At Thinking Bell, accessible from www.thinkingbell.org, your privacy is of utmost importance. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, sign up for our courses, webinars, newsletters, or engage with our products and services.

By using our website and services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Who We Are

Thinking Bell is a training and education initiative founded by Ishan Goel, focused on teaching the statistics of decision-making, experimentation, and data-driven thinking.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, you may contact us at:

Email: ishan@thinkingbell.org
Website: www.thinkingbell.org

2. Information We Collect

We collect only the information necessary to provide you with a high-quality learning experience. The data we may collect includes:

a. Information You Provide Directly

• Name and Email Address: When you subscribe to our newsletter, register for webinars, courses, or request information.

• Payment Information: When you enroll in paid programs (processed securely via third-party payment processors like PayPal or Stripe; we do not store your card details).

• Company or Role Information: If you register as part of a training program.

b. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:

• Device and Browser Data (e.g., IP address, browser type, operating system).

• Usage Data (e.g., pages visited, time spent, click events, referring URLs).

• Cookies and Analytics: Small data files stored on your device to help us understand usage patterns and improve our website experience.

We use Google Analytics and similar tools for anonymous traffic analysis.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your data for legitimate business purposes, including to:

• Provide and manage access to courses, webinars, and learning materials.

• Communicate updates, newsletters, and new offers (only with your consent).

• Improve our website, content, and user experience.

• Respond to inquiries, requests, and feedback.

• Comply with applicable laws and regulations.

You can opt out of email communication anytime using the unsubscribe link in our emails.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data under one or more of the following bases:

• Consent: When you voluntarily provide your data for newsletters or forms.

• Contractual necessity: When data is needed to deliver a purchased course or service.

• Legitimate interest: For website analytics, security, and service improvement.

• Legal compliance: To meet applicable legal obligations.

5. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share limited data only with trusted third parties who assist in delivering our services:

• Email service providers (e.g., Mailchimp, ConvertKit)

• Payment processors (e.g., PayPal, Stripe)

• Web hosting and analytics partners (e.g., Framer, Google Analytics)

These partners are required to protect your data and use it only for agreed purposes.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary to:

• Provide our services and comply with legal obligations, or

• Until you request deletion of your information.

You may contact us anytime at ishan@thinkingbell.org to request data deletion.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Cookies are used to:

• Remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience.

• Track anonymous traffic data for analytics.

You can control cookies through your browser settings or opt-out of analytics tracking where supported.

8. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your data, including:

• Using secure HTTPS encryption on our website.

• Storing data on secure servers managed by reputable providers.

• Limiting access to authorized personnel only.

While no online transmission is 100% secure, we continuously work to safeguard your data.

9. Your Rights

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

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data.

• Correction: Ask us to correct or update inaccurate information.

• Deletion: Request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”).

• Withdrawal of Consent: Opt out of communications anytime.

• Data Portability: Request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at ishan@thinkingbell.org.

10. Children’s Privacy

Thinking Bell does not knowingly collect or solicit data from anyone under 16 years of age.
If we learn that a child’s data has been collected, we will promptly delete it.

11. Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to external sites (e.g., YouTube, LinkedIn, PayPal).
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect new practices or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page with the revised “Last Updated” date.

13. Contact Us

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

Thinking Bell
Email: ishan@thinkingbell.org
Website: www.thinkingbell.org