Academy of Wholistic Manual Medicine
Effective Date: November 6, 2026
1. Introduction
The Academy of Wholistic Manual Medicine (“Academy,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information collected through our website, https://advancedbodyworkceus.com/.
This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website, contact us, register for continuing education classes, create an account, access educational materials, or participate in our programs.
By using our website, you acknowledge the information practices described in this Privacy Policy.
2. Information We Collect
Depending on your interactions with the Academy, we may collect the following categories of information.
Personal and Contact Information
– First and last name
– Email address
– Telephone number
– Mailing or billing address, when applicable
– Information submitted through contact and registration forms
Professional and Educational Information
– Professional occupation, credentials, or licensing information, when requested
– Courses selected and registration history
– Course attendance and completion records
– Continuing education documentation
– Information necessary to verify course prerequisites or eligibility
Account and Membership Information
If you create an account or register for membership features, we may collect your username, account details, membership status, and related activity. Passwords are intended to be handled through the website’s authentication system rather than collected through ordinary contact forms.
Payment and Transaction Information
When you purchase a class, membership, or educational service, we may collect transaction details such as the purchase date, amount, billing information, and payment status.
Payments may be processed by third-party payment providers. We do not intentionally collect or store complete payment card numbers or card security codes in our website’s ordinary administrative records.
Automatically Collected Information
Our hosting and security systems may collect technical information, including IP addresses, browser types, device information, requested pages, referring URLs, and dates and times of access.
This information helps us maintain website performance, diagnose technical problems, and protect against unauthorized activity.
3. How We Use Information
We may use collected information to:
– Respond to questions and requests submitted through our contact forms
– Process class registrations and related payments
– Confirm enrollment and communicate class dates, times, locations, and schedule changes
– Manage user accounts and membership access
– Verify eligibility for courses with prerequisites
– Provide access to class materials, downloads, and educational resources
– Maintain attendance, completion, and continuing education records
– Provide customer support and resolve technical issues
– Maintain website security and prevent fraudulent or unauthorized activity
– Improve our educational offerings and website functionality
– Fulfill applicable legal, regulatory, and recordkeeping obligations
We may also communicate information about future classes or Academy activities where permitted by law. Recipients of optional marketing emails may unsubscribe using the instructions provided in those communications or by contacting us.
4. Website Forms and Email Delivery
Our website includes forms through which visitors may request information, contact the Academy, or register for educational programs.
Information submitted through these forms may be transmitted to Academy personnel through email delivery services.
We may use Google services, including Google Workspace, Gmail, or Google-authorized email delivery integrations, to facilitate website-generated email communications.
Information processed through these services may include the sender’s name, email address, message contents, and other information voluntarily submitted through a form.
Google’s Privacy Policy is available at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
The Academy uses these services for legitimate website communications and administrative purposes. We do not sell personal information collected through our website.
5. Course Registration and Educational Records
When you register for a class, we may maintain records relating to your enrollment, course selection, payment status, attendance, and completion.
Such records may be used to administer educational programs, provide certificates or other documentation when applicable, and respond to reasonable requests concerning past participation.
Where required or authorized, relevant records may be disclosed to educational approval organizations, licensing authorities, or other entities involved in verifying continuing education participation.
We retain educational records as reasonably necessary for administrative purposes and applicable recordkeeping requirements.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies and related technologies to support essential functions such as:
– Website navigation and security
– Shopping cart and registration sessions
– Account authentication
– User preferences
– Website performance and troubleshooting
If analytics, embedded media, or other third-party features are enabled, those services may use additional cookies or similar technologies.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may prevent registration, shopping cart, or account features from functioning properly.
Where required by applicable law, consent will be obtained before nonessential tracking technologies are used.
7. Third-Party Services
To operate our website and educational programs, we may use third-party providers for:
– Website hosting and security
– Email delivery
– Payment processing
– Class registration and shopping cart functionality
– Account and membership management
– Educational video and audio content
– Website analytics, if enabled
– Technical maintenance and support
These providers may process information as necessary to perform their services, subject to applicable contractual obligations, privacy policies, and legal requirements.
We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of third-party services they choose to use.
8. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell personal information collected through our website.
We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to provide requested services, administer course registrations, process transactions, maintain educational records, or support website operations.
We may also disclose information when required by applicable law, legal process, or a lawful government request, or when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, safety, and security of the Academy, its students, and others.
9. Information Security
We implement reasonable administrative and technical safeguards designed to protect information against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, and disclosure.
Our website uses HTTPS encryption to help protect data transmitted between visitors and the website.
However, no website, electronic transmission, or data storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.
Visitors should not submit confidential patient records, sensitive medical information, or other highly sensitive personal information through general website contact forms.
10. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, provide educational services, maintain appropriate records, comply with legal obligations, and resolve disputes.
Retention periods may vary according to the type of information and applicable requirements.
When information is no longer needed, we take reasonable steps to delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it.
11. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information.
You may also request information about our data practices or withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Some information may need to be retained for legitimate educational, financial, legal, or regulatory purposes.
Privacy-related requests may be submitted through the Contact Us page on our website.
12. Children’s Privacy
The Academy’s website and continuing education programs are intended primarily for adults and professional learners.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.
If we learn that such information has been collected without legally required parental consent, we will take appropriate steps to delete it.
13. External Links and Educational Media
Our website may include links to third-party websites, videos, audio recordings, and educational resources.
External services operate under their own terms and privacy policies.
The Academy is not responsible for the independent privacy practices of websites or platforms it does not control.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our services, website functionality, technology, or legal requirements.
Revisions will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
15. Contact Information
For questions about this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal information, please contact:
Academy of Wholistic Manual Medicine
Attn: Dr. Keith R. Barbour, DO
Contact Page
Please identify your message as a privacy inquiry so it can be directed appropriately.