Proper Human Diet Academy

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of information:

• Information you give us directly. Your name, email address, phone number, and any message you send through the contact form; your email address and name when you join the waitlist; payment information you provide during checkout (handled by Stripe, not stored on our servers).
• Information collected automatically.Your IP address, device type, browser, operating system, pages viewed, referring URLs, and time on site. This is gathered by cookies and similar technologies — see our Cookie Policy for detail.
• Information from third parties. If you subscribe via Kit.com, sign in with a social provider, or enrol through a payment processor, those services share limited information with us (email address, transaction confirmation, etc.).

2. How We Use Your Information

• To respond to inquiries submitted through the contact form.
• To send you program updates, enrollment reminders, and educational content if you joined the waitlist.
• To process enrollment payments through Stripe.
• To deliver the certification program content to enrolled students.
• To measure site performance, traffic sources, and popular content via Google Analytics (in aggregated, non-identifying form whenever possible).
• To comply with legal obligations and protect the rights of PHD Academy and our students.

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We share limited information only with the following categories of service providers, solely to operate our services:

• Email delivery: Resend (transactional confirmation + notification emails when you submit a form).
• Marketing email & waitlist: Kit.com (for the enrollment waitlist).
• Analytics: Google Analytics 4 (aggregated site usage data).
• Payments: Stripe (card processing and subscription billing for the Payment Plan; we never store full card numbers).
• Hosting & infrastructure: Vercel (site hosting and deployment).
• Video hosting: Vimeo (the promotional video embedded on the site).

We may also disclose information if required by law, subpoena, or court order, or if necessary to prevent fraud or protect our legal rights.

4. Your Rights

If you are in the United States (including California)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and CPRA, you have the right to:

• Know what personal information we have collected about you.
• Request deletion of your personal information.
• Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information (we do not sell personal information).
• Not be discriminated against for exercising these rights.

If you are in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access a copy of your personal data.
• Correct inaccurate personal data.
• Request erasure of your personal data.
• Restrict or object to certain processing activities.
• Port your data to another service.
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent (for example, marketing emails).
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at support@phdhealthcoachacademy.com. We will respond within the time required by applicable law.

5. Data Retention

We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described above or as required by law. Contact form submissions are typically retained for two years so we can continue a conversation. Enrollment and billing records are retained for seven years to meet financial record-keeping requirements. You may request earlier deletion by writing to us.

6. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including HTTPS encryption in transit, restricted access to production databases, and vetted third-party processors. No system is perfectly secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Children

This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA/UK). If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please email support@phdhealthcoachacademy.com and we will delete it.

8. International Transfers

PHD Academy operates from the United States. If you access the site from outside the US, you understand that your information will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the US, where privacy laws may differ from those in your country.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be highlighted on the homepage or emailed to subscribers where required by law.

10. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising from it will be handled as set forth in our Terms of Service.