Effective Date: September 25, 2025
At How To Lose Weight During the Holidays (“we,” “us,” “our”), your privacy is very important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our website: https://howtoloseweightduringtheholidays.com.
1. Who We Are
Business Name: How To Lose Weight During the Holidays
Mailing Address: PO Box 1093, Malibu, CA 90265, USA
Website: howtoloseweightduringtheholidays.com
2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why
- User Accounts and Course Access: We require users to create an account to access our courses. We collect name, email, and login information. Payments are processed securely through Stripe.
- Email Collection: We collect email addresses for communication, newsletters, and course updates via ActiveCampaign. You can unsubscribe anytime.
- Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect data shown in the form and the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam.
- Media Uploads: If you upload profile images, avoid including location data (EXIF GPS). Other visitors may download and extract such data.
- Gravatar: If enabled, an anonymized hash of your email may be sent to the Gravatar service. Their policy is at automattic.com/privacy.
3. Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your experience and provide essential functionality:
- Login cookies: Last for 2 days or 2 weeks if “Remember Me” is selected.
- Screen preferences cookies: Last for 1 year.
- WooCommerce session cookies: Help manage your cart and checkout.
- Stripe cookies: Ensure secure payment processing and fraud prevention.
You can disable cookies via your browser settings.
4. Embedded Content
Some pages may include embedded content (e.g., videos, social posts). These platforms may collect your data and track your interaction just as if you were visiting their site directly.
5. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited data with:
- Stripe: for payment processing
- ActiveCampaign: for email marketing and automation
- Spam detection services: such as Akismet
- Google Analytics (coming soon): for anonymous traffic analysis
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary:
- Comments: kept indefinitely
- User accounts: kept until deletion is requested
- Order records: kept for legal and tax compliance
7. Your Rights
If you’re in the EU, California, or other regions with privacy laws, you have the right to:
- Request access to the data we hold about you
- Request correction or deletion of your personal data
- Withdraw consent or unsubscribe from marketing
To make a data request, please contact us at info@howtoloseweightduringtheholidays.com. We may require verification of your identity.
8. Data Security
We protect your data using:
- SSL encryption
- Stripe’s secure PCI-compliant checkout
- WordPress role-based access controls
9. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be filtered through automated spam detection tools. Analytics and email marketing tools may store data on third-party servers.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes in our practices. Please review periodically.
11. Questions?
For any questions or concerns, email us at info@hourglassbride.com or visit our contact page.
Last updated: September 25, 2025
