Effective Date: 07/01/26

BartSmith.com (“we,” “us,” “our,” or “the Website”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and what choices you have when you visit BartSmith.com, subscribe to our emails, purchase products or services, register for events, submit forms, or interact with our content.

By using BartSmith.com, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

- Name

- Email address

- Phone number

- Mailing address

- Comments, questions, messages, testimonials, reviews, or other information submitted through forms

- Purchase or order history

- Webinar, event, course, or membership registration information

- Course, membership, or login-related information

- Any other information you choose to provide when contacting us or using the Website

We may also automatically collect certain technical information when you visit the Website, including:

- IP address

- Browser type

- Device type

- Operating system

- Referring pages

- Pages visited

- Time spent on the Website

- Click activity

- Cookie and analytics data

- General location data derived from your IP address

2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We may use the information we collect to:

- Operate, maintain, and improve BartSmith.com

- Respond to your questions, messages, requests, or customer service needs

- Send newsletters, book updates, free downloads, offers, announcements, and other email communications

- Process purchases, registrations, orders, downloads, coaching inquiries, course access, or service requests

- Provide access to courses, webinars, memberships, digital products, downloads, or other resources

- Deliver content, videos, articles, book excerpts, recommendations, and website features

- Improve our marketing, website performance, user experience, and content

- Track website traffic, analytics, and engagement

- Prevent fraud, abuse, spam, security issues, and unauthorized access

- Comply with legal, tax, accounting, business, or regulatory obligations

3. EMAIL MARKETING

If you provide your email address, we may send you newsletters, book updates, free downloads, announcements, offers, training information, event updates, and other communications related to Bart Smith, BartSmith.com, books, courses, coaching, services, cookies, videos, and related projects.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us through the Contact Bart page on BartSmith.com.

Even if you unsubscribe from marketing emails, we may still send transactional or administrative messages related to purchases, accounts, registrations, downloads, or customer service.

4. COOKIES, PIXELS, ANALYTICS, AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

BartSmith.com may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, tracking technologies, embedded media, and similar tools to operate the Website, improve user experience, measure traffic, understand visitor behavior, personalize content, and evaluate marketing effectiveness.

These tools may collect information such as your IP address, browser, device type, pages visited, time spent on pages, links clicked, referring website, and other usage information.

We may use tools and services including, but not limited to:

- Systeme.io

- Google Analytics

- Google Search Console

- YouTube embeds

- Amazon affiliate/product links

- PayPal

- Stripe

- Calendly

- Zoom

- Email marketing providers such as Mailchimp, AWeber, ConvertKit, or similar tools

- Facebook/Meta Pixel

- TikTok Pixel

- Google Ads

- Cloudflare

- Affiliate tracking tools

- Other website, marketing, analytics, security, payment, scheduling, or communication tools

You can usually control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect how certain parts of the Website function.

5. PAYMENTS AND PURCHASES

BartSmith.com may sell or promote books, courses, coaching, cookies, downloads, services, digital products, events, and related offerings.

Some purchases may be processed directly through BartSmith.com or through third-party payment processors such as PayPal, Stripe, Systeme.io, Amazon, or other platforms. When you make a purchase through a third-party service, your payment information is handled by that third party according to its own privacy policy and terms.

We do not intentionally store full credit card numbers or complete payment account information on BartSmith.com. Payment processors may collect billing information, transaction details, and other data necessary to process your purchase.

6. THIRD-PARTY LINKS, PLATFORMS, AND EMBEDDED CONTENT

BartSmith.com may link to or embed content from third-party websites, platforms, and services, including Amazon, YouTube, Google, PayPal, Stripe, Calendly, Zoom, social media platforms, affiliate partners, recommended resources, and other external websites.

These third-party websites and services may collect information about you when you click links, watch embedded videos, make purchases, register for events, or interact with their content. Their collection and use of your information is governed by their own privacy policies and terms.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, policies, or actions of third-party websites or services.

7. AFFILIATE LINKS AND PRODUCT RECOMMENDATIONS

BartSmith.com may use affiliate links, Amazon Associates links, recommended resource links, product referral links, and similar links. If you click on these links and make a purchase, we may receive a commission or referral compensation at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate partners and third-party platforms may use cookies or tracking technologies to determine whether a purchase or action came from our link.

8. HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share or allow access to personal information only when reasonably necessary to operate the Website, provide services, process payments, send emails, manage courses or registrations, measure analytics, protect the Website, comply with the law, or run our business.

This may include sharing information with:

- Website hosting and platform providers

- Email marketing providers

- Payment processors

- Scheduling tools

- Webinar and video tools

- Analytics providers

- Advertising and pixel providers

- Security and anti-fraud providers

- Affiliate tracking providers

- Customer support, business, legal, accounting, or administrative service providers

These third parties may process information on our behalf or according to their own policies.

We may also disclose information if required by law, legal process, court order, government request, to protect our legal rights, to prevent fraud or abuse, or to protect the safety of users, the Website, or others.

9. DATA SECURITY

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These steps may include using reputable third-party platforms, secure payment processors, website security tools, access controls, and other reasonable safeguards.

However, no website, online system, email transmission, payment system, or digital storage method is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.

10. DATA RETENTION

We keep personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including providing services, maintaining business records, complying with legal obligations, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, preventing fraud, and operating BartSmith.com.

We may retain email subscription information until you unsubscribe or request removal, subject to legal or business recordkeeping requirements.

11. YOUR CHOICES AND RIGHTS

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

- Request access to personal information we may have about you

- Request correction of inaccurate information

- Request deletion of certain information

- Request that we stop sending marketing emails

- Opt out of certain cookies or tracking technologies through your browser or applicable tools

- Ask questions about how your information is used

If you have questions or want to make a privacy-related request, please contact us through the online contact form on the Contact Bart page at BartSmith.com.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

12. CALIFORNIA PRIVACY NOTICE

If you are a California resident, you may have certain rights under applicable California privacy laws. These may include the right to know what personal information is collected, used, disclosed, or shared; the right to request deletion or correction of personal information; the right to opt out of certain types of sharing; and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights.

BartSmith.com does not sell your personal information.

To submit a privacy request, please contact us through the online contact form on the Contact Bart page at BartSmith.com.

13. EU, UK, AND INTERNATIONAL VISITORS

BartSmith.com is operated primarily for visitors in the United States. However, visitors from the European Union, United Kingdom, and other regions may have additional rights under applicable privacy laws.

Depending on your location and the circumstances, these rights may include the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to, or request portability of certain personal information.

By using BartSmith.com or submitting information to us, you understand that your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.

To make a privacy-related request, please contact us through the online contact form on the Contact Bart page at BartSmith.com.

14. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

BartSmith.com is intended for a general audience and is primarily directed toward adults. The Website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate parental consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.

Parents or guardians who believe a child has submitted personal information through BartSmith.com may contact us through the Contact Bart page.

15. TESTIMONIALS, COMMENTS, REVIEWS, AND USER SUBMISSIONS

If you submit comments, testimonials, reviews, stories, feedback, questions, photos, or other content to BartSmith.com, we may collect and store that information.

If you provide a testimonial, review, or public comment, we may use it on BartSmith.com, in marketing materials, emails, social media, videos, books, or related promotional content, unless otherwise agreed.

Please do not submit personal information, private information, or sensitive information that you do not want shared publicly.

16. DO NOT TRACK SIGNALS

Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” signals. Because there is no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to these signals, BartSmith.com may not respond to all Do Not Track signals.

You can control certain cookies, tracking, and advertising preferences through your browser settings, device settings, or third-party opt-out tools.

17. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we may update the effective date at the top of this page.

Your continued use of BartSmith.com after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.

18. CONTACT US

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us through the online contact form on the Contact Bart page at BartSmith.com.

You may also contact us through this website.