Privacy Policy

This policy applies to visitors, subscribers, readers, coaching enquiries, future members and anyone who interacts with royjrthomas.com.

Roy J. Thomas
Website: https://royjrthomas.com
Email: [Insert contact email]

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Newsletter signup data

When you subscribe to Free Minute Wisdom, I may collect:

• Name
• Email address
• Consent status
• Signup date and time
• Signup source, such as website, QR code or social media
• Email engagement information, such as opens and clicks, where provided by the email platform

Website usage data

I may collect basic information about how people use the website, such as:

• Pages visited
• Approximate location based on IP address
• Device and browser type
• Referral source
• Time spent on pages
• Click behaviour

This is used to understand what content is useful and improve the website.

Contact or coaching enquiry data

If you contact me or complete a coaching enquiry form, I may collect:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number, if provided
• Message content
• Business or role information, if provided
• Any information you choose to share in the enquiry

Please do not send sensitive personal information unless it is necessary.

Future paid content or membership data

If paid content, courses, coaching products or memberships are introduced, I may collect:

• Account details
• Payment status
• Product or membership access level
• Billing information
• Purchase history

Payments will be processed by a secure payment provider. I do not directly store full card details.

I collect data when you:

• Subscribe to Free Minute Wisdom
• Scan a QR code and complete a signup form
• Read or interact with the website
• Contact me through a form or email
• Book a call or coaching session
• Buy or access future paid content
• Accept cookies or analytics tracking

I use personal data to:

• Send newsletters and updates you have requested
• Share new essays, tools and resources
• Respond to enquiries
• Provide coaching or paid services where requested
• Improve the website and reader experience
• Understand which content is useful
• Keep the website secure
• Meet legal, tax or compliance obligations

Under UK GDPR, I rely on the following lawful bases:

You can withdraw consent for marketing emails at any time by clicking unsubscribe in any email.

Email subscriptions are managed through Brevo. When you subscribe, your name, email address and related signup information may be stored in Brevo. Brevo is used to manage the mailing list, send emails, record consent and allow you to unsubscribe.

Every marketing email will include an unsubscribe link. I will not sell your email address.

This website may use cookies or similar technologies to:

• Make the website work properly
• Understand website usage
• Improve content and performance
• Support embedded forms or third party services

Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent. Non essential cookies, such as analytics or marketing cookies, will only be used where you have given consent.

I may share personal data with trusted service providers who help operate the website and services, including:

• Website hosting provider
• CMS provider (Sanity)
• Email platform (Brevo)
• Analytics provider, if used
• Payment provider, such as Stripe, if paid services are introduced
• Booking or calendar tools, if used
• Professional advisers, where legally necessary

These providers only process data for the agreed purpose.

Some service providers may process data outside the UK. Where this happens, appropriate safeguards will be used, such as adequacy regulations, standard contractual clauses or equivalent protections.

I use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, including:

• HTTPS encryption
• Secure admin access
• Strong passwords and multi factor authentication where available
• Restricted access to systems
• Secure hosting
• Environment variable protection for API keys
• Regular review of third party tools

No website or online service can be guaranteed to be completely secure, but I take reasonable steps to reduce risk.

Under UK GDPR, you have rights over your personal data, including:

• The right to access your data
• The right to correct inaccurate data
• The right to request deletion
• The right to restrict processing
• The right to object to processing
• The right to data portability
• The right to withdraw consent
• The right to complain to the ICO

To exercise your rights, contact: [Insert contact email]

You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office:
Website: https://ico.org.uk  ·  Telephone: 0303 123 1113

This website is not aimed at children. I do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

This website may link to other websites, platforms or services. I am not responsible for the privacy practices of those external websites.

This policy may be updated from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page. If there are significant changes, I may notify subscribers by email or through a clear notice on the website.

Roy J. Thomas
Email: [Insert contact email]
Website: https://royjrthomas.com