Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Improveism

At Improveism (https://improveism.net), we are dedicated to empowering your journey in business & growth, career & skill enhancement, financial well-being, and health improvement. This Privacy Policy outlines how Improveism (“we,” “us,” or “our”) gathers, utilizes, and safeguards your personal information when you engage with our website (the “Site”) and benefit from our resources and services. It also clarifies your privacy rights and how relevant laws protect your data.

Your privacy is of paramount importance to us. By accessing and using our Site, you consent to the collection and use of your information in accordance with the terms of this policy.

Information We Collect

We collect various categories of information from and about individuals who use our Site. This includes data:

That can personally identify you, such as your name, email address, physical address, telephone number, or any other identifier through which you might be contacted online or offline (“personal information”);
That pertains to you but does not individually identify you, such as aggregated traffic patterns, location data, server logs, referring/exit pages, and other communication data, along with details of the content and resources you access and use on the Site; and
Regarding your internet connection, the devices you employ to access our Site, and your usage patterns.

Personal Information You Voluntarily Provide to Us

The personal information we directly collect from you, through or on our Site, may encompass:

Information you provide by completing forms on our Site. This includes data submitted when registering for an account, subscribing to our newsletters or services, posting content, or requesting additional services.
Records and copies of any correspondence (including email addresses) if you reach out to us for support or inquiries.
Your responses to surveys we may ask you to complete for research and feedback purposes, aimed at enhancing our offerings in business & growth, career, financial, and health improvement.
Details of transactions you conduct through our Site and for fulfilling your orders. You may be required to furnish financial information to complete purchases on our Site.

Information We Collect Through Automated Technologies

As you navigate and interact with our Site, we may employ automated data collection technologies to gather specific information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. This includes:

Detailed records of your visits to our Site, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data, as well as the resources you access and use on the Site.
Information about your computer and internet connection, such as your IP address, operating system, and browser type.

The information we collect automatically is primarily statistical and generally does not include personal information. However, we may maintain this data or link it with personal information collected in other ways or received from third parties. This data helps us to continually refine our Site and provide a more tailored and effective service, particularly by enabling us to:

Estimate the size of our audience and analyze usage trends.
Retain information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Site to align with your individual interests in personal and professional development.
Improve the speed and efficiency of your searches.
Recognize you upon your return visits to our Site.

The technologies we leverage for this automated data collection may include:

Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file deposited on your computer’s hard drive. You have the option to decline browser cookies by adjusting the appropriate setting on your browser. However, please be aware that selecting this setting might restrict your access to certain sections of our Site. Unless you have configured your browser to reject cookies, our system will issue cookies when you visit our Site.
Flash Cookies. Certain interactive features of our Site may use local stored objects (also known as Flash cookies) to collect and store information regarding your preferences and navigation to, from, and within our Site. Flash cookies are managed through different browser settings than standard browser cookies.
Web Beacons. Pages within our Site and our email communications may incorporate small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs). These permit us, for instance, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email, and for other related website statistics (e.g., assessing the popularity of specific content and verifying system and server integrity).

How We Utilize Your Information

We use the information we collect about you, or that you provide to us, including any personal information, for the following purposes:

To present our Site and its comprehensive content to you.
To furnish you with information, products, or services that you specifically request from us, aligning with our focus on business & growth, career, financial, and health improvement.
To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide the information.
To send you important notices concerning your account or subscription, including expiration and renewal reminders.
To execute our obligations and enforce our rights stemming from any contracts established between you and us, including for billing and collection processes.
To inform you about modifications to our Site, or any products or services we offer or provide through it.
To enable your participation in interactive features available on our Site.
In any other manner we may describe when you provide the information.
For any other purpose with your explicit consent.

Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide, as detailed in this privacy policy, in the following circumstances:

To our subsidiaries and affiliated entities.
To contractors, service providers, and other third parties whom we engage to support our business operations. These parties are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality of personal information and to use it solely for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
In the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Improveism’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, where personal information held by Improveism about our Site users is among the assets transferred.
To fulfill the specific purpose for which you provide the information. For example, if you provide an email address to use a “share with a friend” feature on our Site, we will transmit the contents of that email and your email address to the designated recipients.
For any other purpose explicitly disclosed by us when you provide the information.
With your express consent.

We may also disclose your personal information:

To comply with any court order, applicable law, or legal process, including responding to any governmental or regulatory request.
To enforce or apply our terms of use, terms of sale, and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
If we genuinely believe that disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Improveism, our valued customers, or others. This encompasses exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud prevention and credit risk reduction.

Your Choices Regarding How We Use and Disclose Your Information

We are committed to providing you with choices concerning the personal information you provide to us. We have implemented mechanisms to grant you the following control over your information:

Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can configure your browser to reject all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. To understand how you can manage your Flash cookie settings, please visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe’s website. Please note that if you disable or refuse cookies, certain sections of this site may become inaccessible or may not function correctly.
Promotional Communications from Improveism. If you prefer that your email address or contact information not be used by Improveism to promote our own or third parties’ products or services related to business & growth, career, financial, or health improvement, you can opt-out by sending us an email stating your request to admin@improveism.net. If you receive a promotional email from us, you may reply to that email requesting to be excluded from future email distributions.

Your Data Protection Rights Under GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you possess specific data protection rights. We endeavor to take all reasonable steps to enable you to access, correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

Should you wish to be informed about the Personal Data we hold about you, or if you desire its removal from our systems, please contact us directly at admin@improveism.net.

In certain circumstances, you are entitled to the following data protection rights:

The right to access, update, or request the deletion of the information we hold about you.
The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information corrected if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain conditions.
The right to data portability. You have the right to receive a copy of the information we hold about you in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, particularly where Improveism relied on your consent to process your personal information.

Please be aware that we may request you to verify your identity before responding to such requests to ensure the security of your data.

You retain the right to lodge a complaint with a Data Protection Authority regarding our collection and use of your Personal Data. For further details, please contact your local data protection authority within the European Economic Area (EEA).

Your California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants you specific rights concerning your personal information. You have the right to request that businesses subject to the CCPA disclose certain information to you about their collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months. Furthermore, you have the right to request that businesses delete personal information collected from you, subject to certain legal exceptions.

To exercise these rights, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us via email at admin@improveism.net.

Only you, or a person registered with the California Secretary of State whom you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.

We affirm that we will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under GDPR

Our legal basis for collecting and utilizing the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the specific Personal Data we collect and the precise context in which it is gathered.

We may process your Personal Data because:

It is necessary for the performance of a contract with you, such as providing access to our improvement resources.
You have granted us explicit permission to do so.
The processing is essential for our legitimate interests, and these interests are not overridden by your fundamental rights and freedoms.
For the purpose of processing payments for services or products.
To comply with a legal obligation.

Service Providers

We may engage third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Site operations (“Service Providers”), to deliver the Site on our behalf, to perform Site-related services, or to assist us in analyzing how our Site is used.

These third parties are granted access to your Personal Data exclusively to perform these tasks on our behalf and are strictly obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Analytics

We may utilize third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the usage patterns of our Site, helping us refine our content for business & growth, career, financial, and health improvement.

Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google employs the data collected to monitor and track the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may utilize the collected data to contextualize and personalize the advertisements within its own advertising network. You have the option to opt-out of having your activity on the Service made available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. For comprehensive information on Google’s privacy practices, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Links to External Websites

Our Site may feature links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be redirected to that third party’s site. We strongly recommend that you review the Privacy Policy of every website you visit.

We possess no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18 (“Children”).

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us immediately. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verifiable parental consent, we will take prompt steps to remove that information from our servers.

Modifications to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the revised Privacy Policy on this page.

We will endeavor to inform you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Site prior to the change becoming effective, and we will update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes. Modifications to this Privacy Policy become effective when they are published on this page.