This Privacy Policy explains how Brett Harmeling and Happy Life Labs ("we", "us") collect, use, and protect personal information when you visit brettharmeling.com or interact with us.
1. Information we collect
- Information you provide — name, email, phone, message content, and preferred contact time when you submit our contact form or book an engagement.
- Automatically collected information — IP address, device and browser information, pages viewed, referring URLs, and approximate location, collected via cookies and analytics tools.
- Third-party information — data from booking and email providers when you transact with us through them.
2. How we use information
- To respond to inquiries and deliver requested services.
- To operate, secure, and improve the Site.
- To send updates, newsletters, or marketing where you have opted in.
- To comply with legal obligations.
3. Legal bases (EU/UK)
Where GDPR applies, we process personal data on the basis of your consent, the performance of a contract, our legitimate interests in operating and improving the Site, or compliance with a legal obligation.
4. Sharing
We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with:
- Service providers (hosting, analytics, email, scheduling) acting on our instructions.
- Authorities when required by law or to protect our rights.
- Successors in the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale.
5. Cookies
See our Cookie Policy for details.
6. Retention
We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described above or as required by law.
7. Your rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, port, or restrict processing of your personal data, and to withdraw consent. See our GDPR Statement for the EU/UK rights process. California residents may exercise rights under the CCPA/CPRA, including the right to know, delete, and opt out of sale (we do not sell personal information).
8. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information. No system is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. International transfers
We are based in the United States. If you access the Site from outside the US, your information may be transferred to and processed in the US.
10. Children
The Site is not directed to children under 16 and we do not knowingly collect their data.
11. Changes
We may update this Policy. The "Last updated" date reflects the most recent revision.
12. Contact
Email privacy@brettharmeling.com.