Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us and we want you to know how we process and store your personal data which we collect when you use our site or communicate with us.
1. Introduction
At The Embodied Image we respect your right to privacy and we comply with our obligations under GDPR. The purpose of this website Privacy Statement is to outline how we deal with any personal data you provide to us while visiting this website. Any external links to other websites are clearly identifiable as such, and we are not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of these other websites.
2. Types of Information Collected
We retain two types of information:
Personal Data: This is data that identifies you or can be used to identify or contact you and may include, but not limited to, your name, company name, address, email address, user IP addresses in circumstances where they have not been deleted, clipped or anonymised and telephone number. Such information is only collected from you if you voluntarily submit it to us.
Non-Personal Data: Like most websites, we gather statistical and other analytical information collected on an aggregate basis of all visitors to our website. This non-personal data comprises information that cannot be used to identify or contact you, such as demographic information regarding, for example, user IP addresses where they have been clipped or anonymised, browser types and other anonymous statistical data involving the use of our website.
3. Purposes for which we hold your information and legal grounds
The processing of the personal data you submitted is necessary for us to provide you with the best and safest possible online yoga experience:
Personal Data. We use the personal data you have provided to create an account for you so you can practise yoga online with us. We also use your email address in order to contact you. We will process any Personal Data you provide to us for the following purposes: (i) to provide you with the information or services you have requested;(ii) to contact you if required in connection with your request or to respond to any communications you might send to us;(iii) to notify you about changes in our services; (iv) to send you the Embodied image newsletter, service notifications and programme emails if you have voluntarily signed up for them.
Non-personal data. This is gathered from visitors to our website in an aggregate form to get a better understanding of where our visitors come from and to help us better design and organise our website.
The legal ground for processing your data is performance of a contract (buying online services); legal obligation (tax and bookkeeping) and/or explicit consent (for sending you newsletters etc)
4. Cookies
A cookie is a small text file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
I use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps me analyse data about web-page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to user’s needs. I only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and the data is then removed from the system.
Overall, cookies helps me provide you with a better website, by enabling me to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives me access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
The Information we collect: When you order from us on this website, we will collect your name, telephone number and contact address. Your billing information, transaction and credit card information are submitted via a secure payments page to PAYPAL, who handle all payments made to The Embodied image via this website. PAYPAL do not disclose your credit card details to us and we do not have access to this information. (Please note that if your card details are submitted to us by means other than the online ordering system, ie by phone or post, the above does not apply). Please note that most providers and payment processors have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions. Please read their privacy policies with these third-party providers or payment processors. When redirected beyond our website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Use.
Some pages on our website use cookies, which are programs that collect additional information. We use cookies on our site to analyse visitor traffic to our site. Cookies are small pieces of text information that ask your computer permission to allow placement on your hard drive. Cookies do not provide us access to your computer or any information other than that which you have chosen to share with us.
What we use the Information for: To analyse the performance of ‘The embodied image’. For internal auditing and record keeping. To improve the quality of our products and services. We do not use your contact information for any purpose other than the completion of the transaction for which you submitted it . nor will we supply your details to any third parties whatsoever. We will not use your information to contact you about future promotions or special offers, unless you have given us authorisation to do so.
5. Terms of data storage
We store your data in our database for 13 months after you end your subscription with us. We save it for this period so we can provide for you to keep your preferences and favourites in case you want to restart your subscription.
Personal data needed to comply with legal or regulatory requirements (for tax- and bookkeeping purposes) are stored for 7 years.
6. Security
When you order from us on this website, we will collect your name, telephone number and contact address. Your billing information, transaction and credit card information are submitted via a secure payments page to PAYPAL, who handle all payments made to www.theembodiedimage.com via this website. PAYPAL do not disclose your credit card details to us and we do not have access to this information. (Please note that if your card details are submitted to us by means other than the online ordering system, ie by phone or post, the above does not apply).
7. Access, updating, verifying and deleting/erasure, object to processing, restrict and transfer Personal Data
You have a right to access your personal data, ask for a copy of your data, to rectify it or to delete your records completely. You may also object to processing and restrict the processing, as well as a request for data portability. Please contact us. and we will respond to your request as soon as possible.
8. Changes to the Privacy Statement
Any changes to this Privacy Statement will be posted on this website so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances if any, we disclose it. If at any time we decide to use personal data in a manner significantly different from that stated in this Privacy Statement or otherwise disclosed to you at the time it was collected, we will notify you by email, and you will have a choice as to whether or not we use your information in the new manner.
9. Gallery Photographs: Please be assured that the use of any photograph used on this site for the purpose of advertising The embodied image, has been granted via a model release form.
11.Age of Consent and Use
You must be over 18 to use or purchase from our online shop. You must ensure that the details provided by you on registration or at any time are correct and complete. You must inform use immediately of any changes to the information that you provided when registering, by updating your personal details. You must give us your real name, address, phone number, email address and any other details that we may require to process your order.
We reserve the right to decline a new registration or suspend an account at any time and at our sole discretion, including case where we would terminate your access to all or part of the services with or without notice. Also, in our absolute discretion, to discontinue the website or services, or any part thereof, at any time, with or without notice.
10. Questions or Comments
If you have any questions or comments or are unhappy about how we handle your data, please email us emmajacobsphoto@gmail.com and we will get in touch as soon as possible.