privacy policy

1. Information We Collect

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you interact with our Site. Specifically, this includes:

• Consultation Booking Information: When you schedule a free 30-minute consultation, we collect your name, email address, and scheduling preferences.

• Pre-Assessment Data: Once your booking is confirmed, we collect the details you submit via our short pre-assessment form to understand your workplace situation and goals.

• Lead Generation & Newsletter Forms: When you download our FREE Workplace Red Flags Checklist, we collect your First Name, Last Name, and Email Address.

• Payment Information: If you purchase coaching services, our third-party payment processors collect necessary billing and financial details. We do not store financial card data directly on our servers.

• Automated Device Data: As a site built on Squarespace, our platform automatically tracks technical details like your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and activity logs on the Site.

2. How We Use Your Information

We process your personal information to deliver our professional services and run our business operations. Your data is used to:

• Provide, personalize, and manage your coaching consultations and active sessions.

• Review your pre-assessment data to tailor our analytical strategies to your workplace situation.

• Deliver digital resources, such as sending you the Workplace Red Flags Checklist.

• Process secure transactional financial payments.

• Respond to your contact requests, inquiries, and customer support messages.

• Analyze traffic trends to optimize user experience across our Squarespace site.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies deployed by Squarespace to ensure basic site functionality, analyze web metrics, and remember user preferences.

• You can manage your preferences or decline non-essential cookies via our on-screen cookie banner.

• You can also disable or limit cookies through your individual web browser settings.

4. Sharing Your Data with Third Parties

We never sell your personal information. We only share data with trusted third-party service providers ("Processors") necessary to operate our website and services. These include:

• Squarespace: Our core Content Management System (CMS) and website hosting provider.

• Scheduling and Form Utilities: External tools utilized to book consultations and gather intake assessments.

• Email Marketing Platforms: Utilities used to distribute newsletter materials and digital checklists.

• Payment Gateways: Standard, secure processors managing transactions for services.

All processors are legally required to maintain strict confidentiality and protect your data according to modern industry compliance standards.

5. Data Retention & Security

We do not store your personal details indefinitely. We retain information only as long as necessary to fulfill coaching services, complete administrative requests, or comply with prevailing legal obligations.

We implement standard administrative and technical security measures—including SSL data encryption across all pages—to shield your information against unauthorized access, loss, or alteration. Please note, however, that no internet transmission is ever completely secure.

6. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your geographic location (such as the US or EU), you may hold specific privacy protections regarding your data under regional laws like the GDPR or state statutes. Your rights generally include:

• The Right to Access / Review: You can request a summary or copy of the personal data we hold about you.

• The Right to Correct / Update: You can request changes to inaccurate or incomplete records.

• The Right to Delete: You can request that we purge your personal information from our active databases.

• The Right to Opt-Out: You can click the "unsubscribe" link in any automated marketing email to remove your address from our mailing lists.

To exercise any of these permissions, please contact us directly at the email listed below.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our career coaching services and Site resources are exclusively directed to adults. We do not intentionally track or harvest information from individuals under the age of 18. If we find that a child has submitted data, we will wipe it immediately.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We update this policy periodically to align with changing digital privacy laws or new site updates. When modifications occur, we will adjust the "Last Updated" date at the top of this document. We encourage you to review this page regularly.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions, comments, or formal requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at:

Owning Your Career, LLC
Email: owningyourcareer@gmail.com