Privacy Policy

Your Privacy

At 1st Gear Music, we are committed to protecting your privacy. We will not sell, rent, trade or otherwise offer for outside use any information about you that we must collect to effectively process orders and to provide a more personalized shopping experience. Please read on for more details about our privacy policy.

What Information Do We Collect? How Do We Use It?

When you order, we need to know your name, email address, mailing address, credit card number and expiration date. Sometimes our payment processor will request that we obtain a security code as well. This allows us to process and fulfill your orders and to notify you of your order status.

You may voluntarily sign up to be informed about certain offers. For this service we need only an email address, which we use to send the information you requested.

When you enter a contest or other promotional feature, we may ask for your name, address and email address, so we can administer the contest and notify winners.

We personalize your shopping experience by using your purchases to shape our recommendations about other merchandise that might be of interest to you. We also monitor customer traffic patterns and site usage to help us develop the design and layout of the store.

We may also use the information we collect to occasionally notify you about important changes to the Web site, new 1st Gear Music services and special offers we think you will find valuable. If you would rather not receive this information, please notify us. Make sure to notify us for each account or email address you have left with us.

How Does 1st Gear Music Protect Customer Information?

The web site incorporates appropriate safeguards to protect the security, integrity, completeness, accuracy and privacy of the personal information we collect. We strive to put in place reasonable precautions to protect information from loss, misuse or alteration. These precautions are reviewed and updated periodically. Even with safeguards in place, we cannot assure you that personally identifiable information collected by us will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with the Privacy Policy.

What About Cookies?

“Cookies” are small piece of information stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. Our cookies do not contain any personally identifying information, but they do enable us to prove features such as 1-Click shopping and to store items in your shopping cart between visits. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser to prevent that. Even without a cookie, you can still use most of the features in our store, including placing items in your shopping cart and purchasing them.

Will 1st Gear Music Disclose the Information It Collects to Outside Parties?

1st Gear Music does not sell, trade or rent your personal information to others. We may choose to do so in the future with trustworthy third parties, but you can tell us not to by sending a blank email message to www.1stgearmusic.com@gmail.com.

If you use more than one email address to shop with us, you must send this message from each email account you use. Also, 1st Gear Music may provide aggregate statistics about our customers, sales, traffic patterns, and related site information to reputable third-party vendors, but these statistics will include no personally identifying information. 1st Gear Music will, if required by law, share personal customer information in response to a subpoena, court order or other legal processes. This information may be shared with governmental or judicial authorities, law enforcement agencies or other individuals and entities solely in response to a legally valid order or request. We also reserve the right to share information with outside entities should the need arise to address illegal activities or suspected fraud against our firm.

In Summary

We are committed to protecting your privacy. We use the information we collect on the site to make shopping at 1st Gear Music possible and to enhance your overall shopping experience. We do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise offer your personal information to others. We may choose to do so in the future with trustworthy third parties, but you can tell us not to by sending a blank email www.1stgearmusic.com@gmail.com.

Your Consent

By using our Web site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by 1st Gear Music. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post these changes on this page, so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we disclose it.

Tell Us What You Think

1st Gear Music welcomes your questions and comments about privacy. Please email us at www.1stgearmusic.com@gmail.com.