Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

The House of Self Leadership

Effective Date: December 8, 2025
Last Updated: December 8, 2025

1. INTRODUCTION

Hibiscus LLC, doing business as The House of Self Leadership ("we," "us," "our"), respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you visit our website imaninic.com (the "Site") or engage with our services.

By using our Site, you consent to the data practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

We collect information you voluntarily provide when you:

  • Fill out contact forms

  • Subscribe to our email list

  • Inquire about or purchase services

  • Communicate with us via email

  • Submit testimonials or feedback

This may include:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Company/business information

  • Any other information you choose to provide

2.2 Payment Information

When you purchase services, payment information is collected and processed by our third-party payment processor, Stripe.

We do NOT store your complete credit card information on our servers. Stripe collects:

  • Credit card number

  • Billing address

  • Payment transaction details

Stripe's use of your payment information is governed by their Privacy Policy, available at: https://stripe.com/privacy

2.3 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, certain information is automatically collected through Squarespace's built-in analytics and hosting services:

  • IP address

  • Browser type and version

  • Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)

  • Operating system

  • Pages visited and time spent on pages

  • Referring website

  • Date and time of visit

  • Geographic location (city/country level)

This information is collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies.

3. COOKIES & TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

3.1 What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences and improve your experience.

3.2 How We Use Cookies

Our Site uses cookies through Squarespace's platform, which may include:

Essential Cookies:

  • Enable core website functionality

  • Remember your preferences and settings

  • Maintain security features

Analytics Cookies:

  • Track website traffic and user behavior

  • Help us understand how visitors use our Site

  • Allow us to improve Site performance

We do NOT use:

  • Third-party advertising cookies

  • Social media tracking pixels (unless you explicitly share our content)

3.3 Managing Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings:

  • Block all cookies

  • Accept only certain cookies

  • Delete existing cookies

Note: Disabling cookies may affect Site functionality.

Browser-specific instructions:

  • Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies

  • Safari: Preferences > Privacy

  • Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security

  • Edge: Settings > Cookies and Site Permissions

4. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use collected information to:

Provide Services:

  • Respond to inquiries and communications

  • Process service applications and payments

  • Deliver advisory services you've purchased

  • Send service-related communications

Improve Our Site:

  • Analyze website traffic and user behavior

  • Improve Site functionality and user experience

  • Troubleshoot technical issues

Marketing (with consent):

  • Send newsletters and updates (you can unsubscribe anytime)

  • Share relevant resources and content

  • Announce new services or offerings

Legal Compliance:

  • Comply with legal obligations

  • Protect our rights and property

  • Prevent fraud or abuse

5. HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information, including:

  • Secure hosting through Squarespace's infrastructure

  • Encrypted payment processing through Stripe (PCI-DSS compliant)

  • Secure SSL/TLS encryption for data transmission

  • Limited access to personal information (only authorized personnel)

  • Regular security reviews of our systems

However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

We do NOT sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes.

We only share information with:

6.1 Service Providers

Squarespace (Website Hosting & Analytics):

Stripe (Payment Processing):

These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it only for providing services to us.

6.2 Legal Requirements

We may disclose information if required by law or if we believe disclosure is necessary to:

  • Comply with legal process (subpoena, court order)

  • Protect our rights, property, or safety

  • Protect the rights, property, or safety of others

  • Prevent fraud or abuse

7. DATA RETENTION

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

Typical retention periods:

  • Contact inquiries: 2 years from last contact

  • Client records: 7 years after service completion (for business/tax purposes)

  • Website analytics: Aggregated data retained indefinitely; individual data 26 months (Squarespace default)

  • Payment records: 7 years (legal/tax requirements)

You may request deletion of your data at any time (see Section 9: Your Rights).

8. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Our website is hosted in the United States through Squarespace, and payment processing is handled by Stripe (also US-based). If you are accessing our Site from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States.

The United States may have different data protection laws than your country. By using our Site, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States.

For EU/UK visitors: We rely on Squarespace's and Stripe's compliance with applicable data transfer mechanisms (Standard Contractual Clauses, adequacy decisions).

9. YOUR RIGHTS

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

9.1 General Rights

Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you

Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information

Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information (subject to legal retention requirements)

Objection: Object to processing of your information for certain purposes

Portability: Request transfer of your information to another service (where technically feasible)

Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for data processing (for consent-based processing only)

9.2 California Residents (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights:

  • Right to know what personal information we collect

  • Right to know if we sell or share personal information (we don't)

  • Right to opt-out of sale of personal information (not applicable - we don't sell)

  • Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights

9.3 EU/UK Residents (GDPR)

If you are in the EU or UK, you have additional rights under GDPR:

  • Right to restrict processing

  • Right to data portability

  • Right to object to automated decision-making (we don't use automated decisions)

  • Right to lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority

9.4 How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at: studio@imaninic.com

We will respond to your request within 30 days (or as required by applicable law).

We may request verification of your identity before processing requests to protect your privacy.

10. EMAIL MARKETING

If you subscribe to our email list, we will send you:

  • Newsletters

  • Service updates

  • Educational content

  • Promotional offers

You can unsubscribe at any time by:

Even after unsubscribing from marketing emails, we may still send you:

  • Service-related communications (if you're a client)

  • Responses to your inquiries

  • Legal notices

11. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

If we learn that we have collected information from a child under 18, we will delete that information immediately. If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us at studio@imaninic.com.

12. THIRD-PARTY LINKS

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy does NOT apply to those websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party sites.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

13. DO NOT TRACK SIGNALS

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals websites not to track users. Currently, there is no universal standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals.

Our Site, through Squarespace, does not currently respond to DNT signals. You can manage tracking through your browser cookie settings (see Section 3.3).

14. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors.

When we make changes:

  • We will update the "Last Updated" date at the top

  • Material changes will be prominently posted on our Site

  • For significant changes, we may notify you via email (if we have your email address)

Your continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

15. CONTACT US

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Hibiscus LLC
The House of Self Leadership

Email: studio@imaninic.com
Website: imaninic.com

For privacy-specific inquiries or to exercise your rights, email: studio@imaninic.com with "Privacy Request" in the subject line.

16. JURISDICTION-SPECIFIC INFORMATION

For California Residents:

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), we provide this additional information:

Categories of Personal Information Collected:

  • Identifiers (name, email, IP address)

  • Commercial information (purchase history, services purchased)

  • Internet activity (website usage, analytics)

Sources: Directly from you, automatically through website use

Business Purpose: Providing services, analytics, communications, legal compliance

We do NOT sell your personal information.

Contact for CCPA requests: studio@imaninic.com

For EU/UK Residents:

Legal Basis for Processing:

  • Consent (for marketing communications)

  • Contract performance (to provide services you've purchased)

  • Legitimate interests (website analytics, fraud prevention)

  • Legal compliance (tax, business records)

Data Controller: Hibiscus LLC, imaninic.com, studio@imaninic.com

Data Protection Officer: Not required for our size/scope

EU Representative: Not required (not established in EU)

Your right to lodge a complaint: If you believe we have violated GDPR, you may lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

Last Updated: December 8, 2025

SUMMARY (TL;DR)

We collect: Name, email, payment info, website usage data
We use it for: Providing services, improving our site, communicating with you
We share with: Only Squarespace (hosting) and Stripe (payments) - nobody else
Your rights: Access, correct, delete your data anytime
We do NOT: Sell your data or share it for marketing
Questions? Email studio@imaninic.com