Effective Date: July 24, 2026
Welcome to IntermediateGuitar.com (“Website”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, use our tools, sign up for our newsletter, or interact with our advertising. By using the Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
a. Information you provide to us. Personal information you voluntarily provide, including your name and email address (e.g., when subscribing to our newsletter, opting into free downloads, or contacting us), and any other personal data you choose to submit via forms or direct communication.
b. Automatically collected information. When you visit the Website we automatically collect:
- IP address, browser type and settings, and device information
- Pages viewed and referring website URLs
- Time spent on pages, clicks, and similar usage data
c. Cookies and tracking technologies. We and our partners use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to run the site, remember your preferences, measure traffic, and serve and measure ads. You can disable cookies through your browser settings, though some functionality may be limited.
2. How We Use Your Information
- Send newsletters and updates you’ve opted into
- Deliver and personalize content and advertising
- Analyze usage and improve our Website, tools, and services
- Respond to inquiries and support requests
- Comply with legal obligations
3. Advertising
Display advertising. We display ads on this Website, including on our interactive guitar tools, through Raptive and its advertising partners (including Google). These partners use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your visits here and on other sites in order to serve and measure ads, including interest-based ads.
CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a Raptive (“Raptive”) is a service provider of this Site for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and Raptive will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Raptive’s data usage, click here: https://raptive.com/creator-advertising-privacy-statement
Facebook / Meta retargeting. We use Meta Ads (Facebook and Instagram) to promote our content and measure ad performance. Meta may collect information through cookies and pixels to track conversions, show you ads based on your visit to our site, and build “Custom” or “Lookalike” audiences. You can manage this through your Facebook Ad Settings.
Your ad choices. You can opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies at the Digital Advertising Alliance and the Network Advertising Initiative. See also Section 8 for your rights to opt out of a “sale” or “sharing” of your information.
4. Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use our Website so we can improve it. Google Analytics uses cookies and collects information such as pages visited, time on site, approximate location, and device/browser details, and may set its own identifiers. This information is processed by Google. To learn how Google uses data, see the Google Privacy Policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics across sites using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
5. Email Marketing
If you subscribe to our newsletter or opt into a download, we use your email to send you updates, lessons, and offers. Every email includes an unsubscribe link, and you can opt out at any time. We use an email service provider to send and manage these messages.
6. Affiliate Links & Monetization
Some links on this Website are affiliate links, including through the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program and other affiliate networks. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. These programs may use cookies to attribute purchases. We only recommend products we believe are genuinely useful to guitarists.
7. How We Share Information
We work with advertising and analytics partners (such as Raptive, its advertising partners, Google, and Meta) who collect information through our Website as described above. Under certain U.S. state privacy laws, allowing these partners to collect data may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information. You can exercise your choices about this as described in Section 8. We may also share information to comply with the law, protect our rights, or with service providers who help us operate the Website.
8. Your Privacy Rights & Choices
Depending on where you live (including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and other U.S. states), you may have the right to:
- Know and access the personal information we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Delete your personal information
- Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information, and of targeted (interest-based) advertising
- Not be discriminated against for exercising these rights
Global Privacy Control (GPC). We honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. If you visit our Website with a browser or extension that sends a GPC signal, we treat it as a request to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information for that browser.
How to exercise your rights. To make a request, email us at [email protected]. We may need to verify your identity before responding.
9. Data Security
We use reasonable measures to protect your information, but no method of transmission or storage is completely secure. Please use the Website at your own risk.
10. Third-Party Links
Our Website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use of the Website after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, contact us at:
IntermediateGuitar.com
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://intermediateguitar.com