Manhattan Coaching Associates
Privacy & Transparency
How information is handled across the Manhattan Coaching Associates website, assessments, exercises, analytics, and contact forms.
Our commitments
- Your information stays under your control whenever practical. Assessment responses, exercise notes, progress, and generated materials are designed to remain in your browser unless you intentionally choose to share them.
- Your reflections are not used for marketing. Assessment responses, exercise notes, and reflective writing are not intentionally sent to Google Analytics or advertising platforms.
- We minimize unnecessary collection. The website is designed to collect only the information needed to provide its features, understand how the site is being used, and respond when you contact us.
- You decide when to contact us. Information you provide through a contact form, email, or coaching inquiry is submitted intentionally so that Manhattan Coaching Associates can respond.
Our Philosophy
Privacy is part of the experience, not an afterthought.
People may use this website while thinking through meaningful decisions, completing assessments, or working through exercises. They should be able to explore those resources without unnecessary collection of their personal reflections.
Whenever practical, information should remain under the visitor's control.
Privacy by Design
The Manhattan Coaching Associates website is designed to minimize unnecessary collection and storage of personal information.
Where practical, information remains on your device rather than being transmitted to Manhattan Coaching Associates.
This may include:
- assessment responses
- assessment results
- exercise progress
- exercise notes
- completed exercises
- generated PDFs
- saved reflections
Unless you intentionally choose to share this information, it is not automatically transmitted to Manhattan Coaching Associates.
Local Storage
Some website features use browser storage so that information can remain available on your device without requiring Manhattan Coaching Associates to maintain a copy.
This may include assessment results, exercise progress, saved state, notes, and other information associated with interactive resources.
Clearing your browser data may remove information stored locally on your device.
You decide when information is intentionally submitted to Manhattan Coaching Associates, such as when you complete a contact form, send an email, or otherwise choose to share it.
Data Retention
Information submitted to Manhattan Coaching Associates is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the requested service, communicate with you, maintain appropriate business records, or comply with applicable obligations.
Whenever practical:
- assessment and exercise state remain in your browser
- personal reflections are not collected simply because you use an exercise
- feedback is retained only as needed to review and improve the website
- contact information is retained as needed to communicate with you
Analytics
The website uses Google Analytics to understand how people use the site and to improve the experience.
Analytics may include information such as:
- page views
- navigation paths
- feature usage
- button clicks
- assessment starts
- assessment completions
- exercise openings
- exercise completions
- PDF downloads
Analytics are used to understand usage patterns and which resources are most useful.
Whenever practical:
- assessment responses are not sent to Google Analytics
- exercise notes are not sent to Google Analytics
- reflective writing is not sent to Google Analytics
- analytics measure usage behavior rather than the personal content of your reflections
Feedback
You may occasionally be invited to provide feedback about the website, assessments, exercises, or other resources.
Providing feedback is optional.
Only the information you intentionally submit through a feedback form is transmitted to Manhattan Coaching Associates.
Feedback may be used to improve the website and its resources.
Contacting Manhattan Coaching Associates
If you choose to:
- send an email
- submit a contact form
- request a conversation
- schedule coaching
the information you intentionally provide is transmitted to Manhattan Coaching Associates so that Chuck Blechman can respond to your inquiry.
This may include your name, email address, phone number, and anything you choose to include in your message.
Please share only the information you are comfortable providing.
Eligibility
My coaching practice is for adults 18 years of age and older.
If you are under 18, I am happy to suggest resources or refer you to a coach or counselor who works with teenagers and their parents or guardians.
Visitor Controls
Whenever practical, you remain in control of your information.
You may choose to:
- clear locally stored assessment and exercise data through your browser
- choose whether to complete assessments or exercises
- choose whether to provide feedback
- choose whether to contact Manhattan Coaching Associates
- choose what information to share
Security
Reasonable technical and administrative safeguards are used to protect information transmitted through the website.
The website uses secure HTTPS communication and is designed to minimize unnecessary collection of personal information whenever practical.
No internet-connected system can guarantee absolute security.