1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how The Yoga Psychotherapist ("we," "us," or "our," which operates the website https://www.theyogapsychotherapist.com/) collects, uses, and discloses your information when you visit, use our services, or interact with us. Our services involve blending yoga and psychotherapy for mental wellness, primarily through online courses and one-on-one sessions. By accessing or using our service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information to provide and improve our services to you.

A. Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). This may include, but is not limited to:

• Contact Information: Name, email address, and phone number (when you sign up for the newsletter, contact us, or book a session).
• Payment Data: Details necessary to process payments for courses or sessions, which are handled by a secure third-party payment processor (we do not directly store your credit card details).
• Communication Data: Information you provide when you communicate with us (e.g., through the contact form).

B. Usage Data and Tracking Technologies

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our website or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include:

• Your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address).
• Browser type and version.
• The pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, and the time spent on those pages.
• We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

3. How We Use Your Information

The Yoga Psychotherapist uses the collected data for various purposes:

• To Provide and Maintain the Service: Including monitoring the usage of our website.
• To Manage Your Account/Registration: To manage your registration as a user of the online courses or booking platform.
• To Process Transactions: To fulfill course purchases and session bookings.
• To Contact You: To send you updates, informational material, and administrative or security notices.
• To Provide Newsletters: To send you our newsletter, marketing or promotional materials, and other information about our services (if you have opted in).
• To Improve Our Website: To analyze how the Service is used and improve its functionality and content.

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

• With Service Providers: We may share your data with trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users (e.g., Webflow for hosting, Teachable for course platform, payment processors, and email service providers).
• For Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred.
• For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend the rights or property of The Yoga Psychotherapist, or protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public.

5. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites or platforms, such as our course hosting provider (Teachable) and social media pages. This Privacy Policy applies only to our website. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

6. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at pamela@pamelatinkham.com.