Last updated: September 2026
1. Data Controller
The data controller is Violoncelland. For any questions regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact us at [email protected].
2. What Data We Collect
We may collect the following personal data when you use our services:
- Name and contact details (email, phone number, address)
- Payment information for rental and lesson bookings
- Communication history (emails, messages)
- Website usage data (cookies, analytics)
3. Purpose of Processing
Your personal data is processed for the following purposes:
- Providing rental and lesson services
- Communicating about bookings and support
- Improving our website and services
- Complying with legal obligations
4. Legal Basis
We process your data based on: contractual necessity (to provide our services), legitimate interest (to improve our offerings), consent (for marketing communications), and legal obligation (tax and accounting requirements).
5. Data Retention
Personal data is retained for the duration of the business relationship and for the legally required period thereafter. You may request deletion of your data at any time, subject to legal retention requirements.
6. Contact Form
When you send a message through our contact form, you provide your name, email address, optionally your phone number, and the content of your message. We also record the date of sending, your IP address and browser information to protect the form against spam and abuse.
- Purpose: replying to your message.
- Legal basis: your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you may withdraw at any time by writing to [email protected].
- Retention: up to 24 months from sending, after which the data is deleted automatically.
- Recipients: Cloudflare, Inc. (website protection, Turnstile spam check and email delivery), Google (the mailbox that receives the messages) and the hosting provider of our server.
7. Your Rights (GDPR)
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Rectify inaccurate data
- Request erasure of your data
- Restrict processing
- Data portability
- Object to processing
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
8. Cookies
On your first visit, a banner asks for your consent to cookies. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time using the “Cookie settings” link in the website footer. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing before the withdrawal.
- Necessary (always active): remembering your chosen site language (
vc_langcookie, 12 months), remembering your cookie choice (browser storage, 12 months) and protecting the contact form against spam (Cloudflare Turnstile). - Analytics (only with your consent): Google Analytics — visit statistics that help us improve the website.
- Marketing (only with your consent): Google Ads — measuring and personalising our ads.
We run Google tools through Google Tag Manager in Consent Mode. Without your consent, the analytics and advertising tools do not store cookies on your device. These tools are provided by Google Ireland Limited; data may be transferred outside the European Economic Area as described in Google’s privacy policy. The legal basis is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
9. Contact
For privacy-related inquiries, contact us at [email protected].