Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY
The Wingate Way
Last Updated: August 26, 2026
The Wingate Way respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains the types of information we may collect, how that information may be used and protected, and the choices you have regarding your personal information.
This Privacy Policy applies to The Wingate Way website, services, programs, courses, and related online offerings, including The Transformation Triangle and The Transformation Triangle Foundations Course.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
The Wingate Way may collect personal information when you visit our website, contact us, schedule or participate in a session, purchase a service or course, create an online course account, enroll in a program, communicate with us, or voluntarily subscribe to receive email communications.
Depending upon how you interact with The Wingate Way, information collected may include:
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Name
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Email address
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Telephone number
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Billing or transaction information
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Account and course enrollment information
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Course participation and progress information
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Animal name(s) and information
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Information you voluntarily provide in connection with a session, course, program, questionnaire, or communication
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Technical information associated with use of our website or online course platform, such as IP address, browser or device information, and cookies or similar technologies
We only seek to collect information reasonably necessary to provide our services, operate our business, communicate with you, and improve your experience.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
The Wingate Way may use personal information to:
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Provide and administer services, sessions, programs, and courses
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Create and maintain student accounts
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Process purchases and transactions
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Provide access to purchased course materials
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Track course enrollment and progress
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Respond to questions, requests, or communications
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Provide customer support
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Send service-related communications
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Send marketing or educational emails when you have consented to receive them
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Improve our website, courses, programs, and services
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Maintain the security and integrity of our website and online services
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Prevent fraud or misuse
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Meet legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or other legitimate business requirements
COURSE AND STUDENT INFORMATION
When you enroll in an online course or program offered by The Wingate Way, information necessary to create and administer your account may be collected and processed through our online course platform, Thinkific.
This may include your name, email address, enrollment information, course activity, course progress, and other information you voluntarily provide through the course platform.
Thinkific may process this information on behalf of The Wingate Way in order to provide the technology necessary to deliver and administer our courses. Thinkific provides course creators with tools for handling student information and responding to certain privacy requests.
PAYMENT INFORMATION
Payments for certain products, courses, and services may be processed through third-party payment providers, including Thinkific Payments and Stripe.
The Wingate Way does not directly store your complete credit or debit card information. Payment providers may collect and process information necessary to complete your transaction, prevent fraud, issue refunds, and comply with financial and legal requirements.
Stripe states that transaction information can include information such as name, contact information, payment details and other transaction data, depending upon the payment service being used.
EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING
If you choose to subscribe to our email list or consent to receive marketing communications, The Wingate Way may use your name and email address to send information about services, programs, courses, educational content, events, or other offerings that may be of interest to you.
Purchasing a course or service does not, by itself, require you to consent to unrelated marketing communications where separate consent is required by applicable law.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided in those communications.
You may still receive necessary transactional or service-related communications concerning purchases, appointments, course access, account activity, or other services you have requested.
SERVICE PROVIDERS
The Wingate Way may use trusted third-party service providers to operate its business and provide services to you.
These may include providers that assist with:
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Website hosting
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Online course delivery
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Payment processing
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Scheduling
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Email delivery and marketing
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Video conferencing
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Analytics and website functionality
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Business administration and technology services
These providers may process personal information as necessary to perform services on our behalf or as otherwise permitted by their own terms and privacy policies.
We do not disclose personal information to third parties for purposes unrelated to operating our business or providing our services except with your consent or as permitted or required by law.
COOKIES AND ONLINE TECHNOLOGIES
Our website and online course platform may use cookies and similar technologies to operate websites, remember preferences, maintain account sessions, understand how visitors use the sites, improve functionality, and provide security.
Some third-party services used by The Wingate Way may also use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own privacy policies.
You may be able to control certain cookies through your browser settings or other privacy controls made available on the applicable website.
HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION
The Wingate Way takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
Access to nonpublic personal information is limited to The Wingate Way and service providers who require access to perform legitimate services or business functions.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
The Wingate Way does not sell your personal information.
We may disclose information when reasonably necessary:
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To service providers assisting us in operating our business or providing services
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To process payments and transactions
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To provide and administer online courses and student accounts
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To comply with applicable laws, regulations, subpoenas, court orders, or governmental requests
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To investigate or prevent fraud, security threats, or misuse of our services
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To protect the rights, property, or safety of The Wingate Way, our clients, students, or others
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In connection with a legitimate business transfer, reorganization, or similar transaction, if applicable
YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
Depending upon where you live, applicable privacy laws may provide you with certain rights regarding your personal information.
These rights may include the ability to request:
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Access to personal information we maintain about you
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Correction of inaccurate personal information
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Deletion of certain personal information
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A copy of certain personal information
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Restriction of or objection to certain uses of your information
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Withdrawal of consent where processing is based upon your consent
Certain information may need to be retained when required for legal, accounting, security, transactional, or legitimate business purposes.
Thinkific specifically notes that GDPR provides eligible individuals with rights concerning access and control of their personal information and provides course creators with tools for exporting student data.
INTERNATIONAL USERS
The Wingate Way is based in the United States and provides services and online courses to individuals in the United States and internationally.
If you access our services from outside the United States, your personal information may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.
Where applicable, we will handle personal information in accordance with relevant privacy laws and the contractual arrangements of the service providers we use.
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
The Wingate Way's services and online courses are not directed toward children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate authorization, please contact us so that we can review and address the matter.
THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND SERVICES
Our website, courses, emails, or other communications may contain links to third-party websites or services.
The Wingate Way is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review their privacy policies when providing personal information directly to them.
DATA RETENTION
The Wingate Way retains personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide requested services, maintain appropriate business and transaction records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and protect legitimate business interests.
When personal information is no longer reasonably necessary, it may be deleted or otherwise disposed of in accordance with our business practices and applicable law.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
The Wingate Way may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, business practices, or legal requirements.
When changes are made, the updated Privacy Policy will be posted with a revised "Last Updated" date.
CONTACT US
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a request concerning your personal information, please contact:
The Wingate Way
Email: lauren@thewingateway.com
Website: TheWingateWay.com
