Effective date: 2026/07/06
Last reviewed: 2026/07/06

Carlos Simpson Music Production respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal data responsibly, lawfully and transparently. This Privacy Notice explains how personal data may be collected, used, stored and protected when you visit this website, contact Carlos Simpson Music Production, make an enquiry, submit a licensing or permissions request, or otherwise interact with the website.

This notice applies to the Carlos Simpson Music Production website and to personal data processed in connection with website communications, contact enquiries, music-related enquiries, permissions and licensing requests, and other related interactions unless a separate notice is provided for a specific activity or service.

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• Who we are

• What this notice covers

• The personal data we may collect

• How personal data is collected

• How we use personal data

• Lawful bases for processing

• Music, licensing and permissions enquiries

• Analytics, cookies and technical data

• Sharing personal data

• International transfers

• Data retention

• Your rights

• Contact

• Policy updates

1. Who we are

This website is operated in connection with CARLOS SIMPSON™ Music Production.

For the purposes of this website and the personal data processed through it, the relevant controller may be Carlos Simpson, CARLOS SIMPSON™ Music Production, or another relevant Carlos Simpson entity responsible for the website, communication or activity in question, depending on the context of the enquiry or processing activity.

For privacy enquiries relating to this website, you can contact:

CARLOS SIMPSON™ Music Production
Email: designstudio@carlossimpson.com
Location: London, United Kingdom

Where this website links to or refers to other Carlos Simpson websites, projects or entities, those websites or activities may have their own privacy notices and terms where appropriate.

2. What this notice covers

This notice explains how personal data may be handled when you:

• visit the Carlos Simpson Music Production website.

• contact Carlos Simpson Music Production by email or contact form

• submit a licensing, permissions, rights or media request;

• enquire about music, releases, collaborations, projects or related services;

• interact with website pages, forms, embedded content or linked services;

• subscribe to updates, if mailing or newsletter functionality is later introduced;

• otherwise communicate with Carlos Simpson Music Production in connection with the website.

This notice is intended to cover personal data processed through the website and associated communications. It does not automatically apply to third-party platforms, music streaming services, ticketing providers, social media platforms or other external websites that may be linked from this website.

3. The personal data we may collect

Depending on how you use the website, the personal data collected may include:

Identity and contact information

• name;

• email address;

• organisation, publication or company name;

• job title or role where relevant;

• country or location where relevant to the enquiry;

• any other contact details you choose to provide.

Enquiry and correspondence information

• the contents of emails, messages or contact form submissions;

• details included in a permissions, licensing, music, collaboration or media enquiry;

• correspondence history where you contact the website or associated Carlos Simpson contact points.

Technical and usage information

• IP address;

• browser type and device information;

• operating system;

• referring pages and website navigation data;

• approximate location data derived from IP or analytics tools;

• date, time and duration of visits;

• interactions with pages, forms or embedded content.

Licensing, permissions and commercial enquiry information

If you contact Carlos Simpson Music Production about music, artwork, images, permissions, licensing or rights-related matters, we may collect details such as the following:

• the material you want to use or discuss;

• the relevant page or URL;

• the nature of the intended use;

• your publication, project, production, organisation or business details;

• territories, dates, audience and distribution details where relevant;

• other information reasonably necessary to assess or respond to the request.

Payment or transaction-related information

At present, this website may not directly process payments. If a payment, licensing or commercial transaction is later handled through a third-party service, the relevant provider may collect payment-related information directly under its own terms and privacy notice.

4. How personal data is collected

Personal data may be collected:

• directly from you when you email, contact or correspond with Carlos Simpson Music Production;

• when you submit a contact form or enquiry form;

• when you request information, permissions, licensing or collaboration details;

• automatically through cookies, analytics tools, server logs or similar website technologies;

• through third-party tools or platforms integrated into the website, where applicable;

• When you voluntarily provide information through a newsletter sign-up, release notification form or similar feature, if those are introduced.

5. How we use personal data

Personal data may be used for the following purposes:

To respond to enquiries

Including:

• general contact requests;

• music-related enquiries;

• licensing, permissions and rights requests;

• collaboration or media enquiries;

• requests relating to content, releases, artwork, images or site materials.

To operate and improve the website

Including:

• maintaining the website and its security;

• understanding how visitors use the website;

• improving page performance, content structure and user experience;

• diagnosing technical issues;

• protecting the site against misuse, spam or abuse.

To manage music, rights and licensing communications

Including:

• assessing whether requested uses can be authorised;

• reviewing permissions and licensing requests;

• corresponding with journalists, curators, producers, commissioners, editors, collaborators or commercial parties;

• documenting permissions or rights-related decisions.

To send updates or communications

If you actively subscribe or opt in to receive updates, personal data may be used to send relevant music, release, project or website communications. You can unsubscribe or opt out where applicable.

To comply with legal, regulatory or record-keeping requirements

Including:

• retaining records where reasonably necessary for legal, accounting or business protection purposes;

• responding to legal claims or protecting rights and legitimate interests;

• maintaining records of permissions, rights or licensing communications where appropriate.

6. Lawful bases for processing

Under UK data protection law, personal data may be processed where there is a lawful basis to do so. Depending on the context, the lawful basis may include the following:

Legitimate interests

For example:

• operating, protecting and improving the website;

• responding to communications and managing enquiries;

• managing music, rights, media and licensing correspondence;

• maintaining records of permissions or licensing activity;

• protecting the rights, content, reputation and security of the website and associated Carlos Simpson entities.

Consent

Where you have actively chosen to submit information for a specific purpose or opted in to a communication, newsletter or similar feature, processing may rely on your consent where appropriate.

Contract or pre-contract steps

If you contact Carlos Simpson Music Production in relation to a proposed licence, collaboration, commission, project or other arrangement, personal data may be processed to assess or manage that potential arrangement.

Legal obligation

In some circumstances, data may need to be processed to comply with legal or regulatory obligations.

7. Music, licensing and permissions enquiries

If you contact Carlos Simpson Music Production about a release, recording, lyric, artwork, image, rights request, permissions matter, licensing enquiry, collaboration or media use, the personal data you provide may be used to:

• identify the material or project you are referring to;

• assess the nature of the request;

• communicate with you about the request;

• determine whether a permission, licence or response can be given;

• maintain a record of the request and its outcome where reasonably necessary.

This may include information about your publication, project, event, production, company, organisation or intended use where relevant to the enquiry.

Permissions, licensing or rights-related correspondence may be retained where reasonably necessary for record-keeping, legal, business or rights-management purposes.

8. Analytics, cookies and technical data

This website may use cookies, analytics tools and related technologies to understand how visitors use the website, to improve performance and to support site administration and security.

Depending on how the site is configured, this may include services such as the following:

• Google Analytics or similar analytics tools;

• Google Sites infrastructure and related technical services;

• embedded media or external platform integrations;

• standard browser cookies and server logging.

Technical information may include the following:

• IP address;

• browser and device information;

• general location data derived from IP;

• pages visited and interaction data;

• referring to website information;

• session and performance data.

If the website uses non-essential cookies or analytics technologies that require consent under applicable law, an appropriate cookie notice or consent mechanism should also be used.

9. Sharing personal data

Personal data is not sold.

However, personal data may be shared where reasonably necessary with:

Service providers and technical suppliers

Such as website hosting, analytics, email or technical support providers, where they process data on behalf of the website or associated Carlos Simpson entities.

Professional advisers

Such as legal, accounting or professional advisers where reasonably necessary for rights, business, compliance or dispute purposes.

Relevant collaborators or rights-related parties

Only where necessary in connection with a permissions, licensing, publishing, music, media or commercial request and where sharing is relevant to handling that request.

Authorities or legal processes

Where disclosure is required by law, regulation, court order, legal process or to protect rights, safety, security or legitimate interests.

10. International transfers

Some service providers, website tools or technical systems may process personal data outside the United Kingdom. Where that happens, reasonable steps should be taken to ensure that personal data is protected using appropriate safeguards where required by law.

Because Google services, analytics tools, email systems or other technical providers may involve international processing, data may sometimes be processed in countries outside the UK.

11. Data retention

Personal data will not be kept for longer than is reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, taking into account legal, operational, security, rights-management and record-keeping considerations.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of data and the purpose for which it was collected.

For example:

• General contact enquiries may be retained for a reasonable period to allow follow-up and record-keeping;

• Rights, permissions or licensing correspondence may be retained for longer where relevant to legal, commercial, contractual or rights-management purposes;

• Technical logs and analytics data may be retained in accordance with the settings of the relevant platform or service provider.

12. Your rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

• request access to personal data held about you;

• request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;

• request erasure of personal data in certain circumstances;

• request restriction of processing in certain circumstances;

• object to processing based on legitimate interests in certain circumstances;

• withdraw consent where processing relies on consent;

• request portability of personal data where applicable.

These rights are not absolute and may depend on the legal basis for processing and the context in which the data is held.

If you would like to exercise a data protection right, please contact:

designstudio@carlossimpson.com

13. Security

Reasonable technical and organisational measures should be taken to help protect personal data against unauthorised access, misuse, loss, disclosure or alteration. However, no internet-based system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, and you provide information at your own risk.

If you believe your personal data has been mishandled in connection with this website, please contact Carlos Simpson Music Production using the contact details below.

14. Third-party websites and platforms

This website may contain links to third-party websites, streaming platforms, video platforms, ticketing providers, social media platforms, publications or other external services. If you follow a link to another website or interact with an external platform, that third party may collect and process personal data under its own privacy notice and terms.

Carlos Simpson Music Production is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites or services that are not controlled by Carlos Simpson Music Production.

15. Contact

For privacy-related questions or requests relating to this website, please contact:

CARLOS SIMPSON™ Music Production
Email: designstudio@carlossimpson.com
Location: London, United Kingdom

If you are not satisfied with how a privacy concern has been handled, you may also have the right to raise a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.

16. Changes to this Privacy Notice

This Privacy Notice may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, legal requirements, services, technical tools or data-processing practices. The latest version published on this page will apply from the date shown at the top of the notice.

Policy note

This Privacy Notice is intended to provide a clear public explanation of how personal data may be handled in connection with the Carlos Simpson Music Production website. It should be read alongside any related website terms, cookie information and content rights policies where relevant.

Last reviewed: 2026/07/06