Privacy Policy and Legal Notice

Effective Date: 22 July 2017
Last Updated: 16 June 2026

1. Who We Are

JDNB / Jungle Drum & Bass is a UK-based free online community platform operating through www.jungledrumandbass.co.uk. The purpose of the platform is to help users engage, connect and participate in a meaningful online community.

For the purposes of UK data protection law, Jungle Drum & Bass is the Data Controller for the personal information we collect and use.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information in a clear, fair and responsible way. We aim to comply with the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and, where relevant, the UK Age-Appropriate Design Code, also known as the Children’s Code.

Contact email: info@jungledrumandbass.co.uk

2. Information We Collect

When you register for or use our free community service, we may collect the following information:

Contact details, such as your name, email address and, where needed, your age or date of birth.

Community account information, such as your username, profile details, group membership, communication preferences and participation within the community.

Age or age-group information, where needed to help us provide age-appropriate access, safeguarding, moderation and community grouping.

Consent records, including what you agreed to, when you agreed to it, and whether you later withdrew consent.

Messages or communications you send to us, including enquiries, support requests, reports, safeguarding concerns or community feedback.

Technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, time zone, log files, referring pages, pages visited, and information about how you interact with the site.

Cookie information, where cookies, pixels, tags or similar technologies are used to understand site performance, security, preferences or analytics.

Order or payment-related information, if we ever add optional extras, merchandise, donations, event tickets or paid features. This may include your name, billing information, email address and limited transaction information.

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information unless it is absolutely necessary for safety, safeguarding, legal compliance or the proper operation of the service. We ask users not to post sensitive personal information about themselves or others in public community areas.

We do not ask for unnecessary personal information. We only collect basic details such as name, email address or date of birth where this is needed for account access, age-appropriate handling, safety, communication or service use.

3. Cookies and Device Information

When you visit our site, certain technical information may be collected automatically. This may include information about your device, browser, IP address, time zone, cookies, pages viewed, links clicked, referral sources and how you interact with the site.

We may use cookies, log files, tags, web beacons or pixels to help the site function, keep the site secure, remember preferences, understand site usage and improve the service.

Where cookies are optional, such as analytics or marketing cookies, you will be given a choice where required by law. You can also manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.

4. Payment Information

JDNB is currently a free community platform. If we add optional paid extras in the future, we will not directly collect or store full card payment details ourselves. Payments would be handled securely by third-party payment providers such as PayPal, Opayo / Elavon, or another recognised payment provider.

Those providers will process payment information under their own privacy policies and security terms. We may receive limited payment confirmation information, such as your name, email address, transaction reference, amount paid and the item or service purchased.

5. Why We Collect Your Information

We use personal information for the following purposes:

To create and manage user accounts.

To provide access to the JDNB community.

To place users into suitable or age-appropriate groups where needed.

To support community safety, moderation and safeguarding.

To communicate important updates, service information, rule changes or policy updates.

To respond to enquiries, complaints, reports or support requests.

To improve the website, community structure and user experience.

To keep records of consent, safety decisions, moderation actions or legal compliance where needed.

To process optional purchases, donations, event tickets or extras if introduced in the future.

To protect the website, users and community from misuse, spam, abuse, bullying, grooming, threats, illegal activity or unsafe conduct.

6. Our Lawful Basis for Using Your Information

We only use your personal information where we have a lawful basis under UK GDPR.

Depending on the situation, our lawful basis may include:

Consent, where you have clearly agreed to something optional, such as receiving marketing updates or accepting non-essential cookies.

Contract or service provision, where we need to use your information to provide the account or community service you have requested.

Legitimate interests, where we need to operate, protect, improve or moderate the community in a reasonable and proportionate way.

Legal obligation, where we need to keep records, respond to lawful requests, comply with safeguarding duties, or meet legal requirements.

Vital interests, in rare situations where information may need to be used to protect someone’s life, safety or wellbeing.

Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawing consent does not affect anything lawfully done before consent was withdrawn.

7. Age-Appropriate Handling and Young People

We aim to follow the principles of the UK Age-Appropriate Design Code where our service is likely to be accessed by children or young people.

This means we aim to:

Use high privacy settings by default.

Collect only the information needed for the service.

Use age information only where necessary for safety, access, grouping or safeguarding.

Avoid unnecessary profiling of children or young people.

Provide information in a clear and understandable way.

Put the best interests of children and young people at the centre of how we design and manage the community.

Use moderation and safeguarding rules to help protect users.

Apply age-based community rules where appropriate.

Seek parental consent where this is legally required.

Users must not misrepresent their age or provide false information to bypass age-appropriate access rules.

8. Community Safety and User Responsibility

JDNB is a community platform, and users are responsible for how they behave and what they post or share.

Users must not post, request or share:

Personal information about another person without permission.

Private contact details of others.

Bullying, harassment, discrimination or abuse.

Sexual or inappropriate content.

Threats, grooming, exploitation or unsafe contact.

Illegal content or discussions encouraging illegal activity.

Illegal file sharing or copyright-infringing material.

Drug-related illegal conduct or unsafe harmful content.

Content attacking vulnerable adults, children or young people.

We may remove content, restrict accounts, report concerns or take safeguarding action where we believe it is necessary to protect users or comply with the law.

9. How We Store and Protect Your Information

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.

Our security measures may include:

Encrypted storage where appropriate.

Encryption in transit where supported.

Password protection and access controls.

Role-based access for authorised staff or volunteers.

Pseudonymisation where possible.

Limited access to personal data on a need-to-know basis.

Internal policies and ethical decision-making frameworks.

Periodic reviews, checks and audits.

Data minimisation so we only collect what we need.

No system can be guaranteed as completely secure, but we take privacy, safety and security seriously and will continue to review our approach as the community grows.

10. Who We Share Information With

We do not sell personal information to advertisers.

We do not share personal information unnecessarily.

However, like most websites and online communities, we may need to use trusted service providers to help us operate the site and community. These may include website hosting providers, email providers, payment processors, security tools, analytics tools, forms, chat tools, moderation tools or other technical providers.

Where third-party service providers process personal information for us, we aim to make sure appropriate safeguards are in place.

We may also share information where required for legal, safeguarding, safety, fraud prevention, moderation or law enforcement reasons.

11. International Transfers

Some website, email, analytics, payment or technical providers may process data outside the UK. Where this happens, we aim to ensure appropriate safeguards are used in line with UK GDPR.

12. How Long We Keep Your Information

We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected.

Account and community information may be kept while your account is active.

Safety, moderation or safeguarding records may be kept longer where needed to protect users, evidence decisions or comply with legal duties.

Payment or order records may be kept for accounting, tax or legal reasons.

Consent records may be kept to show what was agreed to and when.

You can request deletion of your data at any time. We will delete your personal information unless we are legally required or reasonably permitted to keep certain records.

13. Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:

Access the personal information we hold about you.

Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.

Ask us to delete your information.

Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

Object to certain types of processing.

Ask us to restrict how we use your information.

Ask for data portability where this applies.

Complain about how your data has been handled.

To exercise your rights, contact us at:

info@jungledrumandbass.co.uk

We may need to confirm your identity before responding to a request.

If you are unhappy with how we handle your personal information, please contact us first so we can try to resolve it. You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.

14. Consent

Where consent is required, we aim to collect it using a clear opt-in choice.

Consent must be freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous.

You can withdraw consent at any time.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of anything done before consent was withdrawn.

15. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy and Legal Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our service, legal requirements, safeguarding processes, technology, community rules or data handling.

When we make significant changes, we may notify users by email, site message or another appropriate method.

The latest version will always show the most recent update date.

16. Contact Us

Data Controller: Jungle Drum & Bass / JDNB
Website: www.jungledrumandbass.co.uk
Email: info@jungledrumandbass.co.uk

We may appoint a Data Protection Officer or additional privacy contact in the future if our processing operations grow or if this becomes appropriate.

17. Compliance Statement

JDNB aims to provide clear legal information, transparent consent choices, responsible privacy handling and age-appropriate design in line with UK data protection expectations.

We manage our internal security decisions, data minimisation, access controls, pseudonymisation where possible, and privacy processes alongside ethical frameworks, safeguarding standards and community guidelines.

We aim to maintain high privacy defaults, age-appropriate handling, parental consent where legally required, clear retention information, transparent user rights, and responsible updates in line with UK GDPR principles.