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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 9, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Carl Gould (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, shares, and protects the personal information of visitors to our website, carlgould.com (the “Site”). We are committed to protecting your privacy in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

1. Notice at Collection: Information We Collect and Why

In the preceding 12 months, we have collected, and may continue to collect, the following categories of personal information from website visitors:

  • Identifiers: Name, email address, phone number, and mailing address (only when voluntarily submitted via contact or booking forms).
  • Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information: IP address, browser type, device identifiers, browsing history, and data regarding your interactions with our Site.
  • Geolocation Data: Implied general location based on your IP address.

Our Sources of Collection

We collect this data directly from you when you fill out forms on our Site, or automatically through tracking technologies like cookies and pixels as you navigate our pages.

Business or Commercial Purposes for Processing Data

  • To operate, maintain, and optimize website performance using Google Analytics and MonsterInsights.
  • To facilitate business scheduling and calendar appointments using the integrated Calendly widget.
  • To prevent automated spam and secure our contact interfaces using Google reCAPTCHA.
  • To provide embedded media functionality through YouTube or Vimeo integrations.

2. Sharing and Disclosure of Personal Information

We do not sell your personal information for monetary gain. However, we utilize third-party integrations to enhance user experience, which may be legally defined as “sharing” data for cross-context behavioral advertising under California law.

In the past 12 months, we have disclosed or shared information with the following service providers and third parties:

  • Analytics Providers: Google LLC (Google Analytics / Google Maps / Google Fonts).
  • Operational Widgets: Calendly LLC (Booking & Scheduling).
  • Security and Anti-Spam: Google LLC (reCAPTCHA).
  • Social Media & Sharing: YouTube, Vimeo, and ShareThis.

3. Data Retention Periods

We retain the personal information we collect only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the operational business purposes outlined in this policy, comply with legal obligations, or resolve disputes. Criteria used to determine retention include the sensitivity of the data and standard vendor defaults (e.g., Google Analytics cookie lifespans are maintained up to the standard minimum expiration required for baseline data analysis).

4. Your California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a resident of California, you hold specific legal rights regarding your data under the CCPA/CPRA:

  • Right to Know / Access: The right to request a disclosure of what categories and specific pieces of personal data we have collected about you over the past 12 months, where it came from, and who we shared it with.
  • Right to Delete: The right to request that we delete personal information collected from you, subject to certain legal exceptions.
  • Right to Correct: The right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information maintained on our systems.
  • Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: The right to direct us not to sell or share your data for targeted advertising. You may exercise this right at any time via our Cookie Banner preference settings or by enabling a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal in your browser.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will never deny you services, charge different prices, or provide a lower quality of service should you choose to exercise your privacy rights.

5. How to Exercise Your Privacy Rights

To exercise your right to access, delete, or correct your data, please submit a request to us using the contact details below. Please note that we must verify your identity before processing any sensitive requests.

To adjust your real-time cookie preferences or completely opt-out of analytics and sharing scripts, please use the Manage Consent link or floating privacy widget located in the footer of this website.