstanding your communication preferences, Yamaha may need to contact you regarding any potential or ongoing business relationship, as required by law, or regarding legal matters. However, Yamaha will not send you promotional or marketing communications after you have opted out of receiving them.
  • Non-Discrimination and Non-Retaliation: Yamaha will not discriminate or retaliate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.

To exercise any of the above rights, or if you have any questions regarding Yamaha’s practices regarding personal data, please contact us at Contact Form Please note that Yamaha may be required to request information from you to verify your identity in connection with any such request, as a security measure to ensure that your personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. If you make any request to exercise your rights, Yamaha will respond within the time period required by law (or if no time period is required, within a reasonable period of time). If Yamaha is unable to comply with your request, we will inform you of this. If you do not agree with any action Yamaha has taken following a request to exercise your rights, or otherwise object to Yamaha’s handing of your personal information, you may have the right to appeal or to raise your objection with your state’s regulatory authority. Yamaha would, however, appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns directly before you approach a regulatory authority, so please contact us in the first instance, at Contact Form.

12. Linked and Third-Party Websites

The Site may contain links to outside websites operated by third parties, but these links are not provided for the purpose of sharing personal data. Yamaha does not take any responsibilities for the collection of personal data at the linked websites, so please ensure you review the privacy policies and notices on the linked websites.

13. Contact Information

For inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy, please inquire using the following contact details.
Online request form here.

14. Revision of this Privacy Policy

Yamaha may amend, revise, add to, or delete the contents of this Privacy Policy in accordance with Yamaha’s internal policies, technological developments, or applicable laws and ordinances. If any amendment is made to this Privacy Policy, Yamaha will post the a new Privacy Policy on the Site, and in some cases where changes are material Yamaha may also contact you via email or post a notice on the Site homepage to let you know of such changes. You are expected to check this Privacy Policy for updates, and the “Last Updated” legend at the top will inform you when it was last modified. You understand and agree that your continued access to or use of the Site after any posted update to this Privacy Policy indicates your acceptance of the modified Privacy Policy, even if you did not take the time to read it.

15. Google Analytics

How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps.
For more information visit: www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/