Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

• Personal Contact Information: Full name, email address, phone or WhatsApp number, nationality, and other contact details voluntarily provided by you.
• Health & Practice Information: Yoga experience level and any health conditions, injuries, or practice-related information that may be relevant to safe participation in our programs.
• Identification Information: Passport or other identification details when required for course enrollment, certification, or administrative records.
• Course Preferences: Selected course, preferred batch or dates, accommodation and room-type preferences, and other booking-related requirements.
• Payment References: Payment transaction or reference details required to confirm your booking. We do not store your complete credit or debit card number.
• Technical Information: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and other basic technical data collected automatically when you use our website.

How We Use Your Information

• To process course enrollment, accommodation arrangements, payments, and booking confirmations.
• To send course joining instructions, schedules, pre-arrival information, and other important logistical details through email or WhatsApp.
• To issue course certificates and maintain appropriate student records for certification or Yoga Alliance-related verification.
• To send newsletters, special offers, or promotional communications only when you have opted to receive them.
• To improve our website, courses, student experience, and services using aggregated or anonymised analytics.
• To comply with applicable legal, tax, regulatory, and administrative requirements under Indian law.

Sharing of Information

Ashtanga Yoga School does not sell or rent your personal information. Information may only be shared where reasonably necessary to provide our services, operate our website, process bookings, or comply with legal obligations.

• Secure payment gateways and booking partners involved in processing your reservation.
• Email, WhatsApp, communication, and website analytics services such as Google Analytics.
• Government authorities, courts, regulators, or legal authorities where disclosure is required by applicable law.

Cookies & Data Collection

Our website may use essential cookies to maintain website functionality, remember preferences, and understand anonymised website usage.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.

Data Retention

Enrollment and certification records may be retained for a minimum of 5 years where necessary for certification, Yoga Alliance-related verification, accounting, legal, or administrative purposes.

Your Privacy Rights

• Request information or a summary of the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
• Withdraw consent for optional marketing or promotional communications.
• Request deletion of your personal information where we are not legally required to retain it.
• Raise a privacy-related concern or grievance through our grievance redressal process.

Minors & Data Security

• Minors: Our residential yoga teacher training programs are primarily designed for participants aged 18 years and above. Participants aged 16–17 may be accepted only with verified consent from a parent or legal guardian. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16 for enrollment purposes.
• Data Security: We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or loss. Access to personal data is restricted to authorised staff and service providers where necessary.