MUSIC VIRTUOSITY'S PRIVACY POLICY

Music Virtuosity, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company ("Music Virtuosity"), values the relationship that it has with its users and is always committed to responsible information handling practices. This privacy policy, as amended from time to time ("Privacy Policy"), sets out the type of personal information ("Information") collected and the potential use of that Information. By utilizing the services offered on this website, you are accepting and agreeing to the practices described in this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use, and you consent to the use of your Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use. Music Virtuosity may change its practices at any time without notice and it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Privacy Philosophies
Although our Website has unique services, Music Virtuosity follows these privacy principles in our conduct in the collection, use, release and security of user Information both online and offline:
1 Providing you NOTICE of our information practices.
2 Giving you CHOICES about how your data will be used.
3 Providing you the opportunity to UPDATE or CORRECT your personal information.
4 Using information SECURITY safeguards.
5 Limiting the SHARING of your information.
6 Committing to COMPLYING with applicable privacy requirements.
7 Providing you with means to CONTACT US about privacy-related issues.
The following Privacy Policy describes the Information and privacy practices for Music Virtuosity.
Privacy Policy Table Of Contents:
- Our Commitment To Privacy
- The Information We Collect
- How We Use Information
- Our Commitment To Data Security
- Our Commitment To Children's Privacy
- How To Access Or Correct Your Information
- How To Contact Us

Our Commitment To Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your Information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on every page of our site in the bottom navigation bar.

The Information We Collect:
If you visit our Website to browse, read, or download information:
- We automatically collect and store: the name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet; the Internet protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using; the browser software you use and your operating system; the date and time you access our sites; and the Internet address of the site from which you linked directly to our sites.
- We use this information only as anonymous aggregate data to determine the number of visitors to different sections of our sites, to ensure the sites are working properly, and to help us make our sites more useful. We do not use it to track or record information about individuals. Generally, we delete this information after one year.
- We do not use persistent "cookies" or tracking mechanisms that collect personally identifying information on our sites. We use session cookies to anonymously collect a visitor's IP address and the date and time of the visit. Session cookies are temporary files that are erased when you close all browsers. We use these session cookies for site management purposes. Accepting session cookies on our Website is voluntary; you may still use the site if you decline cookies.
If you submit an application to become a Student or Instructor within our site or are an authorized user of our site:
In order to gain access to our member section on our Website, we directly collect your personal information including, but not limited to, the following (a * denotes required for access to the site):
- Name*
- Address*
- Email address*
- Credit Card Data/Pay Pal
- Musical Interests
- Birth Date *
- Phone number
- Cookies (as mentioned above)
- Clickstream data (as mentioned above)
For our authorized Instructor users, we also collect a copy of our Instructors' driver license or passport for identification purposes.
Students please note that your individual Instructor will also have access and collect your email address so that your Instructor can provide your ordered music lesson.
The Way We Use Information:
The purpose of Music Virtuosity's Website is to act as a full featured, web based system designed to provide a forum where music instructors can provide music lessons to students.
In this purpose, your information is used for contact purposes for notices of music lessons, music lessons, and to provide you with customer assistance. By completing our User Application as either a Music Virtuosity Student or Instructor, you agree to comply with and adhere to Music Virtuosity's Privacy Policy as well as Music Virtuosity's Terms of Use. We will only provide access to your email address to your Instructor. As soon as such Instructor is no longer your instructor, he/she will no longer have access to your information.
Other than your Instructor, we do not share, sell, give, or loan your information to any other company, entity, or person.
From time to time, we may be required to provide personal information in response to a valid court order, subpoena, government investigation, or as otherwise required by law. We also reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we, in good faith, believe to be unlawful. We may release certain personal information when we believe that such release is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, and safety of others and ourselves.
As stated above, we use cookies to facilitate serving information during your current browser session. We may also store your username in a cookie to make it easier for you to login next time.
As stated above, if you visit our site to browse, we collect and store: the name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com or princeton.edu); the Internet protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using; the browser software you use and your operating system; the date and time you access our site; and the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site.
We use this information to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful. Generally, we delete this information after one year.
Our Commitment To Data Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. The server on which the information is stored is located in a high security facility. Access requires a key, photo id smartcard, and handprint identification. The web server and database server are both protected by a firewall. All access to confidential information is done via a secure 128 bit connection. Only a few select people have physical or electronic access to the server.
Our Commitment To Children's Privacy
Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important to Music Virtuosity. We use the same policies and procedures to protecting children's information as for all other information. In addition, we require parental authorization from our Student who are under the age of 13. The Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") requires this procedure for all "for profit" corporations. Music Virtuosity values the privacy of children, and we comply with all the requirements of COPPA in order to protect the privacy of children utilizing its Website.
How You Can Access Or Correct Your Information or Your Child's Information
You can access all your personally identifiable information that we collect online and maintain by contacting Music Virtuosity directly as directed below. We use this procedure to better safeguard your Information.
You can correct factual errors in your personally identifiable information by contacting your Instructor.
In the event your Instructor is not available and to protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity, including the verification of your child's Information, before granting access or making your requested corrections.
How To Contact Us or Update or Correct Your Personal Information
Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, or would like to update or correct your personal information, please send us an email by using our Contact Us page.

By contacting us at the e-mail address on our Contact Us page, we will comply with your requests concerning your Information, whether such requests are for updates or corrections, or to delete your Information in its entirety.
Last Updated: May 26, 2005