Privacy Policy

*Last updated: 3/8/2024

Privacy Policy
I. Website Privacy
BY USING OR ACCESSING OUR WEBSITE OR BY PROVIDING PERSONAL INFORMATION TO US ON OR THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, YOU CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, USE, AND DISCLOSURE OF THAT INFORMATION BY THIS PRIVACY POLICY.


General
Sattva yoga Therapy, herby referred to and DBA Pranayoga Insitute with respect the privacy of those who visit our website, pranayogaschool.com, or pranayogainstitute.com, or any other website linked to this Privacy Policy (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy describes the information, including Personal Information about you that we collect through the Website, and how that information is used, maintained and, in some cases, shared. To fully understand your rights we encourage you to review this Privacy Policy.

“Personal Information”, is any information that enables us to identify you, directly or indirectly, such as your email address, name, shipping and billing address, telephone number, company name, credit card information, any form of identification number or one or more factors specific to your physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.

By using or accessing the Website, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, do not use or access the Website. We may, from time to time, revise or update this Privacy Policy. This may include making changes to the way we collect, maintain and store information. If we make changes to this Privacy Policy, we will post notice of the modifications to the Privacy Policy on www.pranayogaschool.com. Please check the date at the top of this page to see when this Privacy Policy was last revised. Changes will become effective immediately. If you disagree with any of the terms of this Privacy Policy in its current form, or in the future, in any of its modified forms, your sole remedy is to discontinue your use of the Website.


What Information We Collect About You and How We Use It

Information You Provide to Us
You can browse our Website without providing any personal information to us. Pranayoga gathers and retains personal information about you when you voluntarily submit it to us and automatically collects statistical information about visitors’ use of our Website. Information that you submit may be linked with statistical information about your access to and use of the Website.


Inquiries and Questions
If you choose to complete and submit a form or otherwise provide information through our Website when you make an inquiry, including but not limited to the “Contact Us” page, by phone or email, we may collect and retain the Personal Information you provide, including your name, postal or email address, contact information and any other data you submit.


Social Networking
The Website includes the ability for you and other users to link to social networking websites. As a result, we receive information about you when you choose to post or otherwise share information about our Website on these social networking websites. We may also receive Personal Information about you from your social networking account depending on your privacy settings for that account; this may include name, profile picture, age range, gender, language, country and other public information. You can control this by adjusting your privacy setting on your social network account.


Account Creation
Before you can utilize some portions of the Website, such as Prana Classroom, or Booking a class, we will require that you create an account and provide us with your first name, last name, email address, phone number, date of birth, and create a password. You may also need to verify your account post-creation by email verification.


Financial Transactions
When you engage in any financial transaction through our website or booking software, powered by stripe, you will be asked to provide certain of your financial information, such as your debit card, credit card and billing or shipping address.


Surveys
If you choose to participate in a survey, we may request personally identifiable information from you such as your name, contact information, age, demographic information, and other information you submit in connection with the survey, or other promotion. Participation is completely voluntary and you therefore can choose whether to disclose personally identifiable information. We may use third parties to administer our surveys, contests or other promotions or to sponsor them and information you provide may be shared with them in accordance with this Privacy Policy.


Online Applications
Pranayoga may permit you to submit applications for employment, membership, or training programs through our Website. Information collected through an online application may include name, address, telephone, email address, education history, employment history, or other information ("Application Information"). Application Information that we receive will be subject to this Privacy Policy.


Interactive Spaces
Pranayoga may host online communities, message boards,chats, blogs, and other interactive forums or services (each, a “Forum”), where users may post content, comment, and otherwise communicate with others. If you choose to participate in a Forum, you may have the opportunity to submit demographic information, such as your social links, bio, languages, professional associations, areas of expertise, teaching specialties, and profile photo. Demographics are pieces of information that help the user either identify themselves or others, and can power “Networks” which users can used to find others by common interests. We may also send you targeted communications based on your engagement and the information you submit. Participation is completely voluntary and you therefore can choose whether to disclose personally identifiable information.


Use and Retention of Information You Provide
We may use the information we collect from you for our legitimate operational and development interests, for example:

to respond to your requests or inquiries,
to process transactions you have requested,
to manage or facilitate the operation and security of the Website,
to enhance your experience with us
to communicate with you about membership, applications, transactions or registration, and about products, services, events and other opportunities related to Pranayoga.
to identify you or authenticate your identity,
to communicate with you regarding your account with us,
to monitor and improve the use and satisfaction of Website users,
to display advertisements relevant to your interests,
to notify you of upcoming classes, programs, and healing arts appointments
to conduct research and analysis and
to expand our services and outreach.
to deliver online programming, content and blogs to interested demographics

We use your Personal Information according to the terms of the Privacy Policy in effect at the time of our use. We will process your Personal Information where (1) you have provided your consent which can be withdrawn at any time, (2) where the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party (for example, we will share your Personal Information with other members with whom you have entered into a transaction), (3) where we are required by law, (4) where processing is required to protect your vital interests or those of another person, or (5) where the processing is necessary for our legitimate commercial interests, except where such interest are overridden by your rights and interests. We will keep financial transaction information as long as necessary to complete the transaction or series of recurring transactions authorized by you. We may keep all other information indefinitely.