Privacy Policy for Herb Bloom Yoga

At Herb Bloom Yoga, located at 14 Blossom Lane, Holborn, London, England, WC1A 2RP, UK, we are committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. This Privacy Policy details how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you interact with our site and services, which include traditional yoga classes, herbal workshops, meditation sessions, and wellness retreats. We adhere to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.

1. Information We Collect

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

• Personal Identification Information: This includes your name, email address, phone number, and physical address when you register for classes, workshops, retreats, or subscribe to our newsletter.
• Health Information: For safety and to tailor our yoga and wellness services, we may ask for relevant health information (e.g., injuries, medical conditions). This data is treated with utmost sensitivity and confidentiality.
• Payment Information: When you make a purchase, we process payment details through secure third-party payment processors. We do not store your full credit card details on our servers.
• Usage Data: We may collect information about how our site is accessed and used. This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
• Communication Data: Records of your communications with us, such as inquiries or feedback.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for various purposes, primarily based on legitimate interests, contractual necessity, or your consent:

• To Provide and Maintain Our Services: Managing your bookings for classes, workshops, and retreats, and ensuring a safe and effective experience.
• To Manage Your Account: Creating and managing your registration as a user of the service. The Personal Data you provide can give you access to different functionalities of the service that are available to you as a registered user.
• To Communicate With You: Sending you confirmations, updates about services, health and safety information, and responding to your inquiries.
• For Marketing and Promotional Purposes: With your consent, sending newsletters, special offers, and information about other services we offer that are similar to those you have already purchased or inquired about. You can opt out at any time.
• For Analytics and Improvement: To monitor and analyze trends and usage in order to improve the functionality and user-friendliness of our site and services.
• To Comply with Legal Obligations: Fulfilling our legal and regulatory requirements.

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

Your privacy is paramount, and we only share your data in specific, necessary circumstances:

• With Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our service (e.g., payment processors, website hosting, email communication platforms). These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
• For Business Transfers: If Herb Bloom Yoga is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
• For Legal Compliance: 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 Herb Bloom Yoga, prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the service, protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public, or protect against legal liability.
• With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal data for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

4. Data Security

The security of your data is of utmost importance to us. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your Personal Data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, typically for the duration of our relationship with you and for a reasonable period thereafter to comply with legal obligations (e.g., tax and accounting), resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Health information provided for services may be retained for longer periods as vital for your safety and well-being in future interactions or as required by professional guidelines.

6. Your Data Protection Rights under GDPR

Under the GDPR, you have several rights regarding your personal data:

• The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your Personal Data.
• The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
• The Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
• The Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
• The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• The Right to Withdraw Consent: Where our processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.

7. Links to Other Websites

Our site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

8. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for anyone under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your data, or would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please contact us:

• By Post: Herb Bloom Yoga, 14 Blossom Lane, Holborn, London, England, WC1A 2RP, UK
• By Phone: +447159888817