Marigolden Privacy PolicyEffective Date: October 5, 2026Marigolden (“Marigolden,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a wellness business owned and operated by Mariel Golden and Brad Golden in San Diego County, California. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share personal information through our website at marigolden.net (the “Site”), our social media accounts, our newsletter, and our booking and client services.1. Information We Collect
We collect the following categories of personal information:
• Contact information: your name, email address, phone number, and any message you send through our contact form, by email, or by direct message.
• Booking information: your name, contact details, and the date, time, and type of the session you book.
• Newsletter information: your email address and subscription preferences.
• Client intake and wellness information: information you choose to share before or during a session or class. This may include your wellness goals, relevant health information, and emergency contact details.
• Client acknowledgment forms: signed forms confirming you received our required written disclosures.
• Payment information: payment details processed by our payment provider. We do not store full card numbers.
• Device and usage information: your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and similar data collected automatically by our website platform through cookies or similar technologies.2. How We Use Your Information
We use personal information to:
• respond to your inquiries;
• schedule, confirm, and provide sessions, classes, and coaching;
• send our newsletter and updates you have requested;
• process payments;
• keep records required by law;
• maintain and improve the Site; and
• protect the safety of our clients, practitioners, and business.
We use wellness information only to provide and tailor your services. We do not use it for marketing.3. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We do not share it for targeted advertising. We share personal information only with the following categories of third parties:
• Service providers that help us run our business, including our scheduling provider (Acuity), newsletter platform (Mailerlite), website host (Carrd), and payment processor (Stripe). Each provider handles your information under its own privacy policy.
• Social media platforms, such as Instagram, when you interact with our accounts. Your use of those platforms is governed by their policies.
• Legal and safety recipients, when required by law or legal process, or when needed to protect someone’s health or safety.
• A successor business, if Marigolden is reorganized, sold, or transferred.4. Cookies and Do Not Track
Our website platform may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Site and measure traffic. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some features may not work. Your browser may send a “Do Not Track” signal. The Site does not currently respond to Do Not Track signals. Third parties, such as our website platform or embedded social media content, may collect information about your online activities over time and across websites when you use the Site.5. How Long We Keep Information
We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes in this policy. We keep signed client acknowledgment forms for at least three years, as California law requires. We delete or securely dispose of information when we no longer need it.6. How We Protect Information
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.7. Your Choices
• Review and update: You may ask to review, correct, or update the personal information we hold about you by contacting us using the details below.
• Deletion: You may ask us to delete your information. We may keep information we are legally required to retain, such as signed acknowledgment forms.
• Newsletter: You may unsubscribe at any time using the link in any newsletter email.8. Children’s Privacy
The Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. A parent or guardian must arrange services for anyone under 18. If you believe a child under 13 has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will post the updated policy on the Site with a new effective date. Where appropriate, we will also notify newsletter subscribers. Your continued use of the Site after an update means you accept the revised policy.10. Contact Us
Marigolden Phone: (442) 222-8043