Privacy Policy

How Worship Guitar Academy collects, uses, and protects your information.

Effective Date: September 5, 2018
Last Updated: June 11, 2026

Worship Guitar Academy ("Worship Guitar Academy," "WGA," "we," "us," or "our") is a guitar education and training site operated by Merandian LLC, a limited liability company. This Privacy Policy describes what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights with respect to it. By using our website at worshipguitaracademy.com (the "Service"), you agree to the practices described in this policy.

Contact: info@worshipguitaracademy.com

Collection of your personal information

When you browse our website (no account required)

You may visit our website without creating an account. We do not use analytics, tracking pixels, or advertising cookies to monitor how you browse or use the site. We do not respond to browser Do Not Track (DNT) signals because we do not track users across websites in the first place.

When you create an account

To access our free and paid courses and products, you must create an account. We collect:

  • Email address — used for account authentication and transactional emails such as sign-in verification codes. Your email is never visible to other users of the Service.

When you use the Service

Once you have an account, we collect the minimum data needed to operate the Service:

  • Session data — when you sign in, we store a session token in a first-party browser cookie. This cookie is used solely to keep you signed in and grant access to content you've purchased. It is not used for tracking, advertising, or analytics.

If you purchase Worship Guitar Academy's products and services, our payment processor Stripe collects billing and payment information directly. We do not receive or store your payment details. We record that your purchase was successful, the product purchased, and the date of purchase — so we can deliver your purchased content to you through our Service.

Information we do not collect

We do not collect, and our systems are not designed to collect:

  • IP address
  • Precise or approximate location, GPS coordinates, or geolocation data
  • Your age or date of birth
  • Demographic information of any kind
  • Device fingerprints or hardware identifiers
  • Browser type, version, or user-agent strings
  • Operating system version or detailed device specifications
  • Screen size, resolution, or display settings
  • Installed plugins, fonts, or extensions
  • Canvas, WebGL, audio, or other fingerprinting data
  • Mouse movements or keystroke patterns
  • Behavioral profiles or interest data
  • Cross-site tracking data or advertising cookies
  • Any advertising identifiers (IDFA, GAID, or similar advertising IDs)
  • Biometric data of any kind, including facial geometry, fingerprints, passcodes, or voice prints

We do not use third-party analytics, advertising networks, or tracking SDKs of any kind.

How we use your information

Worship Guitar Academy collects and uses your personal information to operate its website and to provide, maintain, deliver, and improve the Service. Specifically:

  • Email address — to authenticate your account, send sign-in verification codes, and notify you of material changes to this policy or our Terms of Service.
  • Purchase record — to verify which products and courses you have purchased and to deliver that content to you.
  • Session cookie — to keep you signed in during your visit and grant access to content you've purchased.

We do not use any of your information to serve advertisements from outside our Service, build behavioral profiles, or sell data to any third party.

From time to time, Worship Guitar Academy may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, service updates, or other communication in regards to your continued use of the Service.

If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Worship Guitar Academy, you may opt out by unsubscribing or emailing info@worshipguitaracademy.com.

Legal basis for processing (EEA / UK / Switzerland — GDPR): We process your data on the following legal bases:

  • Contractual necessity — processing your email address, purchase record, and session data is required to provide the Service you signed up for.
  • Legitimate interests — maintaining service security, delivering products and courses you purchased, and preventing abuse, where those interests are not overridden by your rights.
  • Consent — for optional features such as email notifications, where we rely on your explicit consent, which you may withdraw at any time by contacting us or unsubscribing.

Legal basis for processing (Canada — PIPEDA / Quebec Law 25): We process your personal information with your implied consent when you create an account and use the Service, and as necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you. You may withdraw consent by deleting your account. Quebec residents have additional rights under Law 25, including data portability and the right to be informed of any automated decision-making. Contact us at info@worshipguitaracademy.com to exercise these rights.

Legal basis for processing (Brazil — LGPD): We process your personal data based on contractual necessity (to provide the Service), legitimate interests (operating a secure platform), and consent for optional features. You have the right to access, correct, delete, and port your personal data, and to revoke consent at any time. Contact us at info@worshipguitaracademy.com to exercise these rights.

Legal basis for processing (Australia — Privacy Act 1988): We handle personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). You have the right to access and correct your personal information. If you believe we have mishandled your personal information, you may contact us first and, if unresolved, lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

How we store your data

All data is transmitted over encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS) and stored encrypted at rest in our database.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your information. We do not share your information with advertisers, data brokers, or marketers.

We may share limited information in the following circumstances:

Third-party service providers

We use a small number of trusted third-party providers to operate the Service. Each receives only the data necessary for their specific function:

  • Supabase — provides our database and authentication infrastructure. They store your email address and purchase record on our behalf under a data processing agreement. We configure our database to use United States-based server regions; however, Supabase operates its own global infrastructure and may store or process data on any of their servers in accordance with their own policies.
  • Vercel — hosts our public website (worshipguitaracademy.com). Vercel may log access requests including IP addresses, browser type, and pages visited according to their own privacy policy. This applies to website hosting infrastructure only.
  • Maileroo — provides transactional email delivery. They process your email address to send sign-in verification codes. Click and open tracking is enabled. They may retain delivery logs according to their own privacy policy.
  • Stripe — provides our payment processing. They process your payment method directly when you purchase a product. We receive only a record that the transaction succeeded and what was purchased. They may retain transaction history according to their own privacy policy.

We may disclose information if we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to:

  • Comply with applicable law, regulation, court order, or other legal process;
  • Enforce our Terms of Service or investigate potential violations;
  • Protect the security or integrity of the Service;
  • Protect the rights, property, or safety of Merandian LLC, our users, or the public.

We will notify affected users of legal demands for their data when permitted by law and when we believe doing so is appropriate.

Business transfers

If Merandian LLC is involved in a merger, acquisition, asset sale, or similar transaction, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change via email or a prominent notice within the Service before your information becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

When you sign in, our authentication provider sets a first-party session cookie in your browser. This cookie:

  • Contains a signed session token used to verify you are signed in
  • Is scoped to worshipguitaracademy.com and is not readable by third parties
  • Is not used for advertising, analytics, or tracking across websites
  • Expires when your session ends or when you sign out

Because this cookie is required to keep you signed in, you cannot use authenticated features of the Service without it.

Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service.

  • Email address and account data — retained until you delete your account, at which point it is permanently removed.
  • Purchase records — retained for as long as your account is active to ensure continued access to purchased content, and for a reasonable period after account deletion as required by our legal and tax obligations.
  • Session cookies — expire at the end of your session or upon sign-out.
  • Transactional email logs (Maileroo) — retained according to Maileroo's own retention policy, which we do not control.

When you delete your account, we permanently delete your email address and all associated account data from our systems.

Your Rights and Choices

Access and portability

To request a copy of the personal data we hold about you, contact us at info@worshipguitaracademy.com.

Correction

If your email address changes, you may update it by contacting us.

Deletion

You may delete your account at any time by contacting us at info@worshipguitaracademy.com. Upon deletion, we will permanently remove your email address and all associated account data as described in "Data Retention" above.

Objection and restriction (EEA/UK/Swiss users)

You have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests, request restriction of processing, and lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. Contact us at info@worshipguitaracademy.com to exercise these rights.

California residents (CCPA)

You have the right to know what personal information we collect and how it is used, to request deletion of your personal information, and to opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information, so the opt-out right has no practical application here. To exercise any rights, contact us at info@worshipguitaracademy.com.

Other US state residents

Residents of states with applicable consumer privacy laws — including but not limited to Virginia (CDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), Texas (TDPSA), Utah (UCPA), and Nevada (SB 220) — have rights that may include: the right to access personal data we hold about you, to correct inaccuracies, to request deletion, to obtain a portable copy, and to opt out of the sale of personal data. We do not sell personal data. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights. To submit a request, contact us at info@worshipguitaracademy.com. We will respond within the timeframe required by your state's law.

Security

We protect your information through multiple layers:

  • Encrypted storage: all data stored on our servers is encrypted at rest.
  • Encrypted transit: all connections between your device and our servers use TLS.
  • Access controls: we implement database-level access controls to ensure you can only access your own data.
  • Minimal collection: we only collect the data needed to provide our Service.

No security system is impenetrable. We take reasonable and industry-standard precautions, but we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children's Privacy

The Service is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or under 16 for users in the European Economic Area). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under these ages without verifiable parental consent.

We do not collect age or date of birth during account creation and therefore cannot independently verify a user's age. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has created an account, please contact us at info@worshipguitaracademy.com and we will promptly delete the account and associated data. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under the applicable age without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information as quickly as possible.

International Users

Our Service is operated by Merandian LLC from the United States. If you access the Service from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country.

If you have questions about international data transfers or wish to exercise jurisdiction-specific rights, contact us at info@worshipguitaracademy.com.

Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. MERANDIAN LLC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR COMPLETELY SECURE. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MERANDIAN LLC AND ITS MEMBERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PRIVACY, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS POLICY OR THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100).

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR LIABILITY, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

This Privacy Policy and any disputes arising from it are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Privacy Policy or our collection, use, or disclosure of your information that cannot be resolved informally shall be resolved by binding arbitration administered under the rules of the American Arbitration Association, with proceedings conducted in English. You waive any right to participate in a class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration against Merandian LLC.

This section does not limit your rights under applicable data protection law in your jurisdiction, including your right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Severability. If any provision of this Privacy Policy is found to be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, that provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision of this Privacy Policy does not constitute a waiver of our right to enforce it in the future.

No third-party beneficiaries. This Privacy Policy does not create any rights in third parties.

Entire agreement. This Privacy Policy, together with our Terms of Service, constitutes the entire agreement between you and Merandian LLC regarding the collection and use of your information, and supersedes any prior representations or agreements on that subject.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page and append a summary of changes in the "Change log" section below. If we make material changes that affect how we handle your personal information, we will notify users with accounts via email.

Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy. If you do not agree with any changes, you should stop using the Service and delete your account before the changes take effect.

Contact Information

For questions about this Privacy Policy, to exercise your rights, or to report a privacy concern:

Email: info@worshipguitaracademy.com

We will respond to privacy requests within 30 days. For requests from users in the EEA or UK exercising rights under GDPR, we will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law.

Effective Date: September 5, 2018
Last Updated: June 11, 2026

Change log

June 14, 2026 - Updated email address.

June 11, 2026 - Removed overly specific language for select international countries that is covered elsewhere in this policy.

June 9, 2026 - Rewrote to accurately reflect actual data collection: email address, purchase record, and session cookie only. Removed "automatically collected information" section. Replaced analytic cookie details with accurate description of account session cookie. Removed inapplicable boilerplate (sweepstakes, postal mail, device-side encryption). Clarified Vercel and Stripe data handling.

May 20, 2026 - Removed Hotjar analytics. General update to policy to remove demographic tracking, reduce the scope of data collected, and provide cleaner language.

September 5, 2018 - Original publish date.