Sharpening Your Axe Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 24, 2024
This Privacy Policy describes how Sharpening Your Axe ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you use our website, https://sharpneingyouraxe.com (the "Website"). It also describes the choices you have associated with your information and how you can contact us.

Information We Collect
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to improve your online experience at Sharpening Your Axe.

Personal Information:

Information You Provide:

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you use the Website, such as:

- Contact information: Your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.
- Account information: Username, password, and security questions when you create an account.
- Transaction information: Billing address, payment information (including credit card details; however, we do not store full credit card numbers ourselves), and purchase history when you enroll in a course.
- Demographic information: Age, gender, occupation, and interests when you submit a survey or provide it voluntarily.

Information Collected Automatically:
When you use the Website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity. This information may include:

- Device information: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, device model, and unique device identifiers.
- Usage information: Pages you viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked, search terms used, and actions taken on the Website.
- Location information: Your general location information based on your IP address or GPS coordinates (with your consent).

Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies:
We use cookies and other tracking technologies, such as web beacons and pixel tags, to collect and store information. These technologies are used to:

- Remember your preferences for future visits.
- Improve the accuracy of searches.
- Track the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
- Analyze website traffic and usage patterns.

You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. Disabling cookies may limit your use of certain features on the Website.

Use of Personal Information
We use your personal information to provide and improve our services, including to:

- Process your course enrollment and deliver the purchased content.
- Send you administrative information, such as course updates, order confirmations, and billing statements.
- Send you marketing and promotional communications, including information about new courses, special offers, and events (you can opt-out of receiving marketing emails).
- Respond to your inquiries and requests.
- Customize your experience on the Website.
- Improve the overall quality of the Website and our services.
- Comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

Sharing of Personal Information
We may share your personal information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating the Website and delivering our services. These service providers are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and use it only for the purposes we have disclosed.

We may also share your personal information with third parties under the following circumstances:

- To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
- To enforce our Terms of Use.
- To protect our rights, property, or safety.
- In connection with a business transaction, such as a merger or acquisition.

Your Data Protection Rights
You have certain rights regarding your personal information:

- Access: You have the right to request access to your personal information and obtain a copy of it.
- Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal information.
- Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
- Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information for marketing purposes.To exercise any of these rights, please contact us as described in the "Contact Us" section below.

Data Security
We use appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no website or internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of your information.

Children's Privacy
Our Website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. We will take steps to remove the information from our records.

International Transfers
Your personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own, including the United States, where our servers are located and some of our affiliates and third-party service providers operate. These countries may have different data protection laws than your own. By using the Website, you consent to the transfer of your personal information to these countries.

We take appropriate measures to ensure that your personal information is protected when it is transferred to other countries, including implementing contractual safeguards with our service providers and relying on approved data transfer mechanisms.However, please be aware thatno method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information.