Privacy Policy
At Growing with Gold, I am committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a positive experience when using my personal growth platform. This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal data when you use my website, purchase products, or interact with my services. By using this site, you agree to the terms of this policy. If you disagree, please do not use this site or any of its services or offerings.
Data Collection
At Growing with Gold, I collect the following information:
Personal Data:
Automated Data:
User-Generated Data:
Voluntary contact form submissions, testimonials, group chat messages shared during group sessions, feedback, and reviews.
How I Use Your Data
Your information is used to:
- Process orders and deliver products/services.
- Respond to inquiries and provide customer support.
- Send transactional emails (e.g., order confirmations) and newsletter/marketing emails (if you opt in).
- Improve my website and services.
- Comply with legal obligations (e.g., tax records).
Third-Party Sharing
I do not sell your data. However, I share it with:
- Payment processors including WooCommerce and PayPal to complete transactions.
- Brevo email service for newsletters (only if you’ve opted-in).
- Analytics tools to track site performance.
- Legal compliance if required by law (e.g., subpoenas).
Data Protection
- SSL encryption for data transmission.
- Secure payment gateways (no direct storage of credit card details).
- Limited access to your data (I am the only one who handles it).
Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They help websites remember information about your visit, such as your preferences and actions. Cookies make your browsing experience easier and more personalized.
The cookies used by Growing With Gold are for the purposes of:
- Remembering your preferences and settings.
- Providing functionality such as remembering your language settings or login state.
- Analyzing website traffic and user behavior (e.g., how visitors use this site).
- Tracking sales and support the online store and payment processes.
Third-party cookies from trusted services are also used, including but not limited to:
- Google Analytics: To track and analyze website usage.
- WooCommerce and PayPal: Essential cookies used to process transactions securely, and maintain your shopping cart and login state.
- Email Marketing Services (Brevo): To send newsletters and marketing emails (only if you’ve opted in).
These third-party services may collect your data in accordance with their own privacy policies. Growing With Gold does not have control over these third-party cookies, and you are encouraged to review their privacy and cookie policies directly.
You can manage or disable cookies in your browser at any time. Please note that some features of this site, such as the shopping cart or login functionality, may not work properly if cookies are disabled.
Data Retention
I retain your data:
- For orders: As long as needed for tax/legal purposes (typically 3–7 years, as required by U.S. tax law).
- For emails and marketing (if you’ve opted in): Until you unsubscribe or request deletion. You can unsubscribe anytime using the “unsubscribe” link in any emails you receive.
- For inactive accounts: Deleted after 1 year of inactivity.
Your Rights
You have the right to access, update, or delete your personal data. Contact me at robyn@growingwithgold.com if you wish to exercise these rights.
Location
I am based in Virginia, USA, and primarily serve US-based customers.
For EU/UK Users: I process your data lawfully under GDPR for contractual necessity (to fulfill orders/services), with consent for marketing (which you can withdraw anytime), and for legitimate interests (e.g., fraud prevention). You may access, correct, delete, or port your data, object to processing, or complain to your local data protection authority if you believe I’ve mishandled your data. Contact me at robyn@growingwithgold.com to exercise these rights.
For any user located outside the USA: By using this site, you consent to data processing in the USA, where laws may differ from your country.
Last Updated: 12/29/2025