Last updated: 30.08.2025.

Ferenc Topa p.k.a. SNYL (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates this website https://snylmusic.com. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable EU laws.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://snylmusic.com.

2. Data We Collect

When you use our website, we may collect:

• Contact information: If you send us an email or use our contact form.
• Technical data: Such as IP address, browser type, device information, and cookies.
• Usage data: Pages visited, time spent, and interactions with the site.
• Promotional material: If you send us tracks (promos).
• Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, plus the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
  
  • An anonymized string created from your email (a “hash”) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you use it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
    

3. Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract any location data from images on the site.

4. Cookies

Our site may use cookies to improve user experience. Examples include:

• Comment cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies so you don’t have to re-enter them. These last one year.
• Login cookies: Temporary cookies check if your browser accepts cookies. Login cookies last two days; screen options cookies last a year. If you select “Remember Me,” login persists for two weeks. If you log out, the cookies are removed.
• Editing cookies: When editing or publishing, a cookie is stored with the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
• Embedded content: Articles may include embedded content (videos, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube, etc.). These third-party sites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with that content as if you visited their site directly.

You can manage cookies via your browser settings and withdraw consent at any time.

5. How We Use Your Data

We process your data to:

• Respond to contact, booking, licensing, or promo submissions.
• Operate and improve the website.
• Comply with legal obligations.

6. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your data. We may share it only with:

• Service providers (hosting, analytics, or email).
• If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
• Authorities if required by law.

Visitor comments may also be checked through an automated spam detection service.

7. Data Retention

• Comments: Retained indefinitely, so we can recognize and approve follow-ups automatically instead of holding them for moderation.
• Registered users (if any): We store the personal info in their profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their info (except usernames). Website admins can also see and edit that info.
• Promos/contacts: Kept only as long as relevant.
• Analytics/cookies: In line with industry standards or until you clear them.
  

8. Your Rights (under GDPR)

You have the right to:

• Access your personal data.
• Correct inaccuracies.
• Request deletion (“right to be forgotten”).
• Restrict or object to processing.
• Data portability.
• Withdraw consent at any time.
• Request an exported file of personal data we hold about you, including data you have provided.
• Lodge a complaint with your local Data Protection Authority.

This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

9. Security

We use technical and organizational measures to protect your data. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

10. Where Your Data Is Sent

• Visitor comments may be checked by an automated spam detection service.
• Technical services (hosting, analytics, email) may process data outside the EU. In these cases, safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses are in place.
  

11. Contact

For any privacy-related questions or requests, please contact: mgmt@snylmusic.com