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Privacy Policy

How Decisive Leadership and Derek Oaks collect, use, and protect the information you share — including your mobile number and SMS consent.

Last updated: July 2026

Decisive Leadership ("we," "us," or "our"), operated by Derek Oaks, respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what we collect through derekoaks.com (the "Site") and our communications, how we use it, and your choices.

Information we collect

  • Contact information you provide through our forms — such as your name, email address, phone number, company, and message.
  • Communication preferences, including whether you have opted in to receive email or SMS.
  • Usage and device data, such as pages viewed and general analytics, collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies. See our Cookie Policy.

How we use your information

  • To respond to speaking, workshop, consulting, and bulk-order inquiries.
  • To deliver resources you request, such as the Velocity Field Guide.
  • To send appointment reminders, account or service notifications, and — where you have opted in — occasional marketing and leadership content.
  • To operate, secure, and improve the Site.

SMS / text messaging and mobile consent

By providing your mobile phone number and opting in through our forms, you consent to receive text messages from Decisive Leadership. Message types may include appointment reminders, account and service notifications, customer-care replies, and marketing or promotional messages.

  • Message frequency varies.
  • Message and data rates may apply.
  • Reply STOP to any message to unsubscribe. Reply HELP for help, or contact us at the number below.
  • Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of any purchase.
Mobile information is never shared for marketing. No mobile information — including your phone number and your SMS opt-in and consent — will be shared with third parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional purposes. Text-messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties. Information sharing with subcontractors who provide support services on our behalf (for example, customer service or messaging platform providers) is permitted solely to deliver the service you requested.

How we share information

We do not sell, rent, or lease your personal information. We share information only with trusted service providers (for example, our email and CRM/messaging platform) who process it on our behalf, under contract, and only to operate the Site and deliver the services and messages you requested. As stated above, mobile opt-in and SMS consent are never shared with third parties for marketing.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for essential functionality, analytics, and — where permitted — marketing. You can control these through your browser and our cookie banner. See our Cookie Policy for details.

Data retention

We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described here, to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

Your choices and rights

  • Unsubscribe from email at any time using the link in any message.
  • Opt out of SMS at any time by replying STOP.
  • Request access to, correction of, or deletion of the personal information we hold about you by contacting us.

Children's privacy

The Site and our messaging programs are intended for individuals 18 and older and are not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted here with an updated date.

Contact us

Decisive Leadership · Derek Oaks
Phone / SMS: (385) 777-1420
Online: derekoaks.com · See our Terms & Conditions.