Privacy Policy
Last updated: 25 August 2026
GuitarWorkout.club respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we process, why we process it, how we protect it, and what rights you have under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Who we are
GuitarWorkout.club is operated by:
c/o Wouter Baustein
Driehoekstraat 1
BE-3890 Gingelom
Belgium
Email: info@guitarworkout.club
Phone: +32.(0)476.666.300
Enterprise no.: 0872.862.121
VAT: BE0872862121
This Privacy Policy applies to:
2. What personal data we process
We may process the following types of personal data:
2.1 Website usage data
When you visit our website, we may process technical and usage information such as:
- pages visited
- date and time of visit
- browser type
- device type
- referrer URL
- approximate location
- anonymized IP address
2.2 Contact data
If you contact us by email or through a contact form, we may process your name, email address and the content of your message.
2.3 Membership-related data
GuitarWorkout.club links to Patreon for memberships, payments and cancellations. We do not process your full payment details on this website.
Patreon may share limited membership-related information with us, such as your Patreon profile name, email address, membership status and pledge level, where this is necessary to provide access to membership content or respond to support questions.
2.4 Cookie and consent data
If you make cookie choices on this website, your preferences may be stored by our cookie consent tool. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.
3. Why we process personal data
We process personal data for the following purposes:
- to operate and secure the website
- to understand how visitors use the website
- to improve our content and user experience
- to respond to messages and support requests
- to provide information about GuitarWorkout.club
- to link visitors to our Patreon membership
- to manage access to membership-related content where applicable
- to comply with legal obligations
- to protect our rights and prevent abuse
4. Legal bases
We process personal data based on one or more of the following legal bases:
- Consent — for example, when you accept non-essential cookies or embedded media.
- Contract or pre-contractual steps — for example, when you contact us about our services or membership.
- Legal obligation — for example, when we need to keep certain administrative or legal records.
- Legitimate interest — for example, to secure the website, respond to messages, improve our content and understand basic website usage.
5. Analytics
We use Matomo Analytics to understand how visitors use our website.
Matomo is self-hosted by us and configured in a privacy-friendly way, with IP anonymization and without tracking cookies.
Analytics data is used to improve the website, content and user experience. It is not used to personally identify individual visitors.
6. Cookies
This website may use cookies or similar technologies.
Strictly necessary cookies are used to make the website work correctly.
Non-essential cookies, such as embedded media cookies or marketing cookies, are only used where required after your consent.
For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.
7. Embedded content and external links
This website may contain links to external platforms such as Patreon, YouTube or other websites.
If you click an external link or interact with embedded content, those platforms may process your personal data according to their own privacy policies.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.
8. Who we share data with
We may share limited personal data with service providers that help us operate the website, such as:
- website hosting providers
- analytics provider
- cookie consent provider
- Patreon
- email or communication providers
- security or backup services
We only share data where necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
9. International transfers
Some external service providers may process data outside the European Economic Area.
Where this happens, we rely on appropriate safeguards required by GDPR, such as adequacy decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses.
10. How long we keep data
We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
- Contact messages: up to 24 months
- Analytics data: up to 14 months
- Cookie consent records: up to 6 months
- Membership-related data: as long as necessary to manage membership access or support questions
- Administrative or legal records: as required by law
11. Your rights
Under GDPR, you have the right to:
- access your personal data
- correct inaccurate personal data
- request deletion of your personal data
- restrict processing
- object to processing
- withdraw consent at any time
- request data portability where applicable
- lodge a complaint with a data protection authority
To exercise your rights, contact us at: info@guitarworkout.club
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority: www.dataprotectionauthority.be
12. Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.
13. No automated decision-making
We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
The latest version will always be available on this page.