Privacy & Cookie Policy

At CAZ Entertainment / CAZ The DJ, your privacy is important to me.

 

This Privacy & Cookie Policy explains how I collect, use, store and protect your personal information when you visit my website, make an enquiry, request a quote, book my DJ services or otherwise contact me.

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CAZ Entertainment / CAZ The DJ is operated by Cristobal Andrade, who is the data controller responsible for the personal information described in this policy.

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1. Contact Details

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CAZ Entertainment / CAZ The DJ
Operated by: Cristobal Andrade
49 Victoria Avenue
Wickford
Essex
SS12 0DL
United Kingdom

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Email: cazthedj.entertainment@gmail.com

Website: www.cazthedj.com

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If you have any questions about this Privacy & Cookie Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact me using the email address above.

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2. Information I May Collect

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Depending on how you interact with CAZ The DJ, I may collect information including:

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• Your name

• Email address

• Telephone number

• Wedding or event date

• Wedding or event venue and location

• Type of event

• Approximate number of guests

• Music preferences, requests and event requirements

• Information you provide through website enquiry or contact forms

• Information provided during telephone calls, emails, WhatsApp messages or other communications

• Booking, quotation and payment information

• Records of enquiries, quotes and bookings

• Feedback, testimonials or reviews you choose to provide

• Technical information relating to your use of the website, such as device, browser, IP address and website activity, where collected by Wix, analytics or advertising technologies

• Cookie and consent preferences

 

I only aim to collect information that is reasonably necessary for operating my business, responding to enquiries, providing my services and improving my website and marketing.

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3. How I Collect Your Information

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I may collect personal information when you:

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• Complete an enquiry or contact form on my website

• Request a quote

• Contact me by email, telephone, WhatsApp, social media or another communication method

• Make a booking

• Confirm or arrange a booking for my services

• Provide information as part of planning your wedding, party or event

• Interact with my website

• Interact with advertising relating to CAZ The DJ

• Provide a review, testimonial or feedback

 

I may also receive information from third parties where you have chosen to make an enquiry through a wedding directory, event platform, social media platform, advertising service, venue, agency or other referral source.

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4. Why I Use Your Personal Information

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I may use personal information to:

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• Respond to enquiries and provide quotations

• Discuss your wedding, party, corporate event or other event

• Provide quotations and arrange or confirm bookings for my services

• Manage confirmed bookings

• Plan and provide DJ and entertainment services

• Communicate with you before, during and after your event

• Manage payments, invoices and business records

• Provide customer service

• Maintain appropriate financial and administrative records

• Deal with disputes, complaints or legal matters

• Improve my website and services

• Understand how visitors use my website

• Measure the effectiveness of advertising and marketing

• Promote CAZ The DJ through Google, Facebook, Instagram and other appropriate advertising channels

• Protect the website and business against misuse, fraud or security threats

• Comply with legal and regulatory obligations

 

5. Lawful Bases for Processing

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Under UK data protection law, I need a lawful basis for processing personal information.

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Depending on the circumstances, I may rely on:

Contract – where processing is necessary to respond to a request for my DJ services, provide a quotation, arrange and manage a confirmed booking, or provide the services you have agreed to book with me. This does not necessarily require a formal written contract.

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Legitimate interests – where processing is reasonably necessary for operating and improving CAZ The DJ, communicating with customers, maintaining appropriate business records, protecting the business or understanding the effectiveness of my services, provided those interests do not override your rights and freedoms.

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Consent – where you have actively consented to particular processing, including certain cookies, analytics or advertising technologies.

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Legal obligation – where information must be processed or retained to comply with applicable legal, tax, accounting or regulatory requirements.

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Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time.

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6. Website Hosting and Wix

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My website is created and hosted using Wix.

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Wix may process certain technical information required to provide, secure and operate the website and its associated services.

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The website may also use Wix functionality such as contact forms, analytics, security features and cookie-consent tools.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

My website uses cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small pieces of information that may be stored on your device when you visit a website. They can be used to operate the website, remember preferences, understand website usage and support advertising.

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The website may use the following categories of technologies:

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Essential Cookies

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These are required for the website to function correctly and may be used for purposes such as security, network management, website functionality and remembering privacy choices.

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Where permitted by law, these may operate without consent because they are necessary to provide the website or a service you have requested.

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Functional Cookies

 

These may provide additional website functionality or remember choices you make.

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Analytics Cookies

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These help me understand how visitors use the website, such as which pages are visited and how visitors interact with the site.

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Depending on the services enabled on the website, this may include technologies provided by Wix and Google.

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Marketing and Advertising Cookies

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These technologies may be used to measure advertising performance, understand whether advertisements lead to website visits or enquiries, and help deliver more relevant advertising.

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Depending on the advertising services I am using, these may include technologies associated with:

 

• Google Ads

• Google advertising and measurement services

• Meta Pixel

• Meta advertising services

• Facebook

• Instagram

 

Advertising technologies may use information about interactions with my website to measure campaigns, create advertising audiences or provide advertising through third-party platforms.

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Non-essential cookies and similar technologies that require consent will only be used where the appropriate consent has been provided through the website's cookie consent system.

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8. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

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When you visit the website, you may be presented with a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept or manage non-essential cookies.

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You can choose which categories of non-essential cookies you wish to allow.

You can also change or withdraw your cookie choices through the privacy or cookie settings made available on the website.

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You may additionally be able to control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please be aware that disabling certain technologies may affect some website functionality.

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9. Google Advertising and Analytics

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I may use Google services to advertise CAZ The DJ and measure the performance of my website and advertising campaigns.

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Depending on the services currently enabled, these may include Google Ads and Google analytics or measurement technologies.

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These services may process information about website visits and interactions to help measure advertising performance, understand website usage and improve marketing.

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Where consent is required for these technologies, they will only operate after the relevant consent has been provided.

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10. Meta, Facebook and Instagram Advertising

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I may use advertising services provided by Meta in connection with advertising CAZ The DJ on platforms including Facebook and Instagram.

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This may include technologies such as the Meta Pixel and, where enabled, other Meta measurement technologies such as the Conversions API.

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These technologies can help measure whether advertisements result in website visits or enquiries, understand campaign performance and create or reach advertising audiences.

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Where consent is legally required for these technologies, the relevant website tracking will only be activated following the appropriate consent.

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11. Who I May Share Personal Information With

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I do not sell your personal information.

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Where reasonably necessary, information may be shared with trusted organisations or service providers that help me operate CAZ The DJ, such as:

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• Wix and website technology providers

• Email and communications providers

• Payment and banking providers

• Accounting or bookkeeping services

• Google, where relevant Google services are enabled

• Meta, where relevant Facebook or Instagram advertising services are enabled

• Professional advisers where necessary

• Government authorities, regulators or law enforcement where legally required

 

For an event or booking, I may also need to communicate relevant information with venues, event professionals, suppliers or other service providers where this is necessary to organise or provide the services requested.

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I will only share information where there is an appropriate reason to do so.

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12. International Data Transfers

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Some technology and service providers used by CAZ The DJ may process information outside the United Kingdom.

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Where personal information is transferred internationally, I will rely on the safeguards or transfer mechanisms provided for under applicable UK data protection law where required.

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Third-party providers are also responsible for explaining their own processing practices in their respective privacy notices.

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13. How Long I Keep Personal Information

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I do not intend to keep personal information for longer than reasonably necessary.

How long information is retained will depend on why it was collected and whether there are legal, accounting, contractual or business reasons for retaining it.

 

For example:

• Unsuccessful or general enquiries may normally be retained for up to 24 months so I can respond to follow-up enquiries and maintain appropriate business records.

• Information relating to confirmed bookings may be retained until the event has taken place and afterwards where reasonably necessary for accounting, tax, legal, customer service or record-keeping purposes.

• Financial and transaction records may be retained for the period required by applicable UK tax and accounting requirements.

• Cookie and consent information may be retained according to the settings and retention periods of the relevant website and consent technologies.

 

Information may be deleted or anonymised when it is no longer reasonably required.

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14. How I Protect Your Information

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I take reasonable steps to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, disclosure or alteration.

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This includes using appropriate website, account and device security measures and limiting access to personal information where appropriate.

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However, no internet-based service or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

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15. Your Data Protection Rights

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Depending on the circumstances and the lawful basis being used, UK data protection law gives you rights relating to your personal information.

These may include:

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• The right to be informed about how your information is used

• The right to request access to your personal information

• The right to ask for inaccurate or incomplete information to be corrected

• The right to request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances

• The right to request restriction of processing in certain circumstances

• The right to object to certain processing

• The right to data portability where applicable

• Rights relating to certain forms of automated decision-making

• The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

 

Not every right applies in every situation, and there may be circumstances where information must continue to be retained, for example to comply with a legal obligation.

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To exercise a data protection right, please contact:

Cristobal Andrade
Email: cazthedj.entertainment@gmail.com

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16. Direct Marketing

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I may contact existing or prospective customers regarding their enquiry, booking or services they have requested.

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If I send separate direct marketing communications that require your consent, I will obtain the appropriate permission where required.

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You can ask me to stop sending direct marketing communications at any time by contacting cazthedj.entertainment@gmail.com or using any unsubscribe option provided.

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17. Third-Party Websites and Social Media

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My website may contain links to third-party websites or services, including social media platforms.

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These third parties operate under their own privacy policies, and I am not responsible for how an external website or service processes your personal information once you leave my website.

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18. Complaints

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If you have concerns about how your personal information has been handled, please contact me first so I have the opportunity to address your concerns.

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Cristobal Andrade
CAZ Entertainment / CAZ The DJ
49 Victoria Avenue
Wickford
Essex
SS12 0DL
United Kingdom

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Email: cazthedj.entertainment@gmail.com

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You also have the right to raise a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's independent regulator for data protection.

Information about making a complaint is available through the ICO's official website.

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9. Changes to This Policy

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I may update this Privacy & Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to my business, website, advertising technologies, service providers or applicable law.

The latest version will be published on this website and the “Last updated” date at the top of this page will be changed accordingly.

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I recommend checking this page occasionally to stay informed about how personal information and cookies are being used.