The D-Max Effect Privacy Policy
Effective Date: October 29, 2026
Last Updated: October 29, 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to The D-Max Effect.
The D-Max Effect is a youth leadership, education, entrepreneurship, and community impact initiative created by Lisa Liberatore and inspired by the leadership and service of Dorian “D-Max” Pillsbury.
This Privacy Policy explains how LML Consulting, LLC, operating The D-Max Effect (“we,” “our,” or “us”), collects, uses, shares, and protects personal information through our website, https://dmaxeffect.com, and related online activities.
We respect your privacy and are committed to handling personal information responsibly, particularly when our activities involve children, families, schools, and community organizations.
2. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with our website and programs, we may collect the following information:
Information you provide voluntarily:
Name and email address
Phone number and mailing address
Organization, school, or business affiliation
Information submitted through contact forms
Newsletter or email subscription information
Book, merchandise, or program order information
Speaking engagement and partnership inquiries
Messages, feedback, testimonials, and other information you choose to share
Purchase and transaction information:
When you purchase books, merchandise, or services, we may receive information necessary to process and fulfill your order. Payments may be processed through third-party payment providers. We do not intend to store complete payment card numbers on our own systems.
Automatically collected information:
Our website and its service providers may collect technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referral sources, and interactions with the website.
This information may be collected through cookies, analytics services, and similar technologies.
3. How We Use Information
We may use personal information to:
Respond to questions and inquiries
Process and fulfill purchases
Provide customer service
Communicate about books, events, and educational programs
Coordinate school, nonprofit, and business partnerships
Respond to media and speaking inquiries
Send newsletters or marketing communications when permitted
Improve website functionality and visitor experience
Evaluate program effectiveness and community impact
Maintain records, protect our services, and comply with legal obligations
We use information for legitimate business and program purposes and seek to limit collection to what is reasonably necessary.
4. Children's Privacy and Student Information
The D-Max Effect promotes youth leadership and works with schools, educators, families, and community organizations.
Protecting children and students is an important part of our mission.
Our general website is intended primarily for adults, including parents, educators, nonprofit leaders, sponsors, and community partners. It is not designed to solicit personal information directly from children under 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 through the general website without legally sufficient parental consent or another applicable authorization.
When participating in educational or community programs, we seek to collect only information reasonably necessary for the activity.
We work with participating schools and organizations to establish appropriate arrangements for handling student information.
We do not sell student personal information.
Photographs, Videos, and Testimonials Involving Minors
The D-Max Effect works directly with participating schools and educational organizations to confirm whether appropriate student media releases and permissions are on file.
Before publishing identifiable student photographs, videos, names, or testimonials, we request confirmation from the participating school that the necessary media permissions have been obtained and that the proposed use is permitted.
We rely on the school's confirmation and established media release procedures rather than contacting parents or guardians directly.
We publish identifiable student content only when the participating school confirms that appropriate authorization exists for the intended use.
Participation in a D-Max Effect program does not automatically authorize the promotional use of a student's image, name, or story.
Questions or concerns regarding published student content may be directed to the participating school or to The D-Max Effect at the contact email provided below. We will review concerns and coordinate with the school as appropriate.
5. Cookies and Website Analytics
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website operation, remember preferences, understand visitor activity, and improve our content.
Some third-party services may also use cookies or similar technologies.
You can manage certain cookies through your browser settings. Where required by applicable law, we will provide additional consent or preference controls.
Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
6. Email Communications and Newsletters
Visitors may choose to subscribe to updates about The D-Max Effect, including books, leadership resources, speaking engagements, events, and community initiatives.
We use email addresses to send communications consistent with the preferences provided and applicable law.
You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time using the unsubscribe link in the message or by contacting us.
We may still send necessary transactional or service-related communications, such as order confirmations or responses to inquiries.
7. How We Share Information
We may share personal information with service providers that assist us in operating our website and delivering services, including:
Website hosting and maintenance providers
Payment processors and order fulfillment providers
Email communication platforms
Website analytics providers
Scheduling and administrative service providers
Program partners when sharing is necessary, appropriate, and authorized
We may also disclose information when required by law, to protect legal rights, or in connection with a lawful business transaction.
We do not sell personal information in exchange for money.
Certain advertising or analytics practices may qualify as a “sale,” “sharing,” or targeted advertising under applicable privacy laws, even without a monetary exchange. Where such practices occur, we will provide legally required disclosures and choices.
8. Educational and Nonprofit Partnerships
The D-Max Effect collaborates with schools, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and community partners.
Information provided during these relationships may be used for program planning, scheduling, communication, participation tracking, and impact reporting.
We seek to report community outcomes through aggregated measures, such as donations collected, volunteer participation, and projects completed, without unnecessarily identifying individual students.
Information shared between participating organizations is subject to applicable agreements, permissions, and legal requirements.
9. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or loss.
No internet transmission or electronic storage system is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, including providing services, maintaining business records, resolving disputes, and meeting legal obligations.
Retention periods may vary depending on the information, the reason it was collected, and applicable requirements.
When information is no longer needed, we take reasonable steps to delete, de-identify, or securely dispose of it.
11. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to:
Request access to personal information we maintain about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of certain personal information
Withdraw consent where processing relies on consent
Opt out of certain marketing or data-sharing activities
Exercise additional rights available under applicable privacy laws
To submit a privacy request, contact us using the information below.
We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests. We will respond in accordance with applicable law and will not unlawfully discriminate against individuals for exercising privacy rights.
12. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may link to third-party websites, social media platforms, payment services, and partner organizations.
These third parties operate under their own privacy policies and practices.
We encourage visitors to review those policies before submitting personal information.
13. International Visitors
Our organization operates in the United States.
If you access our website from another country, your information may be processed or stored in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate.
Where international privacy laws apply, we will take steps required by those laws.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as our programs, services, technologies, or legal obligations change.
When changes are made, we will revise the “Last Updated” date above. Where legally required, we will provide additional notice.
15. Contact Information
For questions about this Privacy Policy or requests relating to personal information, please contact:
The D-Max Effect
LML Consulting, LLC
Email: thedmaxeffect@yahoo.com
Website: https://dmaxeffect.com
Please include “Privacy Request” in the subject line of privacy-related emails.