Guitar Tricks and GDPR
CertReports found no public GDPR evidence for Guitar Tricks as of unknown date. This does not mean the vendor is non-compliant. It means CertReports found no public evidence at the last check.
Evidence
- Kind
- listing
- Issued or listed
- 29 Oct 2018
- Expires or valid through
- 17 Apr 2027
- Scope
- I.P address is collected and used for tracking and determining locale / timezone. It is stored in our database and recorded in server logs to track users. We keep this forever, unless removal is requested. This data is transferred to marketing and advertising partners. Locale / Timezone is collected and used for sending marketing and transactional emails, as well as push notifications and in-app messages based on the user’s timezone. This data is stored in database and recorded in server logs to track users. We keep it forever, unless removal is requested.This data is transferred to marketing and advertising partners. Email Address is collected and used for sending marketing and transactional emails. Additionally when the user first signs up for Guitar Tricks, their default username is based on their email address. This user name may be displayed publicly when making a post on the Guitar Tricks forum. On the iOS and Android app, we collect emails from all users who download the app and create an account. Finally, any contest we host for partners or on our own, the entry process is by email submission. We keep emails forever, unless removal is requested. Email is transferred to email marketing processors including Mailchimp and Customer.io. We also share email addresses for the giveaway contests with the partners who sponsor the prizes, and the email entries are stored in Viralsweep, the online contest creator tool. User's names are collected and used for personalizing the website and emails and for giveaway contests. We keep it forever, unless removal is requested. Data is transferred to email marketing processors including Mailchimp and Customer.io. It is also stored on Viralsweep, the online contest creator tool, and shared with the participating partners who sponsor the prizes. Phone number is collected and used for customer support and marketing purposes. We keep forever, unless removal is requested.This data is never transferred. Facebook basic profile and id is collected hen someone creates an account or logs into their Guitar Tricks account via their Facebook account login, this data comes from Facebook and is stored in the Guitar Tricks database. From Facebook we get access to their email and public profile information. From that profile we record first_name and last_name which are used as described in the “Name” section, and their email address to be used as described in the “Email” section. Technically we are given access to more information than that but we don’t access or record it. Full list here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/permissions/#reference-public_profile. This is kept forever, unless removal is requested. The data is transferred to Facebook. Google basic profile and id is collected when someone creates an account or logs into their Guitar Tricks account via their Google account login, this data comes from Google and is stored in the Guitar Tricks database. From Google we get basic profile information. From that profile we record first_name and last_name which are used as described in the “Name” section, and their email address to be used as described in the “Email” section. But the basic google scope also gives us access to more information than we store. It's kept forever, unless removal is requested. Google gets this data. Device ID is collected when someone downloads the app and makes any action within the app, including viewing lessons and making a subscription purchase, we record that user in Google Analytics, Appsflyer (mobile attribution tracker) and Urban Airship (push notification and in-app message tool). We use it for marketing purposes. It's kept forever, unless removal is requested. Google Analytics, Appsflyer (mobile attribution tracker) and Urban Airship (push notifications) get this.
| Source | Captured | Quote | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Data Privacy Framework list Official registry · HTTP 200 | 17 Sep 2026 | Guitar Tricks: Active: SW-US Certification, EU-US Certification, UK Extension Certification | Live pagesha256 615cc1b4b0 |
- Kind
- listing
- Issued or listed
- 31 Aug 2022
- Scope
- Collection of email address to establish account for the website
| Source | Captured | Quote | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Data Privacy Framework list Official registry · HTTP 200 | 17 Sep 2026 | 30 Day Lessons Inc.: Inactive | Live pagesha256 13be8995df |
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