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Privacy policy

Private by default.

How information is collected and handled across forms, payment, email delivery and private decision work.

In plain English

We collect information you give us, use it to deliver the service you requested, limit access to it and do not sell it.

Your information

  • Used to deliver and support the service
  • Shared only where operation or law requires it
  • Protected with reasonable safeguards

Your choices

  • Ask questions about your information
  • Stop optional communications
  • Request corrections where appropriate

Information collected

We collect information deliberately supplied through forms, including name, email, country, consent choices, support messages and high-level Closer Access expectations.

Payments

PayPal processes payment details. The website should not store full payment-card information.

Delivery and communications

Information may be used to deliver publications, confirm purchases, create access, provide support and send practical communications where consent exists.

Confidential matters

Do not send confidential documents through public forms or ordinary calendar pages. For Closer Access, an NDA may be put in place before sensitive information is shared.

Anonymised patterns

Recurring lessons may be shared only after identifying details are removed.

Your choices

You may unsubscribe from marketing communications and contact Support regarding access, correction or deletion requests, subject to lawful retention requirements.

Protected-download records

For paid digital delivery, the system records the internal order reference, payment status, token status, access times, basic network information, browser information and replacement-access activity. These records are used for fulfilment, customer support, fraud prevention and accountability. The visible access token is sent to the purchaser; only its secure hash is stored in the database.