Effective Date: June 24, 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how Ben Golden ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, protects, and discloses information when you visit our website at bengolden360.com (the "Site") or interact with us, including subscribing to our email and text message marketing.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is reasonably capable of being associated with you ("Personal Information"). The types of Personal Information we may collect include:
Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, and mailing address you provide when you sign up for our mailing list, text messages, or register for an event.
Voluntary Information: Any other information you voluntarily provide to us through forms, surveys, or communications.
Automatically Collected Information: When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and Browse activity, including: IP address Browser type and version Operating system Referring URLs Pages viewed and the time spent on those pages Date and time of access Data collected through cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies (see "Cookies and Tracking Technologies" below).
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the Personal Information we collect for the following purposes:
To Provide Services: To deliver the content, resources, and event information you subscribe to.
To Communicate with You: To send you updates, newsletters, promotional materials, event reminders, and other information related to Ben Golden's tax-related content via email and text message, based on your opt-in consent.
Marketing and Promotions: To inform you about new content, upcoming events, and special offers that may be of interest to you.
To Improve Our Services: To understand how you interact with our Site and content, which helps us improve our website, content, and offerings.
Customer Support: To respond to your inquiries and provide customer service.
Compliance and Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes, and to enforce our terms and conditions.
3. How We Share Your Information
We value your privacy. We do not sell, rent, or trade your Personal Information to third parties for their marketing purposes.
We may share your information with third parties only in the following limited circumstances:
Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing services to you (e.g., email marketing platforms, SMS messaging providers, website hosting, analytics providers). These service providers are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency request).
Protection of Rights: We may disclose your information when we believe it is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your Personal Information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Site of any such change in ownership or control of your Personal Information.
4. Your Choices and Rights
You have certain rights regarding your Personal Information:
Opt-Out of Marketing Communications: Email: You can opt out of receiving marketing emails from us by following the "unsubscribe" link provided in the footer of every marketing email. Text Messages: You can opt out of receiving text messages by replying "STOP" to any message you receive from us.
Access, Correction, and Deletion: You may request access to your Personal Information, or request that we correct or delete it.
Do Not Track: Our Site does not currently respond to "Do Not Track" signals.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to track activity on our Site and hold certain information. Cookies are small data files placed on your device. We use cookies for purposes such as:
Remembering your preferences.
Analyzing website traffic and usage patterns.
Delivering personalized content.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.
6. Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.