Effective Date: August 27, 2026
Last Updated: August 27, 2026

Gail Nichols & Associates respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and share information when you visit GailNichols.com, complete the Innovation Readiness Assessment, request information, schedule a consultation or otherwise interact with us.

This website and the services described in this Privacy Policy are operated by:

Fantastic Products Now, LLC, doing business as Gail Nichols & Associates and the FPN Strategic Innovation Network

Website: https://gailnichols.com
Email:  hello@gailnichols.com
Business address: 9570 N Belfort Cir, Fort Lauderdale FL 33321

In this Privacy Policy, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Gail Nichols & Associates.

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following information:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your telephone number, if provided
• Your company, profession or business information
• Your responses to the Innovation Readiness Assessment
• Information you provide when requesting or scheduling an Innovation Readiness Review
• Messages, questions or other information you send through our website, email, forms or scheduling tools
• Information you voluntarily provide concerning an innovation, product concept or business opportunity

Please do not submit confidential technical specifications, trade secrets, medical information, financial account information or other highly sensitive information through a general website form or Assessment response. Submission of information through the website does not create an attorney-client, fiduciary, confidential advisory or other professional relationship.

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

• Internet Protocol address
• Browser and device type
• Operating system
• Pages viewed
• Referring website
• Approximate geographic location
• Dates, times and duration of visits
• Website interactions and performance information
• Cookie and similar technology information

We may use your information to:

• Administer and score the Innovation Readiness Assessment
• Create and deliver your personalized Innovation Readiness Report
• Send you a link to view your results
• Respond to your questions and requests
• Schedule and conduct an optional Innovation Readiness Review
• Provide strategic advisory services you request
• Understand how visitors use and improve our website, Assessment and services
• Maintain the security and reliability of our website and systems
• Keep appropriate business and communication records
• Comply with applicable laws and protect our legal rights
• Send educational, informational or promotional communications when permitted by law or when you have provided the appropriate consent

Completing the Innovation Readiness Assessment does not obligate you to schedule a review, purchase services or join the FPN Strategic Innovation Network.

The Innovation Readiness Assessment uses the answers you provide to generate scores and identify how your responses align with stages of the Innovation Journey Framework™, including the Visionary, Explorer, Builder and Commercializer stages.

The report is intended for educational and strategic-planning purposes. It is not a guarantee that an idea will be commercially viable, receive patent protection, attract funding, generate revenue or succeed in the marketplace. Assessment results do not constitute legal, medical, financial, engineering, investment or accounting advice.

You may contact us if you have questions about your results.

When you complete the Innovation Readiness Assessment, we use your email address to deliver the report and communications directly related to your request.

If you separately consent to receive newsletters, educational content, announcements or promotional communications, you may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the email or contacting us at hello@gailnichols.com

Unsubscribing from marketing emails will not prevent us from sending essential transactional or service-related communications, such as delivery of a report you requested or information regarding an appointment you scheduled.

Our website and service providers may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Operate essential website functions
• Remember visitor preferences
• Understand website traffic and usage
• Measure the effectiveness of communications and campaigns
• Maintain security and prevent misuse

You may adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Some website features may not function properly if essential cookies are disabled.

Where legally required, we will request consent before using nonessential cookies or tracking technologies.

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

We may share information with trusted service providers that help us operate our website and deliver requested services, including:

• ScoreApp, which administers the Innovation Readiness Assessment and report
• Calendly, which provides appointment scheduling
• Website-hosting and website-management providers
• Email-delivery and communication providers
• Customer relationship management and data-storage providers
• Analytics, security and technical-support providers
• Professional advisers when reasonably necessary

These providers may process information only as required to perform services on our behalf and are subject to their own privacy and security obligations.

We may also disclose information:

• When required by law, subpoena, court order or lawful government request
• To investigate fraud, misuse, security threats or unlawful activity
• To protect our rights, property, safety or the rights and safety of others
• In connection with a merger, sale, reorganization or transfer of all or part of the business, subject to appropriate safeguards

We recognize that innovators may be concerned about protecting their ideas. Completing an Assessment, sending a general inquiry or scheduling an introductory conversation does not create a confidentiality agreement or nondisclosure agreement.

Please do not disclose patent-sensitive details, trade secrets, unpublished designs or other confidential intellectual property until the need for an appropriate written confidentiality agreement has been considered.

When confidential advisory work is undertaken, any applicable confidentiality obligations will be addressed in a separate written agreement.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Deliver the Assessment and requested services
• Maintain appropriate business records
• Respond to inquiries
• Fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy
• Meet legal, accounting, security and contractual obligations

Retention periods may vary according to the type of information and the reason it was collected. When information is no longer reasonably required, we may delete, anonymize or securely dispose of it.

We use reasonable administrative, technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, alteration or disclosure.

No website, email system, internet transmission or electronic-storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You provide information electronically at your own risk.

Subject to applicable law, you may ask us to:

• Confirm whether we hold personal information about you
• Provide access to certain personal information
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
• Delete certain personal information
• Restrict or object to certain uses
• Withdraw consent when processing is based on consent
• Stop sending promotional email communications

To submit a privacy request, contact hello@gailnichols.com. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.

Our website may contain links to third-party websites and services, including ScoreApp, Calendly, social-media platforms and other professional resources.

We do not control the privacy, security or content practices of third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before submitting personal information.

Some service providers may process or store information in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union or other countries. Those countries may have privacy laws different from the laws where you live.

Where required, service providers use contractual, legal or technical safeguards intended to protect information transferred internationally.

Our website, Assessment and services are intended for adults and are not directed to children under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.

We may update this Privacy Policy as our services, technology or legal obligations change. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

Material changes may also be communicated through the website or by other appropriate means.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to make a privacy request, contact:

Gail Nichols & Associates
9570 N Belfort Cir, Fort Lauderdale FL 33321
Email: hello@gailnichols.com
Website: https://gailnichols.com