Who I am

Welcome to Betty Sue. I am the artist and owner of Betty Sue, a small shop offering music themed art, gifts, and educational resources for music lovers and piano teachers. I sell both physical products (such as greeting cards, earrings, stickers, and other handmade and printed items) and digital downloads (such as printable teaching resources). This website features a store and a blog. The website address is: https://www.bettysue.shop

Educational digital resources may be offered under the Susan Paradis Piano Teaching Resources name as a sub brand of Betty Sue, but all of it is operated by me through this website.

What personal data I collect and why I collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, I collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and the browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

I may also use device and usage information to help screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize the site, such as by generating analytics about how visitors browse and interact with the site and assessing the effectiveness of content and marketing.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. A Gravatar is the image you may use when leaving a comment. Use of an image is optional. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Email lists

If you choose to subscribe to receive newsletters or marketing updates, you may receive occasional emails from Betty Sue. These emails may include updates about products, free resources not available on the website, new releases, and occasional marketing or promotional content.

I will only send promotional or marketing emails if you have explicitly chosen to opt in to receive them. You may unsubscribe at any time using the link provided in each email. Unsubscribing will stop future marketing emails.

Your email address is not sold or shared with third parties for marketing purposes.

Orders

When you place an order through the site, I collect information necessary to fulfill your order, ship your items or provide access to purchased digital materials, and send invoices or order confirmations. For physical orders, this includes your shipping address.

I may also use your order information to contact you if necessary to ensure delivery of your order or to provide important information related to your purchase.

Payment processing is handled by third party providers. Credit card and payment information is processed securely through PayPal and WooPayments. I do not store your full payment details.

WooPayments Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/

PayPal Privacy Policy: https://www.paypal.com/privacy

Contact forms

When you contact Betty Sue through a contact form, your email address is used solely to respond to your inquiry. Contacting me through the website does not subscribe you to marketing emails or newsletters. Your contact information is not used for advertising and is not shared with third parties.

Cookies

This website uses cookies to support essential site functionality, such as shopping cart features, user login, and security.

If you leave a comment on the site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

If you have an account and log in to the site, temporary cookies are set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. Login cookies save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen preference cookies may last for up to one year. Selecting “Remember Me” will keep you logged in for two weeks.

In addition to essential cookies, this site may use analytics and performance cookies to understand how visitors interact with the site and to improve functionality and content. These cookies may collect information such as pages visited, time spent on the site, and browser type. Where required by law, visitors may be given the option to accept or manage cookie preferences.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (such as videos or images). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the other website directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content, especially if you are logged in to those services.

Who I share your data with

I share necessary personal information with WooCommerce to power the online store. You can read WooCommerce’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/

For physical orders, I share your name and shipping address with the shipping carrier (USPS) and my shipping software in order to deliver your order.

I also use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site. You can read how Google uses personal information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You may opt out of Google Analytics tracking here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

I may also share personal information if required to comply with legal obligations, respond to lawful requests, or protect my rights.

How long I retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to help recognize and approve follow up comments automatically.

If you create an account on the site, I store the personal information provided in your user profile. You may view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except for your username). Website administrators may also access this information to manage orders and support.

Order information is retained for record keeping purposes unless and until you request its deletion, subject to legal or administrative requirements.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data I hold about you. You may also request that your personal data be erased, except where I am required to retain it for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

If you are a European resident, you have the right to access, correct, update, or delete your personal information. To exercise these rights, please contact me through the website contact form.

Please note that your information may be transferred outside of Europe, including to the United States, where the servers used by my hosting provider (SiteGround) are located. SiteGround’s privacy policy is available here: https://www.siteground.com/privacy.htm

Children’s privacy

This website is not directed to children under the age of 13. I do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If I become aware that such information has been collected, I will delete it promptly.

Data security

I use SSL encryption and secure hosting to protect personal information. Access to order and account information is limited to the website owner.

Data breach notification

If a data breach occurs that affects your personal information, I will notify affected users as required by applicable Texas law.

How to contact me

If you have questions about this privacy policy or my data practices, or if you wish to make a request regarding your personal information, please contact me through the contact page on this website.

Changes to this privacy policy

I may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes to practices, operations, or legal requirements. Updates will be posted on this page.

Last updated: 07/07/2026