Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Jon Shannon Williams ("we," "us," or "our") operates this website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our services. Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the site.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal information:

• Contact Information: Name, email address, and phone number when you submit a booking request, lesson inquiry, or sign up for our mailing list.
• Event Information: Event type, date, location, and budget when you request a booking.
• Communications: Messages or notes you include in forms.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages visited, collected automatically via server logs and analytics tools.
• Cookies: Small data files stored on your device. See Section 5 for details.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

• Respond to booking requests, lesson inquiries, and art commission requests
• Send you email newsletters and promotional updates (only with your consent)
• Process orders and transactions through our shop
• Improve and maintain the website
• Comply with legal obligations
• Detect and prevent fraud or abuse

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data under the following legal bases:

• Consent: Where you have given explicit consent (e.g., mailing list signup).
• Contract: Where processing is necessary to fulfill a booking or order.
• Legitimate Interests: For website analytics and improving our services.
• Legal Obligation: Where required to comply with applicable law.

5. Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies including:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: Required for the site to function (e.g., authentication session tokens). These cannot be disabled.
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the site (e.g., page views, traffic sources).
• Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and choices on the site.

You can control or disable non-essential cookies through the cookie consent banner shown on your first visit, or through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect some site functionality.

6. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share data with:

• Service Providers: Trusted third-party vendors who assist in operating our website (e.g., Supabase for database hosting, email delivery services), bound by confidentiality agreements.
• Payment Processors: PayPal for processing shop transactions. We do not store payment card details.
• Legal Authorities: When required by law or to protect our rights.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law. Mailing list data is retained until you unsubscribe. Booking and inquiry data is retained for up to 3 years for business records.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
• Objection: Object to certain types of processing.
• Portability: Request your data in a portable format.
• Opt-Out (CCPA): California residents may opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information. See our Do Not Sell My Personal Information page for full details.
• Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time for consent-based processing.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at jonshannonwilliamsmusic@gmail.com.

9. Children's Privacy

This website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately.

10. Security

We implement industry-standard technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information, including SSL/TLS encryption for data in transit and secure database hosting. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

11. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party sites (e.g., Spotify, YouTube, Facebook). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

13. Contact Us

For questions, concerns, or to exercise your data rights, please contact: