GDPR Update

I will only use the personal information you provide on this site to fill your order, this information includes your name, email address, physical address, payment type, and the details of the product you are ordering. I will also contact you via email regarding my services. If you sign up for my email mailing list, you may revoke your information at any time. I may also use your information if necessary to comply with legal obligations or court order related to a legal claim, such as tax law. I also use your information for my legitimate interests, unless they are overridden by your rights or interests, such as providing and improving my services.Your personal information will also be shared with and may be transferred to trusted 3rd party service providers, like delivery services. Most of these providers are in the US, but some are in other jurisdictions. For this reason, I may transfer your information to with different data protection and government surveillance laws than your jurisdiction.I may also share your information as required for compliance with laws. I may collect, use, retain, and share if I have a good faith belief that it is reasonably necessary.I store your personal information only as long as necessary to provide the services you are purchasing. I may also retain information for legal and regulatory purposes. In general, this will be 5 years.If you live in certain areas, such as the EU, you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Some of these rights apply generally and some have limited reach.-access: you can receive a copy of the personal information I have about you (contact me using the information below)-change/restrict/delete: you may have rights to change, restrict my use of or delete your personal information. This is true unless there are exceptional circumstances, like legal reasons) I will delete your data on request-object: you can object to me processing some of your information based on my legitimate interests. You may also object to receiving marketing messages from me even after you have consented to receive them. In this case, I will delete your information unless I have compelling legitimate grounds to continue to use it or if it is needed legally.-complain- if you reside in the EU, you may raise concern about my use of your information with your local data protection authorityI, Katia Davis, am the data controller of your personal information. If you would like more details about any aspects of this policy, feel free to contact mekatia@katiayoga.comorKatia DavisKatia Yoga636 San Fernando AveBerkeley, CA 94707USA

More Generally:

The Bottom Line…

I hate spam as much as you do. If you subscribe with your name and email address to the free newsletter or the RSS Feed I will not spam you or sell your email address to anyone else. You can always unsubscribe by clicking the unsubscribe button at the bottom of the article, in which case, your information will be permanently deleted.  If you place an order in the shop, your information (name, email, address, phone, etc) will only be used for fulfilling your order and communication regarding your order status and the products you receive.

The Full Version…

Your privacy is very important to Katia Yoga. So, this is a bit more detail to help understand how Katia Yoga will collect, use, communicate and disclose and make use of personal information. We will not rent, sell, lease, or give away any of your personal information. The following outlines our privacy policy. Please read this privacy policy before using the site or submitting any personal information. By using the site, you accept the terms described here.Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected.We will collect and use personal information solely with the objective of fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other compatible purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law.We will only retain personal information as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.We will collect personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned.Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date.We will protect personal information by reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.We will make readily available to customers information about our policies and practices relating to the management of personal information.

Cookie/Tracking Technology

Katia Yoga may use cookies and tracking technology which are useful for gathering information such as browser type and operating system, tracking the number of visitors to the site, and understanding how visitors use the site. Personal information cannot be collected via cookies and other tracking technology, however, if you previously provided personally identifiable information, cookies may be tied to such information. Third parties such as our advertisers may also use cookies to collect information in the course of serving ads to you. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. Google, in particular, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.

Information collected by third-parties

We may allow third-party companies that use tracking technologies, such as cookies or pixels, to record IP information about users who visit or interact with our website. Our website does not provide any personal information to these third parties. This information allows them to deliver targeted advertisements and gauge their effectiveness. Some of these third-party advertising companies may be advertising networks that are members of the Network Advertising Initiative which offers a single location to opt out of ad targeting from member companies.If you place an order, your personal information will be processed by Woocommerce, the e-commerce platform for my shop, Stripe or Paypal for payment processing, and Printful, the manufacturers who will create your products and ultimately ship them to you.  Katiayoga does not store your identifying order information outside of these platforms.

Distribution Of Information

We do not share your personally identifiable information to any third party for marketing purposes. However, we may share information with governmental agencies or other companies assisting us in fraud prevention or investigation. We may do so when: (1) permitted or required by law; or, (2) trying to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud or unauthorized transactions; or, (3) investigating fraud which has already taken place.Also, if you place an order, your personal information will also be sent to a 3rd party manufacturer who will ultimately ship the products, which may be in Europe, India or the US, depending on the product. I do not personally store your identifying information outside of the Woocommerce app or Etsy interface.Commitment To Data SecurityYour personally identifiable information is kept secure. Only authorized staff of this site (who have agreed to keep information secure and confidential) have access to this information. All emails and newsletters from this site allow you to opt out of further mailings.RSS And Email SubscriptionsThis website records information about how people access our RSS feeds, but does not collect any personally identifying information from or about our RSS subscribers. This website’s feed services collect the e-mail addresses of individuals that subscribe to our RSS feed via e-mail. Individual information about subscribers to this website’s feed is held in strict confidence; we will not release or disclose any specific subscriber information under any circumstances unless required by law. Aggregated information stripped of any personally identifiable information may be disclosed.CommentsComments submitted to this website are the responsibility of the commenter. We reserve the right to remove or edit comments at our discretion. Site URLs (if provided) are published along with comments. E-mail addresses are required with the submission of comments but are not disclosed, unless the commenter deliberately does so him/herself by entering the e-mail address in the main comment box in addition to the box clearly labeled for the e-mail address.Katia Yoga reserves the right to delete any comments that it deems not beneficial to the readership. This includes but is not limited to comments containing profanity, self promotion, harassment, threats, or spam of any sort.External LinksThe web site contains links to other websites not owned by the owner of this website. We will not, and cannot, control how your personal information is used on these other websites. Consult the privacy policies of the linked websites to see how they use your information

Amazon Associates

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.  They will only receive your information if you place an order on their site.We are also an Awin affiliate.  You may see affiliate ads from Etsy and other companies on our site.  Again, they will not receive your personal information unless your place an order.

Privacy Contact Information

If you do not wish to have your information stored, I will delete it immediately, permanently.  You can unsubscribe from emails any time.If You Have Any Questions, Concerns, Or Comments About Our Privacy Policy Or Terms And Conditions You May Contact Us:katia@katiayoga.comORKatia DavisKatia Yoga636 San Fernando AveBerkeley, CA 94707USAWe reserve the right to make changes to this policy. You are encouraged to review the privacy policy whenever you visit the site to make sure that you understand how any personal information you provide will be used.