This Privacy Policy is integrated into Swadhyaya Yoga School’s Terms of Service and License Agreement which can be found by clicking here (the “Terms of Service”) and relates to the information acquired by us through your use of Swadhyaya Yoga School’s Site, Software, App, and Services (“Information”) as explained in this Policy. The use of capitalized terms in this Policy and not otherwise stated shall have the definition given for those terms in the “Terms of Service”.

Whenever a client interacts with our Software, App, Site, and/or Services, we may collect a single Information or in combination with other data, could be used to identify you (“Personal Data”). There will also be some Information that we collect that is kept in a way that cannot be linked back to you (“Non-Personal Data”).

When you register to use Swadhyaya Yoga School services, you willingly share with us certain Personal Data, including the following:

Your email address, username, contact, and language preferences. When logging into Swadhyaya Yoga School with a social networking credential, such as with your Google+ or Facebook account, we will ask for your consent to access basic information from that account, such as your email address and name. If you want to stop sharing that information with us, you may do so at any time by removing Swadhyaya Yoga School access to that account.

If you are a paying client, you should provide your payment information. This is needed to fully deliver any marketable transaction on the Swadhyaya Yoga School site. We use the data to process and fulfill your transaction. If you select PayPal® to pay for your order, you will have to provide your credit card number directly to PayPal®. The privacy policy of PayPal® will apply to the information you provide on the PayPal® website.

Swadhyaya Yoga School collects this Information as you use the Site, Software, App, and/or Services:

User Content: This includes all text, documents, or other content or information uploaded, entered, or otherwise transferred by you as part of your use of our Services and/or Software.

There is certain information about the devices you use to connect with Swadhyaya Yoga School and your use of the Site, Software, App, and/or Services are automatically registered in our systems, including the following:

Your location: This is the geographic area or place where you use your devices such as your computer, cellphone or tablet (as specified by an Internet Protocol [IP] address or similar identifier) when interacting with our Site, Software, App, and/or Services.

Your log data or information: Same like other websites, our servers automatically gather data when you access or use our Site, Software, App, and/or Services and store it in log files. This log data may include your IP address, browser type and settings, browser configuration, the date and time of use, cookie data, and language preferences.

Your usage information: This is information about the Swadhyaya Yoga School Site, Software, App, and/or Services you use and how you use them. We may also attain data from our third-party affiliates and service providers to examine how consumers use our Site, Software, App, and/or Services. For example, we will have an idea on the number of users who are accessing a specific page on the site and at which links they normally clicked on. We will use this collected data to better understand and to help in optimizing the site.

Your device information: These are data gathered from your computer or mobile device which include the type of hardware and software you are using (such as your operating system and browser type), and also unique device identifiers for devices that are using the Swadhyaya Yoga School.

Cookies: Data gathered from cookies are explained in the “Does Swadhyaya Yoga School use cookies?” section and in our Cookie Policy.

We collect information from you when you fill out a form, subscribe to a newsletter, place an order, use live chat, open a support ticket, and/or enter any information on our site.

We at Swadhyaya Yoga School process, use, and record your Information as necessary to be able to carry out our contract with you and for our legitimate business interests, including the following:

• To communicate and build a connection with you about your use of our Site, Software, and/or Services, our product and service announcements, software updates if any, and to be able to give feedback to your requests for assistance which includes providing you with account verification support in the event that you are having problems with accessing your account or to follow up with you after correspondence.
• To help us manage our Site, Software, App, and/or Services, validate users for security purposes, offer tailored user features and access, process and deliver transactions, conduct reviews and study, develop upcoming features, and improve the algorithms and performance of our Site, Software, App, and/or Services.
• To send you direct email notifications and special offers about Swadhyaya Yoga School services, from which you can unsubscribe at any time you desire. For more details about this, kindly go this section – “Will Swadhyaya Yoga School send me emails?” If you are someone that resides in the European Economic Area (EEA), we will only send you promotional materials if you permit us to do so from the time you create your account or any point thereafter.
• To determine cumulative statistics on the quantity of unique devices using our Site, Software, App, and/or Services, and to identify and prevent misuse and fraud.
• To process your transactions quickly
• To show User Content related with your account and to ensure that it is accessible to you when you use our Services.

We guarantee that Swadhyaya Yoga School employees do not monitor all User Content that are stored in or transmitted through our Site, Software, App, and/or Services, but it may be viewed if we found out that the Terms of Service have been violated and an authorization is required, if we find it necessary to do so answer your requests for user support, if we otherwise decide that there is a need to review it as defined in the Terms of Service, or to enhance our algorithms as stated in the User Content section of our Terms of Service. Lastly, your Information may be viewed where there is a need to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Swadhyaya Yoga School and its users, or to conform with our legal obligations, such as responding to any legal processed like warrants and court orders.

Does Swadhyaya Yoga School ever share my Information?

Swadhyaya Yoga School only discloses Personal Data to third parties when:

• We work with service providers who help us in fulfilling business operation’s requirements, these include hosting, improving, and carrying our Services. We also use service providers for specific services and functions such as customer support services, email communication, and analytics. These service providers may only access, process, or record Personal Data in accordance to our instructions and to accomplish their duties to us.
• We have your permission to share your Personal Data.
• We believe it is important to investigate possible violations of the Terms of Service, to implement those Terms of Service, or where we believe it is necessary to probe or take action regarding unlawful activities, suspected fraud, or potential threats against property, persons, or the methods on which we operate our Site, Software, App, and/or Services.
• We ascertain that the preservation, access, or disclosure of your Personal Data is mandatory by law to safeguard the rights, property, or personal safety of Swadhyaya Yoga School and the users of our Site, Software, App, and/or Services, or to respond to lawful requests by any public authorities.
• We need to do so in relation with an acquisition, merger, reorganization, bankruptcy, public offering of securities, selling of some or all of our assets. In such cases some or all of your Personal Data may be transferred or shared with another entity, subject to this Privacy Policy.
• We may impart or disclose Non-Personal Data to third parties and publicly – for example, to affiliates under agreement with us, or as part of progress reports which we may provide to users.

No. Swadhyaya Yoga School does not sell or rent your Personal Data.

Cookies are used by web browsers to provide personalized content and remember login credential and account settings. Swadhyaya Yoga School uses cookies and similar technologies, including web beacons and tracking pixels. These are needed to collect usage and analytic data that helps us provide our Site, Software, App, and/or Services to you and also to aid in delivering ads for relevant Swadhyaya Yoga School products and services to you when you browse certain pages on the Site and then go to third-party sites. Swadhyaya Yoga School does not share your Personal Data with third parties for the purpose of allowing them to deliver their advertisements to you. For more information on cookies and how Swadhyaya Yoga School uses them, please see our Cookie Policy.

We Use Cookies To:

• Help remember and process the items in the shopping cart.
• Understand and save preferences of users for future visits.
• Track & analyze our user’s activity, so we can offer a better experience.

You can choose to turn off all cookies, or you can choose to have your computer warn you whenever a cookie is being sent. This can be done through your browser settings. Since every browser is different, go to your browser’s Help Menu to learn how you can correctly modify cookies. If you choose to turn cookies off, some of the features may not function properly.

Third-Party Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information

Third-Party Links

We use third-party links in our Blog Posts to help improve the content for our readers.

We use third-party links in our Privacy Policy page in order to guide our visitors how we handle PII and cookies.

Please be aware that we cannot guarantee the authenticity of any external links that you may visit. It is recommended that you always do your own research before visiting any third-party link.

Google

We use Google Adsense Advertising on our Site, App, and/or software. Google’s Advertising Principles can sum up Google’s advertising requirements. They are introduced to provide a better experience for users.

For further information, click this link to visit Google Ad Policies.

As a third-party vendor, Google makes use of cookies to serve ads on our Site, App, and/or Software. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users on the basis of their previous visits to our Site, Software, App, and Services and other sites. If you want to opt-out of the use of the DART cookie, you can do so by visiting the privacy policy of Google Ad and Content Network.

We, along with third-party vendors such as Google make use of first-party cookies (such as Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as DoubleClick cookies) or various other third-party identifiers together in order to compile data about user interactions with ad impressions and other ad service functions as they relate to our Site, Software, App, and Services.

Opt-out

Using the Google Ad Settings page, you can set preferences for how Google advertises to you. Alternatively, you can opt out through the Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out page or through the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add on.

For further information, click this link to visit All About Cookies. 

You can delete cookies or disable their use by following your browser instructions:

• Firefox
• Microsoft Edge
• Internet Explorer 11
• Google Chrome
• Safari (iOS)
• Android (Chrome)
• the latest Safari for Mac
• Safari 8 (Yosemite)
• Safari 6/7 (Mavericks)
• Safari 5.1 (OS X Lion)

If you use a different browser, then follow the instructions from its provider.

Some third-party applications and services that partners with us may ask for consent to access your Information. Such applications will provide you with notice and request your permission in order to obtain access or information. It would be best to consider your selection of such applications and services, and your permissions, carefully.

Some third parties’ plugins or embedded content our Site , App, and/or Software, such as Facebook “Like” buttons, may allow their administrators to know that you have visited the Site, and they may use this information with other data they have gathered about your visits to other websites or services on the internet that can identify you.

The data collected by third parties through these plugins and applications is subject to each parties’ own policies. We strongly encourage you to read those policies carefully and understand how other entities use your data.

There will be times when we may send you information about special offers, website updates, upcoming courses and other product announcements. We also may want to send you information about products and services from our affiliate yoga schools. But, you may disable such communications at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” button that can be found within Swadhyaya Yoga School emails and also by changing your contact preferences. All Swadhyaya Yoga School account holders will still receive email notifications that are related to our Services, even if you opt to unsubscribe from these emails.

We will only deliver promotional communications to users located in the EEA with your prior consent. Kindly see the section “For EEA users” below for more details.

No, we do not share Personal Data or User Content with the exception of the limited circumstances as stated in the “Does Swadhyaya Yoga School share my Information?” section of the Policy.

Where is my Information stored when shared with Swadhyaya Yoga School?

All information shared to Swadhyaya Yoga School will be transferred to, processed, and stored in the United States. Whenever you use our Software on any of your device, User Content you save will be kept locally on that specific device and then synced with our servers. But, if you post or transfer any Information to or through our Site, App, Software, and/or Services, that means you are giving consent to such Information, including Personal Data and User Content, being hosted and accessed in the United States.

Swadhyaya Yoga School is dedicated to protecting the security of your Information and takes necessary precautions to protect it. However, know that Internet data transmissions, whether it is wired or wireless, cannot be guaranteed to be 100% safe and as a result, we cannot ensure the security of Information you transmit to us, including Personal Data and User Content; therefore, you acknowledge that you do so at your own risk.

We at Swadhyaya Yoga School use industry-standard encryption to safeguard your data in transit. This is commonly referred to as secure socket layer (“SSL”) technology or also known as transport layer security (“TLS”).

By the time we receive your data, we keep it on our servers using a combination of physical, technical, and logical security measures. The security of the data stored locally in any of our Software installed on your device requires that you make use of the safety features of your device. It is highly recommended that you take the necessary steps to secure all devices that you use in connection with our Site, Software, App, and Services.

If Swadhyaya Yoga School learns of a security system breach, we may send you a notification to provide information on protective steps, through the email address that you have provided to us. We may also post a notice on the Site to inform our users.

You can delete your Personal Data from Swadhyaya Yoga School any time you like by simply emailing us at support@Swadhyaya Yoga School. Please note that, for security reasons, premium users will first be asked to cancel their subscriptions before they can cancel or delete their account with Swadhyaya Yoga School.

We may allow users to post their own content or information publicly on our Website. Such content or information may include, but is not limited to, photographs, comments, status updates, blogs, articles, or other personal snippets. Please be aware that any such information or content that you may post should be considered entirely public and that we do not purport to maintain the privacy of such public information.

You can delete all your Personal Data from Swadhyaya Yoga School at any time by cancelling your account as described above. However, we may store some of your Personal Data for as long as necessary for our legitimate business interests, including fraud prevention and detection, and to meet our legal obligations including tax, auditing, and legal reporting.

We delete your Personal Data upon request for cancelation of your account or other specific request for the deletion of data.

In the event of a breach of your Personal Data, you will be notified in a reasonable time frame, and we will follow all applicable laws regarding such breach. 

The Fair Information Practices Principles is the backbone of the privacy law in the United States. It also plays a significant role in developing data protection laws across the globe. It is, therefore, essential to understand the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented in compliance with the various privacy laws to protect personal information.

In agreement with the Fair Information Practices, in the event of a breach of your Personal Data, you will be notified in a reasonable time frame, and we will follow all applicable laws regarding such breach. 

Swadhyaya Yoga School uses, processes, and records Personal Data, including those listed in the “What Information does Swadhyaya Yoga School collect about me?” section, as necessary to carry out our obligations, and based on our legitimate business interests in order to provide high quality service to our clients. We need your permission to process Personal Data to send email notifications and to place cookies on your devices. In some cases, Swadhyaya Yoga School may process Personal Data in accordance to legal obligation or to protect your interests or those of another person.

People located in the European Economic Area (EEA) have certain rights when it comes to their personal information which includes the right to access, correct, or delete Personal Data that we process through your use of the Site, Software, App, and/or Services. If you are a user who is located in the EEA, you can:

• Send Complaint to an Authority
  If you are located in the EEA region and think that we haven’t conformed to data protection laws, then you have a right to bring a complaint to your local supervisory authority. If you have other queries or do not have a Swadhyaya Yoga School account, you may contact us by submitting a support ticket.

As Swadhyaya Yoga School continues to improve our services, we may need to update this Policy in accordance to changes in our Site, Software, App, and Services, our business, and laws relevant to us and you. We will, however, always keep our commitment to respect and protect your privacy. We will immediately notify you should there be any changes that may impact your rights under this Policy via email or post any other modifications to this Policy, along with their effective date, in the most easy-to-find area of the Site. Check back here from time to time to stay informed of any changes. Your continued use of Swadhyaya Yoga School ’s website after any revision means that you agree with the changes, and consent to be bound by, the new Policy. If you do not agree with any of the changes in this Policy and do not wish your information to be subject to it, then you will need to delete your account with Swadhyaya Yoga School.