Shira Gill LLC Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 12, 2026

1. INTRODUCTION & SCOPE

This Privacy Policy describes how [Insert Business Name/Legal Entity] ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards the personal information of individuals who visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter via Substack, purchase online courses or digital products, or engage our business coaching services (collectively, the "Services").

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK GDPR, and the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We only collect personal information that is necessary to fulfill your requests, deliver our products and services, and communicate with you.

A. Information You Voluntarily Provide to Us

  • Identity & Contact Data: First and last name, email address, phone number, and general location (city, state, or country).

  • Interaction Data: Information provided when you fill out client inquiry forms, sign up for our Substack newsletter, register for workshops, or purchase online courses.

  • Financial Data: When you make a purchase, your payment details (credit card number, billing address) are collected directly by our third-party payment processors. We do not store or host your full financial account numbers.

B. Sensitive Personal Information

We do not knowingly collect any sensitive personal information (such as Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses, health or medical data, precise geolocation, or racial/ethnic origin).

C. Automatically Collected Technical Data

When you navigate our website, our hosting platform (Squarespace) automatically collects certain technical data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. This includes:

  • IP addresses, browser types, operating systems, device identifiers, and geographic location derived from your IP address.

  • Cookies and Tracking Pixels: Our website uses cookies to optimize performance, analyze traffic via Google Analytics, and maintain account login states for digital courses. For detailed information on the specific cookies utilized, please review the official Squarespace Cookie Policy.

3. LEGAL GROUNDS AND HOW WE USE YOUR DATA

We process your personal information under the following legal frameworks: to fulfill our contract with you, to satisfy legal obligations, or to pursue our legitimate business interests (such as marketing and improving our digital infrastructure). Specifically, we use your data to:

  • Deliver, manage, and process payments for online courses, digital downloads, workshops, and business coaching.

  • Administer and distribute our Substack newsletter and marketing communications.

  • Respond to inquiries submitted via client contact forms.

  • Monitor, secure, and optimize website stability and performance.

We do not use automated decision-making or behavioral profiling tools to target users.

4. DATA SHARING AND THIRD-PARTY DISCLOSURES

We do not sell user data to third parties for monetary consideration, nor do we share your personal data for cross-context behavioral advertising. We only share information with trusted service providers essential to running our business operations:

  • Web Hosting & Platform Infrastructure: Squarespace

  • Newsletter Distribution & Email Marketing: Substack

  • Payment Processing: Stripe and PayPal (all transactions are subject to their respective privacy policies)

  • Web Analytics: Google Analytics

  • Affiliate Partners & Sourcing: ShopMy

  • Scheduling and Consultations: Calendly

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, plug-ins, or applications (including affiliate product links and external bookstore links). Clicking on those links may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy practices.

5. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS (GDPR/UK GDPR/PIPEDA)

We are located in the United States. If you are accessing our website or purchasing our services from outside the United States (including the European Union, United Kingdom, and Canada), please note that your personal information will be transferred to, stored, and processed on secure cloud servers located within the United States. By voluntarily providing your information, signing up for our Substack newsletter, or purchasing a course, you acknowledge and consent to this international transfer and storage. We rely on the robust data protection practices and compliance frameworks of our major US-based platform processors (such as Squarespace, Substack, Stripe, and PayPal) to ensure your data is handled securely.

6. DATA SECURITY AND RETENTION

We implement standard administrative and technical security measures designed to safeguard your personal data, including secure SSL encryption for data transmission and password-protected access to our platform dashboards. While we take reasonable steps to protect your personal information, no digital transmission or storage system can be guaranteed 100% secure, and we cannot warrant the absolute security of your data.

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including satisfying any legal, accounting, or tax reporting obligations. For newsletter subscribers and course participants, data is generally retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion of your data.

7. YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS

Depending on your geographical location (such as California, Canada, or the EU/UK), you may possess the following statutory rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to Access/Know: The right to request a copy of the specific personal data we hold about you.

  • Right to Deletion/Erasure: The right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain legal exceptions (e.g., tax compliance or ongoing contract execution).

  • Right to Rectification: The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.

  • Right to Opt-Out of Marketing: You can opt-out of our Substack newsletter at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any email.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: hello@shiragill.com 

8. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our website and services are intended solely for adults and are not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have inadvertently collected such data, we will delete it immediately.

9. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this document will reflect the most recent revisions. Your continued use of the website following changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.