Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 25, 2026

Last Updated: August 12, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Margaret McNellis / getabookcoach.com ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website or interact with our services.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide better services to our visitors and clients. The types of information we collect include:

  • Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, billing address, and any details you voluntarily submit via our contact forms, discovery session booking forms, or direct email communications.

  • Payment Information: When you pay for coaching packages, blueprints, or services via Squarespace Invoicing, your payment details (such as credit card numbers and billing addresses) are collected and processed securely through our third-party payment processors. We do not store full credit card information on our servers.

  • Newsletter & Subscribed Data: If you subscribe to our newsletter, your name and email address are processed via Substack.

  • Cookies & Usage Data: Like most websites, our site automatically collects standard technical data through cookies and server logs, including your IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and referring URLs.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

  • To deliver our book coaching, editorial, and consulting services.

  • To process payments and issue invoices.

  • To communicate with you regarding your sessions, inquiries, or service updates.

  • To send you news, writing tips, and updates via our newsletter (if you have opted in via Substack).

  • To analyze website traffic and improve user experience on our site.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website is hosted on Squarespace, which uses functional, analytical, and performance cookies to ensure proper site operation, measure analytics, and improve navigation.

  • Essential Cookies: Required for basic site navigation, secure checkouts, and system functionality.

  • Analytics Cookies: Help us understand visitor behavior and site performance.

You can instruct your web browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, disabling cookies may affect certain features on our site.

4. Third-Party Services & Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We only share information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our business and hosting our services:

  • Squarespace: Hosts our website, handles contact forms, and manages secure invoicing/payment processing as well as contracts and proposals.

  • Substack: Manages our email newsletter distribution and subscriber lists.

  • Zoom: Facilitates discovery calls.

  • Slack: Facilitates 1:1 and group communication.

  • TidyCal: Used for scheduling discovery and strategy sessions.

Each third-party service provider manages data according to their respective privacy policies.

5. Data Retention & Security

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, satisfy legal/tax requirements, or carry out active coaching contracts. We take reasonable measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.

6. Your Data Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

  • Access, update, or request the deletion of the personal information we hold about you.

  • Opt out of marketing emails or newsletter broadcasts at any time by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any email sent via Substack.

  • Disable cookies through your web browser settings.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us directly using the details below.

7. Contact Us

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

Margaret McNellis

Book Coach & Author

Website:getabookcoach.com

Email: info [at] getabookcoach.com