Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 3, 2026

Introduction and Overview

We want to make it straightforward for you to understand what information we collect from you, how we use it, and how you can access it.

Our goal is to maintain transparency and trust with our website visitors and clients, which also ensures compliance with laws in various countries. If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at ann@annlcarden.com

We only collect information that is necessary for specific, identifiable purposes and use it solely in the manner described. By visiting our site, you agree to this Privacy Policy and the data collection practices outlined here, with the option to opt out at any time.

What Personal Information We Collect and When

We gather information to better tailor our products and services to those who visit our site and engage with us. This information is collected to:

Deliver the products and services you’ve purchased from us.

Notify you about products or services that may interest you, provided you have given your consent.

We collect information directly from you and indirectly through third-party services as follows:

When You Contact Us

When you email us, call us, or book a call through our Calendly scheduling page.

When you sign up to receive a guide, video series, or our newsletter (if a sign-up form is offered), or apply to be a podcast guest through our application form.

When you become a client and we deliver products or services to you.

When We Contact You

To provide the products and services you’ve requested.

To occasionally request feedback.

To share news, updates, and offers via our newsletter, typically through email.

When We Receive Information from Others

We receive information from the scheduling, email and analytics services listed below when you use them on our site.

We receive aggregated website traffic and usage statistics from Google Analytics.

We may access your personal information when working with third-party processors, such as our email provider and web host. For EU residents, please note this may involve transmitting your data across international borders.

Your Privacy Controls

Our website uses a small number of third-party services, described below. Some of them may set cookies or similar identifiers in your browser. When you interact with these services, their own privacy policies also apply. You can configure your browser to delete or block cookies. As of the date above, we use:

Google Analytics 4: helps us understand how visitors use the site (pages viewed, approximate location, device and browser type). It sets first-party analytics cookies. Google advertising features are turned off on this site. You can decline analytics cookies using the cookie banner, or install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. See Google's privacy policy.

Calendly: our scheduling pages embed Calendly so you can book a call. Information you enter (such as your name, email and answers to booking questions) is collected by Calendly and shared with us. See Calendly's privacy policy.

YouTube: videos on this site are embedded from YouTube in privacy-enhanced (youtube-nocookie.com) mode and only load when you click play. Once a video plays, YouTube (Google) may collect information about your viewing. See YouTube's privacy policy.

Constant Contact: if you sign up for our newsletter or a free resource, your name and email address are stored with our email provider, Constant Contact, so we can send you the emails you requested. See Constant Contact's privacy policy.

Wufoo: if you apply to be a podcast guest, your application is collected through a Wufoo form and shared with us. Wufoo is part of SurveyMonkey; see SurveyMonkey's privacy policy.

Hosting: this website runs on our own web server hosted by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in the United States. Like most web servers, it keeps standard technical logs (such as IP address, browser type and pages requested) for security and troubleshooting. Web fonts are served from our own server, not from a third party.

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or device. They let a site remember your preferences, such as your cookie choice. You can set your web browser to warn you before cookies are placed or to limit the types of cookies you allow.

This site remembers your Accept or Decline choice in your browser's local storage so the banner does not reappear on every page.

This site does not sell or share its email list with third parties.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use advertising, retargeting, or tracking pixels on this site.

If you choose to opt out of some or all of our data collection, you may not be able to access all features of our website or services.

Do Not Track

Some browsers send a “Do Not Track” signal. Because there is no common industry standard for these signals, our site does not currently respond to them. You can decline analytics cookies at any time using the cookie banner.

Children's Privacy

This site is intended for business owners and professionals and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

Safeguarding Your Information

We store personal information with third parties that employ industry-standard practices for data security.

Your Rights Regarding Your Information

You retain ownership of your personal information and have rights over it, including the rights to:

Withdraw your consent for us to market our products and services to you and otherwise use the personal information you’ve provided. Withdrawing consent is simple; just click “unsubscribe” in the footer of our emails or email us at ann@annlcarden.com.

Request a copy of the information we hold about you.

Be forgotten (request that your data be deleted and/or ask us to stop using your information for any purpose).

Correct any inaccuracies in the information we have about you (and we will notify our service providers who hold your data of these changes).

Object to direct marketing (we will remove you from our email list).

Make complaints about the use of your data to regulatory authorities.

We will respond to requests about your information within 30 days.

Compliance

We make commercially reasonable efforts to work with data controllers (such as our email provider) who guarantee compliance with privacy laws, including the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

We retain your personal information only for as long as it is necessary for the purposes you’ve consented to, or as required for our business and legal records.

Occasionally, we may revise this policy. We will use your contact information to notify you of any changes if they reduce your privacy rights in any way.

Questions or requests about this Privacy Policy may be sent to Ann Carden at ann@annlcarden.com, or by mail to A. Carden Inc., PO Box 9, Troy, MO 63379.