(Updated on: February 2nd, 2024)
1. Who are we?
Welcome to our website, https://www.inteyoga.org/. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal data we collect and the reasons for its collection.
2. Data Collection and Use
- 2.1. Comments: When you leave a comment on our site, we collect the data entered in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection. An anonymized string (hash) generated from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here https://automattic.com/privacy/. Upon comment approval, your profile picture is publicly visible alongside your comment.
- 2.2. Media: If you upload images to our site, we recommend that you avoid including images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on our site.
- 2.3. Contact Forms: When you fill out a contact form, we collect the information you enter to respond to your inquiries and provide assistance.
- 2.4. Cookies: We use cookies to enhance your experience. For example, if you comment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter them. These cookies last for one year. Additional cookies are set when you log in or edit a post, but they contain no personal data.
- 2.5. Others: We partner with Microsoft Clarity and Microsoft Advertising to capture how you use and interact with our website through behavioral metrics, heatmaps, and session replay to improve and market our products/services. Website usage data is captured using first and third-party cookies and other tracking technologies to determine the popularity of products/services and online activity. Additionally, we use this information for site optimization, fraud/security purposes, and advertising. For more information about how Microsoft collects and uses your data, visit the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
3. Embedded Content:
Articles on this site may include embedded content from other websites, such as videos, images, or articles. This content behaves exactly as if you visited the other website, which may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
4. Data Sharing and Retention
- 4.1. Analytics: We use data analytics to improve our website and services.
- 4.2. Data Retention: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for follow-up comments. Users who register on our website (if applicable) have their personal information stored in their profiles. All users can manage their personal data at any time (except changing their username).
- 4.3. Data Sharing: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. We may share your personal data with third parties as listed listed above under section 2 on this page. Furthermore we may share any of your data as required for service provision or by law.
- 4.4. Links to External Websites and Services: The Website may feature links to websites owned by third parties. Users are encouraged to read the privacy policies of these external sites, as Inteyoga does not hold responsibility for their privacy practices. In order to provide a smooth user experience, we may exchange user information with reliable third-party services, including but not limited to:
– Razorpay: To facilitate secure and prompt payment transactions.
– Stripe: To facilitate secure and prompt payment transactions.
5. Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an export of your personal data from us, including any data you have provided. You can also request the deletion of any personal data we hold, subject to necessary retention for legal, administrative, or security purposes.
6. Additional Information
- 6.1. How do we protect your data? We implement security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.
- 6.2. Data breach procedure: In the event of a data breach, we have procedures in place to minimize harm and notify affected users as required by law.
- 6.3 Regulatory Disclosure Requirements: We comply with industry regulatory disclosure requirements.
7. Contact Information
For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us. Our contact information can be found at our ‘Contact Us‘ page.