PRIVACY POLICY
Last Modified: 8/6/2026
IntroductionRising Fellow LLC (”Company” or “We”) respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy. This Policy is only applicable to the Website and not to any other website that you may be able to access from the Website, each of which may have data collection and use practices and policies that differ materially from this Policy. This privacy policy (the “Policy”) explains how we collect and use your information. Where we rely on your consent, including for non-essential cookies and similar tracking technologies, we obtain that consent through our cookie consent banner and not merely from your use of the Website. See Cookie Consent Banner below. This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the website risingfellow.com (our “Website”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information. This policy applies to information we collect:
It does not apply to information collected by:
If you are located in the European Economic Area, additional information about how we process your personal data, and additional rights available to you, is set out in Notice to Individuals in the European Economic Area below. If you are located in Canada, please see Notice to Individuals in Canada below. Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Policy). Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates. Children Under the Age of 18Our Website is not intended for children under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any personal information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are under 18 do not use or provide any information on this Website or through any of its features, register on the Website, make any purchases through the Website, use any of the interactive or public comment features of this Website, or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us. Information We Collect About You and How We Collect ItWe collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information:
We collect this information:
Information You Provide to UsThe information we collect on or through our Website may include:
You also may provide information to be published or displayed (hereinafter, “posted”) on public areas of the Website, or transmitted to other users of the Website or third parties (collectively, “User Contributions”). Your User Contributions are posted on and transmitted to others at your own risk. We cannot control the actions of other users of the Website with whom you may choose to share your User Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your User Contributions will not be viewed by unauthorized persons. Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection TechnologiesAs you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:
The information we collect automatically may include personal information, and we may maintain it or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. It helps us to improve our Website and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to:
The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:
Third-Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking TechnologiesSome content, applications, and services on the Website, including analytics services and advertisements, are provided by third parties. These third parties may use cookies, alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies, to collect information about you when you use our Website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information, or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content. The third-party services that may operate on or through our Website include those listed below. Each maintains its own privacy policy, which we encourage you to review:
We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly. Except for technologies that are strictly necessary for our Website to function, these third-party technologies are configured not to operate unless and until you have given your consent through our cookie consent banner. For more information, see Cookie Consent Banner below. Cookie Consent BannerWhen you first visit our Website, you will be shown a cookie consent banner. The banner allows you to accept all cookies, to decline non-essential cookies, or to manage your preferences by category. We use the following categories of cookies and similar technologies:
Except for strictly necessary cookies, we do not place, or permit third parties to place, non-essential cookies or similar tracking technologies on your device until you have given your consent through the banner. Each tracking tag on our Website is individually configured so that it does not operate unless consent for its corresponding category has been given. You may change or withdraw your consent at any time by using the cookie preferences control on our Website, or by emailing us at [email protected]. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any collection or use that took place before you withdrew it. Do Not Track Signals and Opt-Out Preference SignalsSome web browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) setting that sends a signal to the websites you visit indicating that you do not wish to be tracked. There is currently no accepted industry or legal standard governing how websites must respond to DNT signals. Our Website does not currently respond to DNT signals. Separately, certain browsers and browser extensions transmit an opt-out preference signal, such as the Global Privacy Control (GPC), which communicates a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information and of targeted advertising. Our Website does not currently respond to GPC signals. You may control cookies and similar technologies at any time through our cookie consent banner. As described in Third-Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies above, third parties may collect personally identifiable information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use our Website. Regardless of whether your browser transmits a DNT or GPC signal, you may control cookies and similar technologies on our Website at any time through our cookie consent banner, as described in Cookie Consent Banner above. How We Use Your InformationWe use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:
We may also use your information to contact you about our own and third-parties’ goods and services that may be of interest to you. We may use the information we have collected from you to enable us to display advertisements to our advertisers’ target audiences. Even though we do not disclose your personal information for these purposes without your consent, if you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, the advertiser may assume that you meet its target criteria. Disclosure of Your InformationWe may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction. We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:
We may also disclose your personal information:
Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your InformationWe strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:
We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative (”NAI”) on the NAI’s website. Residents of certain states, such as California, Nevada, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah may have additional personal information rights and choices. Please see Your State Privacy Rights for more information. Accessing and Correcting Your InformationYou can review and change your personal information by logging into the Website and visiting your Account profile page. You may also send us an email at [email protected] to request access to, correct or delete any personal information that you have provided to us. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect. If you delete your User Contributions from the Website, copies of your User Contributions may remain viewable in cached and archived pages, or might have been copied or stored by other Website users. Proper access and use of information provided on the Website, including User Contributions, is governed by our terms of use https://risingfellow.com/policies-terms/#terms. Residents of certain states, such as California, Nevada, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah may have additional personal information rights and choices. Please see Your State Privacy Rights for more information. Your State Privacy RightsState consumer privacy laws may provide their residents with additional rights regarding our use of their personal information. California Residents If you are a California resident, you may exercise the following choices regarding your personal information, regardless of whether we meet the revenue and data-volume thresholds that would make us a “business” under the California Consumer Privacy Act:
To make a request, email us at [email protected]. We may need to ask you for information to verify your identity before we respond. You may also use an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, in which case we may ask for proof of that agent’s authority. We will respond within 45 days of receiving your request, and we will tell you if we need more time. We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of individuals under 16 years of age. As stated in Children Under the Age of 18 above, our Website is not intended for anyone under 18. Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah each provide their state residents with rights to:
Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia also provide their state residents with rights to:
Nevada provides its residents with a limited right to opt-out of certain personal information sales. Residents who wish to exercise this sale opt-out rights may submit a request to this designated address: [email protected]. However, please know we do not currently sell data triggering that statute’s opt-out requirements. To exercise any of these rights please email us at [email protected]. Notice to Individuals in the European Economic AreaThis section applies if you are located in the European Economic Area (the “EEA”) and supplements the rest of this policy. It is provided under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). Where this section conflicts with any other part of this policy, this section controls for individuals in the EEA. In this section, “personal data” has the meaning given to it in the GDPR. Data ControllerRising Fellow LLC is the controller of your personal data. You can reach us at PO Box 2222, Boerne, TX 78006, United States, or by email at [email protected]. We have not appointed a Data Protection Officer, as we are not required to do so under Article 37 of the GDPR. Why We Process Your Personal Data and Our Legal BasesThe GDPR requires us to have a legal basis for each purpose for which we process your personal data. Our purposes and the corresponding legal bases are:
We do not seek to collect special categories of personal data as defined in Article 9 of the GDPR, such as data about health, race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, trade union membership, sex life, or sexual orientation. Please do not submit such data to us through our Website, including through our forums or other interactive features. Who Receives Your Personal DataWe share personal data with the categories of recipients described in Disclosure of Your Information above and with the service providers identified in Third-Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies above. In summary, these are our hosting and course platform provider, our email marketing provider, our analytics and advertising providers, our payment processors, our professional advisers, and public authorities where we are legally required to disclose information. We do not sell your personal data. International Transfers of Personal DataWe are established in the United States, and your personal data will be processed there. We also use service providers located in the United States, Canada, and other countries outside the EEA. Where we transfer personal data outside the EEA, we rely on one or more of the following safeguards: an adequacy decision of the European Commission covering the destination country; standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission under Article 46(2) of the GDPR; or, where the recipient is certified, the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. You may request a copy of the safeguards we rely on by emailing us at [email protected]. How Long We Keep Your Personal DataWe keep your personal data only for as long as we need it for the purposes described above, and then delete or anonymize it. Our retention periods, and the criteria we use to determine them, are:
Where we are required to keep records for longer to comply with a legal obligation or to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims, we will keep them for that longer period. Your Rights in the EEAIf you are in the EEA, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
To exercise any of these rights, email us at [email protected]. We may need to ask you for information to confirm your identity. We will respond within one month of receiving your request. If your request is complex or you have made several requests, we may extend that period by up to two further months, and we will tell you if we do and why (Article 12(3)). There is no charge for exercising your rights. Cookies and Consent in the EEAUnder Article 5(3) of the EU e-Privacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC, as amended), we may only store information on your device, or access information already stored on it, with your prior consent, unless doing so is strictly necessary to provide a service you have asked for. Accordingly, if you are in the EEA, we do not set analytics or marketing cookies, or permit third parties to set them, until you have given your consent through our cookie consent banner. Declining is as easy as accepting, and you may change or withdraw your consent at any time. See Cookie Consent Banner above. Whether You Have to Provide Personal DataYou are not required to give us personal data in order to browse our Website. However, we need certain personal data in order to enter into and perform a contract with you, such as your name, email address, and payment information. If you do not provide it, we will not be able to create your Account, sell you a course, or provide you with our study materials. Automated Decision-MakingWe do not make decisions about you based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affect you within the meaning of Article 22 of the GDPR. ComplaintsWe would prefer that you contact us first at [email protected] so we can try to resolve your concern. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority in your EEA country at any time. A list of these authorities is available at https://www.edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/about-edpb/members_en. Notice to Individuals in CanadaThis section applies if you are located in Canada and supplements the rest of this policy. It is provided under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) and, for residents of Quebec, the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, as amended by Law 25. Where this section conflicts with any other part of this policy, this section controls for individuals in Canada. Our Privacy Officer We are responsible for the personal information under our control. We have designated the following individual to be accountable for our compliance with Canadian privacy law and to receive questions, access requests, and complaints: Our Privacy Officer, Rising Fellow LLC, PO Box 2222, Boerne, TX 78006, United States, [email protected]. When we transfer personal information to a service provider for processing, we use contractual or other means to require that the service provider give the information a level of protection comparable to the protection we provide. Consent We collect, use, and disclose your personal information with your consent, except where PIPEDA permits or requires us to do so without it. Depending on the sensitivity of the information and the circumstances, your consent may be express or implied. We identify the purposes for which we collect personal information at or before the time we collect it, and we do not use it for a new purpose without your consent. We ask for your separate consent to send you marketing communications. Consenting to a purchase does not mean you have consented to receive marketing. You may withdraw your consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice, by emailing our Privacy Officer. We will tell you what withdrawing consent means for you, which may include that we can no longer provide a product or service. Access, Correction, and Complaints On written request, we will tell you whether we hold personal information about you, what we use it for, and to whom we have disclosed it, and we will give you access to it. You may challenge the accuracy and completeness of that information and have it corrected. We will respond within 30 days of receiving your request, at little or no cost to you. If we need more time, we will tell you in writing within those 30 days, explain why, and tell you that you may complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. If we refuse your request, we will tell you why and what recourse you have. If you have a concern about how we handle your personal information, please contact our Privacy Officer first. We will acknowledge your complaint, investigate it, and tell you the outcome. If you are not satisfied, you may complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/report-a-concern/file-a-formal-privacy-complaint/. How Long We Keep Your Personal Information We keep personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes we identified when we collected it, or as required by law, and then destroy, erase, or anonymize it. Our retention periods are set out in How Long We Keep Your Personal Data above. Storage and Processing Outside Canada We are located in the United States, and your personal information will be stored and processed there. We also use service providers located in the United States and other countries outside Canada. While your personal information is outside Canada, it is subject to the laws of the country where it is held and may be accessed by the courts, law enforcement, and national security authorities of that country. If you would like more information about our policies and practices for using service providers outside Canada, please contact our Privacy Officer. Breaches of Security Safeguards If we determine that a breach of our security safeguards involving your personal information creates a real risk of significant harm to you, we will report the breach to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and notify you as soon as feasible, and we will keep a record of the breach as required by PIPEDA. Commercial Electronic Messages We send marketing emails to individuals in Canada only where we have your express or implied consent under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (“CASL”). Every marketing email we send identifies us, tells you how to contact us, and contains an unsubscribe link. You may unsubscribe at any time, and we will give effect to your request promptly. This does not apply to messages we must send you about your Account or a transaction you have entered into with us. Quebec Residents If you are a resident of Quebec, Law 25 gives you additional rights and imposes additional requirements on us:
You may address any complaint to our Privacy Officer. If you are not satisfied, you may complain to the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec at https://www.cai.gouv.qc.ca/. Data SecurityWe have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers behind firewalls. Any payment transactions will be encrypted. The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone. We urge you to be careful about giving out information in public areas of the Website like message boards. The information you share in public areas may be viewed by any user of the Website. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website. Changes to Our Privacy PolicyIt is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page with a notice that the privacy policy has been updated on the Website home page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify you by email to the primary email address specified in your Account and/or through a notice on the Website home page. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the end of this policy. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes. Contact InformationTo ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us by email at [email protected] or by mail at: Rising Fellow LLC Questions or concerns about this privacy policy? Please contact us with any questions or concerns. Last updated August 6, 2026. |