Privacy Policy - The Influencer's Compass

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 20, 2025

JMc Associates, LLC ("we," "us," or "our") operates TheInfluencersCompass.com (the "Website"), authored by James E. McCabe. This Privacy Policy informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Website and purchase our products, including "The Influencer's Compass" book and its companion audiobook (the "Product").

We use your data to provide and improve the Website and Product. By using the Website or purchasing the Product, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Product and services to you.

Types of Data Collected:

  • Personal Data: While using our Website or purchasing our Product, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). This may include, but is not limited to:
    • Email address
    • First name and last name
    • Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
    • Payment information (processed by secure third-party payment processors)
  • Usage Data: We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Website or when you access the Website by or through a mobile device ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
  • Tracking & Cookies Data: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Website.

2. Use of Data

JMc Associates, LLC uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Website and Product
  • To notify you about changes to our Product or services
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Product when you choose to do so
  • To provide customer support
  • To process your transactions and manage your purchases
  • To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Product and Website
  • To monitor the usage of our Website
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
  • To send you marketing and promotional communications, provided you have consented to receive them.

3. Disclosure of Data

We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of JMc Associates, LLC
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Website or Product
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the Website or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

We may also share your Personal Data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.

4. Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

5. Your Data Protection Rights

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Rights (for EU/EEA Residents):

If you are a resident of the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the GDPR. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data. If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us via our contact form.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your Personal Data.
  • The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
  • The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
  • The right to withdraw consent: You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where JMc Associates, LLC relied on your consent to process your personal information.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you have a complaint about our data processing, you have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority.

California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CalOPPA):

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your Personal Information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA). While CalOPPA applies to all operators of commercial websites that collect Personally Identifiable Information from California consumers, CCPA grants broader rights.

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request that a business disclose what Personal Information it collects, uses, discloses, and sells.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of Personal Information collected from you.
  • Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your Personal Information. JMc Associates, LLC does not sell your Personal Information.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

Under CalOPPA, we agree to display a prominent Privacy Policy on our Website, notify users of any material changes to this policy, and include the effective date of the policy. We also outline how we respond to "Do Not Track" signals (currently, we do not respond to DNT signals).

6. Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Website and Product ("Service Providers"), to provide the Product on our behalf, to perform Product-related services, or to assist us in analyzing how our Website and Product are used.

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

7. Links to Other Sites

Our Website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Website and Product are not intended for anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children have provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Website, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us via our contact form:

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