Privacy

Your privacy is important to us and we want you to know what we do with your data when you use our site or communicate with us.

1. Introduction

We respect your right to privacy and comply with our obligations under the European data protection acts.

This Privacy Statement outlines how we deal with any personal data you provide to us while visiting this website. By visiting the Website, you are accepting the terms of this Privacy Statement. 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:

1. Personal Data

This is data that identifies you or can be used to identify or contact you and may include your name, email address and telephone number. Such information is only collected from you if you voluntarily submit it to us.

2. Non-Personal Data

Like other websites, we gather statistical and other analytical information collected on an aggregate basis of all visitors to our web site. 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

• Non-Personal Data

We use the non-personal data 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.

• Personal Data

We will process any Personal Data you provide to us for the following purposes:

(i) to provide you with the 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 send you newsletter, event alerts, service notifications and to communicate with you about relevant industry information and activities. This is only pertinent if you voluntarily sign up for this service.

4. Disclosure of Information to Third Parties.

We do not sell, trade or rent your personal information to others. All information is used solely for our own internal use.

We will disclose your personal data if we believe in good faith that we are required to disclose it in order to comply with any applicable law, a summons, a search warrant, a court or regulatory order, or other statutory requirement.

5. Security

Your personal data is held in accordance with industry best practices. We do not store your credit card information, number, expiry date or CVV security code on our servers. To ensure optimal security, we use a third party (PayPal) for all credit card billing. PayPal uses a PCI-DSS compliant SSL platform, secured by encryption and authentication. We take all reasonable steps (including appropriate technical and organisational measures) to protect your personal data.

6. Users under 18

The Website contains various content targeted at children or younger people. Please note that that we expect all younger people to be accessing the site only via their parent or guardian. When you provide information about yourself as a user of the Website, you are thus representing yourself as 18 years of age or older. Our policy is that we do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal information about visitors under 18 years of age. However if we do become aware of having collected personally identifiable information from a user under 18 without consent of a parent or legal guardian, we will remove such information from our servers.

7. Updating, Verifying and Deleting Personal Data

You also have a right to have your personal data corrected, if inaccurate, or, in certain circumstances, erased. You can amend your personal data by logging into your account or forward a request in writing by email to elena@universalyogalife.com.

8. Right of Access to Your Personal Data

To find out what personal data we hold on you or to have your personal data updated, amended or removed from our database, please feel free to write to elena@universalyogalife.com.

9. 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.

10. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Privacy Statement is governed by the laws of England and Wales and is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

11. Questions or Comments

If you wish to contact us to discuss any matter in relation to this Privacy Statement or our processing of your personal data, please feel free to contact elena@universalyogalife.com.

Liability

Yoga includes physical movements as well as an opportunity for relaxation, and relief of muscular tension. Participation in the online Yoga classes or any other exercise programmes offered by Dr. Elena Irena Popa includes, but is not limited to, participation in meditation techniques, yogic breathing techniques, and performing various yoga postures and other physical exercise.

As is the case with any physical activity, the risk of injury, even serious or disabling, is always present and cannot be entirely eliminated. By engaging in an online class you recognize that exercise requires physical exertion, which may be strenuous and may cause personal injury, including a small risk of serious injury or death, and you are fully aware of the risks and hazards involved.

By participating in an online class you acknowledge that you understand that in yoga classes you will progress at your own pace. If you experience any pain or discomfort, you will listen to your body, adjust the posture or come out of it. You will continue to breathe smoothly. If at any point you feel overexertion or fatigue, you will respect my bodys limitations and rest before continuing yoga practice.

Yoga is not a substitute for medical attention, examination, diagnosis or treatment. It is my responsibility to consult a physician prior to your participation in the yoga classes or workshops offered by Dr. Elena I Popa. You warrant that you are physically fit and have no medical condition which would prevent your full participation in these yoga classes, health programmes or workshops.

If you are pregnant, you participate fully at your own risk and that of my unborn child/children.

In consideration of being permitted to participate in the online yoga classes, health programmes or workshops, you agree to assume full responsibility for any risks, injuries or damages, known or unknown, which you might incur as a result of participating in the programmes offered by Dr. Elena I Popa.

In further consideration of being permitted to participate in the yoga classes, health programmes or workshops, you knowingly, voluntarily and expressly waive any claim you may have against Dr. Elena I. Popa for injury or damages that you may suffer or sustain directly or indirectly as a result of participating in these programmes. Nor will Dr. Elena I Popa be liable to you in respect of any other losses arising as a result of any such personal injury.

Liability For Children and Guardian

This liability applies to guardians and children participating in online classes offered by Dr. Elena Irena Popa which include, but are not limited to, participation in meditation techniques, yogic breathing techniques, and performing various yoga postures and other physical exercise. During these classes we (child and guardian) will receive information and instruction about yoga and health. By partaking, you recognize that yoga requires physical exertion, which may be strenuous and may cause physical injury, and are fully aware of the risks and hazards involved. You acknowledge that you understand that it is your responsibility to consult with a physician prior to and regarding your and your childs participation in any physical fitness program, including yoga. You warrant that your child and you have no medical condition that would prevent our participation in physical fitness activities.

In consideration of being permitted to participate in the yoga classes, you agree to assume full responsibility for any risks, injuries or damages, known and unknown, which your child or/and you might incur as a result of participating in the program. In further consideration of being permitted to participate in the yoga classes, you knowingly, voluntarily, and expressly waive any claim you may have against the instructor Dr. Elena I Popa, for injuries or damages that your child or/and you may sustain as a result of participating in classes or workshops held by Dr. Elena I Popa.