Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 13, 2026

1. Introduction

The Independent Music Industry Association ("IMIA", "we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website (regardless of where you visit it from) and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

2. Data We Collect

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

Identity Data: includes first name, last name, username or similar identifier.
Contact Data: includes email address and telephone numbers.
Financial Data: includes payment card details (processed securely via third-party processors).
Technical Data: includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version.
Profile Data: includes your industry role, certifications, and preferences.

3. How We Use Your Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

To register you as a new member.
To process and deliver your membership benefits and plaque orders.
To manage our relationship with you (e.g., notifying you about changes to our terms).
To enable you to partake in a prize draw, competition or complete a survey.

Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know.

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Questions?

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at privacy@imia.us.