Privacy Policy

Sarah Gillespie Music is committed to safeguarding the privacy of website visitors. This policy explains how your personal information will be treated.

WHAT IS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION USED FOR?

When you purchase an item, product or service from this site, as part of the buying and selling process, the kinds of personal information that may be collected and stored include your name, address, telephone number and email address. When you browse the store, this site’s system automatically receives your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address, and this provides information about your browser and operating system.

Your personal data (PD) will not be sold or shared with third parties for marketing purposes. Your PD maybe shared with third-party service providers hired to provide a service such as, but not limited to: data management services, accountants, web analytics companies and shipping companies.

Your personal information may be used to:

(a) Send you goods purchased through this website.

 (b) Send statements, invoices and payment reminders to you, and collect payments from you. 

(d) Send you marketing communications relating to the business which may be of interest to you, by post or, where you have specifically agreed to this, by email or similar technology. You can stop receiving marketing communications at any time, if you no longer wish.

This website is hosted by Squarespace and its use is subject to Squarespace's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Google Analytics is used to help understand how customers use this site - you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/

You can also opt-out of Google Analytics tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

HOW DO YOU GET MY CONSENT?

When you provide your personal information to complete a transaction, verify your payment card, place an order, arrange for a delivery or return a purchase, it is implied that you consent to your information being collected and used for that specific reason only. If asked for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, you will either be asked directly to express your consent, or be provided with an opportunity to say no.

HOW DO I WITHDRAW MY CONSENT?

If after you opt in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent to being contacted at any time by sending an email to: info@sarahgillespie.com

DISCLOSURE

Your personal information may be disclosed if it is required to be by law or if you violate our Terms of Service.

PAYMENT

All payments are processed via a third party integration called Stripe, which is completely secure, PCI-compliant and SSL-enabled. Information will be shared with the payment services provider only to the extent necessary for the purposes of processing payments you make via this website.

Payments are subject to Stripe’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Payment card details are not stored.

LINKS

When you click on links in the store, they may direct you away from this site. Sarah Gillespie is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourages you to read their privacy statements.

SECURITY

To protect your personal information, reasonable precautions are taken and industry best practices followed to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.

All electronic financial transactions entered into through this website will be protected through the use of Stripe. Although no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, the PCI-DSS requirements, which are generally accepted industry standards, are followed and implemented.

Cookies are used on this website.

A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies. A persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date. A session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.

Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that is stored about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

Cookies can be used by web servers to identify and track users as they navigate different pages on a website and identify users returning to a website.

As Squarespace is hosting this website, Squarespace may use cookies which are necessary for the proper operation of its systems. If you have questions regarding this, please contact Squarespace directly via its website www.squarespace.com/about/contact, as Sarah Gillespie Music has no control over Squarespace’s use of cookies, Squarespace’s cookie policy, or Squarespace's privacy policy.

BLOCKING COOKIES

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies. Note that if you disable and/or decline cookies, it will not affect your user experience on the website.