Privacy Policy

Last updated: 26 June 2026

At Cliff Smith Guitar Lessons, your privacy is important. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information I collect, how I use it, who I share it with, and your rights under UK data protection law.

This website is operated by Cliff Smith Guitar Lessons and provides guitar tuition, educational resources, and related services.

By using this website, you acknowledge that your information may be processed as described in this Privacy Policy.

Information I Collect

Depending on how you use this website, I may collect the following information:

• Your name and email address if you contact me or subscribe to my newsletter.
• Information you provide through contact forms.
• Technical information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system and device information.
• Information about how you use this website, including pages visited and interactions with the site.
• Information collected through cookies and similar technologies, where you have given consent.

I do not knowingly collect personal information from children through this website. If you believe that a child has provided personal information, please contact me so that I can remove it.

How I Use Your Information

I use the information I collect to:

• Respond to enquiries and provide guitar lessons and related services.
• Send newsletters and other communications where you have chosen to subscribe.
• Improve the content, performance and user experience of this website.
• Monitor website traffic and visitor behaviour using analytics tools.
• Display relevant advertising through Google AdSense.
• Protect the website against spam, fraud and malicious activity.
• Comply with legal and regulatory obligations where required.

Third-Party Services

This website uses a number of trusted third-party services to provide functionality, improve performance and support the operation of the site.

Google Analytics

I use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use this website. This helps me improve the content, performance and user experience. Google Analytics may collect information such as pages visited, time spent on the site, browser type and general location. Where required by law, this information is only collected with your consent.

Google AdSense

This website displays advertisements provided by Google AdSense. Google may use cookies and similar technologies to display personalised or non-personalised advertisements, measure advertising performance and help prevent fraud. Where required by law, Google will only use personal data for personalised advertising where you have given your consent.

YouTube

Some pages on this website contain embedded YouTube videos. When you interact with these videos, YouTube may set cookies or collect information about your device and your use of the video player. These videos are provided by Google and are subject to Google’s own Privacy Policy.

Mailchimp

If you choose to subscribe to my newsletter, your name and email address are securely stored by Mailchimp for the purpose of sending occasional newsletters and updates about guitar lessons, learning resources and related services. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link included in every email.

Google reCAPTCHA

This website uses Google reCAPTCHA to help protect contact forms from spam and abuse. reCAPTCHA analyses certain information about your device and your interaction with the website in order to distinguish genuine users from automated systems.

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience, understand how the website is used and support advertising and security features.

Cookies used on this website may include:

• Essential cookies – Required for the website to function correctly, including security and contact forms.
• Analytics cookies – Used by Google Analytics to help me understand how visitors use the website.
• Advertising cookies – Used by Google AdSense to display and measure advertisements. These may be used to personalise advertising where you have given your consent.
• Functional cookies – Used by embedded services such as YouTube to provide video playback and related features.

Where required by law, non-essential cookies are only used after you have provided your consent through the website’s cookie consent message.

You can change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie settings available on this website, or by adjusting your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect how some parts of the website function.

Your browser also allows you to delete existing cookies and prevent new cookies from being stored, although this may affect some features of the website.

Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:

• Request access to the personal information I hold about you.
• Request that inaccurate or incomplete information is corrected.
• Request that your personal information is deleted where appropriate.
• Object to or restrict certain types of processing.
• Withdraw your consent where processing is based on your consent.
• Request a copy of your personal information in a portable format where applicable.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact me using the details below. I will respond to your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

If you believe your personal information has been handled incorrectly, you also have the right to make a complaint to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact:

Cliff Smith Guitar Lessons

Email: info@cliffsmithguitarlessons.co.uk

I will respond to privacy-related enquiries as soon as reasonably possible.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to this website, the services I use or changes in legal and regulatory requirements.

Any significant changes will be published on this page, and the Last updated date at the top of this Privacy Policy will be revised accordingly.