Privacy Policy 'Tools for the guitarist'
(Operated by ConceptPool BV)
Privacy Policy
ConceptPool BV I Tools for the guitarist ("Company," "we," "us" or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy governs your access to and use of https://toolsfortheguitarist.com, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through https://toolsfortheguitarist.com (the “Website”), whether as a guest or a registered user.
When accessing the Website, the Company will learn certain information about you, both automatically and through voluntary actions you may take during your visit. This policy applies to information we collect on the Website and in email, text, or other electronic messages between you and the Website.
Please read the Privacy Policy carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Use when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by the Privacy Policy. If you do not want to agree to the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website.
Children Under the Age of 18
Our Website is not intended for children under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features/register on the Website, make any purchases through the Website, use any of the interactive or public comment features of this Website or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or username you may use.
If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at info@toolsfortheguitarist.com.
Information We Collect About You
When you access the Website, the Company will learn and/or collect certain information about you during your visit.
Information You Provide To Us.
The Website provides various places for users to provide information. We collect information that users provide by filling out forms on the Website, communicating with us via contact forms, responding to surveys, using our search features, providing comments or other feedback, and providing information when ordering a product or service via the Website.
Additionally, we collect data from our cohort programs through interactions such as Zoom calls and individual feedback sessions. Zoom recordings can be accessed by members of the same cohort group and service providers who deliver services and provide feedback. Service providers and group members are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.
We use information you provide to us to deliver the requested product and/or service, to improve our overall performance, and to provide you with offers, promotions, and information.
Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technology
As you navigate through our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies including Google Analytics to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. This will generally include information about your location, your traffic pattern through https://toolsfortheguitarist.com, and any communications between your computer and our Website. Among other things, we will collect data about the type of computer you use, your Internet connection, your IP address, your operating system, and your browser type.
The information we collect automatically is used for statistical purposes and does not include personal information. We use this data to improve our Website and our service offerings. If you voluntarily provide personal information to us, our systems may associate the automatically collected data with your personal information.
Email Information
If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain the content of your email messages together with your email address and our responses. We apply the same protections to these electronic communications as we do to information received through online forms, postal mail, or phone communication. This also applies when you sign up through any of our forms using your email address, register for the website, or make a purchase.
For any questions or correspondence, you can reach us at info@toolsfortheguitarist.com.
Use of Cookies and Pixels
Like many other websites, https://toolsfortheguitarist.com uses standard technologies such as cookies and server logs to collect information about how our site is used. These may include the date and time of visits, pages viewed, time spent on the site, and referring/exit websites, as well as your IP address.
Cookies are small text files that often include a unique anonymous identifier. When you visit our website, our server may request to store cookies on your computer’s hard drive to remember you. Your browser only allows each website to access its own cookies—not those of other sites.
We may also use social media pixels (the technological equivalent of cookies) to allow social media platforms (such as Facebook or Instagram) to track visitors to external websites. This enables platforms to tailor ads and content. These are used in accordance with the terms of those respective platforms.
Third Party Use of Cookies
Some content or applications on our Website may be served by third-party services, including advertisers, ad networks, content and app providers. These third parties may use cookies, web beacons, or other tracking technologies to collect information about your online behavior over time and across different websites. This can include personal data and may be used for interest-based advertising or to show you tailored content.
We do not control these third-party tracking technologies or how they are used. If you have questions about a specific ad or content served to you, please contact the provider of that content directly.
Please note: Some services listed below may gather statistics anonymously and in aggregate, potentially not requiring user consent. Depending on how these are implemented, they may operate independently of the Company’s direct involvement. For further details, we recommend reviewing the privacy policies of those specific third-party tools or platforms.
Analytics
The services listed in this section enable Tools for the Guitarist to monitor and analyze website traffic and understand how users interact with the site. This helps us optimize your experience and continually improve the content and services we offer.
Display Advertising Extension for Google Analytics (Google Inc.)
Our Website may use Google’s Interest-based advertising, 3rd-party audience data, and information from the DoubleClick Cookie to enhance Google Analytics data with demographic, interest, and ad interaction insights.
- Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data
- Place of processing: United States
- Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/intl/policies/privacy/
- Opt-out: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- Privacy Shield participant
Google Ads Conversion Tracking (Google Inc.)
We use Google Ads conversion tracking to connect data from our Google Ads campaigns with the actions taken on https://toolsfortheguitarist.com.
- Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data
- Place of processing: United States
- Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
- Privacy Shield participant
Google Analytics with Anonymized IP (Google Inc.)
To protect user privacy, we use Google Analytics with IP anonymization enabled. This means your IP address is shortened within the EU or other EEA countries before it is sent to Google.
- Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data
- Place of processing: United States
- Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
- Opt-out: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
- Privacy Shield participant
Facebook Ads Conversion Tracking (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
We may use Facebook conversion tracking to measure the effectiveness of our Facebook ad campaigns by linking them with actions taken on the Website.
- Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data
- Place of processing: United States
- Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
- Privacy Shield participan
Deadline Funnel Tracking (SMART FUNNEL SOFTWARE LLC)
We use Deadline Funnel to create personalized offers and time-based promotions that enhance your user journey on our Website.
- Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data
- Place of processing: United States
- Privacy Policy: https://deadlinefunnel.com/tos
- Privacy Shield participant
Hotjar (Hotjar Ltd.)
Hotjar helps us understand how users experience the Website by capturing anonymized behavioral data (e.g., time spent, clicks, scrolling) and device specs. This helps us improve usability based on real feedback.
- Personal Data collected: Cookies, anonymized IP, device/browser data
- Place of processing: Malta
- Privacy Policy: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy
- Opt-out: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/compliance/opt-out
Displaying Content from External Platforms
To provide a rich, interactive learning experience, Tools for the Guitarist embeds videos and external content on its pages. These integrations may still collect user data such as cookies and usage patterns, even if you don’t interact with the content directly.
YouTube Video Widget (Google Inc.)
Embedded YouTube videos allow us to bring lessons and examples directly into our pages for easy viewing.
- Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data
- Place of processing: United States
- Privacy Policy: https://www.google.it/intl/en/policies/privacy/
- Privacy Shield participant
Vimeo Video Widget (Vimeo, LLC)
Some of our masterclasses and premium lessons may be delivered through Vimeo’s embedded player.
- Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data
- Place of processing: United States
- Privacy Policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy
- Privacy Shield participant
Hosting and Backend Infrastructure
These services support the core functioning of https://toolsfortheguitarist.com by hosting data and files, providing scalable infrastructure, and ensuring fast, reliable access for all users. Some providers use globally distributed servers, which means the physical location of stored data may vary.
Cloudflare Content Delivery Network (Cloudflare, Inc.)
We use Cloudflare to boost performance and security for our Website. It delivers content quickly worldwide, while also protecting against attacks like DDoS.
- Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data
- Place of processing: United States
- Privacy Policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/
- Privacy Shield participant
Interaction with External Social Networks and Platforms
Our Website may integrate with social media platforms to enhance your experience, such as allowing content sharing or commenting. These integrations respect your privacy settings for each platform but may collect data even when you don’t actively interact with the plugin.
Twitter Tweet Button and Social Widgets (Twitter, Inc.)
- Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data
- Place of processing: United States
- Privacy Policy: https://twitter.com/privacy
- Privacy Shield participant
Facebook Like Button and Social Widgets (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
- Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data
- Place of processing: United States
- Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
- Privacy Shield participant
Remarketing and Behavioral Targeting
We want to stay in touch with you even after you’ve left our site! These services allow us and our partners to show you relevant ads based on your past interactions with the Website. This is done using cookies and browsing behavior data.
💡 You can opt out of interest-based ads by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
AdWords Remarketing (Google Inc.)
Connects your visits to our Website with the Google Ads platform, using the DoubleClick Cookie to serve personalized ads.
- Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data
- Place of processing: United States
- Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
- Opt-out: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/optout
Remarketing through Google Analytics for Display Advertising
This allows us to target ads using analytics insights and demographic data.
- Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data
- Place of processing: United States
- Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
- Opt-out: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/optout
- Privacy Shield participant
Facebook Custom Audience (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
Allows us to retarget you on Facebook based on your actions on our Website.
- Personal Data collected: Cookies and Email Address
- Place of processing: United States
- Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
- Opt-out: https://www.aboutads.info/choices/
- Privacy Shield participant
Facebook Remarketing (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
Connects your activity on https://toolsfortheguitarist.com to your Facebook profile for ad personalization.
- Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data
- Place of processing: United States
- Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
- Opt-out: https://www.aboutads.info/choices/
- Privacy Shield participant
Tag Management
We use tag management services to deploy and manage scripts on our Website in an efficient, centralized way.
Google Tag Manager (Google Inc.)
This tool helps us update tracking codes and analytics scripts without altering the core site code.
- Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data
- Place of processing: United States
- Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/analytics/tag-manager/use-policy/
How to Provide or Withdraw Consent to the Installation of Cookies
In addition to what's outlined throughout this policy, visitors can manage cookie preferences directly from their browser settings—such as blocking third-party cookies altogether or deleting existing cookies (including those that may have stored previous consent).
To manage cookies, you can check out the official support pages for your browser:
- Google Chrome: Manage cookies in Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox: Enable/disable cookies in Firefox
- Apple Safari: Manage cookies in Safari
- Microsoft Internet Explorer: Block/allow cookies in Internet Explorer
For third-party cookies, you can also manage consent directly through opt-out links (if provided) in their privacy policies or by contacting them directly.
Your Choices
At Tools for the Guitarist, we believe in putting control in your hands. Here’s how you can manage your personal information and data preferences:
- Tracking Technologies and Advertising:
Most browsers accept cookies by default, but you can usually change your settings to reject some or all cookies or alert you when cookies are being used. If you disable cookies, some parts of the site may not work properly. Also note, opt-outs are device and browser-specific. - Disclosure of Information for Third-Party Advertising:
Don’t want your data shared with non-affiliated third parties for promotions? No problem! Just adjust your account settings on the site, or email us at info@toolsfortheguitarist.com. - Promotional Offers from Tools for the Guitarist:
You can unsubscribe from our marketing emails by clicking the link in the footer or sending us a request at info@toolsfortheguitarist.com. This opt-out does not affect transactional or service-based communication. - Targeted or Interest-Based Advertising:
We may work with third-party advertisers who use your activity across websites to personalize your ad experience. You can manage your preferences via: - www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp
- www.youronlinechoices.eu
- www.youradchoices.ca
- www.aboutads.info/choices
- Google Analytics:
To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, go to: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
How and Why We Collect Information
We collect personal data to help you access your downloads, enroll in our courses, subscribe to newsletters, and make purchases with ease. This information helps us deliver content you care about, improve user experience, and keep you informed about the products and services you’ve shown interest in.
- If you're outside the EU and request free resources or training, we may enroll you in our newsletter automatically (you can unsubscribe any time).
- If you're in the EU, we’ll ask for your express consent before adding you to any mailing list.
How We Use the Information You Provide
We use your information to:
- Present and maintain the Website
- Provide you with services, offers, and support
- Fulfill contracts or purchases you initiate
- Improve and personalize your experience
- Send relevant updates and content based on your interests
- Comply with legal obligations or security protocols
Sometimes we may offer promotions in partnership with third parties. If you choose to participate, your information may be shared with them to fulfill the promotion.
Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information.
We may share your data with:
- Trusted service providers (e.g. payment processors, tech providers)
- Legal professionals, if needed to enforce our policies or agreements
- Successor entities in case of a merger, acquisition, or restructuring
- Authorities, when legally obligated or to protect rights, safety, and data integrity
Email Policies
We respect your inbox! Your email address will never be sold or given away outside the circumstances listed in the section above.
In compliance with CAN-SPAM and GDPR regulations:
- All our emails include sender info and unsubscribe options
- You can opt out at any time by clicking “unsubscribe” or emailing info@toolsfortheguitarist.com
How We Protect Your Data
We use industry-standard security measures and reputable vendors to protect your information. However, no system is 100% secure. You transmit data at your own risk.
- Credit card info is never stored or sent via email
- Some interactions are secured via SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
- We monitor our systems to detect and prevent unauthorized access
Third-Party Websites
Our site may link to other sites. We can’t be responsible for their privacy practices. Always check third-party sites' policies before sharing your info there.
Policy Changes
We update this Privacy Policy when needed. Major changes will be announced on our site or via email. Please check this page periodically to stay informed.
- Last Updated: April 15, 2025
For California Visitors
California residents may request details about personal information shared for marketing purposes under the "Shine the Light" law.
To request this info, email us at info@toolsfortheguitarist.com or write to:
ConceptPool BV
Attn: Privacy
Vinkenlei 35
2900 Schoten,
Antwerp,
Belgium
For EU Visitors (GDPR Notice)
If you're an EU resident, you have the right to:
- Access or update your data
- Request deletion or restriction of your data
- Object to processing or request portability
- Withdraw consent at any time
- File a complaint with a supervisory authority
We only collect data necessary for service delivery and never require consent for unnecessary processing.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or need help with privacy-related matters:
ConceptPool BV – Tools for the Guitarist
Vinkenlei 35, 2900 Schoten
Antwerp, Belgium
📧 info@toolsfortheguitarist.com