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Privacy Policy
Last updated: 16 June 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to the privacy policy for Carolyn Davidov Music. I am committed to protecting your personal data and maintaining your privacy. This policy explains how I collect, use, store, and protect the information you provide when you visit my website (carolyndpianoandflute.co.uk) or enquire about and use my piano and flute tuition services.
2. Who am I?
I am Carolyn Davidov, operating under the business name Carolyn Davidov Music. I am a private music teacher providing piano and flute lessons. For the purposes of UK data protection laws, I am the "data controller" responsible for your personal data.
3. What data do I collect?
Depending on how you interact with me, I may collect and process the following personal data:
Identity Data: First name, last name, and if the student is a minor, the parent or guardian’s name.
Contact Data: Email address, telephone number, and home or billing address.
Communication Data: Details of messages, emails, or enquiries you send me via the website contact form or directly.
Technical Data: Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, and information about how you use my website, typically collected automatically through standard website cookies.
4. How I use your data
I will only use your personal data when the law allows me to. Most commonly, I use your data for the following purposes:
To provide tuition services: To communicate with you regarding lesson scheduling, progress updates, invoicing, and payments.
To manage our contract: To respond to your initial enquiries and administer our teaching relationship.
To improve my website: To ensure my website content is presented effectively for you and your device.
5. Sharing your information
I value your privacy and do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data with third parties. I will only share your information in the following limited circumstances:
Trusted Service Providers: Third-party software used to run my business safely (such as secure email providers, invoicing/bookkeeping platforms, or website hosting services) acting strictly under my instruction.
Legal Requirements: If required to do so by law, court order, or to protect the safety and rights of my students or myself.
6. How long I keep your data
I will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes I collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, tax, or professional reporting requirements.
7. Data Security
I have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, altered, disclosed, or accessed in an unauthorised way.
8. Your Legal Rights
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), you have rights regarding your personal data. These include the right to:
Request access to the personal data I hold about you.
Request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete data.
Request erasure of your personal data (where there is no compelling legal reason for me to continue processing it).
Withdraw consent at any time where I am relying on consent to process your data.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact me via email at: carolyn.music@hotmail.co.uk.
9. Safeguarding Children
As a music teacher working with children, the safety and welfare of my students are paramount. In exceptional circumstances where a safeguarding or child protection concern arises, I may be legally and professionally required to share relevant information with local authorities, the police, or safeguarding bodies without prior consent.
10. How to Complain
If you have any questions or concerns about how your data is handled, please contact me directly at carolyn.music@hotmail.co.uk so I can resolve it for you. You also have the right to lodge a complaint at any time with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/.
