Privacy Policy

This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their “Personally Identifiable Information” (PII) is being used online. PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect, or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in relation to our website.

Information We Collect

We collect two kinds of information: the information you directly provide to us and the information automatically collected by WordPress, Automattic, and Hu-manity Rights.

Information You Provide to Us

When you subscribe to John Pierce’s email list, request a free assessment, or submit a message through one of our contact forms, you provide us with your name and email address.

Information Collected Automatically

Our website hosts WordPress and Automattic and our cookie compliance manager Hu-manity Rights also collect some information automatically:

  • Log information: Like most online service providers, they collect information that web browsers, mobile devices, and servers typically make available, including the browser type, IP address, unique device identifiers, language preference, referring site, the date and time of access, operating system, and mobile network information.
  • Location information: They may determine the approximate location of your device from your IP address. They collect and use this information to, for example, calculate how many people visit JohnPierceAuthor.com from certain geographic regions.
  • Information from cookies & other technologies: A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Pixel tags (also called web beacons) are small blocks of code placed on websites and emails. Automattic and Hu-manity Rights use cookies and other technologies like pixel tags to help identify and track visitors, usage, and access preferences, as well as track and understand email campaign effectiveness and to deliver targeted ads. For more information about Automattic’s use of cookies, please see Automattic’s Cookie Policy.

How do we use your information?

We use this information in the following ways:
• To provide you the mailing list subscription you request

• To respond to your requests sent through our website

• To personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested
• To improve our website in order to better serve you

How do we protect your information?

We implement a variety of security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks operated by WordPress and Mailchimp and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems and are required to keep the information confidential.

Do we use “cookies”?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us remember and process your logins. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.

Legal Bases for Collecting and Using Information

A note for those in the European Union (EU) about our legal grounds for processing information about you under EU data protection laws:

Our use of your information is based on the grounds that:

(1) The use is necessary in order to fulfill our commitments to you — for example, in order to provide information, goods, or a service you’ve requested; or

(2) We have a legitimate interest in using your information — for example, to communicate with you and to measure, gauge, and improve the effectiveness of our web presence; or

(3) You have given us your consent — for example, before we place certain cookies on your device and access and analyze them later on, as described in Automattic’s Cookie Policy.

Sharing Information

JohnPierceAuthor.com does not routinely share your information with third parties other than those mentioned in this Privacy Policy, though we would be obligated to do so if required by a subpoena, court order, or other governmental request. Otherwise, we retain your information solely for the purposes of providing information and services directly to you!

Transferring Information out of the European Union (EU)

If you are located in the EU, you should know that, because John Pierce’s offices are located in the United States and Automattic’s services are offered worldwide, the information collected by JohnPierceAuthor.com or that Automattic processes when you use JohnPierceAuthor.com in the EU may be used, stored, and/or accessed by individuals operating outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who are part of John Pierce’s team or who work for Automattic, other members of their group of companies, or third-party data processors. This is required for the purposes listed in the “How and Why We Use Information” section above.

How Long We Keep Information

We’ll retain your name, email address, and shipping address in our records until you ask us to remove it. You can do this by emailing us at john@johnpierceauthor.com.

Automattic retains analytics information, like a web visitor’s IP address, browser type, and operating system, for approximately 30 days. They retain the logs for this period of time in order to, among other things, analyze traffic to Automattic’s websites and investigate issues if something goes wrong on one of their websites. For more information on Automattic’s collection of information about users of our website, please see Automattic’s Privacy Notice.

Your Rights

If you are located in certain parts of the world, including some US states and countries that fall under the scope of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, like the right to request access to or deletion of your data.

European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are located in a country that falls under the scope of the GDPR, data protection laws give you certain rights with respect to your personal data, subject to any exemptions provided by the law, including the rights to:

  • Request access to your personal data;
  • Request correction or deletion of your personal data;
  • Object to our use and processing of your personal data;
  • Request that we limit our use and processing of your personal data; and
  • Request portability of your personal data.

You also have the right to make a complaint to a government supervisory authority.

US Privacy Laws

Laws in some US states require us to provide residents with additional information about the categories of personal information we collect and share, where we get that personal information, and how and why we use it. You’ll find that information in this section. (If you are a California resident, please note that this is the Notice at Collection we are required to provide you under California law.)

In the last 12 months, we collected the following categories of personal information, depending on how you interacted with our website:

  • Identifiers (like your name, email address, and device and online identifiers);
  • Internet or other electronic network activity information (such as your usage of our website); and
  • Geolocation data (such as your location based on your IP address).

We collect personal information for the business and commercial purposes described above in the section “Information We Collect” and for the length of time indicated above in the section “How Long We Keep Information.”

In some US states, you have additional rights subject to any exemptions provided by your state’s respective law, including the right to:

  • Request a copy of the specific pieces of information we collect about you and, if you’re in California, to know the categories of personal information we collect, the categories of business or commercial purpose for collecting and using it, the categories of sources from which the information came, and the categories of third parties we share it with;
  • Request deletion of personal information we collect or maintain;
  • Request correction of personal information we collect or maintain;
  • Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information;
  • Receive a copy of your information in a readily portable format; and
  • Not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your rights.

To exercise any of the rights above, please send us an email at john@johnpierceauthor.com.

You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes:

• On our Privacy Policy Page
You can change your personal information:
• By emailing us
• By calling us

Fair Information Practices

In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices, we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:

We will notify you via email
• Within 7 business days
We will notify users via in-site notification
• Within 7 business days

We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle which requires that individuals have the right to legally pursue enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.

CAN SPAM Act

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.

When you provide us with your email address, we collect your email address in order to:

• Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or respond to other requests or questions

To be in accordance with CANSPAM, we agree to do the following:

• Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses
• Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way
• Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters
• Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance
• Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly
• Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email

If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, please email john@johnpierceauthor.com.

Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below.

Address:
John Pierce
402 Sea Oats Dr.
Juno Beach FL 33408
USA

john@johnpierceauthor.com
(856) 651-8510

Last edited on 14 October 2025.