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Privacy Policy

The statements below apply to any content such as pages, documents, videos, images, sound files and computer code (the “Content”) created by Helsingfors Pty Ltd t/a Yoga Vastu (“the company”) on the website yogavastu.com (“the website”)

General Privacy Policy

The New South Wales Government’s privacy practices are regulated by the New South Wales Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (the Act).

Yoga Vastu will only collect personal information for a lawful purpose which directly relates to our primary function as a Iyengar Yoga resource provider and for obtaining feedback about the effectiveness of our information, products and services. The company will not collect any more information than is necessary for it to fulfil these functions.

The company will not disclose your personal information to anyone without your consent unless legally required to do so.

Anyone engaged to collect, store or use personal information for the department will be required to comply with the Information Protection Principles of the Act as part of their terms of engagement.

Storage of private information

The company takes all reasonable steps to protect the security of any personal information held, be it stored in electronic or hard copy format. Except in the circumstances set out in the Act, you may request access to your personal information held by the department. Access can be arranged by contacting:

Helsingfors Pty Ltd t/a Yoga Vastu
84 Philip Street
Balmain NSW 2041
E: hello[at]yogavastu.com

Information we collect

We collect the following information:

Email addresses
Cookies
Billing details required for payments
Information you provide via feedback mechanisms
Details about your site visit
Personal information you choose to disclose

Email addresses

Email addresses are recorded when an email message is sent to the company or when a user subscribes to an online mailing list.

These email addresses are stored electronically in accordance with standards and authorities under the New South Wales State Records Act 1998. An email address is only used for the purpose for which it is provided and is not added to any unauthorised mailing list or disclosed to other organisations unless you request that this to be done.

If you have subscribed to one of the department’s online mailing lists, you can easily remove your email details from the list by unsubscribing. Each mailing list provides clear instructions on how to unsubscribe.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file that is sent back to your computer’s hard drive from a host web site. Cookies record your preferences in relation to your use of a site and provide other information that allows us to recognise you in the future. The cookies on the listed websites do not read the information on your hard drive nor do they make your computer perform any unauthorised actions or make your computer send information to any other computer via the Internet. Cookies do not personally identify you, only your computer.

The website may utilise cookies to enhance the user’s experience of the site. Cookies may also be used in conjunction with pixel tags to determine pages that have been visited on our sites and show more relevant advertising on third party websites. Configuration and opt out options for these advertising-based cookies are available from Google’s Ads Settings page.

You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to allow it. However, if you decide to not accept cookies, some of the company’s web pages may not display properly or you may not be permitted to access certain information.

Online transactions using credit cards

The company understands the security concerns surrounding online financial transactions and has developed a safe and secure environment to address these concerns.

For many of our services, the company does not collect or store credit card information.
As part of it’s paid services, the company will collect credit card information. The company uses encryption software to protect credit card information and to provide transaction security. This means that all personal information, including name, address and credit card number, cannot be read as a transaction travels across the internet from your computer to the company’s computers, or from the company’s computers to a bank.

For subscription services, this credit card information is encrypted and stored by a third-party provider such as Stripe or Paypal. Both services provide strong privacy and data protections services that you can read about on their respective websites.

Information received via feedback mechanisms

The company may provide feedback facilities on their sites to allow users to provide input into the future development of the sites and to comment on the provision of service by the company. The provision of personal details on feedback is optional.

Users may provide personal details for the purpose of receiving a reply to their feedback. This information will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided. We will not add your email address or name to any mailing list.

The company may publish aggregated information about feedback on the site, but will ensure that this aggregated information cannot be used to identify individual users.

Details of your site visit

When you access any of the pages on the Listed Websites, we automatically record information that identifies, for each page accessed:

the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the machine which has accessed it
your top-level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, .uk etc.)
the address of your server
the date and time of your visit to the site
the pages accessed and documents downloaded
the previous site visited and
the type of browser and operating system you have used.

The information collected during each visit is aggregated with similar logged information and published in reports in order for the department to manage its website services and identify patterns of usage of the sites. This will assist us in improving the department’s sites and the services offered on them.

The company will not disclose or publish information that identifies individual computers, or potentially identifies sub-groupings of addresses, without consent or otherwise in accordance with the New South Wales Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.

Personal information you choose to disclose

We collect some information which helps us personalise your Yoga Vastu experience. This includes information about the yoga equipment you have, your experience with Iyengar yoga and your goals for using the platform.

It is optional to provide this information, and you are able to opt out.

If you choose to provide this information, it will only be used within the Yoga Vastu platform and will not be shared with third parties.

Exceptions

The company will collect, use and disclose more extensive information than stated above in the following circumstances:

unauthorised attempts to access files which are not publicly available
unauthorised tampering or interference with files on the listed websites
unauthorised attempts to index the contents of the listed websites
attempts to intercept messages of other users of the listed websites
communications which are defamatory, abusive, vilify individuals or groups or which give rise to a suspicion that an offence is being committed and
attempts to otherwise compromise the security of the web server, breach the laws of the State of New South Wales or Commonwealth of Australia, or interfere with the use of the listed websites by other users.

The company reserves the right to make disclosures to relevant authorities where the use of the listed websites raises a suspicion that an offence is being, or has been, committed. In the event of an investigation, the company will provide access to data to any law enforcement agency that may exercise a warrant to inspect our logs.

The company may initiate proceedings in relation to any loss or damage suffered as a result of unauthorised use of information or any of the above circumstances.

Disclosure may also occur where it is lawfully authorised or required under any act, other law or statutory agency or foreign body.

Removal of data

If you would like to remove any of your data from the Yoga Vastu website, please send us an email to: [email protected] with the subject line ‘Delete my account’ and we will take the action to remove your account and all associated data within 48 hours.

Linked Websites

The company does not have any responsibility for the privacy policies or practices of third party sites linked to from the listed websites.

Questions or Complaints

If you have any questions about privacy, or the application of this Privacy Policy or a request for access to information held please contact: