Privacy Policy

Who We Are

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

In this Privacy Policy, we’ve provided 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 GuitarHotShot.com with a safe and secure environment.

We will never sell your information!

The Information We Collect

The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected include name, address, email address, telephone number, and information about your interests in and use of various products, programs, and services.

There are also times when you can submit information about other people. The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected about other people on these pages include recipient’s name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number.

We also may collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you visit many of our web pages, such as the type of browser you are using, the type of operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider.

Informed Consent

GuitarHotShot.com will not disclose personally identifiable information to companies not owned by us who want to market products or services to you without your prior informed consent

How We Use the Information

We may use the information you provide about yourself to fulfill your requests for our products, programs, and services, to respond to your inquiries about offerings, and to offer you other products, programs, or services that we believe may be of interest to you.

We sometimes use this information to communicate with you, such as to notify you when you have won one of our contests or to fulfill a request by you, or to contact you about your account with us.

We use the information that you provide about others to enable us to send them your referrals. From time to time, we also may use this information to offer our products, programs, or services to them.

If you choose to submit content for publication we may publish your screen name and other information you have provided to us.

The information we collect in connection with our online communities is used to provide an interactive experience. We use this information to facilitate participation in these online communities and, from time to time, to offer you products, programs, or services.

We sometimes use non-personally identifiable information to improve the design and content of our site and to enable us to personalize your internet experience. We also may use this information in the aggregate to analyze site usage, as well as to offer you products, programs, or services.

We will disclose the information we maintain when required to do so by law, for example, in response to a court order or a subpoena. We also may disclose such information in response to a law enforcement agency’s request.

Agents and contractors of GuitarHotShot.com who have access to personally identifiable information are required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy by, for example, not using the information for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for GuitarHotShot.com.

Cookies

GuitarHotShot.com may set and access GuitarHotShot.com cookies on your computer.  Cookies are used to provide our system with the basic information to provide the services you are requesting.  Cookies can be cleared at any time from your internet browser settings.

Google Analytics

When someone visits GuitarHotShot.com we use a third-party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behavior patterns. We do this to track things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site and 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.

Website Comments

When someone visits GuitarHotShot.com, there may be an ability to submit comments on particular articles or pages.  When comments are submitted, you are entitled to use aliases or information that completely hides your identity. When a comment is submitted, the relevant details (name, email, and website) that you provide are stored.  These details are stored so that we can display your comment back to you, and to anyone viewing the comment sections on the site. We do not verify information entered nor do we require verification.

Third Parties

There may be some circumstances where your IP address, geographic location, and other browser-related details may be shared with third-party companies.  This can happen when you click a link on our website and that link takes you to a third-party website. Once you leave our site, we have no control over any information collected and/or shared and do not collect such information.

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 by using the CONTACT FORM and we will work with you to remove any of your personal data we may have.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may make changes to 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.

Special Note for Parents

In an effort to be compliant with the Children’s Online Protection Privacy Act (COPPA) it is our policy to collect no personally identifiable information from children. Therefore, all individuals are required to be over the age of 13 years to submit any personal information.