This Privacy Policy explains how Hi Goods Inc.(“we,” “us,” or “our”), trading as The Art of YouTube, collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information when you visit theartofyt.com and its subdomains (including start.theartofyt.com), or when you interact with any of our products, coaching programs, or communications (collectively, the “Services”).
By using the Services, you agree to the data practices described in this Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Services.
1. Who We Are
The data controller is Hi Goods Inc., a Wyoming corporation. You can reach us at support@theartofyt.com for any privacy-related request.
2. Information We Collect
Information you give us directly
- Identity + contact information— name, email, phone number, country — submitted through application forms (Typeform), booking forms (Calendly), or email.
- Business context— niche, monthly revenue, goals, previous experience — submitted through our qualification application.
- Payment information— processed by Whop and Stripe. We do not see or store your full card number or banking credentials; we receive a transaction confirmation and the last four digits of your payment method.
- Communications— messages you send via email, WhatsApp, Telegram, or community platforms.
- Content you submit— scripts, channel URLs, community posts, or other material you share for review or feedback.
Information we collect automatically
- Device and browser data— IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers, referrer URL, and pages visited.
- Behavioral data— interactions with the Services, including time on page, scroll depth, clicks, form engagement, and video watch-time (via Vidalytics).
- Advertising and attribution data— captured through Meta Pixel, Google Analytics, Cloudflare Zaraz server-side tagging, and UTM parameters on inbound links, to understand which marketing channels drive signups.
- Cookies and similar technologies— see Section 6.
Information from third parties
- Whop— payment confirmations and membership status.
- Calendly— booking confirmations, meeting times, and any pre-meeting questions you submit.
- Meta and Google— aggregated ad-performance reporting (we do not receive individual-level identity data from these platforms).
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, operate, and improve the Services;
- Review applications, screen leads for fit, and schedule calls;
- Process payments and deliver purchased products;
- Send transactional messages (bookings, confirmations, receipts, reminders);
- Send marketing emails and SMS (you can opt out at any time — see Section 7);
- Measure the effectiveness of our marketing and improve creative, targeting, and offers;
- Prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents;
- Comply with legal obligations.
4. Who We Share Information With
We do not sell your personal information. We share limited data with the following categories of recipients, strictly for the purposes of operating the Services:
- Payment processors — Whop, Stripe.
- Marketing and analytics providers— Meta (Facebook Ads & Conversions API), Google (Analytics, YouTube Ads), Cloudflare (Zaraz), Vidalytics.
- Communication tools — email service provider, SMS provider, Calendly, Typeform, Telegram, WhatsApp.
- Customer relationship and operations — CRM and workflow tools we use internally.
- Professional advisors — lawyers, accountants, auditors, under confidentiality obligations.
- Legal and safety — law enforcement or regulators where required by law, or to protect our rights and the safety of our users.
5. International Data Transfers
Hi Goods Inc. is based in the United States. If you are located outside the United States, your information will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the U.S. or other countries where our service providers operate. We rely on appropriate safeguards (such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, where relevant) when transferring personal data internationally.
6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use the following categories of cookies and similar technologies:
- Strictly necessary — required for the site to function (for example, session storage).
- Analytics — help us understand how visitors use the site (Google Analytics).
- Advertising — measure and optimize our marketing (Meta Pixel, Meta Conversions API, Vidalytics).
You can control cookies through your browser settings or via any cookie consent banner we display. Disabling non-essential cookies may affect some features.
7. Marketing Communications
You can opt out of marketing emails at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in any marketing message. For SMS, reply STOP to any SMS message. Even after opting out of marketing, we may still send you transactional messages (receipts, booking confirmations, account notices).
8. Your Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you;
- Correction — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data;
- Deletion — ask us to delete your data, subject to legal retention obligations;
- Restriction and objection — ask us to restrict or object to certain processing;
- Portability — receive your data in a portable format;
- Withdrawal of consent — where we rely on your consent, withdraw it at any time;
- Do-Not-Sell / Do-Not-Share (California residents) — we do not sell personal information, but you may still exercise rights under CCPA/CPRA.
To exercise any of these rights, email support@theartofyt.com. We may need to verify your identity before responding.
9. Data Retention
We keep your personal data only as long as necessary to provide the Services and to comply with legal, accounting, or reporting obligations. Typical retention periods:
- Account and purchase records — 7 years for tax/accounting purposes;
- Marketing contact data — until you unsubscribe or after 3 years of no engagement;
- Support correspondence — 3 years from last contact.
10. Security
We use commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Children's Privacy
The Services are not directed at children under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you believe we have inadvertently done so, contact us and we will delete it.
12. Third-Party Sites
Our Services may contain links to third-party sites (YouTube, Whop, Telegram, Calendly, etc.). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. Please review their privacy policies before submitting personal data.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top. Material changes will be communicated by email or a prominent notice on the Services.
14. Contact
Hi Goods Inc.
Attn: Privacy
Email: support@theartofyt.com