Privacy Policy


Effective Date: June 30, 2026

Lifestyle Medicine Teaching ("we," "our," or "us") operates the website www.lifestylemedicineteaching.org (the "Site"). Lifestyle Medicine Teaching is a commercial designation of Wellness Synergy dba Beth Frates MD.


We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, enroll in our educational courses, or utilize our resources.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the site.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:


Personal Data
Personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address, email address, and telephone number, that you voluntarily give to us when you:

Register an account on the Site.

Enroll in self-paced educational courses.

Sign up to receive newsletters, articles, or resources.

Contact us directly via our online forms.


Derivative Data
Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.


Financial Data
Financial information, such as data related to your payment method (e.g., valid credit card number, card brand, expiration date) that we may collect when you purchase courses, books, or resources. We store only very limited, if any, financial information that we collect. Otherwise, all financial information is stored by our third-party payment processors.

2. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:


  • Create and manage your personal student account.
  • Deliver course lessons, video modules, certificates, and learning materials.
  • Process your purchases, transactions, and refunds.
  • Send you confirmation emails, updates, and course notifications.
  • Administer community discussions or journal club interactions.
  • Respond to customer service requests and support needs.
  • Email you newsletters, blog updates, or details about upcoming educational series.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

  • By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others.
  • Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, and customer service.
  • Course Platform Partners: Your data may be processed through our web development and technology partners (such as digitalLM) to ensure the stability of the platform.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

5. Policy for Children

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us immediately using the contact information provided below.

6. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your geographical location, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of the personal data we store about you. You can review or change the information in your student account at any time by logging in or contacting us directly.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Site.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by visiting our Contact Page:


Lifestyle Medicine Teaching.
Wellness Synergy dba Beth Frates MD.
www.lifestylemedicineteaching.org