Meyers Guitars believes that the establishment of trust and privacy is instrumental to the continued growth of the Internet.  We also believe that the efficient collection, use and transfer of information serve to enhance the development of the Internet and electronic commerce, provided that such information is handled in a fair and responsible manner. Therefore, in order to inform you of our policies and activities with respect to the collection, use and transfer of personal data on the Internet, Meyers Guitars is providing you with an electronic copy of this Policy. In this Policy, “Personal Data” means information which relates to an individual and which identifies that individual, either directly or indirectly (together with other information that is reasonably likely to come into Meyers Guitars’ possession), such as your name, e-mail address or telephone number.

Collection of Personal Data

 Generally, you can visit Meyers Guitars websites without providing any Personal Data about yourself.  However, for accessing some parts of our websites, such as downloading certain documents, or in connection with another specific purpose, we may need to collect Personal Data from you.  Providing Personal Data to us in these events is voluntary.  If you do not provide Personal Data to us, then you will not be able to benefit from the respective functionality offered by our websites, such as communication or downloading of documents. The purposes, for which your Personal Data is collected, are described below, along with a brief description of how your Personal Data may be handled in each case.

• Communicating with you.  We will follow up on comments and other requests that you submit to us through our website, such as online queries or registering with this website. This may include calling you back by telephone or communicating with you via email.
• Direct marketing and promotion.  Direct marketing and/or promotional efforts by or on behalf of Meyers Guitars may include providing you with specific information that you have requested online or providing more general information about other Meyers Guitars offerings.  When we collect Personal Data for direct marketing or promotional purposes, however, we generally offer you appropriate choices regarding the use of your Personal Data. 
• Supplier administration.  The Meyers Guitars website may enable third-party suppliers to register their interest in supplying products and services to Meyers Guitars.  We will use this Personal Data in connection with entering into or performing a transaction with the supplier and for other procurement-related purposes.
• Maintaining the website and conducting customer satisfaction surveys. We will use your Personal Data in order to maintain and improve our website. 

Cookies and Clicktrails

 We may collect information through our website by using cookies and clicktrails. All information collected by means of cookies or clicktrails will be anonymised, aggregated and only used to develop and track traffic patterns and the volume of use of our websites.  Sometimes cookies are used to assist you in reaching the appropriate information and to tailor your visit to your individual preferences.  For example, a cookie can be used to remember your login information if you choose the “Remember me” option while signing in.  If you do not want to receive a cookie from our website, you may set your browser to refuse cookies or to notify you when you receive a cookie, which you may then refuse upon such notice.  To understand how to do this, please consult your browser’s help section.  However, refusing the cookies may prevent you from accessing some parts of the websites.

Legal disclosures

 Meyers Guitars may disclose your Personal Data in order to enforce our website Terms of Use or in urgent circumstances to protect personal safety, the public or Meyers Guitars’ website.  It is also possible that we may be required by law to disclose your Personal Data pursuant to judicial or other government subpoenas, warrants, or orders, potentially, in any country where we do business.

Sensitive Personal Data

 As a general rule, Meyers Guitars does not collect “Sensitive Personal Data” through its website.  “Sensitive Personal Data” means Personal Data concerning racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs.

Data security and integrity

 Meyers Guitars uses various technological and procedural security measures in order to protect the Personal Data we collect, use or transfer from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction.  However, you should be aware that, due to the open and unsecured character of the Internet, Meyers Guitars can not be responsible for the security of transmissions of the Personal Data over the Internet. 

Third-party websites

 Meyers Guitars websites may provide links to third-party websites. Meyers Guitars does not make any representations or warranties with respect to such third-party websites. You should be aware that the owners and operators of such third-party websites might collect, use or transfer personal data under different terms and conditions than Meyers Guitars. Upon linking to a third-party website, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies of such third party websites. You should also be aware that third-party websites may use cookies.