Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 2026  ·  Applies to: rasmckoy.com

1. Who We Are

This website is operated by Ras Mckoy, a music artist based in England, United Kingdom. References to "we", "us" or "our" mean Ras Mckoy.

If you have any questions about this policy or your data, please contact us via the contact form on this website or at: bookings@rasmckoy.com

2. What Data We Collect

We collect personal data in the following circumstances:

• Contact form: Your name, email address, and message content when you submit the contact form.
• Shop purchases: Your name, email, billing address, and payment details when you make a purchase. Payment card data is handled directly by Stripe and is never stored on our servers.
• Account registration (Snipcart): Your name and email address if you create a customer account to view order history or download purchased files.
• Cookies: See Section 6 below.

3. Why We Use Your Data

• To respond to your contact form enquiries (legal basis: legitimate interests)
• To process and fulfil your orders, including delivery of digital downloads (legal basis: contractual necessity)
• To send you order confirmations and receipts (legal basis: contractual necessity)
• To maintain customer accounts (legal basis: legitimate interests / consent)

4. Third-Party Services (Data Processors)

We use trusted third-party services to operate this website. Each service has its own privacy policy:

• Snipcart — Shopping cart and customer accounts. Privacy Policy
• Stripe — Payment processing. Your card details go directly to Stripe and are never stored by us. Privacy Policy
• EmailJS — Contact form delivery. Your message is routed through EmailJS servers to reach us. Privacy Policy
• YouTube (Google) — Embedded music videos. YouTube may set cookies when videos are played. We use youtube-nocookie.com to minimise tracking. Google Privacy Policy
• Netlify — Website hosting. Netlify processes server logs. Privacy Policy
• Google Fonts — Typography. Google may log your IP when fonts are loaded. Privacy Policy

5. How Long We Keep Your Data

• Contact messages: Retained in our email inbox for up to 2 years, then deleted.
• Order records: Retained for 7 years to comply with UK financial regulations.
• Customer accounts: Retained until you request deletion.

6. Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

• Strictly necessary: Snipcart uses cookies to maintain your shopping cart session. These are required for the shop to function.
• Third-party / functional: YouTube may set cookies when you play a video. We use the privacy-enhanced youtube-nocookie.com embed to minimise this.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the shop functionality.

7. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

You have the right to:

• Access — Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification — Ask us to correct inaccurate data.
• Erasure — Ask us to delete your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
• Restriction — Ask us to restrict processing of your data.
• Portability — Request your data in a portable format.
• Objection — Object to processing based on legitimate interests.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at bookings@rasmckoy.com. We will respond within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO): ico.org.uk — Tel: 0303 123 1113.

8. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data. Our site uses HTTPS encryption. Payment data is handled exclusively by Stripe, who are PCI-DSS compliant.

9. International Transfers

Some of our third-party providers (Stripe, EmailJS, Google) may process data outside the UK. Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards are in place under UK GDPR adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.