Legal
Effective June 1, 2026 · Last updated June 1, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how YEC Global, LLC (“YEC,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit our websites, including yec.co (the “Sites”), apply for or hold a YEC membership, attend our events, or communicate with us by email, text, or phone.
We wrote this policy to be readable. If anything here is unclear, contact us using the details at the end and we will explain it.
Here is the summary. The rest of the policy fills in the detail.
This policy applies to applicants, members, event attendees, newsletter and campaign subscribers, and general visitors to the Sites. We refer to all of these people as “you.”
It does not cover the practices of other companies or services we link to, or information you share in places we do not control. It also does not cover any separate agreement you sign with us, which governs where it conflicts with this policy.
Information you give us directly. This includes:
Information we collect automatically. When you use the Sites, we and our analytics providers may collect:
Information from third parties. We may receive information about you from:
We may combine information from these sources to give you a better and more relevant experience.
We use the information we collect to:
Email. When you apply, subscribe, or become a member, you may receive emails from us about your account and about YEC programs and offerings. Every marketing email includes an unsubscribe link. You can opt out of marketing email at any time. We may still send you non-marketing messages about your account, billing, or membership even after you opt out of marketing, because those messages are necessary to provide the service.
Text messages. If you provide your mobile number and opt in, we may send you text messages such as account notifications, event confirmations and reminders, and, where you have agreed to it, marketing messages. The following applies to our SMS program:
Phone calls. We record our calls, including sales, onboarding, member, and support calls. We use these recordings to train our team, maintain quality, keep accurate records, improve our programs, and resolve disputes, and we may use them in a legal proceeding to the extent permitted by law. When you speak with us on a recorded line, you consent to being recorded. If you prefer not to be recorded, tell us at the start of the call and we will continue with you in writing instead.
We and our providers use cookies and similar technologies (including web beacons and pixels) to operate the Sites, remember your preferences, understand how the Sites are used, and measure and improve the performance of our content and advertising campaigns.
You can usually control cookies through your browser settings, and you can refuse or delete them. Some parts of the Sites may not work properly if you disable certain cookies.
We honor recognized browser-based opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control (GPC), where required by law. See “Your choices and rights” below.
Advertising and retargeting. We use advertising and analytics tools from third-party platforms, which currently include Meta, Google, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Pinterest. These platforms place cookies and pixels that let us measure our campaigns and show YEC ads to people who have visited the Sites or who resemble our audience. To do this, certain online identifiers (such as cookie and device IDs) and information about your activity on the Sites are made available to those platforms. Under California and several other state laws, this activity can count as a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information, even though we receive no money for it. You can opt out. See “Do not sell or share my personal information” below.
We share information in the following limited ways:
We do not sell your personal information for money, and we do not give your contact details to unrelated companies for their own marketing. The advertising activity described above is treated as a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information under California and similar state laws, and you can opt out using the controls below. As noted in the text message section, we never share your phone number or text-message opt-in information with anyone for their own marketing.
Marketing opt-outs, available to everyone.
Do not sell or share my personal information. Because we use the advertising tools described above, you can opt out of that activity in these ways:
Opting out of advertising cookies does not stop you from using the Sites, and it does not opt you out of our own emails or texts, which you control separately.
State privacy rights. Depending on the state you live in, you may have some or all of the following rights regarding the personal information we hold about you:
As of 2026, residents of roughly twenty states, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Texas among others, have comprehensive privacy rights of this kind. California residents also have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details below. We will verify your request, which may mean confirming details we already hold about you, and we will respond within the time required by the law that applies to you. You may use an authorized agent where the law allows. Where required, we honor recognized opt-out preference signals such as Global Privacy Control.
We keep your information for as long as you have an account or membership with us, and afterward for as long as we need it to meet the purposes described in this policy, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, and comply with our legal obligations. When we no longer need it, we delete it or de-identify it. Some information may remain in routine backups for a limited period before it is overwritten.
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you have an account, you are responsible for keeping your password confidential and for activity under your account.
The Sites and YEC membership are intended for adults. They are not directed to children under 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.
The Sites may link to or integrate with services we do not operate, such as partner sites, payment pages, or social platforms. This policy does not cover those services. Review their privacy policies before sharing information with them.
YEC is based in the United States and offers its services to people in the United States. If you access the Sites from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local law, and you understand that your information will be processed in the United States.
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the date at the top, and if the changes are material we will provide a more prominent notice, such as a notice on the Sites or an email. Your continued use of the Sites after an update means you accept the updated policy. Keep your contact details with us current so we can reach you.
If you have questions about this policy or want to exercise your privacy choices, contact us:
YEC Global, LLC
177 Huntington Ave Ste 1703
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-3153
Email: privacy@yec.co
We will do our best to respond promptly.
