Our Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how Baba School of Music (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you visit https://babaschoolofmusic.com (the “Site”), register for our live Indian classical music classes, purchase courses or instruments, or otherwise interact with us through the Site.
1. Information We Collect
1.1. Information You Provide Directly
Account & Profile Data: Name, email address, phone number, billing/shipping address, and chosen username/password when you create an account or enroll.
Payment Details: Collected and processed via our secure third-party payment gateways; we do not store full card numbers.
Course Activity: Enrollment records, progress data, quiz results, and certificates earned.
Communications: Messages sent via contact forms, chat widgets, and newsletter sign-ups.
Instrument Orders: Details required to fulfill orders—instrument type, quantity, and customization notes.
1.2. Information Collected Automatically
Usage Data: Pages viewed, time spent, links clicked, and other navigation details via cookies and analytics.
Device & Browser Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers, and referring URLs.
Cookies & Tracking Technologies: Cookies, web beacons, and local storage to remember preferences, keep you logged in, and analyze Site traffic.
2. How We Use Your Information
Provide & Improve Services: To register you for classes, grant course access, process instrument orders, and personalize your experience.
Communicate with You: To send confirmations, reminders, newsletters, promotional offers, and customer-support messages.
Payment Processing & Fraud Prevention: To complete transactions securely and detect/prevent fraudulent activity.
Analytics & Marketing: To analyze Site usage, improve content, and deliver relevant marketing, including remarketing ads.
Legal Compliance: To enforce our Terms of Use and comply with legal obligations.
3. Sharing Your Information
Service Providers: We share data with trusted third parties who perform services on our behalf (e.g., payment processors, hosting providers, email platforms, analytics services).
Legal Requirements: When required by law, court order, or governmental regulation.
Business Transfers: In connection with mergers, acquisitions, or asset sales, subject to confidentiality obligations.
Aggregated Data: Non-identifiable usage statistics may be shared with partners or advertisers.
4. Cookies & Tracking
Essential Cookies: Necessary for core Site functions, such as login sessions and shopping cart.
Performance Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the Site.
Marketing Cookies: Enable targeted advertising on third-party platforms.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings, though some features may be affected.
5. Data Retention
We retain personal data as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined above, comply with legal requirements, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Course records and certificates remain available for the lifetime of your membership; transactional data is kept for at least seven years for accounting and tax compliance.
6. Your Rights & Choices
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights to:
Access, correct, or delete your personal data.
Object to or restrict certain processing activities.
Receive a copy of your data in a portable format.
Withdraw consent where applicable.
To exercise these rights, please visit our Contact Us page.
7. Third-Party Links & Integrations
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites or embed external content (e.g., YouTube, social media plugins). We are not responsible for their privacy practices; please review their policies separately.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. When changes occur, we will revise the “Last updated” date and post the new version here. Significant changes will be communicated via Site notifications.
9. Contact Us
For questions or concerns about this policy, please visit our Contact Us page.