PRIVACY POLICY

Unicorn Play Academy
Last Updated: August 17, 2026

Unicorn Play Academy ("Unicorn Play Academy," "we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to being transparent about how personal information is collected, used, stored, and shared.

This Privacy Policy describes our privacy practices when you visit our website, register for trainings or workshops, schedule professional consultation, purchase products or resources, subscribe to communications, or otherwise interact with Unicorn Play Academy.

By using this website or purchasing, registering for, or requesting services through Unicorn Play Academy, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:

* Register for a training, class, workshop, or educational event
* Schedule a professional consultation
* Purchase digital or physical products or resources
* Complete a website or registration form
* Subscribe to newsletters, educational resources, or business updates
* Contact us by email, telephone, or through the website
* Create or use an account, when available
* Submit questions, feedback, or other inquiries

Depending on your interaction with Unicorn Play Academy, information collected may include:

* Name
* Email address
* Telephone number
* Billing information
* Shipping address for physical products
* Professional credentials or professional information you voluntarily provide
* Registration and purchase history
* Information necessary to schedule or provide a requested service
* Communications you send to us

Please do not submit confidential client information, unnecessary protected health information (PHI), or other sensitive identifying information through general website forms, email, training registrations, or other non-secure communications.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Unicorn Play Academy website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies.

Depending on the technologies in use, this information may include:

* IP address
* Browser type
* Device type
* Operating system
* Pages visited
* Date and time of visits
* Time spent on pages
* Referral source
* General geographic information
* Cookie and similar technology information

We may use this information to understand how visitors interact with our website and to improve website functionality, security, content, marketing, and user experience.

How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information to:

* Process registrations for trainings, classes, workshops, and educational events
* Schedule and administer professional consultations
* Process purchases and payments
* Deliver digital products and resources
* Fulfill and ship physical-product orders
* Send confirmations, receipts, reminders, and service-related communications
* Provide requested information or resources
* Respond to questions and customer-service inquiries
* Communicate changes to trainings, consultations, purchases, or services
* Send newsletters, educational content, product announcements, or training updates when you have chosen to receive them
* Maintain, secure, and improve our website and offerings
* Analyze website traffic and engagement
* Detect or help prevent fraudulent, unauthorized, or unlawful activity
* Maintain appropriate business and transaction records
* Comply with applicable legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory requirements
* Protect the rights, property, safety, and security of Unicorn Play Academy, our customers, participants, and others

Wix Website Platform

The Unicorn Play Academy website is hosted through Wix.

Wix provides website hosting and may provide forms, registration and booking features, e-commerce functionality, communications, and other technologies that allow Unicorn Play Academy to operate its website and provide products and services.

Information submitted through the Unicorn Play Academy website may be collected, processed, transmitted, or stored through Wix and its associated services.

Wix maintains its own privacy, security, and data-processing practices. Your use of Wix-supported features may also be subject to Wix's applicable privacy policies and terms.

Payments & Wix Payments

Unicorn Play Academy may use Wix Payments and/or payment-processing services made available through Wix** to process eligible purchases, training registrations, professional consultation payments, and other transactions.

When you make a payment, information necessary to process the transaction may be collected. Depending on the transaction, this may include:

* Name
* Billing address
* Payment information
* Transaction amount
* Purchase or registration information
* Other information necessary to authorize and complete the transaction

Payment-card information is processed through the applicable payment-processing system and is subject to the privacy, security, and payment practices of Wix and its applicable payment-processing partners.

Unicorn Play Academy does not independently store complete payment-card information when that information is processed directly by the applicable payment provider.

Wix and applicable payment-processing partners maintain their own privacy policies, terms, and security practices.

Zoom & Virtual Services

Unicorn Play Academy may use Zoom to provide live virtual trainings, workshops, professional consultations, and other online educational experiences.

When you access or participate in a Zoom meeting, Zoom may process information associated with your participation according to its own privacy practices.

Depending on how you access or participate in a meeting, this may include:

* Your display name
* Email address
* Device or connection information
* Meeting participation information
* Information you voluntarily share during the session

Participants are responsible for choosing an appropriate display name and maintaining the privacy of their own environment while participating virtually.

Please do not share confidential client information, unnecessary protected health information (PHI), or other sensitive identifying information during group trainings or workshops.
 
Recording

Virtual trainings, workshops, or consultations will not be recorded by Unicorn Play Academy unless participants are informed in advance.

If recording is planned, participants will be provided with appropriate notice before recording begins.

Your use of Zoom may also be subject to Zoom's applicable privacy policy and terms.

Professional Consultation

Unicorn Play Academy offers professional consultation for educational and professional-development purposes.

Information provided when scheduling or participating in professional consultation may be used to administer the consultation, communicate with you regarding the service, process payment, and maintain appropriate business records.

Professional consultation is educational and collaborative in nature and does **not constitute psychotherapy or clinical supervision.

Professionals participating in consultation are responsible for protecting the privacy and confidentiality of their clients.

Clinical situations should be discussed in a de-identified manner whenever possible. Participants should not provide client names or unnecessary identifying information or PHI.

Participants remain responsible for determining what information may appropriately be shared and for complying with applicable privacy laws, ethical requirements, licensing requirements, and organizational policies.

Additional terms governing professional consultation may be provided through a separate Professional Consultation Agreement.

Trainings, Workshops & Educational Programs

When you register for a training, workshop, class, or other educational program, we may collect information necessary to:

* Complete your registration
* Process payment
* Communicate event details
* Provide access information or virtual meeting links
* Send reminders
* Provide educational materials
* Communicate schedule changes or cancellations
* Maintain appropriate registration and transaction records

Participants should not disclose confidential client information or unnecessary identifying information during group trainings, workshops, discussions, chats, or other interactive educational activities.

Digital & Physical Products

When you purchase a product from Unicorn Play Academy, we may collect information necessary to process and fulfill your order.

For digital products, this may include information necessary to process payment and provide access to or delivery of the purchased resource.

For physical products, this may also include your shipping address and other information reasonably necessary to fulfill and deliver your order.

Order and transaction information may be retained as reasonably necessary for customer service, accounting, tax, legal, fraud-prevention, and other legitimate business purposes.

Email Communications & Newsletters

If you provide your email address, you may receive communications related to products or services you have requested.

These may include:

* Purchase confirmations and receipts
* Training registration confirmations
* Training reminders and access information
* Consultation confirmations and reminders
* Product delivery information
* Customer-service communications
* Important changes affecting a purchase, registration, consultation, or service

If you separately choose to receive marketing or educational communications, you may also receive:

* Newsletters
* Educational content
* New-product announcements
* Training and workshop announcements
* New-resource notifications
* Other Unicorn Play Academy news and updates

You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time using the unsubscribe option provided in those communications.

Unsubscribing from marketing communications does not prevent us from sending necessary transactional or service-related communications regarding purchases, registrations, consultations, or other services you requested.

Cookies & Similar Technologies

The Unicorn Play Academy website may use cookies and similar technologies to:

* Enable essential website functions
* Remember preferences
* Maintain website security
* Improve website performance
* Understand how visitors use the website
* Analyze website traffic and engagement
* Support marketing and communications, when applicable
* Help prevent fraud or misuse

Wix and other third-party services integrated with the website may also use cookies or similar technologies according to their own privacy practices.

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may be provided with options to accept, reject, or manage certain non-essential cookies.

You may also manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of portions of the website.

How We Share Information

Unicorn Play Academy does **not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes**.

We may share information with service providers when reasonably necessary to operate our business, fulfill your requests, process transactions, or provide products and services.

These providers may include:

* Wix — website hosting, forms, registration, booking, e-commerce, and related website functionality
* Wix Payments and applicable payment-processing providers — transaction and payment processing
* Zoom — virtual trainings, workshops, and professional consultations
* Email and communication providers
* Shipping or fulfillment providers for physical-product purchases
* Analytics and website-performance providers
* Other technology or professional service providers reasonably necessary to operate Unicorn Play Academy

Third-party providers maintain their own privacy and security practices, and their handling of information may also be governed by their respective privacy policies and terms.

Legal Requirements & Protection of Rights

We may disclose information when required by law or when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:

* Comply with applicable laws or regulations
* Respond to a subpoena, court order, warrant, or other lawful governmental request
* Protect or enforce our legal rights, agreements, or policies
* Protect the safety or security of Unicorn Play Academy, our customers, participants, or others
* Investigate suspected fraud, misuse, security incidents, or unlawful activity

Children's Privacy

The Unicorn Play Academy website, professional trainings, consultations, and purchasing services are primarily intended for adults and helping professionals.

Some products or educational resources may be designed for adults to use with children or adolescents. This does not mean that the Unicorn Play Academy website or purchasing platform is directed toward children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under the age of 13 through our website.

If we become aware that personal information has been submitted directly by a child without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete the information when required by applicable law.

Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, loss, or destruction.

However, no website, electronic transmission, technology platform, payment-processing system, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Accordingly, while reasonable measures are taken to protect information, absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

* Provide requested products or services
* Complete and document transactions
* Fulfill orders
* Administer registrations and consultations
* Provide customer service
* Maintain appropriate business and financial records
* Fulfill contractual obligations
* Resolve disputes
* Enforce agreements and policies
* Meet applicable legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory requirements

When information is no longer reasonably necessary, it may be deleted, anonymized, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with applicable requirements and business practices.

Your Privacy Choices & Rights

Depending on where you live and applicable privacy laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.

These rights may include the ability to:

* Request access to certain personal information maintained about you
* Request correction of inaccurate information
* Request deletion of certain personal information where permitted by law
* Withdraw consent for future marketing communications
* Request information regarding certain uses or disclosures of your personal information
* Exercise other privacy rights provided under applicable law

Certain information may need to be retained when required or permitted for legitimate transaction, business, tax, accounting, legal, fraud-prevention, or regulatory purposes.

To submit a privacy-related request, please contact Unicorn Play Academy using the contact information provided below.

Third-Party Websites & Services

The Unicorn Play Academy website may contain links to third-party websites, applications, resources, or services.

Once you leave our website or interact directly with a third-party service, that third party's privacy policy and terms may govern your interaction.

Unicorn Play Academy is not responsible for the independent privacy practices, security, availability, or content of third-party websites or services.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party services you choose to use.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our business practices, products, services, technology, or applicable legal requirements.

When changes are made, the Last Updated date at the top of this policy will be revised.

Material changes will become effective when the updated Privacy Policy is posted unless otherwise stated or required by applicable law.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

Contact Unicorn Play Academy

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to submit a privacy-related request, please contact:

Unicorn Play Academy
Edith “Edie” Appleton, LCSW
Owner & Founder of Unicorn Play Academy

Email: edie@unicornplayacademy.com
Phone: 865-244-6645
Website: www.unicornplayacademy.com

We will make reasonable efforts to respond to privacy-related inquiries in accordance with applicable law.