PRIVACY POLICY
Effective Date: August 7, 2026
Lifestyles of the Determined Coaching respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains how Lifestyles of the Determined Coaching (“we,” “us,” or “our”) may collect, use, store, disclose, and otherwise process personal information when you:
Visit this website
Submit a contact form
Subscribe to emails or newsletters
Purchase coaching services or digital products
Enroll in a coaching program
Communicate with us
Participate in coaching
Use forms, scheduling tools, payment services, or other resources connected to our website or services
By using this website or voluntarily providing personal information, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT
The information we collect depends on how you interact with the website and our services.
Information you provide directly
We may collect information such as:
Name
Email address
Phone number
Billing information
Contact preferences
Information submitted through contact forms
Newsletter subscription information
Coaching inquiries
Scheduling information
Program enrollment information
Communications you send to us
Responses to intake questionnaires
Responses to coaching assessments or Life Audits
Goals, concerns, circumstances, or other information you voluntarily share as part of coaching
Feedback, testimonials, or survey responses
Information necessary to administer a purchase, payment plan, program, or coaching relationship
We will seek to collect only information reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy.
2. SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION
Because coaching may involve discussion of a client’s personal life, a client may voluntarily provide information that could be considered sensitive.
Depending on the information disclosed, this could include information relating to:
Religious beliefs or spiritual practices
Physical health
Mental or emotional health
Disability
Medical treatment
Family circumstances
Relationships
Financial stress
Trauma or personal history
Reproductive or other health-related matters
Other sensitive life circumstances
Connecticut law defines several categories of information as sensitive data and requires additional protections for covered processing.
We do not ask website visitors to provide sensitive information merely to browse this website.
Where sensitive information is reasonably necessary for a coaching relationship, it should be provided through the designated intake, coaching, or communication process rather than through general public website forms whenever possible.
3. CONSUMER HEALTH DATA
Certain information voluntarily shared through coaching may qualify as “consumer health data” under applicable law if it identifies or can be used to identify a person’s physical or mental health condition, diagnosis, or status.
Lifestyles of the Determined Coaching is not a healthcare provider, and coaching is not medical or mental-health treatment.
However, privacy laws may still apply to health-related information collected outside traditional healthcare settings. Connecticut expressly applies certain consumer-health-data requirements regardless of business size when a business determines the purpose and means of processing that data.
We do not sell consumer health data.
We do not use consumer health data for targeted advertising.
We do not intentionally disclose consumer health data to unrelated third parties for their own marketing purposes.
We limit collection and use of such information to what is reasonably necessary for the coaching relationship, business administration, legal compliance, or other purposes disclosed to the client.
4. PAYMENT INFORMATION
Payments may be processed through third-party payment processors, including Stripe.
When you submit payment information through Stripe, payment-card information is generally collected and processed directly by Stripe rather than stored directly by Lifestyles of the Determined Coaching.
We may receive information related to the transaction, such as:
Your name
Email address
Amount paid
Product or service purchased
Payment status
Transaction date
Billing-related information
Limited payment-method information made available by the processor
Your payment information is also subject to the privacy practices and terms of the applicable payment processor.
We do not intentionally store complete credit-card numbers on our own website or systems.
5. PAYMENT PLANS
If you choose a payment plan, information associated with the transaction may be retained as reasonably necessary to administer future agreed payments, invoices, payment reminders, account records, and related customer support.
Where you authorize a payment method to be saved for future charges, that payment information is handled by the applicable payment processor according to its own security and privacy practices.
6. WEBSITE AND ANALYTICS INFORMATION
Our website is hosted by Squarespace.
Squarespace may automatically collect technical information about visitors in order to operate the website and provide analytics.
This may include information such as:
Browser type
Device information
Network information
IP address
Pages visited
Referring pages
Clicks
Internal links
Scrolling activity
Searches
Dates and timestamps
General website usage
Squarespace states that its analytics tools may collect browser, network, device, referral, IP-address, page-view, click, scrolling, search, and timestamp information.
We may use this information to understand how visitors use the website, improve content, identify technical problems, and make business decisions.
7. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES
This website uses cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small files or pieces of data stored on a visitor’s device.
Squarespace uses both:
Necessary cookies required for the website to function
Non-essential analytics and performance cookies that help website owners understand site activity
Depending on website settings and applicable law, non-essential cookies may be restricted until a visitor provides consent through the website’s cookie banner.
Squarespace provides controls that allow site owners to disable analytics cookies, limit activity logs, and display a customizable cookie banner.
Additional third-party tools embedded or connected to the site may use their own cookies or similar technologies.
8. COOKIE CHOICES
Where available, visitors may use our cookie-consent banner to accept, reject, or manage non-essential cookies.
Visitors may also control cookies through their browser settings.
Blocking certain cookies may affect website functionality.
Our cookie banner may include a link to this Privacy Policy or a separate Cookie Policy.
9. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may use personal information to:
Respond to inquiries
Provide requested information
Deliver coaching services
Manage coaching relationships
Process enrollment
Process payments
Administer payment plans
Send invoices or receipts
Schedule sessions
Provide client support
Deliver digital resources
Send service-related communications
Send newsletters or marketing communications when authorized
Maintain business and financial records
Improve our website, programs, and services
Understand website use
Prevent misuse or fraud
Protect our legal rights
Resolve disputes
Comply with legal obligations
Enforce agreements and policies
We do not use personal information for purposes that are materially incompatible with the reason it was collected without appropriate notice or consent where required.
10. COACHING INFORMATION
Information shared within a coaching relationship may be used to:
Understand the client’s goals
Prepare for coaching sessions
Track progress
Develop personalized coaching strategies
Provide relevant resources or exercises
Maintain coaching records
Provide follow-up support
Administer the client relationship
Determine whether a matter falls outside the scope of coaching
We do not use private coaching disclosures for unrelated advertising or sell them to data brokers.
11. EMAIL AND NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTIONS
If you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter or email communications, we may use your email address and related information to send:
Encouragement
Educational content
Scripture or faith-based content
Podcast updates
Coaching information
Program announcements
Business updates
Promotional communications
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link included in the email.
Unsubscribing from marketing messages does not necessarily prevent us from sending non-promotional communications that are reasonably necessary for an active purchase, payment, coaching relationship, appointment, or legal matter.
Squarespace allows website owners to place a privacy disclaimer directly underneath newsletter signup forms, which we will also use.
12. CONTACT FORMS
When you submit a contact form, we may collect the information entered into the form as well as associated technical information provided by the website platform.
Please do not include unnecessary medical records, Social Security numbers, complete financial-account credentials, passwords, or other highly sensitive information in a general website contact form.
13. HOW WE MAY SHARE INFORMATION
We do not sell personal information.
We may share information when reasonably necessary with third parties that help us operate the business, such as:
Website hosting providers
Payment processors
Email providers
Scheduling platforms
Video-conferencing providers
Cloud-storage providers
Form providers
Accounting or bookkeeping providers
Technology service providers
Legal or professional advisors
These providers may receive only the information reasonably necessary to perform their functions.
14. THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS
The website and business may rely on third-party services including Squarespace and Stripe.
Third-party providers have their own privacy policies, security practices, terms, and data-processing procedures.
Squarespace specifically notes that websites using connected services may provide visitor information to those third parties, and site owners should review the privacy practices of connected platforms.
We are not responsible for a third party’s independent privacy practices.
15. DISCLOSURES REQUIRED BY LAW
We may disclose personal information where reasonably necessary to:
Comply with applicable law
Respond to a valid subpoena, court order, warrant, or legal process
Cooperate with lawful government requests
Protect our rights or property
Investigate suspected fraud
Enforce contracts
Respond to a payment dispute or chargeback
Protect the safety of a person
Defend against legal claims
16. CONFIDENTIALITY OF COACHING INFORMATION
Private coaching information is treated with care and generally kept confidential.
However, coaching confidentiality is not the same as legal privilege held by certain licensed or regulated professions.
Disclosure may occur when:
You authorize it
It is reasonably necessary to provide or administer services
A service provider requires limited access to support business operations
Disclosure is legally required
There is a serious and immediate safety concern
Disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect legal rights or respond to a dispute
17. DATA MINIMIZATION
We seek to collect only the personal information reasonably necessary to provide services, conduct business, comply with legal obligations, and support clients.
The Federal Trade Commission recommends that businesses avoid collecting information they do not need and retain personal information only as long as there is a legitimate business need. This is also the approach we intend to follow.
18. DATA RETENTION
We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for:
Providing services
Maintaining client records
Completing transactions
Collecting outstanding payments
Maintaining tax and accounting records
Complying with legal obligations
Resolving disputes
Enforcing agreements
Protecting legitimate business interests
Different categories of information may be retained for different periods.
When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it, subject to legal, tax, financial, insurance, or recordkeeping requirements.
19. DATA SECURITY
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect personal information.
These may include:
Password-protected accounts
Access controls
Reputable third-party platforms
Secure payment processors
Reasonable limitations on access
Appropriate business-security practices
However, no website, email system, text message, cloud service, or electronic transmission can be guaranteed completely secure.
You provide information electronically at your own reasonable risk.
20. EMAIL, TEXT, AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION RISKS
Email, text messages, messaging platforms, video calls, and similar technologies may not provide the same level of security as specialized health-information systems.
Clients should avoid transmitting highly sensitive information through ordinary email or text unless necessary.
21. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
Depending on where you live and which privacy law applies, you may have rights regarding your personal information.
These may include rights to:
Know whether personal information is being processed
Access personal information
Correct inaccurate information
Request deletion
Obtain a portable copy of certain information
Opt out of certain sales of personal data
Opt out of targeted advertising
Opt out of certain profiling
Withdraw certain consent
Connecticut residents have statutory rights that include access, correction, deletion, portability, and certain opt-out rights under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act.
We do not currently sell personal information or use personal information for targeted advertising.
22. REQUESTS TO ACCESS, CORRECT, OR DELETE INFORMATION
You may contact us using the contact method listed at the end of this Policy to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information where applicable.
We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.
Some information may need to be retained where permitted or required for:
Legal obligations
Tax records
Accounting records
Fraud prevention
Contract enforcement
Payment records
Dispute resolution
Other lawful purposes
23. SENSITIVE-DATA CONSENT
Where applicable law requires consent before processing sensitive data, we will seek appropriate consent.
Providing information voluntarily during coaching does not authorize us to use it for unrelated purposes.
Clients may be asked to provide additional acknowledgment or consent through intake or coaching documents when sensitive information is reasonably expected to be collected.
24. CHILDREN
This website and our coaching services are intended for adults age 18 or older unless expressly stated otherwise.
We do not knowingly solicit personal information from children through our adult coaching services.
If we learn that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child in circumstances where collection was not appropriate, we may delete it as required by applicable law.
25. SOCIAL MEDIA
If you interact with Lifestyles of the Determined Coaching through a social-media platform, that platform may separately collect and process information about you.
Your use of social media is governed by the privacy practices of the applicable platform.
Please avoid sending highly sensitive information through social-media direct messages.
26. PODCASTS AND PUBLIC CONTENT
Listening to a podcast, viewing public content, reading a blog, or interacting with educational materials does not create a confidential coaching relationship.
Information voluntarily posted in public comments, reviews, social media, or other public spaces may be visible to others.
27. TESTIMONIALS
We will not publicly associate your private coaching experience, name, image, or identifiable testimonial with our marketing without appropriate permission.
If you voluntarily submit a testimonial and authorize its use, we may use it according to the permission provided.
28. THIRD-PARTY LINKS
Our website may contain links to other websites, platforms, products, or services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of websites we do not control.
Review the privacy policy of any third-party website you choose to visit.
29. INTERNATIONAL VISITORS
Our business is based in the United States.
If you access this website from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, processed in, or stored in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.
Those jurisdictions may have different data-protection laws from your home country.
Squarespace notes that international privacy frameworks such as the GDPR may require businesses to disclose transfers outside the European Economic Area and provide additional rights and information.
If our business begins intentionally marketing services to residents of jurisdictions requiring additional disclosures, this Policy may be updated accordingly.
30. DO NOT SELL OR SHARE
Lifestyles of the Determined Coaching does not sell personal information for monetary consideration.
We also do not intentionally share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
If our practices materially change, this Privacy Policy and any required opt-out mechanisms will be updated.
31. AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING
We do not currently use personal information to make automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning consumers.
32. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy as our website, business, technology, service providers, or legal obligations change.
The Effective Date at the top will show when the Policy was most recently updated.
Material changes may also be communicated through the website or another appropriate method.