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Copyright
About Intellectual property
As legislated under Australian intellectual property law, Copyright serves to protect the Intellectual Property “IP” rights of an individual author or organisation and the “Work” they have originated and created, which can include, but is not limited to; Copywriting, Lyrics, Charts, Music, Photography and Design. Copyright is automatically assigned to the author without any requirement for registration from the moment it is created. All Work produced by Carlotta Centanni is considered to be her Intellectual Property and her rights to her Work must be respected at all times. Work such as songs and lyrics created by Carlotta Centanni are registered with APRA AMCOS and are subject to the collection of royalties.
About APRA AMCOS
APRA AMCOS is the music rights organisation representing Australian and New Zealand artists, songwriters, composers and music publishers. The organisation licenses organisations and individuals to play, perform, record or make available member’s music and distributes the royalties to our members.
APRA AMCOS are affiliated with similar agencies around the world, so that when Australian and New Zealand songs and compositions are performed overseas, Australian and New Zealand artists get paid for the use of their work. APRA also help music customers in Australia and New Zealand access music from the rest of the world.
APRA’s membership, licensing, distribution and international arrangements are authorised by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) who are an Australian Government agency. APRA choose authorisation from the ACCC to represent the interests of songwriters and publishers and recognise this may give rise to competition issues under the Competition and Consumer Act.
Employees, suppliers and third parties
Ownership of copyright enables Carlotta Centanni to protect her IP rights (of her Work, both present and past). To ensure there is no infringement of IP rights, all Work produced for Carlotta Centanni by all “Suppliers” which includes but is not limited to all collaborators, organisations, employees, musicians, contractors and sub-contractors is considered to be the IP of Carlotta Centanni except where there is provision under Australian copyright law and ownership does not infringe the IP rights of these individuals.
Carlotta Centanni values the services of her Suppliers and Musicians and usually has no problem should they wish to use her Work for personal promotional purposes. To do so, we ask you seek permission first by emailing us with the purpose of use and the Media you wish to use. We may ask you for more information about your enquiry.
Further information
If you have any questions, or would like more information about Carlotta Centanni’s Intellectual Property please contact us immediately. Alternatively you may seek further clarification from APRA AMCOS.
Requests & Complaints
If you have any questions, comments, requests or complaints with regards to this website please contact us and provide your contact details along with a summary of your problem. We treat all complaints very seriously, and investigate all issues brought to our attention.
policy Changes
We occasionally review and change our Copyright and Privacy Policy to ensure it is in accordance with best practice, legislation. All changes will be incorporated into a new version and made available and published on this website. The most recent published version applies to how we use your personal information.
Privacy Policy
About Our Policy
Personal Information, Confidentiality and Privacy of Information “Privacy” refers to information or opinions about, or from a person who is identified, or who can reasonably be identified from that information. Carlotta Centanni is committed to respecting the Privacy of the information we collect, store and disclose. We take all reasonable steps to keep your information secure with appropriate safeguards, including password protection, controlled access and data encryption. Please note: the transmission of information via the internet (by way of email or another service) is never completely secure, so we cannot guarantee the security of your data and any transmission is made at your own risk.
Privacy applies to everything we do and includes visitors using our Website, Services, Contact Forms, Social Channels, Media and Newsletters “Media”. By using our Media you consent to our Privacy Policy. We take our obligations seriously and have implemented practices to comply with Australian law. We do not make any representations about third parties; how they use personal information, or how it is linked to ours.
collecting information
We collect Personal Information for a variety of reasons, which can include but is not limited to the following:
More effective response to requests
Customisation of your experience of our website
Improve or support existing media and content
Planning new media and content
Analysis, systems administration, security, records for audits, reporting obligations and ensuring continuity
Compliance with legal or regulatory requirements; defending or pursuing litigation; investigation of complaints against us or you (if we have reason to suspect you are in breach of our terms and conditions, or have engaged in unlawful activity)
What we collect
We do not collect all the types of Information listed below. We may only collect one or two items relating to an individual person. The Information we collect and hold about you may include:
Name and occupation
Contact details; email address and phone number
De-personalised information using “cookies” or “applets” (to analyse use and enhance the experience of our website). This may include; information about your computer', website pages you visit, approximate location, IP address, your operating system and browser type
The kinds of interactions where we collect all, or some of your Information may include:
When you contact us, submit a request or comment
When you enter a competition
When you register or create an account with us
When you post material to our media
When using our Media we may ask you to “opt-in” to consent to our sending you communications, use or disclose your Information. We will comply with your decision should you decide to “opt out”.
disclosing Information
Your information will only be shared with third parties who have a commitment to maintaining security and confidentiality and only in connection with our services. We hold on to your Information only for as long as necessary, after which we take reasonable steps to destroy or de-identify it. We only disclose your information with trusted partners for the purpose, or related purpose it was collected. When required, we may be obliged to share your personal information with government agencies. On occasion we use external organisations to manage our media and some are overseas.
Reviewing information
We take all reasonable steps to ensure your information is accurate and you are entitled to access the information we hold about you. If you wish to review, or make changes please contact us. In rare circumstances, we may refuse to correct your information, in which case we will notify you of our reasons and the process for taking your request further.