Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 12, 2026

Gapology Institute, LLC ("Gapology," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the information you provide to us.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit or use www.gapology.org (the "Site"). It also describes how we may handle information you voluntarily provide to us in connection with Gapology.

By using the Site, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Information You Provide Directly

You can browse the Site without providing personal information.

Gapology currently collects personal information primarily when you voluntarily contact us through the Contact Us forms on the Site or otherwise communicate directly with us. Depending on the nature of your communication, this may include your name, email address, telephone number, company or organization, and the information you choose to include in your message.

We use information provided through these communications to respond to your questions, requests, or inquiries and for other purposes reasonably related to the communication.

If you separately engage with Gapology for training, consulting, speaking, certification, or other services, we may collect additional information reasonably necessary to provide those services. Such interactions may also be governed by separate agreements or terms.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information through the Site unless we specifically request it or it is reasonably necessary for a particular service or interaction.

Information Handled by Third-Party Providers

Gapology does not currently sell products or process purchases directly through www.gapology.org.

The Site may contain links to third-party websites and services, including online retailers, merchandise providers, learning platforms, payment processors, and other service providers. If you follow one of these links or otherwise interact directly with a third-party provider, that provider may collect information from you under its own privacy policy and terms.

Gapology does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites or services.

2. INFORMATION COLLECTED AUTOMATICALLY

When you visit the Site, certain technical information may be collected automatically by the Site, Wix, or third-party service providers that support the Site.

This information may include your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, general geographic information, pages visited, referring website, date and time of your visit, and general interactions with the Site.

This information may be used to operate and secure the Site, understand general Site usage, troubleshoot technical issues, and improve the Site and its functionality.

3. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

The Site may use cookies, pixels, tags, analytics tools, and similar technologies. These technologies may be used to:

Operate and secure the Site
Remember preferences
Understand how visitors use the Site
Monitor Site performance
Improve the user experience
Understand general Site traffic and effectiveness

Some cookies or similar technologies may be provided by third-party service providers used by Wix or Gapology.

You can use your browser settings to refuse or limit certain cookies. Some Site features may not function as intended if certain technologies are disabled.

The specific cookies and technologies used on the Site may change as the Site and its services change.

4. HOW WE USE INFORMATION

Gapology may use information we receive to:

Respond to questions, requests, and inquiries
Communicate with individuals who contact us
Provide services that have been requested or agreed upon
Improve the Site and understand general Site usage
Maintain Site security and prevent fraud or misuse
Protect the rights, property, and safety of Gapology and others
Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations
Carry out other purposes disclosed when information is collected or otherwise permitted by law

5. EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS

Gapology does not currently operate a general marketing or newsletter registration system directly through the Site.

If you voluntarily provide your email address when contacting us, we may use it to respond to your inquiry or communicate with you regarding your request or an existing relationship with Gapology.

If Gapology offers optional email communications in the future, those communications will include an appropriate method for unsubscribing where required by applicable law.

6. HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION

Gapology does not sell your personal information.

We may share information with service providers when reasonably necessary to operate the Site or respond to your communications. These providers may include companies that support website hosting, form submission and email delivery, website security, analytics, information technology, and other necessary business operations.

These service providers may have access to information only as reasonably necessary to perform services on our behalf and are expected to handle that information appropriately.

We may also disclose information when we believe disclosure is reasonably necessary to:

Comply with applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request
Protect the rights, property, or safety of Gapology, our users, or others
Investigate fraud, security issues, or other misuse
Protect against legal liability
Support a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets

7. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES AND LINKS

The Site may contain links to websites, platforms, applications, retailers, merchandise providers, learning platforms, social media services, podcast platforms, and other third-party services.

These links are provided for convenience and may be used to provide access to products, services, or information offered by others.

When you leave the Site or interact directly with a third-party service, your interaction is governed by that provider's privacy policy, terms, and practices. Gapology is not responsible for the privacy, security, availability, content, or practices of third-party websites or services.

8. SOCIAL MEDIA

Gapology may maintain or link to social media accounts and may provide social media features on the Site.

Your interactions with social media platforms are governed by the privacy policies, terms, and settings of those platforms.

9. TESTIMONIALS AND USER-SUBMITTED CONTENT

If you voluntarily provide a testimonial, review, photograph, video, comment, or other content for potential publication or promotional use, Gapology may use that material for the purposes described when the material is submitted or as otherwise authorized by you.

Gapology will obtain appropriate permission before using a person's name, photograph, likeness, testimonial, or other identifying information in promotional materials when such permission is required.

Ordinary private inquiries or business communications submitted through the Contact Us forms are not considered public or promotional content and are handled according to this Privacy Policy.

10. DATA RETENTION

Gapology retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, to respond to requests, maintain appropriate business records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, comply with legal obligations, or otherwise support legitimate business purposes.

The length of time information is retained may vary depending on the nature of the information and the reason it was collected.

11. DATA SECURITY

Gapology takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures appropriate to the nature of the information we maintain to help protect personal information against unauthorized access, use, modification, or disclosure.

No method of transmitting or storing information can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

12. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

The Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed toward children under 13.

Gapology does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the Site. If we learn that we have collected such information, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

13. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

Depending on where you live and the laws that apply to you, you may have certain rights concerning your personal information, which may include the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information.

You may contact Gapology using the information below to make a privacy-related request. We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

These rights are subject to applicable legal limitations and exceptions.

14. DO NOT TRACK

Some web browsers offer a "Do Not Track" setting. Because there is not currently a universally accepted standard for responding to such signals, the Site may not respond to all Do Not Track requests.

15. CALIFORNIA AND OTHER STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS

Certain states have enacted privacy laws that provide residents with specific rights regarding personal information.

Where applicable law provides such rights, Gapology will comply with those requirements. You may contact us using the information below regarding a privacy request.

Gapology will not discriminate against an individual for exercising a privacy right that is applicable to that individual under law.

16. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Gapology may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our Site, business practices, services, or legal obligations change.

When we make changes, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

17. CONTACT US

Gapology Institute, LLC
Email: contact@gapology.org