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Last updated: 28 August 2026

 

I respect your privacy and am committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, hold, use and disclose personal information in connection with my guitar teaching business and website.

 

1. What personal information I collect

When you contact me through my website or otherwise enquire about my services, I may collect and hold personal information such as:

• Your name

• Email address

• Phone number, if you provide it

• Suburb or general location, if you provide it

• The content of messages or enquiries you send to me

• Any other personal information you choose to provide when contacting me

 

When you visit my website, I may also collect certain technical and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device type, pages visited, and information about how you interact with the website.

I do not generally seek to collect sensitive information.

 

2. How I collect and hold personal information

I generally collect personal information directly from you when you:

• Submit an enquiry or contact form through my website

• Email or otherwise contact me using the contact details provided on my website

• Interact with my website

 

I may also collect certain technical information automatically through cookies, analytics, advertising and similar technologies.

Personal information may be held electronically using the systems and services I use to communicate with prospective and current students and operate my business.

 

3. Why I collect and use personal information

I may collect, hold and use personal information to:

• Respond to enquiries and requests

• Contact you about guitar lessons, consultations or related services

• Arrange and manage communications relating to my services

• Understand how visitors use my website

• Measure the effectiveness of my advertising

• Improve my website and services

• Send relevant marketing communications where permitted by law and, where required, with your consent

• Comply with legal obligations

 

I do not sell or rent your personal information.

 

4. Disclosure of personal information

I may disclose personal information to third-party service providers where reasonably necessary to operate my website and business.

 

These may include providers of:

• Website hosting and website services

• Email and communication services

• Website analytics

• Advertising and advertising measurement services

These providers may handle personal information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

 

I will not disclose your personal information to unrelated third parties unless you have consented to the disclosure or the disclosure is otherwise permitted or required by law.

 

5. Google, cookies and advertising

My website uses Google services, including Google Ads and related measurement technologies.

 

These services may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about visits to my website and to measure the effectiveness of advertising.

My website may also be included in Google Ads audience or data segments based on website visits.

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Information collected through these technologies may be processed by Google in accordance with Google's own privacy policies and terms.

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You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. You can also manage Google's personalised advertising settings through Google's advertising settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.

 

6. How I protect personal information

I take reasonable steps to protect personal information I hold from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

I limit access to personal information to what is reasonably necessary for operating my business.

 

No method of electronic storage or transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

 

I retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required or permitted by law.

 

7. Overseas disclosure

Some third-party service providers I use to operate my website, communicate with customers, or measure advertising may store or process information outside Australia.

 

This may include providers located in the United States and other countries in which technology, website, communication, analytics or advertising providers operate.

 

Where practicable, I will update this Privacy Policy if the countries in which relevant third-party providers are located materially change.

 

8. Access and correction

You may request access to personal information I hold about you and may ask me to correct information that is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date.

To make a request, please contact me using the details below. I will respond to reasonable requests within a reasonable period and in accordance with applicable privacy requirements.

 

9. Privacy complaints

If you have a concern about how I have handled your personal information, you may contact me using the details below and make a privacy complaint.

Please provide enough information for me to understand the nature of your concern. I will consider and investigate your complaint and respond within a reasonable period.

 

If you are not satisfied with my response, or your complaint has not been resolved, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

 

Information about making a privacy complaint is available through the OAIC website.

 

10. Third-party websites

My website may contain links to third-party websites or services. I am not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties.

 

I recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing it with personal information.

 

11. Changes to this Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to my business, website, technology, third-party services or applicable privacy requirements.

 

The latest version will be published on this website, together with the date it was last updated.

 

12. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, would like to request access to or correction of your personal information, or wish to make a privacy complaint, please contact:

James Paul Buchli
Email: jpbuchlimusic@gmail.com