Effective Date: August 19, 2026
Last Updated: August 19, 2026
Sandy Hibbard Creative, Inc. (“Sandy Hibbard Creative,” “SHC,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to being transparent about the information we collect and how we use it.
This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored, and disclosed when you visit SandyHibbardCreative.com, subscribe to our email or SMS communications, download a resource, submit a contact form, request information, interact with our advertising, or otherwise communicate with Sandy Hibbard Creative.
By using this website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Information You Voluntarily Provide
We may collect information you choose to provide to us, including:
- Name
- Email address
- Mobile telephone number
- Business or company name
- Telephone number
- Information submitted through contact or inquiry forms
- Information provided when requesting a consultation
- Information submitted when downloading a free guide, playbook, template, or other resource
- Email newsletter subscription information
- SMS marketing subscription information and consent records
- Communications you send to Sandy Hibbard Creative
- Other information you voluntarily provide when interacting with our website or services
You are not required to provide personal information simply to browse SandyHibbardCreative.com.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, certain technical and usage information may be collected automatically through cookies, analytics technologies, pixels, and similar tools.
This information may include:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Approximate geographic location
- Referring website, advertisement, or source
- Pages viewed
- Links clicked
- Date and time of visits
- Time spent on particular pages
- General website interactions and traffic patterns
We primarily use this information to understand how visitors find and use our website and to improve our content, services, advertising, and user experience.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use information collected through SandyHibbardCreative.com to:
- Deliver guides, resources, playbooks, templates, or other content you request
- Send the Marketing Intelligence Report
- Deliver SMS communications when you have separately opted in to receive them
- Respond to questions, inquiries, and consultation requests
- Communicate with prospective and existing clients
- Provide information about Sandy Hibbard Creative services and resources
- Inform you about new products, programs, resources, or offerings
- Improve our website and marketing
- Understand which content is most useful to our audience
- Analyze website traffic and visitor behavior
- Measure the performance of advertising and marketing campaigns
- Maintain the functionality and security of our website
- Prevent fraud, abuse, or misuse
- Maintain appropriate business and consent records
- Comply with applicable legal obligations
We strive to collect and use only information that is reasonably necessary for legitimate business and marketing purposes.
3. Email Marketing and Mailchimp
Sandy Hibbard Creative uses Mailchimp to manage email subscriptions and distribute email marketing communications, including the Marketing Intelligence Report.
When you subscribe to our email list, request a free resource, or otherwise choose to receive email communications, information such as your name, email address, signup source, subscription status, and engagement with our emails may be processed through Mailchimp.
We may use this information to:
- Deliver requested resources
- Send newsletters and educational content
- Provide marketing ideas and business updates
- Announce new Sandy Hibbard Creative resources, products, or services
- Understand whether subscribers open or interact with our communications
- Improve future email content
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by selecting the Unsubscribe link included at the bottom of our marketing emails.
Unsubscribing from marketing communications does not necessarily prevent us from sending administrative or transactional communications related to an inquiry, existing business relationship, or service you have requested.
Mailchimp processes information in accordance with its own privacy policies, security practices, and terms.
4. SMS Marketing and Mobile Information
Sandy Hibbard Creative may offer an optional SMS/text messaging program to subscribers who specifically choose to participate.
SMS Consent
Providing your mobile telephone number for another purpose does not automatically enroll you in Sandy Hibbard Creative SMS marketing.
Likewise, subscribing to the Marketing Intelligence Report or another Sandy Hibbard Creative email list does not automatically constitute consent to receive marketing text messages.
You will receive Sandy Hibbard Creative marketing text messages only after you have voluntarily provided your mobile number and given the required consent to receive SMS communications.
Consent to receive SMS marketing messages is not a condition of purchasing any product or service from Sandy Hibbard Creative.
Information We May Collect Through SMS
When you enroll in our SMS program, we may collect and maintain information such as:
- Your mobile telephone number
- Your name, if provided
- The date, time, and method of your SMS opt-in
- Consent records
- Subscription status
- SMS messages or responses you send to us
- Opt-out requests
- General message delivery and engagement information
We may retain appropriate records of SMS consent and opt-out activity to administer the program and comply with applicable requirements.
How We Use Mobile Information
Mobile information may be used to:
- Send marketing ideas, tips, and insights
- Share Marketing Intelligence Report updates
- Announce new guides, playbooks, templates, or resources
- Provide Sandy Hibbard Creative news and announcements
- Share information about services or programs
- Send occasional offers or promotions
- Administer SMS subscriptions and opt-out requests
- Maintain required consent records
- Improve our communications
How We Protect Mobile Information
We do not sell, rent, or share mobile telephone numbers or SMS opt-in consent information with third parties for their own independent marketing or promotional purposes.
We may provide mobile information to service providers when necessary to operate and support our SMS program. These providers may process information solely as necessary to provide services on our behalf, such as message delivery, subscription management, compliance, and technical support.
Sandy Hibbard Creative currently uses Mailchimp to help manage its marketing communications, including SMS services when enabled.
SMS opt-in data and consent will not be shared with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
SMS Opt-Out
Participation in Sandy Hibbard Creative SMS marketing is voluntary.
You may unsubscribe from marketing text messages at any time by replying STOP to a Sandy Hibbard Creative marketing message.
For assistance, you may reply HELP or contact us at:
Additional information about our text messaging program is available in our SMS Terms & Conditions at:
SandyHibbardCreative.com/sms-terms-and-conditions/
5. Google Analytics
Sandy Hibbard Creative uses Google Analytics to better understand how visitors find and interact with SandyHibbardCreative.com.
Google Analytics may collect information such as:
- Pages visited
- Approximate geographic location
- Browser and device information
- Referral sources
- Website interactions
- Time spent on the website
- General traffic and usage patterns
We use analytics information to better understand our audience, determine which content is useful, measure website performance, and improve the Sandy Hibbard Creative website and marketing experience.
Google may process information collected through Google Analytics in accordance with Google’s privacy policies and terms.
Depending on your browser and location, you may have options to control certain analytics technologies through browser settings, cookie controls, or tools offered by Google.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
SandyHibbardCreative.com may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies.
Cookies are small data files placed on a browser or device that may help websites recognize visitors, remember preferences, measure performance, and understand website activity.
We may use cookies for purposes including:
- Essential website functionality
- Website performance
- Analytics
- Traffic measurement
- Understanding visitor behavior
- Advertising measurement
- Marketing campaign performance
Some cookies may be placed by third-party service providers used by Sandy Hibbard Creative.
Depending on your browser, device, and location, you may have the ability to accept, reject, or delete cookies through browser or website cookie settings.
Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
7. Facebook and Instagram Advertising
Sandy Hibbard Creative may occasionally advertise through Facebook and Instagram, which are services provided by Meta Platforms.
When digital advertising campaigns are active, Meta advertising technologies may be used to:
- Measure advertising performance
- Determine whether website visitors arrived through an advertisement
- Understand how people interact with our advertising
- Build or measure advertising audiences
- Deliver advertising to people who may be interested in Sandy Hibbard Creative resources or services
Depending on the technologies enabled on the website and the settings associated with an advertising campaign, Meta may collect or receive information concerning website visits, devices, browsers, and interactions.
Meta’s handling of information is subject to its own privacy policies, advertising settings, and data practices.
SMS opt-in consent information and mobile telephone numbers collected through our SMS program are not shared with Meta for Meta’s independent marketing purposes.
Where required by applicable law, Sandy Hibbard Creative will provide appropriate choices concerning advertising cookies or technologies.
8. How We Share Information
Sandy Hibbard Creative does not sell your personal information for money.
We may allow trusted service providers to process information when reasonably necessary to operate Sandy Hibbard Creative and our website.
These providers may include services related to:
- Website hosting and maintenance
- Email marketing
- SMS marketing
- Website analytics
- Advertising and campaign measurement
- Scheduling
- Spam prevention and security
- Digital resource delivery
- Customer or contact management
These providers may receive information only as reasonably necessary to provide services on our behalf and operate according to their own legal and privacy obligations.
We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to:
- Comply with applicable laws or legal processes
- Respond to lawful government requests
- Protect the rights, property, or safety of Sandy Hibbard Creative or others
- Prevent fraud, misuse, or security threats
- Enforce applicable agreements
- Facilitate a legitimate merger, acquisition, restructuring, or sale of business assets
For clarity, mobile telephone numbers and SMS opt-in consent information will not be sold, rented, or shared with third parties for their own independent marketing or promotional purposes.
9. Future Online Payments
Sandy Hibbard Creative does not currently collect or process online payments directly through SandyHibbardCreative.com.
If online purchasing is added in the future, payments will be handled using a reputable third-party payment processor or secure payment-processing technology.
Sandy Hibbard Creative does not intend to directly store complete credit-card numbers or full payment-card credentials on our own website systems.
Payment providers maintain their own security, privacy, and data-processing practices.
This Privacy Policy will be updated as appropriate if our online payment practices materially change.
10. Free Resources and Lead Magnets
Sandy Hibbard Creative may offer complimentary resources such as guides, playbooks, checklists, reports, templates, or other educational materials.
When you request one of these resources, we may ask for information such as your name and email address so we can deliver the resource and, where disclosed at signup, send future Sandy Hibbard Creative email communications.
If an offer also provides an opportunity to join our SMS program, SMS consent will be presented separately and will be optional.
You do not have to consent to SMS marketing to receive a free resource unless clearly stated otherwise and permitted by applicable law.
11. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, applications, and resources.
Once you leave SandyHibbardCreative.com, the privacy practices of the destination website or service apply.
Sandy Hibbard Creative is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites or services.
We encourage you to review the applicable privacy policies before providing personal information to third parties.
12. Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Depending on where you live and applicable privacy laws, you may have certain rights concerning your personal information.
These may include the right to:
- Request access to personal information we maintain about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of certain personal information
- Request a copy of certain personal information
- Withdraw consent where applicable
- Unsubscribe from email communications
- Withdraw consent to receive SMS marketing
- Opt out of certain uses of personal information where required by law
Email Opt-Out
Use the Unsubscribe link contained in our marketing emails.
SMS Opt-Out
Reply STOP to a Sandy Hibbard Creative marketing text message.
Other Privacy Requests
Contact:
Please include “Privacy Request” in the subject line and provide enough information for us to understand your request.
We may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.
13. Texas Privacy Rights
Texas residents may have additional privacy rights under the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) where the law applies.
Depending on the circumstances and applicability of the law, those rights may include requesting:
- Confirmation concerning whether personal data is being processed
- Access to certain personal data
- Correction of inaccurate information
- Deletion of certain personal information
- A portable copy of certain personal information
- Opt-out of certain processing involving targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or qualifying profiling activities
Texas residents may submit a request to:
Please include “Texas Privacy Request” in the subject line.
Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to create rights beyond those required by applicable law.
14. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect personal information from:
- Unauthorized access
- Loss
- Misuse
- Alteration
- Improper disclosure
However, no website, internet transmission, database, mobile network, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
15. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and for legitimate business, legal, administrative, and compliance purposes.
For example, we may retain:
- Email subscription records until a subscriber unsubscribes or is removed
- SMS consent and opt-out records as reasonably necessary to document subscription preferences and compliance
- Client and business records for appropriate business and legal purposes
- Communications necessary to respond to inquiries or maintain business records
When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete, anonymize, or otherwise appropriately dispose of it.
16. Children’s Privacy
Sandy Hibbard Creative’s website, marketing resources, and services are intended primarily for adults, entrepreneurs, professionals, and business owners.
Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through SandyHibbardCreative.com.
If we become aware that such information has been collected, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
Our SMS marketing program is intended for individuals age 18 or older.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Sandy Hibbard Creative may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our:
- Business
- Website
- Services
- Marketing practices
- Technology
- Service providers
- Legal or regulatory obligations
When material changes are made, the revised Privacy Policy will be posted on SandyHibbardCreative.com and the Last Updated date will be revised.
We encourage visitors and subscribers to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
18. Contact Sandy Hibbard Creative
Questions concerning this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or information you have provided to Sandy Hibbard Creative may be directed to:
Sandy Hibbard Creative, Inc.
Email: info@sandyhibbardcreative.com
Website: SandyHibbardCreative.com
For privacy-related requests, please include:
“Privacy Request” in the subject line.
For SMS assistance, reply HELP to a Sandy Hibbard Creative text message or contact us at the email address above.
To discontinue SMS marketing messages, reply STOP.