Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 7th, 2026

Welcome to The Verdant Compass Institute LLC ("we," "our," or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, enroll in our training programs, purchase products, or use our subscription services.

Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with its terms, please do not access or use our website.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information about you in three ways: information you provide directly, information collected automatically, and information from third parties.

A. Information You Provide Voluntarily

  • Contact & Account Data: Name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and login credentials when you register for an account, subscribe to our membership, or sign up for a newsletter.

  • Transaction & Billing Data: Payment details, billing addresses, and purchase history when you buy gear from our retail shop or book training courses. All direct payment gateways offered by Squarespace and used by our company adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council. This ensures the secure handling of credit card information.

  • Course & Event Registration Data: Health disclosures, emergency contact info, and physical fitness waivers required for participating in our wilderness survival, physical challenges, or field courses.

B. Information Collected Automatically

  • Log and Usage Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits.

  • Cookies Used by Our Host: Because we use Squarespace to host our website, specific functional, analytical, and performance cookies are automatically deployed to your device. These cookies help the site navigate efficiently, ensure secure checkout for memberships, and populate our internal analytics traffic dashboards. You can control cookie settings through your individual browser.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the data we collect to provide high-quality services and maintain a secure online environment. Specifically, we use your information to:

  • Process bookings, registrations, and product orders.

  • Manage your subscription membership and provide exclusive content.

  • Ensure safety and security during live physical and wilderness training events.

  • Send you transaction confirmations, technical updates, and customer support messages.

  • Deliver marketing communications, newsletter updates, and podcast announcements (you can opt out at any time).

  • Analyze site traffic to improve our website design, performance, and curriculum offerings.

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We only share your data with trusted third parties in the following scenarios:

  • Website Hosting and Platform: Our website is hosted by Squarespace, Inc. ("Squarespace"). Squarespace provides us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our training programs, memberships, and retail products to you. Your data may be stored through Squarespace’s data storage, databases, and general Squarespace applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.

  • Service Providers: Third-party companies that perform services for us, including payment processing (e.g., Stripe, PayPal), email delivery platforms (e.g., Mailchimp), and customer service tools.

  • Legal Compliance & Safety: If required by law, subpoena, or government regulation, or to protect the safety, rights, and security of our instructors, participants, or the public.

  • Business Transfers: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.

4. Data Security

We implement appropriate administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

5. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your geographic location (such as California or the EU), you may have specific rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access and Correction: You have the right to request a copy of the data we hold about you or ask us to correct inaccuracies.

  • Deletion: You can request that we erase your personal data, subject to certain legal or operational retention requirements.

  • Opt-Out of Marketing: You can unsubscribe from our marketing emails at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of our emails.

6. Children's Privacy

Our website and training courses are generally designed for adults, corporations, and universities. While we offer camps for community organizations and high school trips, we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13 without verifiable parental or guardian consent. If we learn we have inadvertently collected such data, we will delete it immediately.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our business practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of any material changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

  • Business Name: The Verdant Compass Institute LLC

  • Email: contact@verdantcompass.com

  • Mailing Address: 1107 FM 1431 #277, Marble Falls, TX 78654