Privacy Policy
Last updated: November 3, 2026
Music Instrument Store ("we", "us", "our") operates the website https://musical-instrument-store.shop (the "Site"), an independent publication with reviews and buying guides for musical instruments and audio gear. This Privacy Policy explains what information is collected when you use the Site, how it is used and what choices you have.
1. Who we are
The Site is run by an editorial team based in Istanbul, Türkiye. We do not sell products, take orders or process payments. Contact: [email protected]; Zeruj Port AVM, CF 38, Kazlıçeşme, Asım Kazancıgil Caddesi, 34020 Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, Türkiye.
2. Information we collect
Information you give us. If you email us, use the contact form or subscribe to our newsletter, we receive the details you provide, such as your name, email address and message. We use them only to reply, or to send the newsletter you asked for.
Information collected automatically. Our servers and third-party services receive standard technical data: IP address, browser and device type, operating system, referring page, pages viewed, and date and time of the visit. We use this to keep the Site secure, understand how it is used and improve our content.
We do not collect payment card details and do not knowingly collect sensitive personal data.
3. Cookies
We and our partners use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Site, remember preferences, measure traffic and show advertising. Details are in our Cookie Policy. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings.
4. Advertising (Google AdSense)
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You can opt out of personalised advertising in Google Ads Settings, and opt out of some third-party vendors' cookies at www.aboutads.info or, in Europe, www.youronlinechoices.eu. For more information see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services. Where required by law (for example in the EEA, the UK, Switzerland and Türkiye), we ask for your consent before non-essential cookies and personalised ads are used.
5. Analytics
We may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Site. It processes data in aggregated form. You can opt out with the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
6. Links to retailers
Some reviews link to third-party retailers. Some of these may be affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no extra cost to you. Once you leave the Site, the retailer's own privacy policy applies.
7. How we use information
- to operate, secure and improve the Site;
- to answer your messages and send newsletters you requested;
- to display and measure advertising;
- to comply with legal obligations.
We do not sell your personal information.
8. Legal bases and your rights
We process personal data on the basis of your consent (advertising and analytics cookies, newsletter), our legitimate interests (running and securing the Site) and legal obligations. Depending on where you live — including under the GDPR, the UK GDPR, Türkiye's KVKK (Law No. 6698) and US state laws such as the CCPA — you may have the right to access, correct or delete your data, object to or restrict processing, withdraw consent, and complain to a data protection authority. To exercise your rights, email [email protected].
9. Retention and security
We keep messages only as long as needed to respond and for our records, and newsletter details until you unsubscribe. We use reasonable measures to protect information, but no online transmission is completely secure.
10. Children
The Site is not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA), and we do not knowingly collect their personal data. If you believe a child has sent us personal data, contact us and we will delete it.
11. Changes
We may update this Policy. The current version and its date are always shown on this page.
12. Contact
[email protected]
Zeruj Port AVM, CF 38, Kazlıçeşme, Asım Kazancıgil Caddesi, 34020 Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, Türkiye
