Privacy Statement and Conditions of Use

Siddhanath Yoga Sanghonline privacy statement
Siddhanath Yoga Sangh (S.Y.S) is committed to respecting your online privacy and security. We’ve structured our website so that, in general, you can visit us on the web without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information. Once you choose to provide us personally identifiable information (any information by which you can be identified), you can be assured that it will only be used to support your relationship with S.Y.S.

Awareness
Siddhanath Yoga Sangh provides this Online Privacy Statement to make you aware of our privacy policy and security practices, and to inform you about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and from the bottom of every S.Y.S web page.

On some Siddhanath Yoga Sangh web pages you can subscribe to our newsletter or our YouTube channel,connect via our social media sites, or to sign-up for events. The types of personal information collected on these pages are name, contact and billing information, transaction and credit card information. In order to tailor our subsequent communications to you and continuously improve our services, we may also ask you to provide us with information regarding your personal or professional interests, demographics, experiences at an event, and contact preferences.

How we use it
Siddhanath Yoga Sangh uses your information to understand your needs and provide you with better service. Specifically, we use your information to help you complete a transaction, communicate back to you, update you on events, and to personalize our website for you. Credit card numbers are used only for payment processing and are not retained by us, it is encrypted through our Eventbrite account. We are unable to view or see you credit card information. From time to time, we may also use your contact information for market research or provide you with information we think would be of particular interest. At a minimum, we will always give you the opportunity to decline such direct marketing or market research contact. We will also follow local requirements, such as allowing you to opt in before receiving unsolicited contact, where applicable. Data collected online may also be combined with information you provide when you register online for an event. We use 3rd-party demographic data (such as age, gender and interests) to better understand how our website is used and to make improvements in usability.

Who we share it with
Siddhanath Yoga Sangh will not sell, rent, or lease your personally identifiable information to others. Unless we have your permission or are required by law, we will only share the personal data you provide online with Siddhanath Yoga Sangh entities and/or business partners who are acting on our behalf to complete the activities described above. Such S.Y.S entities and/or business partners, including those located in other countries, are governed by our privacy policies with respect to the use of this data.

Choice
Siddhanath Yoga Sangh will not use or share the personally identifiable information, which you provide to us online, in ways unrelated to the ones described above without first letting you know and offering you a choice. As previously stated, you may let us know if you do not wish to receive unsolicited direct marketing materials from us, and we will do everything we can to honor such requests.

Accuracy and Access
Siddhanath Yoga Sangh strives to keep your personally identifiable information accurate. Please feel free to forward your updated information to Siddhanath Yoga Sangh as well. To review or correct your personal information contact us at info@siddhanath.org.

Security
Siddhanath Yoga Sangh is committed to ensuring the security of your information. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. We use Internet encryption software and we have internal Security protocol, when collecting or transferring your information.

Conditions of Use
S.Y.S provides the services described on its website to you subject to the following conditions. If you visit, you accept these conditions. Please read them carefully. In addition, when you use any current or future Siddhanath Yoga Sangh website service or visit any entity referenced by Siddhanath Yoga Sangh, in its website, you also will be subject to the guidelines and conditions applicable to any such entity.

Privacy and Security Statement
Information collected on the Siddhanath Yoga Sangh website is subject to S.Y.S’s Online Privacy Statement.

Copyright

All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, photographs, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the sole and exclusive property of Siddhanath Yoga Sangh or its content suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of Siddhanath Yoga Sangh and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.

Trademarks
Siddhanath Yoga Sangh’s trade names, trademarks, trade dress, and service marks, including those marks indicated on our website are the sole and exclusive property of Siddhanath Yoga Sangh, including, without limitation, designs, logos, page headers, button icons and scripts (“Marks”). S.Y.S’s Marks and trade dress may not be used in connection in any way not expressly authorized in writing by S.Y.S or in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among the public, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Siddhanath Yoga Sangh. All other trademarks not owned by S.Y.S that appear on this site are the property of their respective owners.

License and Site Access
Siddhanath Yoga Sangh grants you a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable, and revocable license to access and make personal use of this site and not to download or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of the S.Y.S. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of this site or its contents; any collection and use of any information, images, content or photographs or any derivative use of this site or its contents; any downloading or copying of information for the benefit of another; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of Siddhanath Yoga Sangh. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any Marks, photographs, content or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of Siddhanath Yoga Sangh’s website without express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing S.Y.S’s website name or Marks without the express written consent of Siddhanath Yoga Sangh. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by S.Y.S, to access this site.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY SIDDHANATH YOGA SANGH. ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. SIDDHANATH YOGA SANGH. MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT OR MATERIALS INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. SIDDHANATH YOGA SANGH DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM THE SIDDHANATH YOGA SANGH WEBSITE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. SIDDHANATH YOGA SANGH WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

Site policies, modification, and severability
Siddhanath Yoga Sangh reserve the right to make changes to this site, policies, and these Conditions of Use at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.

Are cookies used?
Cookies are used to determine the success of S.Y.S’s website and marketing campaigns. This allows us to be good stewards with the donations that are given to us to determine our online effectiveness, which also helps keep our expenses low.
In addition to cookies, we use other technologies, including pixel tags, to gather information on how our users interact with our website and to help us efficiently monitor our website and marketing campaigns. These technologies, for example, show us popular pages, conversion rates, click-throughs and other information that can be used to improve our website. We also occasionally share select non-personal information with trusted third parties. S.Y.S and its third party vendors use pixel tags to track and analyze non-personally identifiable usage information to compile statistical traffic analysis or usage patterns. Third-party cookies may also be used to inform, optimize and serve S.Y.S ads on other websites based on your visits to S.Y.S websites.

What is a cookie?
A cookie is a series of data characters that, when programmed into a website, is placed by the web server into the browser’s application folder on your computer. Once placed onto your machine, the cookie will allow the website to “recognize” you as a unique individual. Cookies do not collect data from the end user’s hard drive.

Can cookies be removed from my hard drive?

Yes, cookies can be removed from your hard drive. Also, depending on what type of web browser and what browser version you are using, you may be able to change the properties on your cookie file so that cookies are not used or saved. Please check with your browser provider for more information on removing cookies.

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Dated May, 2016

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