Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy For G String Guitars

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

Who We Are

At gstringuitars.com, we are committed to maintaining the trust and confidence of all visitors to our website; in particular, we want you to know that gstringuitars.com is not in the business of selling, renting or trading email lists with other companies and businesses for marketing purposes.

This Privacy Policy provides detailed information on when and why we collect personal information, how we use it, the limited conditions under which we may disclose it to others, and how we keep it secure.

We take your privacy seriously and take measures to provide all visitors and users of gstringuitars.com with a safe and secure environment.

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Comments

When someone visits gstringuitars.com, there may be an ability to submit comments on particular articles or pages.

When a comment is submitted, the relevant details (name, email, website) you provide are stored. These details are stored so that we can display your comment back to you and anyone viewing the site’s comment sections.

We do not verify the information entered nor require verification.

You are entitled to use aliases or information that completely hides your identity.

We collect the data shown in the comments form and the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Media

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

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, so you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last a year. If you select “Remember Me“, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

Cookies provide our system with the essential information to provide your requested services. Cookies can be cleared at any time from your internet browser settings.

Third Parties

There may be circumstances where your IP address, geographic location, and other browser-related details may be shared with third-party companies. We may share your data mentioned above with the following third-party companies from time to time.

Google Analytics

When someone visits gstringuitars.com, we use a third-party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to track the number of visitors to the various parts of the site and their interactions with the site. This information is processed in a way that does not identify anyone. We do not make and do not allow Google to make any attempt to find out the identities of visitors to our website.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Is Your Data Sent

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

Access To Your Personal Information

You are entitled to view, amend, or delete the personal information that we hold. Email your request to our data protection officer, admin@gstringuitars.com, and we will work with you to remove any personal data we may have.

Changes To Our Privacy Policy

We may change our Privacy Policy in the future; however, the most current version of the policy will govern our processing of your personal data and will always be available to you.

If we make a change to this policy that, in our sole discretion, is material, we will notify you by an update or email, where possible. By continuing to access or use our services, you agree to be bound to the terms of our Privacy Policy.