Non-Identifying Information
My site uses tools like Google Analytics to collect non-personally-identifying information like your browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of your visit. I do that to better understand who is visiting and how I can make my site more useful.
Forms On My Site
I also collect personally-identifying information like your email address, your website URL and your Internet Protocol (IP) addresses when you submit a form. I don't make this information available and if I don't need the data, I don't collect it on the form. I use your personally-identifying information like your email address to reach back to you and reply to your questions.
Your Purchases
If you make a purchase on my site, you require me to gather personally-identifying information. But I limit how much and what type of information I gather depends on the nature of the interaction. If you buy an online course or ebook, I collect personal and financial information required to process your purchase and pass it to my payment gateway – Stripe (more details on their privacy policies can be found here). In each case, I only collect what I need to deliver what you're requesting. And I don't disclose that information in any ways other than how I articulate them here in this policy.
Making A Purchase From Outside The US?
I may transfer the personal data I collect about you to recipients in countries other than the country you live in, including the United States, where I am headquartered. These countries may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information. Rest assured, where I disclose personal data to a third party in another country, I have safeguards in place to ensure your personal data remains protected; as described in this privacy policy, or as disclosed to you at the time of data collection.
For individuals in the European Economic Area (EEA), your data may be transferred outside the EEA. Where your personal data is transferred outside the EEA, it will only be transferred to countries that have been identified as providing adequate protection for EEA data or to a third-party where we have approved transfer mechanisms to protect your personal data – i.e., by entering into the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses, or by ensuring the entity is Privacy Shield certified (for transfers to US-based third parties). For further information, please contact me using the details set out in the “Contact me” section below.
Your Rights
It's your personal data and you have certain rights relating to it. When it comes to marketing communications, you can ask me not to send you these at any time – by following the unsubscribe instructions contained in the marketing communication, or send your request to the email below, in the “Contact me” section.
Depending on your country you may have the right or choice to:
- Opt-out of some collection or uses of your personal data, including the use of cookies and similar technologies, the use of your personal data for marketing purposes, and the anonymization of your personal for data analyses
- Access your personal data, update it, restrict or object to its processing, or request its deletion (see below)
- Receive the personal data you provided to transmit it to another company
- Withdraw any consent provided
- Where applicable, lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority
The length of time I keep your personal data depends on what it is and whether I have an ongoing business need to retain it (for example, to provide you with a service you've requested or to comply with applicable legal, tax or accounting requirements).
I'll retain your personal data for as long as we have a relationship with you and for a period of time afterward where we have an ongoing business need to retain it, in accordance with our data retention policies and practices. Following that period, I'll delete or anonymize it.
You can exercise these rights at any time by sending me an email. See the “Contact me” section below.
If you're not happy with how I am processing your personal data, please let me know by sending an email. I will review and investigate your complaint, and get back to you within a reasonable time frame.
Employees, Contractors, And Your Data
I only share your personal information in order to process certain purchases where I may be using an employee, contractor or partner to help me fulfill your requests. Each of these folks has agreed to not disclose it to others. I don't rent or sell your personally-identifying information to anyone, including any partners I may be using (which are listed below).
My Partners And Your Data
- ConvertKit – Your email is being captured when you proactively subscribe using forms on my site. You can change / unsubscribe via every email you get.
- Vimeo / YouTube – I enable embedded videos on my site. These sites may capture browser and IP data, but are never passed additional personally-identifying data (like your name/email) from me.
- Right Message – I use RightMessage to present contextual content based on your behavioral data (what pages you visit, etc) and integrates with ConvertKit to leverage your interests.
Protecting Your Data
I am doing everything I can and know of to reasonably protect against any unauthorized access or use of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Contact Me
If you have questions or want to talk about any of this, feel free to reach me by email at Chris [at]chrislema.com.
Policy Changes
From time to time I review and may make changes to my Privacy Policy. I strongly encourage you to frequently check this page for any changes. As you continue to use my site, your use will be under the new or changed terms.
Last updated on January 5, 2021.