PRIVACY POLICY

August 17, 2026

Welcome to SaraMahnFlutist.com, the website of SARAMAHNMUSIC, LLC (“we,” “our,” or “us”).  We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data.  This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, SaraMahnFlutist.com

1. Information We Collect

We may collect several types of information from and about users of our website, including:

  • Personal Information: Information that can personally identify you, such as your name, email address, phone number, or shipping address.  We only collect this when you voluntarily provide it to us (e.g., by filling out a contact form or subscribing to a newsletter).

  • Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our website. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, device information, and pages viewed.

2. How We Use Your Information

  • We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve our website and services.

  • Respond to your comments, questions, and customer service requests.

  • Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and administrative messages.

  • Communicate with you about products, services, offers, and events (if you have opted in).

  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our website.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information.

  • Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.  You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.  However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others.  We may share your information in the following situations:

  • Service Providers: We may share data with trusted third-party vendors who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential (e.g., hosting providers, analytics services).

  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information when required by law, subpoena, or other legal process, or if we have a good faith belief that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of others.

5. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We implement standard, commercially reasonable security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information. However, remember that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

6. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

7. Children's Privacy

Our website does not address anyone under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us.

8. State-Specific Privacy Rights (California and Select U.S. Residents)

If you are a resident of California or another U.S. state with comprehensive privacy legislation (e.g., Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Utah), state law grants you specific rights regarding your personal information.

A. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your state of residence, your rights may include:

  • Right to Know / Access: The right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources of collection, the business purpose for collecting it, and the third parties with whom we share it.

  • Right to Delete: The right to request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions required or permitted by law.

  • Right to Correct: The right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you.

  • Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: The right to direct us not to "sell" your personal information or "share" your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising (targeted advertising).

  • Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: The right to limit our use of sensitive personal information (such as government IDs, precise geolocation, or financial accounts) if we use it for non-essential business purposes.

  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you (e.g., deny goods/services or charge different prices) for exercising any of your privacy rights.

  • Right to Appeal: If we decline to take action on your request, you may have the right to appeal our decision by responding directly to our denial notification or contacting us at saramahn@saramahnflutist.com.

B. Notice of Collection, "Sale," and "Sharing"

  • Categories Collected: Over the past 12 months, we may have collected identifiers (e.g., name, IP address, email), commercial information, internet/network activity data, and approximate location data as described in Section 1.

  • Sale and Sharing Disclosure: We do not sell personal information for monetary consideration. We do not use third-party advertising pixels or advertising networks for targeted advertising. Our website uses Squarespace’s standard built-in analytics and may include embedded content from third-party services, such as YouTube. These third-party services may collect certain information or use cookies in accordance with their own privacy policies.

C. How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, please submit a verifiable request to us by:

Verification Process: To protect your security, we may need to verify your identity before processing your request. We may ask you to confirm details already on file (such as your email address). You may also designate an authorized agent to submit requests on your behalf, provided you give them written permission and verify your identity directly with us.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: