Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY
Effective Date: October 22, 2026
Welcome to The Blooming Method.
Your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share personal information when you visit our website, subscribe to our communications, purchase educational products, or participate in our offerings.
The Blooming Method is an educational and personal-development brand operated by Bloom Recovery, INC., a Utah corporation.
Bloom Recovery, INC. also operates Bloom Recovery, which provides licensed clinical services through www.Bloom-Recovery.com.
Although both brands are operated by the same corporation, they serve different purposes.
This Privacy Policy applies to The Blooming Method's educational website and non-clinical offerings at www.BloomingMethod.org.
Clinical services through Bloom Recovery are governed by separate privacy notices, patient agreements, and applicable healthcare privacy requirements, including HIPAA where applicable.
1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We may collect personal information in several ways.
Information You Provide
When you subscribe, purchase, register, or contact us, we may collect:
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Your name
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Email address
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Contact information
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Billing information
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Purchase and transaction details
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Course registration and account information
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Information you voluntarily provide through forms, messages, surveys, or educational activities
The information collected depends on the service or form you use.
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:
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IP address
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Browser type
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Device information
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Pages visited
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Referral sources
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Approximate geographic location derived from technical information
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Website interactions
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Cookies and similar online identifiers
This information helps us operate the website, understand its performance, and improve the visitor experience.
Payment Information
Purchases are processed through designated third-party payment processors.
Payment processors handle payment information according to their own security and privacy practices.
We may receive transaction information, such as payment status, purchase amount, billing details, and confirmation of a completed transaction, as necessary to provide purchased products and maintain business records.
2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We use personal information for legitimate business purposes, including:
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Providing access to purchased products and educational materials
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Delivering free resources and requested downloads
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Creating and maintaining customer accounts
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Processing purchases and maintaining transaction records
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Sending purchase confirmations and important service communications
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Responding to customer questions and support requests
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Sending newsletters and promotional communications when permitted
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Improving our educational content, offerings, and website
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Measuring website traffic and permitted advertising performance
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Protecting our website, customers, and business from fraud or misuse
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Complying with applicable legal obligations
We use information only for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.
3. EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING
When you subscribe to the Medicine & Magic Newsletter, request a free resource, or expressly agree to receive promotional communications, we may send educational content, product announcements, special offers, and related marketing messages, as permitted by law.
You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time using the unsubscribe link included in those messages.
Unsubscribing from marketing communications does not necessarily prevent essential transactional emails, including purchase receipts, account notices, and important updates concerning products you have purchased.
We strive to respect your communication preferences and applicable email-marketing requirements.
4. WEBSITE PLATFORM AND THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
The Blooming Method uses third-party technology providers to operate its website and deliver products.
These providers may include:
Kajabi: Website hosting, educational product delivery, customer accounts, email communications, forms, checkout functions, and related services.
Google Workspace: Business email and communications.
Payment Processors: Secure payment processing, refunds, and financial transaction administration.
Analytics and Advertising Providers: Tools used to understand website activity, evaluate marketing campaigns, and improve advertising performance, when enabled.
Other Authorized Service Providers: Technology and administrative providers reasonably necessary to operate our educational business.
These providers may process relevant information on our behalf or independently, depending on the service and applicable agreements.
We seek to use reputable providers and expect personal information to be handled according to applicable legal and contractual obligations.
5. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES
Our website uses cookies and related technologies to support its functionality and visitor experience.
Cookies are small data files that may be stored on your device when you visit a website.
Depending on the technologies enabled, we may use:
Essential Cookies
These help operate the website, maintain login sessions, process purchases, and support necessary website functions.
Functional Cookies
These may remember preferences and improve website usability.
Analytics Cookies
These help us understand website visits, performance, and how visitors interact with our content.
Advertising Cookies and Tracking Technologies
When enabled, these may help us measure advertising performance, understand interactions with advertisements, and deliver relevant advertising.
You may be able to manage certain cookies through our website's consent controls, where available, or through your browser settings.
Where applicable law requires consent before using non-essential cookies or similar tracking technologies, we will obtain that consent before activating those technologies.
Where applicable law grants an opt-out right for certain advertising-related data uses, we will provide the legally required options.
Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
6. META ADVERTISING AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
The Blooming Method may use advertising and measurement technologies provided by Meta Platforms, including the Meta Pixel and Conversions API, when enabled.
These technologies may help us understand interactions with our advertisements and website, measure conversions, and evaluate advertising performance.
Depending on the configuration and your applicable privacy choices, information shared with Meta may include technical identifiers, website interaction data, and permitted information associated with relevant conversion events.
We do not intend to use these advertising tools to transmit sensitive clinical records or confidential psychotherapy information.
Meta may process information according to its own applicable privacy policies and advertising practices.
Where required by law, we will provide appropriate information, consent mechanisms, or opt-out options for advertising-related data processing.
You can learn more about Meta's privacy practices at:
https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/
7. INFORMATION SHARING
We may share personal information with service providers when reasonably necessary to:
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Deliver educational products and services
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Process payments
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Provide customer support
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Operate our website and customer accounts
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Send authorized communications
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Conduct permitted analytics and advertising
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Comply with legal obligations
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Protect the rights, safety, and security of our customers and business
We do not disclose confidential clinical treatment records through The Blooming Method's ordinary educational marketing operations.
Certain advertising-related transfers may be classified as a "sale," "sharing," or use for targeted advertising under applicable privacy laws, even when no money is exchanged for personal information.
Where such laws apply, we will provide the required disclosures and opportunities to opt out.
We may also disclose information when legally required or as part of a legitimate business transfer, subject to applicable protections.
8. DATA SECURITY
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
We also rely on third-party service providers that maintain their own security practices and safeguards.
However, no website, electronic communication, or data-storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.
If a data-security incident occurs, we will take appropriate steps consistent with applicable law and our responsibilities.
9. DATA RETENTION
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:
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Providing requested products and services
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Maintaining relevant purchase and business records
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Administering customer accounts
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Meeting applicable tax, accounting, and legal requirements
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Resolving disputes
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Protecting legitimate business interests
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and applicable requirements.
When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we will delete, de-identify, or otherwise dispose of it as appropriate, subject to legal and operational requirements.
10. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS AND CHOICES
Depending on where you reside and which privacy laws apply, you may have rights to:
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Request information about personal data we collect or process
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Request access to certain personal information
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Request correction of inaccurate information
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Request deletion of eligible personal information
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Obtain a copy of certain personal information
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Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
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Opt out of certain targeted advertising or legally defined data-sharing activities
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Exercise other rights provided by applicable law
Some requests may be subject to legal exceptions, identity verification, and record-retention obligations.
To submit a privacy request, contact:
Please include enough information for us to understand your request and reasonably verify your identity.
We will respond within timeframes required by applicable law.
You may also unsubscribe from marketing emails using the unsubscribe link provided in each promotional message.
11. SENSITIVE INFORMATION AND CLINICAL PRIVACY
The Blooming Method is an educational and personal-development website.
We do not require visitors to provide medical records, diagnoses, treatment histories, or other sensitive clinical information to access our ordinary educational offerings.
Please avoid submitting confidential medical or mental health information through general contact forms, newsletter forms, or other non-clinical website features.
If you voluntarily provide sensitive information through an educational interaction, we will handle it according to applicable privacy obligations and the purposes for which it was collected.
Licensed psychotherapy and other clinical services offered through Bloom Recovery are separate from The Blooming Method.
Clinical records and patient privacy rights associated with those services are governed by the applicable clinical agreements, privacy notices, and healthcare laws.
For information about clinical services, visit:
12. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
The Blooming Method's products and services are intended for adults aged 18 and older.
We do not knowingly solicit personal information from children through our educational offerings.
If we become aware that personal information has been collected from a child in violation of applicable law, we will take appropriate steps to address the situation.
Parents or guardians with concerns may contact us using the information below.
13. EXTERNAL LINKS
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, resources, social media platforms, or external services.
We are not responsible for the independent privacy practices or content of third-party websites.
We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of external services before providing personal information.
14. INTERNATIONAL VISITORS
The Blooming Method is operated from the United States.
If you access our website from another country, your personal information may be processed or stored in the United States or other locations where our authorized service providers operate.
Where applicable law requires additional safeguards, notices, or protections for international data transfers, we will comply with those requirements.
15. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or services.
Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
Where legally required, we will provide additional notice or obtain consent before implementing material changes.
16. CONTACT INFORMATION
For questions, privacy requests, or concerns about our handling of personal information, contact:
The Blooming Method
Operated by Bloom Recovery, INC.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.BloomingMethod.org
Clinical services: www.Bloom-Recovery.com
By using The Blooming Method's website or services, you acknowledge that you have been provided with this Privacy Policy. Your privacy choices and rights remain governed by applicable law.
