Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy for Unpolished Sobriety
Last updated: October 17, 2026
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how Unpolished Sobriety ("we", "our", "us") collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit our website, contact us, or participate in our recovery and wellness coaching services. We adhere to the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as well as applicable state and federal privacy regulations in the United States.
Data Controller:
Unpolished Sobriety
Lakeland, Florida, United States
Email: nick@unpolishedsobriety.com
2. Information We Collect
Information you give us directly
Contact & Account Information: Name, email address, phone number, and account credentials when you register, book a coaching session, or contact us through site forms.
Coaching & Onboarding Content: Information, goals, notes, and context you share during coaching sessions, in private messages, through intake questionnaires, or in shared documentation.
Billing Information: Payment transactions are handled directly by third-party payment gateways. We only receive limited administrative records, such as the last four digits of your card, billing address, and transaction identifiers.
Information collected automatically
Technical & Diagnostic Data: Browser type, operating system, IP address, device identifiers, and coarse location data.
Usage & Engagement Data: Pages visited, coaching portal features accessed, content viewed, and navigation workflows.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Functional cookies required for authentication and platform stability, alongside optional analytics cookies (deployed only where you have given consent).
3. How We Use Your Information
We process your personal information under the following legal frameworks:
Contractual Necessity: Delivering private coaching services, scheduling calendar sessions, managing active client programs, and communicating updates.
Consent: Distributing newsletters, educational materials, or non-essential performance cookies where you have opted in. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Legitimate Business Interests: Maintaining system security, debugging platform issues, mitigating fraud, improving service workflows, and addressing client support requests.
Legal Compliance: Fulfilling tax obligations, accounting rules, business record-keeping, and applicable statutory mandates.
4. Non-Clinical Coaching & Sensitive Health Information
Unpolished Sobriety provides non-clinical peer support and recovery coaching. Our services do not constitute medical care, psychotherapy, psychological evaluation, psychiatric treatment, or clinical addiction medicine.
Coachful is not an electronic health record (EHR) system. Please do not submit:
Formal clinical patient files or electronic medical records
Clinical diagnoses, psychiatric assessments, or clinical therapy notes
Medical prescriptions, laboratory reports, or clinical toxicology/genetic results
Medical insurance billing, reimbursement claims, or diagnostic codes
Emergency, safeguarding, crisis-intervention, or self-harm management records
Do not post confidential clinical materials into automated AI assistants, community message boards, broadcast channels, or external integrations.
Crisis Notice: This platform is not monitored around the clock or equipped for emergencies. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency or imminent crisis, contact your local emergency services (such as calling or texting 988 in the United States) or reach out to a licensed medical facility immediately.
5. Third-Party Service Providers & Sub-Processors
Unpolished Sobriety operates via the Coachful platform infrastructure and utilizes select vendors to deliver services:
Provider / Sub-processor | Purpose | Processing Region |
Coachful (Influencee Agency OÜ) | Core platform infrastructure, portal hosting, technical administration | Estonia / EU |
Google Cloud & Firebase | User authentication, database hosting, secure cloud file storage | EEA / USA / Global |
Vercel, Inc. | Web application hosting, serverless processing, global edge delivery | USA / Global |
Stream.io, Inc. | Client-coach direct messaging, activity feeds, secure video calls | Selected Region / USA |
BunnyWay d.o.o. (bunny.net) | Content delivery network (CDN), media, audio, and video storage | Slovenia / EEA / Global |
Plus Five Five, Inc. (Resend) | System transactional notifications and client email broadcasts | USA |
Twilio Inc. (optional) | SMS delivery, automated session reminders, message opt-outs | EEA / USA / Global |
Groq, Inc. (optional) | High-speed speech-to-text transcription for recorded client sessions | USA |
Anthropic PBC (optional) | Practice automation, text analysis, administrative content draft support | USA |
Google LLC (Gemini API) (optional) | Digital asset and visual media generation for program resources | USA / Global |
Functional Software, Inc. (Sentry) | Platform stability monitoring, real-time error tracking | USA |
Stripe Payments / Affiliates | Payment processing, recurring subscriptions, compliance checks | Ireland / USA / Global |
Meta Platforms Ireland / Affiliates (optional) | Social engagement, integrations, operational messaging | Ireland / USA / Global |
6. International Data Transfers
When data is transferred across international borders, appropriate safeguards are utilized to ensure compliance with European and international privacy frameworks. These include the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework, valid adequacy decisions, or standard contractual clauses (SCCs) supplemented with technical safeguards such as encryption in transit and at rest.
7. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you maintain specific rights regarding your personal information:
Access & Portability: Request confirmation of data processing and obtain a digital copy of your records.
Correction: Update or amend incomplete or inaccurate records.
Erasure: Request deletion of your personal records ("Right to be Forgotten"), subject to mandatory financial or legal record-retention duties.
Processing Restrictions: Limit or object to specific processing activities, including marketing communications.
Withdrawal of Consent: Revoke previously granted consent for processing at any time without impacting prior lawful processing.
Regulatory Inquiries: File an inquiry or complaint with your state attorney general or local data protection authority.
To exercise any of these rights, submit your request to nick@unpolishedsobriety.com. We verify and respond to valid requests within 30 days.
8. Cookies & Tracking
Our site uses necessary cookies for basic operations, such as keeping you authenticated in your client dashboard. With your consent, we may also utilize analytic cookies to observe aggregate site trends and user journeys. You can inspect, modify, or block cookies via your browser's security settings.
9. Data Retention
Client records and session notes are maintained for the duration of your active coaching relationship, followed by a reasonable retention period to satisfy tax, accounting, and legal audit requirements. Marketing email addresses are removed upon opting out via the unsubscribe link. You may request account deletion at any point per Section 7.
10. Children’s Online Privacy
Our services are designed exclusively for individuals aged 18 and older (and at minimum age 16 where permitted by local law). We do not knowingly collect information from minors. If you discover a minor has submitted personal details through this website, notify us immediately for prompt record removal.
11. Policy Updates
We may periodically update this Privacy Policy to reflect modifications to coaching programs, platform features, or legal standards. Revisions will be published with an updated "Last updated" date. Active clients will receive direct email notification regarding significant structural changes.
12. Contact Information
For inquiries regarding this policy, data practices, or privacy requests, contact:
Unpolished Sobriety
Attn: Privacy Inquiries
Lakeland, Florida
Email: nick@unpolishedsobriety.com
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