Privacy Policy

Your privacy and trust are of paramount importance to us. This policy outlines how RichardStep.com (referred to as “we,” “us,” or “RichardStep“) collects, uses, maintains, and discloses information collected from users (referred to as “you” or “user”) of the https://richardstep.com/ website.

1. Personal Identification Information We Collect

We collect personal identification information only when users voluntarily submit such information to us. This may occur through site registration, filling out a contact form, subscribing to a newsletter, or taking certain tests.

Data Categories:

Contact Data: Name and email address, primarily used for direct communication or fulfilling subscription requests.
Usage Data (Non-Personal): IP addresses, browser type, operating system, and geographic location are automatically recorded by our hosting and analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics). We do not use this data to personally identify visitors.
Test Results: Data derived from personality, aptitude, or motivation quizzes. This data is generally stored anonymously or pseudonymously (separated from identifying information) to improve the quality and accuracy of the tests.

2. How We Use the Information We Collect

RichardStep.com collects and uses your personal information for the following purposes:

To Improve Customer Service: Information helps us respond more efficiently to your support needs and inquiries.
To Personalize User Experience: We may use aggregated, non-identifying information to understand how our users, as a group, utilize the services and resources provided on our site.
To Send Periodic Emails: If the user decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include site news, updates, related product or service information, and articles.
To Maintain Test Integrity: Test result data is used for research and statistical analysis to ensure the psychometric quality and validity of our assessments.

3. Protection and Non-Disclosure of Your Data

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information.

RichardStep.com does not sell, trade, or rent users’ personal identification information to others. We only share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information with trusted partners and affiliates for the purposes outlined above.

4. Third-Party Websites, Cookies, and Advertising

This site utilizes third-party advertising services, specifically Google AdSense, which helps fund our free educational and testing resources. These services use cookies to deliver targeted advertisements.

Cookies and DART

Google, as a third-party advertisement vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site. The use of DART cookies by Google enables them to serve adverts to visitors that are based on their visits to this website as well as other sites on the internet.

Your Opt-Out Option: To opt out of the DART cookies you may visit the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL: http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html. Tracking of users through the DART cookie mechanisms are subject to Google’s own privacy policies.

You can choose to turn off the use of cookies at any time by changing your specific browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of many websites.

5. External Links and Disclaimers

RichardStep.com contains links to external websites that are not operated by us. We make every effort to link only to reputable, high-quality, and useful sites. However, we have no control over the content and practices of these external sites and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy policies. You should review the privacy policy of any site you visit after clicking a link here.

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6. Acceptance of These Terms and Changes to This Statement

By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site.

RichardStep.com reserves the right to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We encourage users to frequently check this page for any changes.

This policy was last updated: 10/19/2025