Privacy Policy for Client Growth Strategies LLC

Last Updated: August 6, 2025

Client Growth Strategies LLC ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our websites, https://ClientGrowthStrategies.com, https://BartRatliff.com, and https://RaisingTheBart.com (collectively, the "Websites"), engage with our services, or participate in our podcast, Raising The Bart (the "Podcast"). By accessing or using our Websites, Services, or participating in the Podcast, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use our Websites, Services, or participate in the Podcast.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

a. Personal Information

- Personal information is data that can be used to identify you, such as:

- Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, or mailing address.

- Business Information: Company name, job title, or other professional details you provide when engaging with our services.

- Payment Information: Billing details, such as credit card information, if you purchase services or products from us (processed through secure third-party payment processors).

- Account Information: Login credentials or profile information if you create an account on our Websites.

- Podcast Participant Information: If you participate in the Podcast, we may collect your name, likeness, voice, image, video footage, or other personal information you provide during recordings or interviews.

b. Non-Personal Information

- Non-personal information does not directly identify you, including:

- Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our Websites, such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and time spent on the Websites.

- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to enhance your experience, analyze usage, deliver personalized content, and track affiliate links (see Section 3.5).

- Podcast Analytics: Aggregated data about Podcast viewership or listener engagement, such as download statistics or platform analytics.

c. Information from Third Parties

- We may receive information about you from third-party sources, such as:

- Business partners, affiliate programs, or marketing platforms.

- Publicly available sources, such as social media profiles or public directories, to the extent permitted by law.

- Podcast platforms (e.g., Spotify, YouTube) that provide analytics or user data related to the Podcast.

2. How We Collect Information

- We collect information in the following ways:

- Directly from You: When you fill out forms, contact us, subscribe to newsletters, engage with our services, or participate in the Podcast (e.g., by providing your image, voice, or video through interviews or recordings).

- Automatically: Through cookies, analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics), affiliate tracking technologies, and server logs as you navigate our Websites or engage with the Podcast.

- From Third Parties: Through referrals, marketing partners, affiliate networks, Podcast platforms, or integrated services (e.g., payment processors, CRM platforms, or video hosting services).

- Podcast Participation: If you appear on the Podcast, we may collect your likeness, voice, or image through video or audio recordings, with your consent or as agreed in a separate release form.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

- Provide, operate, and improve our services, including client growth strategies, consulting, marketing solutions, and the Podcast.

- Communicate with you, including responding to inquiries, sending updates, or marketing materials (with your consent where required).

- Process payments and fulfill orders for services or products.

- Produce, distribute, and promote the Podcast, including using participants’ images, voices, or video footage as agreed.

- Analyze Website and Podcast usage to optimize performance and user experience.

- Disclose affiliate relationships and track clicks or purchases through affiliate links (see Section 3.5).

- Comply with legal obligations or protect our legal rights.

- Personalize content and advertisements, where applicable.

3.5 Affiliate Links and Disclosures

Our Websites and Podcast may contain affiliate links to third-party products or services. If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. We disclose these relationships in accordance with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines. Affiliate links may use cookies or similar technologies to track your interactions, as described in Section 1.b. By using our Websites or engaging with the Podcast, you acknowledge and agree to the use of affiliate links and associated tracking technologies.

4. How We Share Your Information

- We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with:

- Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist with website hosting, payment processing, email delivery, analytics, affiliate program management, or Podcast production and distribution (e.g., video hosting platforms, affiliate networks, Mailchimp, Stripe, or Google Analytics). These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data.

- Business Partners: With your consent, we may share information with partners, including affiliate partners, to offer joint services or promotions.

- Podcast Distribution: Your image, voice, or likeness may be shared publicly as part of the Podcast, consistent with any consent or release form you provide.

- Legal Compliance: If required by law, regulation, or legal process (e.g., subpoenas or court orders).

- Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.

With Your Consent: For any other purpose you explicitly approve, such as Podcast promotion.

5. Your Choices and Rights

- You have certain rights regarding your personal information, subject to applicable laws:

- Access and Update: You may request access to or correction of your personal information.

- Opt-Out: You can opt out of marketing communications by clicking "unsubscribe" in emails or contacting us.

- Cookies: You can disable cookies through your browser settings, though this may affect Website functionality, including affiliate tracking.

- Podcast Participation: If you participate in the Podcast, you may have rights to review or limit the use of your image, voice, or likeness, subject to any signed release form or agreement.

CCPA Rights (for California Residents): You may request disclosure of the categories of personal information collected, sold, or disclosed, and request deletion of your data, subject to certain exceptions.

- GDPR Rights (for EU Residents): You may request access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, or data portability, and object to processing.

To exercise these rights, contact us at the details provided in Section 10.