Privacy Policy

Glasgow Suzuki Violin Last updated: [09/07/2026]

1. Who We Are

Glasgow Suzuki Violin ("we", "us", "our") provides Suzuki method violin tuition services. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect personal information belonging to our students, parents/guardians, and website visitors.

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your personal data, you can contact us at:

  • Email: glasgowsuzukiviolin@gmail.com

2. Our Commitment to Your Privacy

We do not sell, rent, trade, or share your personal information with any third parties for their own marketing, advertising, or commercial purposes.

The only exception is our use of Google and Squarespace to host the lead/enquiry forms on our website (see Section 4 below). These are tools we use to collect enquiries — they are not third parties we share your data with for their own purposes.

3. Information We Collect

Through our website enquiry/lead forms, we may collect:

  • Your name

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Your child's name and age (where relevant to lesson enquiries)

  • Any details you choose to include in a message or enquiry (e.g. musical experience, availability, preferred lesson times)

We may also collect basic technical information automatically when you visit our website (such as browser type or general location), depending on the platform hosting our site.

4. How Enquiry Forms Work

Our website enquiry forms are built using Google Forms and/or Squarespace's built-in form tools. When you submit an enquiry:

  • Your submission is collected and stored via Google's or Squarespace's infrastructure (depending on which form you use), as these platforms host and process the data on our behalf.

  • We access this data solely to respond to your enquiry and, where you proceed, to arrange and manage your lessons.

  • Google and Squarespace act as our data processors for this purpose only — they do not use your enquiry data for their own marketing or commercial purposes, and we do not permit them to.

  • We do not pass your enquiry information on to any other individual, company, or organisation.

You can review Google's and Squarespace's own privacy policies for details on how they handle data on their platforms:

5. How We Use Your Information

We use the information you provide only to:

  • Respond to your enquiry about lessons

  • Arrange, schedule, and manage violin tuition

  • Communicate with you about your (or your child's) lessons

  • Keep basic records for our teaching practice (e.g. contact details, lesson history)

We do not use your information for any purpose beyond running our teaching service, and we do not send marketing communications unless you've clearly opted in.

6. Legal Basis for Processing

  • Responding to enquiries and providing lessons: performance of a contract / legitimate interests

  • Keeping basic student/parent records: legitimate interests

  • Any marketing communications: consent (only if you opt in)

7. How Long We Keep Your Data

We keep enquiry and student information only for as long as it's needed — typically for the duration of tuition plus a short period afterwards for record-keeping (e.g. [1–2 years]) unless you ask us to delete it sooner, or we're required to keep it longer for legal reasons.

8. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you

  • Correct inaccurate data

  • Request deletion of your data

  • Object to or restrict how we use your data

  • Withdraw consent at any time (where consent is the basis for processing)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [your email address].

You also have the right to complain to the UK's data protection authority:

Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) Website: ico.org.uk Helpline: 0303 123 1113

9. Data Security

We take reasonable steps to keep your information secure, including relying on the security measures built into Google and Squarespace's platforms for form submissions. However, no method of storage or transmission is completely secure.

10. Children's Information

As a violin teaching service, we may hold basic information about students who are minors (e.g. name, age), provided to us by a parent or guardian through an enquiry form. We only use this information to arrange and deliver lessons, and we do not share it with third parties.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy occasionally to reflect changes in our practices. The latest version will always be posted on our website with an updated date.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this policy or your personal data, please contact:

Glasgow Suzuki Violin Email: glasgowsuzukiviolin@gmail.com