OUR POLICY
MUSIC EXPORT UKRAINE
1. General Terms
Music Export Ukraine (MEU) is an independent initiative established to promote Ukrainian non-academic music internationally. MEU’s areas of activity include, but are not limited to:
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Initiating and implementing projects aimed at strengthening international ties within the music industry and showcasing Ukrainian artists abroad (e.g., showcase festivals, capacity-building programs, educational initiatives, exchange programs, media campaigns).
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Collaborating with state institutions, international foundations, public initiatives, and other stakeholders to support the development of Ukraine’s music industry.
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Organising professional events that foster international B2B relations (such as music conferences, networking meetings, working groups).
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Contributing to the development of national and international cultural policies related to the music industry.
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Partnering with international music industry professionals (including artist managers, festival bookers, journalists, radio pluggers, etc.).
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Creating informational materials to promote the Ukrainian music scene abroad.
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Providing consulting services to artists on building and developing their international careers.
Project activities are planned and reviewed by the MEU team on a quarterly basis. Approved projects are carried out by MEU team members according to designated roles. When necessary, MEU may engage external contractors, partners, or volunteers for project implementation.The guiding principles of MEU’s operations are outlined in the organisation's charter.
2. Principles of Cooperation with Artists
MEU focuses on working with Ukrainian artists who are oriented toward international markets. Artist selection is guided by export criteria or project criteria - as specified in each open call. MEU retains the right to make exceptions to these criteria in response to international requests or specific project requirements. There is no fixed list of artists with whom MEU collaborates on a regular basis. Instead, artists are selected individually based on the unique needs of each project. The list of artists featured on MEU’s website reflects past collaborations within specific projects. During a project, a MEU representative will clearly communicate the principles, rights, and obligations of cooperation to ensure a successful outcome.Artists are solely responsible for their legal and financial activities, including tax compliance, appropriate use of shared information, and the management of their creative work - during and after cooperation with MEU, unless otherwise defined by project terms. MEU does not provide long-term artist development, exclusive booking services, promotion, or music release support.
3. Operating Principles During Russia’s War Against Ukraine
MEU expanded its work taking into account the state of war in Ukraine and the needs of Ukrainian artists whose professional activities were affected by the war. This includes, in particular, the provision of institutional support to artists, adaptation of program activities, and cooperation with charitable organisations. In its work, MEU calls on international partners to refrain from cooperation with representatives of russian music industry in time of war, and to support Ukraine’s cultural resilience by:
- Inviting more Ukrainian artists to participate in music events.
- Providing platforms for sharing accurate information about the war and ways to help.
- Supporting press conferences, radio and TV broadcasts, roundtables, panel discussions, and public meetings that help raise awareness of the truth about events in Ukraine.
- Promote colonial narratives against Ukraine.
- Distort or ignore facts about Russia’s full-scale invasion.
- Employ pacifist messaging (such as generic calls for peace) to obscure aggression against Ukraine.
4. Privacy Policy
Definition
Personal data are all types of information that can be directly or indirectly attributed to a natural person, such as name and address, but also pictures and sound recordings. Encrypted data and various types of electronic identities, such as IP numbers, are personal data if they can be linked to natural persons. When visiting our website, the automatic registration of IP addresses is performed for measuring visitor frequency, but the data is not used to identify individual visitors.Processing of personal data is any operation performed upon personal data, whether it is carried out automated or manually. Examples of common data processing are collection, registration, storage, transfer and deletion. MEU is responsible for the processing of the collected personal data and we ensure the security and integrity of our personal data processing.
Types and purpose of personal data processing
Music Export Ukraine uses personal data submitted from the following activities:
- When subscribing to our newsletter
- When submitting an application for project support or asking questions related to the application process
- To administer the subscription to our newsletter
- To process applications and inform with decisions regarding the applications
- Personal data processing is based on the applicants and our legitimate interest in handling the application
- The processing of personal data is based on active consent or legitimate interest in receiving information
The use of cookies and other technical applications
A cookie is a small file that is placed on your computer when you visit a website. Cookies and similar technologies are used on this site to improve user experience, analyze traffic, and optimize the site. No personal information (such as email address or name) is saved. If you do not accept the use of cookies, you can turn off cookies through your browser’s security settings. You can also set the browser to get a warning every time the site tries to put a cookie on your computer. Through the browser, previously stored cookies can also be deleted. See your browser’s help pages for more information on how to do this. On our website there are also applications that link to social media, such as a Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn button, YouTube, Spotify. These features can collect certain personal information, such as IP numbers. This privacy policy does not apply to these features and your interaction with these features is governed by integrity policies of the companies that provide them.
Information that may be disclosed
We never sell your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes or similar, but we can share information with other companies and organisations that process the information and data on our behalf and according to our instructions. This is in order for us to offer our services and fulfil our commitments. When your personal information is shared with these organisations, it only occurs in a manner that is consistent with the purposes for which we have gathered the information, such as to be able to handle applications and distribute our newsletter. We also ensure to have personal disclosure agreements where required by which they guarantee the security of the personal data being processed.We want to remind you that Mailchimp, through which we distribute our newsletter, uses so-called beacons, which is information about, for example, IP address and browser that you share when you open your email. We do not use personal data but only general statistics to analyse the scope of the newsletter.
Time limits for processing personal data
Music Export Ukraine does not retain personal data longer than is necessary to fulfil the above-described actions.
Your rights
You are entitled to receive, upon request, information about your personal data which we collect and process. Send a signed request by mail to us. You also have the right to have your personal information corrected if wrong, deleted, and moved. You can also request to have your personal information restricted under specific circumstances. Please contact us: info@musicexportukraine for more information.
