Privacy policy

Last updated: 16 October 2026

1. Who we are

This website (iamhawkdj.com) is operated by Riccardo Falconelli, sole proprietor trading as HÄWK, VAT no. IT02834640035, 28100 Novara, Italy ("HÄWK", "we", "us"). We are the data controller for the personal data processed through this website. For any privacy question or request, contact us at hawkmusica@gmail.com.

2. What data we collect

  • Order data: name, email address, billing details requested at checkout and the products you buy. Payments are processed by Shopify and its payment providers: we never see or store your full card details.
  • Device and usage data: IP address, browser, device, pages viewed, the site that sent you here and how you interact with our pages, collected through cookies and similar technologies.
  • Messages: if you email us (booking, demos, support), we receive your email address and the content of your message.

Newsletter and free downloads: if you choose to subscribe when downloading a free track on our website, we collect your email address, the date of your consent and which free download you requested.

3. Why we use your data and on what legal basis

  • To process your order, deliver your digital files, send order confirmations and give support: performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
  • To keep invoices and accounting records: legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).
  • To keep the website secure, prevent fraud and make it work properly: legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
  • To measure visits and to show and measure ads on Google, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook: your consent, given through the cookie banner (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw it at any time.
  • To reply to your emails: legitimate interest and, where relevant, steps taken at your request before a contract.

To send you emails about new free downloads, releases, stems packs and news from HÄWK: your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), given by ticking the box next to the email field. Subscribing is optional: you can always download without leaving your email. Each email contains an unsubscribe link and you can withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out before.

4. Cookies, analytics and advertising

When you first visit the site, a cookie banner lets you choose which cookies to allow. Cookies needed for the site and checkout to work are always active. Analytics and marketing cookies are used only if you accept them:

  • Google Analytics and Google Ads (Google Ireland Ltd), through the Google & YouTube app for Shopify, to understand how the site is used and to measure and show ads. Google Privacy Policy · opt-out.
  • Meta Pixel (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd), to measure and show ads on Instagram and Facebook. Meta Privacy Policy.

You can change your choice at any time through the cookie banner or your browser settings.

The tools we may use, only after your consent, are: Meta Pixel and Conversions API (Facebook and Instagram), TikTok Pixel and Events API, Google Analytics and Google Ads. Our free downloads are delivered through Hypeddit (hypeddit.com), a third-party download gate: when you continue to Hypeddit, its own privacy policy applies and the data you share there (for example follows on SoundCloud or Spotify) is processed by Hypeddit.

5. Who we share data with

  • Shopify (Shopify International Ltd, Ireland): hosting, checkout, payments and delivery of digital files. Shopify Privacy Policy.
  • Payment providers available at checkout, to process your payment.
  • Google and Meta, only if you accept the related cookies.
  • Our accountant and the tax authorities, where required by law.
  • Public authorities, when we are legally required to.

We do not sell your personal data.

Newsletter emails are sent through Shopify's email tools. Advertising and measurement data is shared with Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., TikTok Technology Ltd. and Google Ireland Ltd. only if you accept marketing cookies.

6. Transfers outside the EU

Some of these providers may process data outside the European Economic Area, for example in the United States. In those cases transfers are protected by the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and/or the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.

7. How long we keep your data

  • Order and invoicing data: 10 years, as required by Italian tax law.
  • Emails: as long as needed to handle your request, and no longer than 24 months unless we have an ongoing working relationship.
  • Analytics and marketing cookies: for the periods shown in the cookie banner, generally no longer than 26 months.

Newsletter data (your email address and consent record) is kept until you unsubscribe; after that we keep only what is needed to prove your consent and to make sure we no longer write to you.

8. Your rights

Under the GDPR you can ask to access, correct or delete your data, restrict or object to its use, receive it in a portable format and withdraw your consent at any time. Just email hawkmusica@gmail.com: we will reply within one month. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) or the authority of your country.

To stop receiving our emails, click "unsubscribe" at the bottom of any email or write to hawkmusica@gmail.com. You can change your cookie choices at any time from the cookie banner.

9. Minimum age

This website is intended for people aged 14 and over. If you are under 14, please do not send us personal data. If you are under 18, you may buy only with the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last changed.

11. Contact

HÄWK – Riccardo Falconelli · VAT IT02834640035 · 28100 Novara, Italy · hawkmusica@gmail.com