Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

YogZen LLC, doing business as Prasad Yoga Wellness ("we," "our," or "us"), operates the website prasadyogawellness.com (the "Website"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information with transparency and care.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your rights regarding your data. By using our Website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

YogZen LLC is a limited liability company registered in the State of California, United States.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you interact with our Website:

Contact Form

• Full name
• Email address
• Message content

Group Class Inquiry Form

• First name and last name
• Email address
• Phone number and country code
• Class interest (automatically recorded based on the class you are inquiring about)

Class Registration Form

When you register for a paid class, we collect additional information required for legal and safety purposes:

• Full legal name (as it appears on your government-issued ID)
• Date of birth and age
• Gender
• Residential address (street address, city, state, ZIP code, country)
• Email address
• Phone number (optional)
• Waiver acceptance status and timestamp
• Payment status (payments are arranged directly between you and us outside of this Website; no payment or financial details are collected or stored on this Website)

Sunday Class Registration Form

• First name and last name
• Email address

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Website, certain information may be collected automatically by our hosting provider and third-party services:

• Log data: Your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, date and time of access, and time spent on pages. This data is collected by our hosting provider, Netlify.
• Device information: General information about the device you use to access the Website, including device type and screen resolution.

2.3 Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our Website does not set first-party cookies for tracking or advertising purposes. However, third-party services that we use may set cookies or use similar technologies:

• Google Fonts: When our Website loads fonts from Google's servers, Google may collect your IP address and browser information. Google's privacy policy governs this data collection.
• CDN Providers (jsDelivr, Cloudflare): Our Website loads CSS frameworks and icon libraries from content delivery networks. These providers may collect limited technical data (such as IP addresses) for performance and security purposes.
• Supabase: Our blog system uses Supabase for data storage. Supabase may use browser local storage to manage administrative sessions. This applies only to authenticated administrative users, not to general Website visitors.

2.4 Information We Do Not Collect

We do not knowingly collect:

• Credit card numbers, bank account details, or any payment or financial information (payments are arranged directly between you and us outside of this Website and are not processed through or stored on this Website)
• Social Security numbers or government-issued identification numbers
• Detailed health or medical information
• Information from individuals under the age of 21 for class registration (see Section 9)
• Precise geolocation data

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:

• To respond to your inquiries: When you submit a contact form or class inquiry, we use your name and email address to respond to your message and provide the information you requested.
• To facilitate class registration: We use your contact information, including your email address and phone number, to communicate class details, schedules, and logistics.
• To process class registrations: We collect your personal details, address, and age to verify eligibility (minimum age 21) and process your waiver acceptance. When you complete the registration form, a summary of your submission is automatically forwarded to our administrative inbox via an email-relay service (FormSubmit.co) so that we can respond promptly, finalize enrollment, arrange payment, and send you class access details including Zoom links.
• To maintain legal records: We retain your signed waiver acceptance and registration details as required for legal and liability purposes related to your participation in yoga classes.
• To operate and maintain the Website: We use automatically collected data to ensure the Website functions properly, monitor performance, and address technical issues.
• To manage blog content: Administrative users use authenticated access to publish and manage blog content on the Website.
• To comply with legal obligations: We may use your information as necessary to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes.

We do not use your personal information for automated decision-making or profiling. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:

4.1 Service Providers

We use the following third-party service providers who may process your data on our behalf:

4.2 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, in response to a valid legal process (such as a court order or subpoena), or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.

4.3 Business Transfers

If YogZen LLC is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email or a prominent notice on our Website of any change in ownership or use of your personal information.

5. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our Website contains links to third-party websites and services that are not operated by us. These include:

• Substack (prasadsaranjame.substack.com) — Blog articles
• Instagram (instagram.com/prasadyogawellness) — Social media
• Downtown Yoga Shala (downtownyogashala.com) — Class registration
• Google Forms (docs.google.com) — Class registration

When you click on a link to a third-party website, you leave our Website and are subject to the privacy policy and terms of that third-party site. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy practices, or policies of any third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every website you visit.

6. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

• All data transmitted between your browser and our Website is encrypted using HTTPS/TLS.
• Form submissions are processed securely through Netlify's encrypted infrastructure.
• Administrative access to our blog management system is protected by authenticated login through Supabase, with row-level security policies enforced at the database level.
• Blog images are stored in a secured storage bucket with access controls.

While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy:

• Contact form and class inquiry submissions: Retained in our Netlify dashboard for as long as needed to respond to your inquiry and for our records, typically no longer than 24 months. You may request earlier deletion at any time.
• Blog content and images: Retained indefinitely or until removed by our administrative team.
• Server logs: Retained by our hosting provider (Netlify) in accordance with their data retention policies.
• Administrative account data: Retained for as long as the account is active in our Supabase authentication system.

8. Your Privacy Rights

8.1 Rights for California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), provides you with specific rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which we collected it, our business purpose for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to Correct: You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA/CPRA rights.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: We do not sell or share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. Therefore, there is no need to opt out.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in Section 12. We will respond to your request within 45 days, as required by law.

8.2 Rights for Users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom

If you are located in the EEA or UK and access our Website (for example, to participate in online yoga classes), you may have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right of Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your data in certain circumstances.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to Data Portability: You can request your data in a structured, commonly used format.
• Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
• Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority in your jurisdiction.

Our legal basis for processing your personal information includes: (a) your consent, when you voluntarily submit information through our forms; (b) our legitimate interests in operating our Website and business; and (c) compliance with legal obligations.

8.3 Exercising Your Rights

To exercise any of the rights described above, please contact us at contact@prasadyogawellness.com. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request. We will respond to all legitimate requests within 30 days (or 45 days for CCPA requests).

9. Children's Privacy

Our Website and services are intended for individuals who are 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you become aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately at contact@prasadyogawellness.com. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete that information as promptly as possible.

10. International Data Transfers

Our Website is hosted in the United States, and our service providers (Netlify, Supabase, Google, Cloudflare) may process data in the United States and other countries. If you are accessing our Website from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

By using our Website and providing your information, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States and its processing in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the Website after the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of those changes.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• YogZen LLC (d/b/a Prasad Yoga Wellness)
• Email: contact@prasadyogawellness.com
• Location: San Jose, California, United States
• Website: prasadyogawellness.com