Privacy Policy

Hollywood Film Coach — hollywoodfilmcoach.com

Last updated: May 2026

Overview

Your privacy matters.

This policy explains what information Hollywood Film Coach collects when you visit this website, how that information is used, and how it is protected. We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with any third party.

What Information We Collect

When you submit an inquiry through our consulting contact form, we collect the following information:

Your name
Your email address
Your city and country
Information about your filmmaking background
The details of your inquiry
How you found Hollywood Film Coach

When you subscribe to our Substack newsletter or podcast, Substack collects your email address and subscription preferences in accordance with their own privacy policy.

When you visit this website, standard technical information may be collected automatically by Wix, our website platform, including your IP address, browser type, device type, and pages visited. This information is collected by Wix in accordance with their privacy policy and is used solely for website performance and analytics purposes.

How We Use Your Information

Information collected through the contact form is used solely to:

Respond to your inquiry
Schedule and conduct your consultation session
Follow up regarding your session if necessary

We do not use your information for any other purpose. We do not add you to any mailing list without your explicit consent.

Who Has Access To Your Information

Bob Degus reviews all inquiries personally. Your information is not shared with, sold to, or disclosed to any third party under any circumstances.

How Long We Keep Your Information

Inquiry information is retained only as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected — typically the duration of your consulting relationship with Hollywood Film Coach. You may request deletion of your information at any time by using the contact form on our Consulting page.

Third Party Services

This website is built on Wix. Podcast episodes are hosted on Transistor. Newsletter and companion essays are published on Substack. Each of these platforms operates under their own privacy policies, which govern the data they collect independently. We encourage you to review their policies directly:

Wix: wix.com/about/privacy
Transistor: transistor.fm/privacy
Substack: substack.com/privacy

Cookies

This website may use cookies as part of standard Wix platform functionality. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help the website function properly. You may disable cookies through your browser settings, though this may affect some website functionality.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

Request access to the personal information we hold about you
Request correction of any inaccurate information
Request deletion of your personal information
Withdraw consent for any use of your information at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please use the contact form on the bottom of this page.

Security

We take reasonable precautions to protect your personal information. Your inquiry data is accessible only to Bob Degus and is not stored on any publicly accessible system. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children's Privacy

This website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted information through this site, please use the contact form on the bottom of this page and we will delete it promptly.

Your Rights Under the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are visiting this website from the European Union, the European Economic Area, or the United Kingdom, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding your personal data.

Legal Basis For Processing Your Data

We process your personal data only where we have a lawful basis to do so. The legal bases we rely on are:

Consent — where you have explicitly provided your information by submitting our contact form or subscribing to our newsletter
Legitimate interests — where processing is necessary to respond to your inquiry and conduct our consulting services
Contractual necessity — where processing is required to fulfill a consulting agreement with you

Your GDPR Rights

As an EU, EEA, or UK resident you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right of access — you may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you at any time
Right to rectification — you may request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal data
Right to erasure — also known as the "right to be forgotten," you may request that we delete your personal data where there is no compelling reason for us to continue holding it
Right to restriction of processing — you may request that we limit how we use your data in certain circumstances
Right to data portability — you may request that we provide your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format
Right to object — you may object to our processing of your personal data at any time where we are relying on legitimate interests as our legal basis
Rights related to automated decision-making — we do not use automated decision-making or profiling in connection with your personal data

To exercise any of these rights, please use the contact form on the bottom of this page. We will respond to all requests within 30 days.

Data Transfers Outside The European Union

Hollywood Film Coach is operated from the United States. If you are located in the EU, EEA, or UK, please be aware that your personal data will be transferred to and processed in the United States, which may not provide the same level of data protection as your home country.

By submitting your information through our contact form, you consent to this transfer. We take reasonable steps to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

Please also note that our third-party service providers — Wix, Transistor, and Substack — may also process your data in the United States. Each of these providers maintains their own GDPR compliance measures, which we encourage you to review directly.

Data Retention

Under GDPR we are required to specify how long we retain your personal data. We retain inquiry and consultation data for no longer than three years following the conclusion of your consulting relationship with Hollywood Film Coach, after which it is permanently deleted. You may request deletion at any time prior to that by using the contact form on the bottom of this page.

Cookies and Consent

If you are visiting from the EU, EEA, or UK, you have the right to be informed about and consent to the use of cookies before they are placed on your device. This website uses cookies through the Wix platform. A cookie consent banner will be displayed on your first visit, giving you the option to accept or decline non-essential cookies.

Essential cookies necessary for the website to function cannot be disabled.

How To Lodge A Complaint

If you believe we have not handled your personal data in accordance with GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. In the EU this would be your national supervisory authority. In the UK this is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

We would however appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns directly before you contact a regulatory authority, and invite you to reach out to us first by using the contact form on the bottom of this page.

Changes To This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Continued use of this website following any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how your information is handled, please use the contact form on our Consulting page. We review all messages personally and will respond within 48 business hours.