Privacy Policy

Last updated October 2024.

What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our website, we may process personal information to improve our website, communicate with you, comply with applicable law (or a valid court order), improve security, or prevent fraud. At your request, we may process your personal information for purposes of contacting you. We will not process sensitive personal information unless you give it to us for purposes of contacting you directly, and we do not receive any information from third parties. 

Your privacy and security is important to us. We have organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, there is no way to guarantee that any electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology will be 100% secure. Although we will take every reasonable precaution to keep your personal information safe, no internet site can guarantee that hackers or other unauthorized third parties will be absolutely prevented from defeating security measures.

Applicable privacy laws vary based on where you are located geographically, so you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. The simplest way to use your rights is to contact us. If you contact us, we will act on any request in conformity with applicable data protection laws.

Some information is automatically collected. For example, your IP address and/or browser and device characteristics, language preferences, location, and other technical information are collected automatically when you visit our website. We use this information primarily for security, analytics, reporting, and operational integrity. However, this information will not reveal any sensitive personal information like your name or contact information. 

Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies. If you do not want this site to collect cookies, set your browser to reject cookies.

We will not knowingly accept or solicit data from children under the age of 18. If you use this website you represent that you are 18 or older, or you are the legal guardian of a minor and you consent to the use of the website by such a minor. We will take reasonable measures to remove any records of any minor if we become aware that such m If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at shelly@shellyreeseconsulting.com.

For UK or EU users:

We are required by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR to explain what valid legal bases we rely on to process your personal information. We reference the following legal bases to process your personal information:

  • Consent. We may process your information if you have given us permission (i.e., consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

  • Performance of a Contract. We may process your personal information when we believe it is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you, including providing our Services or at your request prior to entering into a contract with you.

  • Legal Obligations. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations, such as to cooperate with a law enforcement body or regulatory agency, exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

  • Vital Interests. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.

For users located in Canada:

If you give us express consent, we may process your information or use your personal information for a particular purpose, or if your permission can be inferred. We will discontinue the use your personal information at your request.

We may be legally permitted in some rare cases to process your information without your consent, including:

  • In the event that collection is obviously in the best interests of an individual and their consent is not possible to obtain in a timely manner;

  • To detect and prevent fraud or for investigations related to fraud;

  • For purposes of assessing, processing, or settling insurance claims, if the personal information is contained in a witness statement;

  • To identify an injured, ill, or deceased person and for purposes of communicating with next of kin;

  • To assist in an investigation if we have reasonable grounds to believe an individual has been, is, or may be victim of financial abuse;

  • Based on reasonable grounds, we may use your information for purposes related to investigating a breach of an agreement or a contravention of the laws of Canada or a province;

  • To comply with a valid: subpoena, warrant, court order, or rules of the court relating to the production of records; or

  • Any information that is publicly available.

We do not share your personal information with any third parties for marketing purposes, but you have specific rights if you are a resident of California. The “Shine The Light” law (California Civil Code Section 1798.83) allows users who are California residents to request and obtain from the Company, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below. If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with Services, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Services. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Services, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from all our systems (e.g., backups, etc.).

From time to time, we will update this privacy notice. The date of the revision will be indicated at the top of this page. On the date of the update, the new version of this policy will be effective as soon as it is available. Please review this page frequently to stay informed. 

For questions or comments about this notice, you may contact us at (805) 455 7765.