Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Meridian Business Institute ("Meridian," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website or enroll in one of our programs.
1. Information we collect
- Contact details: first name, last name, email address, and phone/WhatsApp number, provided when you request a payment link, enroll in a program, or contact us.
- Payment information: we do not collect or store card numbers on our servers. Card, Apple Pay, and Google Pay payments are processed by Stripe; PayPal payments are processed by PayPal; BRL payments are processed by Mercado Pago; cryptocurrency payments are sent directly to our wallet address and confirmed on the relevant blockchain. Each processor handles your payment details under its own privacy policy.
- Usage data: basic technical information such as browser type and general location, collected automatically when you visit our website.
2. How we use your information
- To process your enrollment and grant access to the program you purchased.
- To communicate with you about your enrollment, program schedule, and support requests.
- To send payment links, confirmations, and receipts.
- To improve our website and programs.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties, and we do not use your data for advertising purposes.
3. Sharing your information
We share information only with the service providers needed to deliver our services: payment processors (Stripe, PayPal, Mercado Pago), email delivery services, and, where relevant, coaches or facilitators involved in delivering your program. We do not share your information with unrelated third parties.
4. Data retention
We retain your contact and enrollment information for as long as needed to provide our services and to meet legal, accounting, or tax obligations. You may request deletion of your data at any time, subject to records we are legally required to keep.
5. Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal information, and to object to certain uses of it. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@meridianbusinessinstitute.com.
6. International visitors
Meridian Business Institute serves participants worldwide. Your information may be processed in a country other than the one you live in, including countries where our service providers operate. We take reasonable steps to protect your information wherever it is processed, consistent with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for visitors in the European Union and other comparable regional data protection frameworks.
7. Cookies
Our website may use essential cookies required for the site to function correctly (such as remembering your selected language). We do not use tracking cookies for advertising.
8. Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by an updated "Last updated" date above.
10. Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information can be sent to contact@meridianbusinessinstitute.com. We reply within 24 to 48 hours.