ExpatBuilds Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how ExpatBuilds collects, uses, protects, and discloses information and data when you use our website, purchase our digital products (eBooks, Tool Kits, Masterclass), and engage with our services.
Your privacy and the security of your financial and personal data are paramount.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://expatbuilds.com. ExpatBuilds provides premium guidance, systems, and tools for expats looking to build a home in Mexico.
2. Data We Collect
We collect personal data that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the website, place an order, subscribe to our marketing communications, or contact us.
A. Transaction and Account Data
When you purchase a product (eBook, Tool Kit, Masterclass) or register for an account, we collect the following data:
- Contact Information: Name, email address, billing address, and phone number.
- Payment Information: We do not store full credit card details. Payment processing is handled securely by third-party services (e.g., Stripe, PayPal, or your chosen platform) whose privacy policies govern their use of your information. We receive confirmation of payment, transaction ID, and the last four digits of the card used.
B. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
- An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
C. Media
If you upload images to the website (e.g., profile picture), you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
D. Marketing and Communication
When you opt-in to our free lead magnet (“Regional Nuance Primer”) or other email subscriptions, we collect your email address and name.
3. Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your experience and analyze website traffic.
- Convenience Cookies: If you leave a comment or log into our site, you may opt-in to saving your name and email in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again. These cookies will last for one year.
- Login Cookies: If you visit our login page, we set temporary cookies. When you log in, we set several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year.
- E-commerce Cookies: We use cookies to track and hold items in your shopping cart across sessions.
- Analytics Cookies: We use cookies from Google Analytics and other services to help us understand how users interact with our website, which products are popular, and how our marketing campaigns are performing.
4. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles and pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles from our blog, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
5. Who We Share Your Data With
We share data only when necessary to process payments, deliver our service, or comply with the law. We do not sell your personal data to any third parties.
- Payment Processors: Your payment data is shared with secure third-party payment processors (e.g., Stripe) to complete transactions.
- Marketing Providers: Your email address and name are shared with our email marketing service (e.g., Mailchimp, ConvertKit) to send you product updates, educational content, and sales promotions.
- Advertising Partners (Meta/Google): Data collected via tracking pixels is shared with Meta (Facebook/Instagram) and Google for the purpose of running targeted advertisements, measuring campaign performance, and creating lookalike audiences to find potential customers.
6. How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.
- Account Data: For users that purchase products or register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile and transaction records indefinitely for legal and accounting purposes.
- Marketing Data: Email addresses are retained as long as you remain subscribed to our marketing lists or until you unsubscribe.
7. What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you have the following rights:
- Right to Access: You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes (e.g., transaction records).
To exercise these rights, please contact us at support@expatbuilds.com.
8. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Transaction data is securely transmitted to our payment processors.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “last updated” date below.
Last updated: October 1, 2025