Privacy & your data
The short version: if you give me your email address, I use it to send you the free download you asked for and the occasional honest tip about coaching in America. I don't sell it, I don't share it with camps or agencies, and you can leave in one click from any email.
Who's asking
This site and the book behind it are run by one person, writing as Pete Ashton. It's an independent guide — not affiliated with, paid by, or endorsed by any camp, agency or visa sponsor. Questions about your data: hello@coachthestates.com.
What I collect, and when
- Your email address — only if you type it into one of the signup boxes yourself.
- Your confirmation that you're 18 or over — a yes/no, stored against your subscription.
- Which page you signed up from — so I know which free guides are actually useful.
That's it. I don't ask for your name, your address, your date of birth or your phone number, and there's nowhere on this site to give them to me.
Why I'm allowed to email you
Your consent — given when you tick the box and submit the form. You can withdraw it at any time, and withdrawing it is as easy as giving it: one click on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of every email. You don't have to tell me why, and nothing else about you is kept once you go.
Who else touches it
- beehiiv — the newsletter platform that stores the list and sends the emails. They're based in the United States and process the data on my instructions. Their privacy policy.
- Stripe — if you buy the book. Your card details go straight to Stripe and never touch this site or me; I only ever see that a payment succeeded. Their privacy policy.
- Ahrefs Analytics — counts visits to pages. It's cookieless and doesn't track you across other websites, which is exactly why I chose it over the alternatives.
Nobody else. In particular: no camp, no agency, no visa sponsor, and no advertiser ever gets your email address from me. The whole point of this project is that nobody's paying me to point you anywhere.
How long I keep it
Until you unsubscribe, or until you ask me to delete it — whichever comes first. If you've not opened anything for two years I'll clear you off the list anyway; a list of people who aren't reading isn't worth keeping.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR you can ask me to show you what I hold, correct it, delete it, or send it to you in a portable file. Email hello@coachthestates.com and I'll do it — there's no form to fill in and no fee. If I ever get it wrong, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
Age
The signup boxes are for over-18s. That's not me being awkward: the J-1 camp programmes this site is about require you to be 18 by the time you travel, so a mailing list aimed at under-18s wouldn't be much use to either of us. If you're 17 and planning ahead — read everything on the site for free, it's all here, and come back for the list when you're 18.
Cookies
This site sets no advertising or tracking cookies, which is why there's no annoying banner. The analytics are cookieless and the signup form is a plain form.
Last updated July 2026. If this ever changes materially, the change goes here and I'll say so in an email rather than quietly editing the page.