Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 1, 2025
Last Updated: June 15, 2025
Overview
Sands Leadership ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website sandsleadership.com, use our SPI assessment platform, or engage with our services.
Information We Collect
Personal Information You Provide
1. Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, company name, job title
2. Newsletter Subscriptions: Email address for our "High Growth Leadership" newsletter
3. Program Applications: Information submitted for our High Growth Leadership Academy and Private Equity Team Development programs
4. Communication Records: Messages, inquiries, and feedback you send to us
5. SPI Platform Assessment Data:
- Demographic information (age, industry, role, experience level)
- Behavioral-based responses about work and life preferences
- KPI and performance-related data
- Values assessment responses
- Individual and team assessment results
6. Student Information: Academic or professional development progress, learning outcomes, and performance metrics
Information Collected Automatically
Website Analytics: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, time spent
Cookies and Tracking: We use cookies to improve user experience and analyze website performance
How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
1. Deliver our newsletter and educational content
2. Process applications for coaching programs
3. Provide executive coaching and team development services
4. Operate the SPI Platform: Generate personalized assessment reports, analyze values and KPI data, provide insights and recommendations
5. Student Services: Track learning progress, measure outcomes, provide personalized feedback and development recommendations
6. Respond to inquiries and customer support requests
7. Improve our website, services, and assessment tools
8. Send relevant business communications
9. Comply with legal obligations
Information Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share information with:
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist with newsletter delivery, website hosting, payment processing, analytics, and platform maintenance
- Assessment Reports: Individual assessment results are provided only to the person who completed the assessment and designated organizational contacts (such as team leaders or HR personnel) as explicitly agreed upon
- Aggregated Data: We may share anonymized, aggregated assessment data for research, benchmarking, or industry insights
- Legal Requirements: When required by law, regulation, or legal process
- Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets
Assessment Data Confidentiality
Individual SPI platform assessment responses are confidential. While aggregate data may be used for team reports and organizational insights, individual responses are not shared with team members, supervisors, or colleagues without explicit consent.
Third-Party Services
Our website and services may use third-party services including:
- Email marketing platforms for newsletter delivery
- Analytics tools (such as Google Analytics)
- Payment processors for program fees
- Scheduling and CRM systems
SPI Platform: Our assessment platform is custom-built and hosted on secure servers. While the platform itself is proprietary, it may integrate with third-party services for data analytics, hosting, and security.
These services have their own privacy policies governing how they handle your data.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is completely secure.
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access and update your personal information
- View your assessment results and data
- Request deletion of your personal data (subject to legal requirements)
- Unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time
- Opt out of certain communications
- Control how your assessment data is shared within your organization
- Request a copy of your assessment data in a portable format
Data Retention
We retain your information only as long as necessary to provide services and comply with legal obligations:
- Newsletter subscriptions: Maintained until you unsubscribe
- Assessment data: Retained for the duration of your engagement with our services and for a reasonable period afterward to provide ongoing insights and support
- Student records: Maintained according to educational best practices and applicable regulations
- Communication records: Kept for business purposes and legal compliance
You may request deletion of your assessment data at any time, subject to legal and contractual obligations.
Children's Privacy
Our services are not directed to individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at:
Sands Leadership
Email: [email protected]
Address: 2 Dalton Street, Daniel Island, SC 29492
Phone: (970) 404-9300
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