This privacy policy explains how I, Shane Ivers of Silverman Sound Studios, use the personal data collected from you when you use this website.
Topics
What data do I collect?
Silverman Sound Studios may collect the following data:
- Personal identification information (name, email address)
- Purchase and order information
- Website usage data (via Google Analytics, only with your consent)
- Cookie preferences
How do I collect your data?
You directly provide most of the data I collect. I collect and process data when you:
- Place an order for a Pro Licence or other product
- Sign up to the newsletter
- Send a message via the contact form
- Download a track
- Comment on a blog post
- Accept cookies when visiting the website
Some data may also be processed by the following third-party services used to operate this website:
- Google Analytics (GA4) — website usage analytics, only active after you accept cookies
- Cloudflare Turnstile — spam prevention on forms, governed by Cloudflare’s Privacy Policy
- Stripe — payment processing
- PayPal — payment processing
- Amazon Web Services (S3) — secure file storage and delivery
- AcyMailing — newsletter management
How will I use your data?
I collect your data so that I can:
- Process your order and manage your account
- Send you the newsletter if you have subscribed
- Reply to messages and enquiries
- Understand how visitors find and use the site, so I can improve it (only where you have consented to analytics cookies)
How do I store your data?
Your data is stored securely in the UK. I use SSL encryption to protect information transmitted to and from this website. Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, after which it is deleted within a reasonable period.
Marketing
If you have subscribed to the Silverman Sound Studios newsletter, I may send you emails about new music releases and occasional updates. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of any newsletter email, or by contacting me directly.
I do not use your data for advertising, remarketing, or to share with third-party advertising networks.
What are your data protection rights?
Under UK GDPR, you are entitled to the following rights:
- The right to access — you may request a copy of the personal data I hold about you.
- The right to rectification — you may request that I correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
- The right to erasure — you may request that I delete your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing — you may request that I limit how I use your data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing — you may object to my processing of your data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability — you may request that I transfer your data to another organisation or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, I will respond within one month. To exercise any of these rights, please
contact me here.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are used to remember your preferences and understand how visitors use the site.
When you first visit Silverman Sound Studios, a cookie consent banner will appear. No non-essential cookies are set until you actively accept. You can change your mind at any time by clearing your browser cookies, which will cause the banner to reappear on your next visit.
For more information about cookies generally, visit
allaboutcookies.org.
What types of cookies do I use?
Essential cookies (always active)
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. No consent is required for these.
PHPSESSID — a standard PHP session cookie that keeps your session active while you browse. Expires when you close your browser.woocommerce_cart_hash and woocommerce_items_in_cart — remember the contents of your shopping cart. Expire when you close your browser.sonaar_mp3_player_volume — remembers the volume you set on the music player so it persists between pages. Stored locally in your browser.scc_consent — remembers your cookie consent choice (accept or decline) so the banner does not reappear on every visit. Expires after 365 days.Cloudflare Turnstile — helps prevent spam on forms. No cookies are set; a privacy-preserving challenge runs in the background. Governed by Cloudflare’s Privacy Policy.
Payment cookies (checkout only)
Stripe and PayPal may set cookies when you proceed to checkout. These are necessary to process your payment securely and are only active on checkout pages. They are governed by the respective privacy policies of
Stripe and
PayPal.
Analytics cookies (only with your consent)
If you accept cookies, I use Google Analytics (GA4) to understand how visitors find and use the site — for example, which pages are most visited and how people arrive. This helps me improve the music library and the overall experience. No analytics cookies are set if you decline.
Google Analytics sets the following cookies:
_ga — distinguishes individual users. Expires after 2 years._ga_XXXXXXXXXX — maintains session state for GA4. Expires after 2 years._gid — distinguishes users on a shorter cycle. Expires after 24 hours.
This data is anonymised and I do not use it for advertising or remarketing. To opt out of Google Analytics across all websites, you can install the
Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
How to manage your cookies
You can withdraw your cookie consent at any time by clearing the cookies in your browser — the consent banner will reappear on your next visit and you can make a new choice.
You can also configure your browser to block or delete cookies entirely, though this may affect some functionality of the site such as the shopping cart.
Privacy policies of other websites
This website contains links to other websites. This privacy policy applies only to silvermansound.com — if you follow a link to another site, please read their privacy policy.
Changes to this privacy policy
I review this privacy policy periodically and will update it when necessary. This policy was last updated on
March 2026.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, the data I hold, or you wish to exercise any of your data protection rights, please
get in touch here.
How to contact the appropriate authorities
If you wish to make a complaint or feel that I have not addressed your concern satisfactorily, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Contact the ICO here.
