Last Updated: September 2026

Becoming Authentic Retirement respects your privacy and is committed to being transparent about how information may be collected, used, and protected when you visit this website or interact with its services.

This Privacy Policy explains the types of information that may be collected, how that information may be used, and the choices available to you.

Information You Voluntarily Provide

You may voluntarily provide personal information when you:

·      Submit a contact form

·      Subscribe to an email list or newsletter

·      Register for a course, workshop, event, or other offering

·      Download or request a resource

·      Complete a survey or questionnaire

·      Communicate with Becoming Authentic Retirement by email or through social media

·      Purchase a product, course, service, or other offering, if purchasing options are made available

Depending on how you interact with the website, this information may include your name, email address, and other information you choose to provide.

Please do not submit sensitive personal, medical, financial, or other confidential information through website forms unless specifically requested through an appropriate secure system.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit this website, certain technical information may be collected automatically through cookies, analytics tools, website hosting services, and similar technologies.

This information may include:

·      Internet Protocol (IP) address

·      Browser and device type

·      Operating system

·      Pages viewed

·      Referring website or source

·      Approximate geographic location

·      Date and time of visits

·      Length of visits

·      Links or features used

·      General website interaction and usage information

This information is generally used to understand how visitors use the website, maintain website functionality, improve content and user experience, and evaluate website performance.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

This website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand visitor behavior, measure website traffic, and support certain third-party services.

Some cookies may be necessary for the website to function properly, while others may be used for analytics, functionality, or marketing purposes.

Depending on your location and the technologies used by this website, you may have options to accept, reject, or manage certain cookies.

You can also adjust cookie settings through your browser. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of portions of the website.

How Information May Be Used

Information collected through Becoming Authentic Retirement may be used to:

·      Respond to questions and inquiries

·      Provide requested information or resources

·      Deliver newsletters or other communications you have requested

·      Administer courses, workshops, events, products, or services

·      Improve website content and functionality

·      Understand how visitors use the website

·      Analyze website traffic and audience trends

·      Maintain website security

·      Prevent fraud or misuse

·      Comply with legal obligations

·      Maintain appropriate business records

Personal information will not be sold to third parties for monetary compensation.

Email Communications

If you voluntarily subscribe to an email list or newsletter, your email address may be used to send educational content, announcements, resources, information about courses or services, and occasional promotional communications.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in those communications.

Administrative or transactional communications relating to a purchase, registration, or request may still be sent when necessary.

Third-Party Service Providers

Becoming Authentic Retirement may use third-party service providers to operate portions of the website and business.

These may include services that provide:

·      Website hosting

·      Website analytics

·      Email delivery and newsletter management

·      Payment processing

·      Course or event registration

·      Scheduling

·      Forms

·      Cloud storage

·      Social media functionality

·      Affiliate tracking

·      Website security

These providers may receive or process information as necessary to perform services on behalf of Becoming Authentic Retirement and are governed by their own privacy policies and terms.

Squarespace

This website may be hosted through Squarespace. Squarespace may collect and process certain visitor information as part of providing website hosting, analytics, security, cookies, and other website functionality.

Visitors should consult Squarespace’s privacy information for additional information about its data practices.

Affiliate Links and Amazon Associates

Becoming Authentic Retirement may participate in affiliate programs, including the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program.

When you click an affiliate link, the applicable retailer or affiliate network may use cookies or other tracking technologies to determine whether a qualifying purchase results from that link.

Those third parties operate under their own privacy policies and data practices.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

External Websites

This website may contain links to third-party websites.

Once you leave Becoming Authentic Retirement, the privacy practices of the third-party website apply. Becoming Authentic Retirement is not responsible for the privacy, security, content, or practices of third-party websites.

You are encouraged to review the privacy policies of websites you visit.

Data Security

Reasonable administrative and technical measures are used to help protect information under the control of Becoming Authentic Retirement.

However, no website, internet transmission, electronic storage system, or communication method can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Therefore, absolute security of information cannot be guaranteed.

Data Retention

Personal information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, maintain business and legal records, comply with applicable obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

Information that is no longer reasonably required may be deleted or anonymized when appropriate.

Your Privacy Choices

Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may provide certain rights regarding your personal information.

These may include the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information, as well as other rights provided by applicable law.

You may contact Becoming Authentic Retirement to make a privacy-related request.

Children’s Privacy

Becoming Authentic Retirement is intended primarily for adults and is not directed toward children under the age of 18.

Becoming Authentic Retirement does not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children under 18 through this website.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information through this website, please contact Becoming Authentic Retirement so the situation can be reviewed and appropriate action taken.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes to the website, business practices, technology, services, or applicable requirements.

The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page will indicate when the policy was most recently revised.

Contact

Questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy may be submitted through the Contact page on the Becoming Authentic Retirement website.