PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: June 17, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Poppy McMasters LLC (“Mastering Dysphagia,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects your personal information when you access or use www.masteringdysphagia.com (the “Website”). By accessing or using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference into our Terms of Use.

1. Who May Use the Website

The Website is intended solely for use by graduate-level speech-language pathology students who are at least eighteen (18) years of age, as further described in our Terms of Use. The Website is not directed to, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from, any person under the age of eighteen (18). If you believe we may have collected information from a person under 18, please contact us at [email protected] and we will promptly delete it.

2. Information We Collect

We collect only the limited personal information needed to provide the Website.

2.1  Information You Provide. When you create an account, we collect:

• your name;
• your email address; and
• any other information you voluntarily provide (for example, in communications with us).

3. How We Use Information

We use your information to:

• provide and maintain your account and access to the Website;
• deliver educational content to you;
• communicate with you about account access, course updates, platform changes, and educational announcements;
• respond to your inquiries and requests;
• monitor, analyze, secure, and improve the Website;
• detect, prevent, and respond to fraud, abuse, or violations of our Terms of Use; and
• comply with legal obligations and enforce our legal rights.

4. How We Share Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information, and we do not share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

We may share your information only as follows:

• Service Providers. With third parties that host, operate, support, or analyze the Website on our behalf (for example, Thinkific, our email service provider, and analytics providers), limited to what they need to perform their services.
• Legal and Safety. When we believe, in good faith, that disclosure is required to comply with applicable law, legal process, or a governmental request; to enforce our Terms of Use; to protect our rights, property, or safety; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of others.
• Business Transfers. In connection with a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, financing, or similar transaction, subject to customary confidentiality protections.

5. Platform Hosting (Thinkific)

The Website is hosted on Thinkific, a third-party learning management platform operated by Thinkific Labs Inc.. Your information is stored through Thinkific’s systems, and Thinkific’s own privacy and security practices and policies apply to its handling of the information. We encourage you to review Thinkific’s privacy policy.

6. Third-Party Services and Links

The Website may contain links to, or rely on, third-party services. Once you leave the Website or interact with a third-party service, this Privacy Policy no longer governs, and the third party’s own privacy policies and practices apply. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any third-party website or service.

7. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information against unauthorized access, use, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as your account is active, as needed to provide the Website, and as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. 

9. Your Choices and Rights

Account Information. You may review, update, or correct information in your account by logging in or contacting us at [email protected].

Email Unsubscribe. You may unsubscribe from non-essential emails at any time using the unsubscribe link in those communications, when available, or by contacting us. We may still send you administrative messages related to your account and the Website.

California Residents. If you are a California resident, you may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act) to know about, access, correct, or delete personal information we have collected about you, and to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information. We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. You may contact us at [email protected] to exercise any applicable rights.

Other Jurisdictions. If other state or foreign privacy laws grant you rights with respect to your personal information, you may contact us at [email protected] to request that we honor those rights to the extent required by law. The Website is operated from the United States and is intended for use only within the United States.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the revised Privacy Policy on this page and update the Effective Date. Continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

11. Contact

Questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to:

Poppy McMasters LLC

Email: [email protected]