Privacy Policy
Effective Date: July 5, 2026
Welcome to Educated Blonde ("Educated Blonde," "we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, purchase our products or services, enroll in our online courses, participate in coaching, or otherwise interact with our Services.
This Privacy Policy should be read together with our Cookie Policy and Terms of Service.
By using our Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
1. Who We Are
Educated Blonde is an educational company providing online courses, coaching, and digital resources designed to help individuals care for professionally lightened blonde hair through informed, intentional, and sustainable haircare practices.
Business Location
Arizona, United States
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2. Information We Collect
Depending on how you use our Services, we may collect the following information.
Personal Information
This may include:
- Full name
- Username
- Email address
- Phone number
- Mailing address
- ZIP or postal code
- Payment information (processed securely through Stripe; Educated Blonde does not store complete payment card information)
- Profile photographs
- User-generated content, including comments, reviews, forum posts, uploaded photographs, testimonials, and messages
Technical Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Operating system
- Device information
- Cookies and similar technologies
- Analytics information
- Referral URLs
- Website usage statistics
- Approximate geographic location derived from your IP address
3. How We Collect Information
We collect information when you:
- Create an account
- Purchase a course, membership, or coaching program
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Contact us
- Participate in coaching sessions
- Upload photographs or other content
- Leave reviews or testimonials
- Participate in our community or forum
- Browse our website
- Interact with cookies, analytics, or advertising technologies
4. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Provide courses, coaching, and educational resources
- Process payments
- Deliver purchased products and services
- Manage your account
- Respond to customer support requests
- Personalize your experience
- Improve our website and educational content
- Send newsletters and promotional communications where permitted by law
- Send transactional emails and account notifications
- Deliver SMS communications if you choose to receive them
- Prevent fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access
- Enforce our Terms of Service
- Comply with applicable legal obligations
5. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR)
Where applicable, we process personal information based upon:
- Your consent
- Performance of a contract
- Compliance with legal obligations
- Legitimate business interests
- Protection against fraud and abuse
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Keep you logged into your account
- Remember your preferences
- Improve website functionality
- Analyze website traffic
- Understand how visitors use our Services
- Deliver advertising that may be relevant to your interests
- Measure the effectiveness of our marketing efforts
- Help maintain the security of our website
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction requiring consent for non-essential cookies, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept, reject, or customize non-essential cookies.
Essential cookies necessary for the operation and security of our Services remain active.
Additional information is available in our Cookie Policy.
7. Analytics and Advertising
We use third-party analytics and advertising technologies, which may include:
- Google Analytics
- Meta (Facebook) Pixel
- Google Ads
- Kajabi analytics
- Additional analytics or advertising platforms as our business evolves
These services may collect information regarding your interactions with our website and advertising.
8. Third-Party Services
We work with trusted third-party providers that help operate our business, including:
- Kajabi
- Stripe
- Cloudflare
- Zoom
- Email delivery providers
- Social media platforms
- Advertising partners
- Analytics providers
Each provider maintains its own privacy practices, and we encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.
9. Affiliate Links
Some pages within our Services may contain affiliate links.
If you purchase products through these links, Educated Blonde may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.
Our recommendations are based on our educational judgment and the principles we teachā€”not solely because a commission may be available.
10. User Content
Users may voluntarily submit content, including:
- Reviews
- Comments
- Forum discussions
- Hair photographs
- Testimonials
- Questions
You retain ownership of your content.
By submitting content, you grant Educated Blonde a limited, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, display, reproduce, and use your content solely for operating, improving, and promoting our Services.
11. Marketing Communications
You may receive:
- Educational newsletters
- Product announcements
- Promotions
- Transactional emails
- Account notifications
- SMS communications (if you opt in)
- Push notifications, where available
You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time.
Please note that transactional communications related to your account or purchases may still be sent.
12. Payment Processing
Payments are securely processed through Stripe.
Educated Blonde does not store complete payment card numbers.
13. Data Security
We implement commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your personal information.
However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
14. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Provide our Services
- Comply with legal obligations
- Resolve disputes
- Enforce our agreements
- Protect our legitimate business interests
When information is no longer required, it will be securely deleted or anonymized where appropriate.
15. Your Privacy Rights
Depending upon where you reside, you may have rights to:
- Access your personal information
- Correct inaccurate information
- Delete personal information
- Restrict processing
- Object to processing
- Request data portability
- Withdraw consent
- Appeal certain decisions where permitted by law
California residents may have additional rights under the CCPA/CPRA.
Residents of the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom may have rights under the GDPR and UK GDPR.
Canadian residents may have rights under PIPEDA.
Privacy requests may be submitted to:
16. Children's Privacy
Educated Blonde is intended for individuals who are at least eighteen (18) years of age.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 18.
17. International Data Transfers
Because we operate online, your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your own, including the United States.
Where required by law, appropriate safeguards will be implemented for international transfers.
18. Do Not Track Signals
Some web browsers provide a "Do Not Track" setting.
Because there is currently no uniform industry standard governing these signals, our Services may not respond to them.
19. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our business, legal obligations, technology, or operational practices.
The updated version will be posted with a revised Effective Date.
Your continued use of the Services following the effective date of any revisions constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
20. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact:
Educated Blonde
Email: [email protected]
Phone:Ā 480-382-8168
