Privacy Policy of Maple Lotus Yoga Courses Ltd.
This Privacy Policy explains how Maple Lotus Yoga Courses Ltd. collects, uses, discloses, stores, and protects personal information in connection with its yoga courses, online services, websites, registration forms, communications, and related business activities in Canada.
We are committed to protecting personal information and handling it in accordance with applicable Canadian privacy laws, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and, where applicable, provincial private-sector privacy legislation.
1. Introduction and Company Information
The organization responsible for the collection and use of your personal information is:
- Legal name: Maple Lotus Yoga Courses Ltd.
- Address: 2148 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6K 2C8, Canada
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +1 (604) 874-5293
Maple Lotus Yoga Courses Ltd. provides yoga-related courses, classes, workshops, and related services. This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through our website, booking and registration systems, email, telephone, in-person interactions, marketing activities, customer support, and any other means by which you interact with us.
2. Data Collection and Processing
We collect only the personal information that is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. Depending on your interaction with us, we may collect the following categories of information:
- Identification and contact information: name, email address, phone number, mailing address, emergency contact details, and account or registration details.
- Course and service information: class selections, schedule preferences, attendance records, payment status, and communication preferences.
- Payment information: billing details and transaction records. We generally use third-party payment processors and do not store full payment card details on our own systems unless necessary.
- Health and suitability information: information you voluntarily provide about injuries, physical limitations, health conditions, pregnancy, mobility concerns, or other information relevant to safe participation in yoga activities.
- Technical and usage information: IP address, browser type, device information, website usage data, cookies, and similar technologies used on our website.
- Communication records: correspondence with us, including emails, inquiry forms, feedback, complaints, and customer support interactions.
- Marketing preferences: consent preferences for newsletters, promotional messages, and event updates.
We may collect personal information directly from you, automatically through our website and digital tools, and from third parties where permitted by law and appropriate for the purposes described below.
3. Purpose of Data Processing
Maple Lotus Yoga Courses Ltd. uses personal information for the following purposes:
- To register you for yoga courses, workshops, retreats, and related services.
- To communicate with you regarding scheduling, bookings, cancellations, payments, and service updates.
- To assess whether any accommodations or safety measures may be appropriate for participation in classes or events.
- To process payments, refunds, and related accounting and administrative tasks.
- To provide customer support, respond to inquiries, and manage complaints.
- To send marketing communications where permitted and, where required, with your consent.
- To administer our website, improve user experience, monitor performance, and analyze usage trends.
- To detect, prevent, and address fraud, misuse, security incidents, and unlawful activities.
- To comply with legal, tax, accounting, insurance, and regulatory obligations.
- To establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
Under Canadian privacy law, we generally rely on your knowledge and consent for the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information, except where otherwise permitted or required by law. Depending on the circumstances, our processing may be based on one or more of the following grounds:
- Consent: where you have given express or implied consent for a specific purpose, including registration, communications, marketing, or the provision of health-related information relevant to safe participation.
- Contractual necessity: where processing is necessary to provide the yoga course or service you requested and to administer your participation.
- Legal or regulatory obligation: where processing is required to comply with applicable laws, court orders, tax obligations, or lawful requests from authorities.
- Legitimate business purposes: where processing is reasonably necessary for our business operations, security, fraud prevention, internal administration, and service improvement, and where such purposes are appropriate under applicable law.
Where personal information is sensitive, we will seek the appropriate form of consent and handle it with heightened care.
5. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We do not sell personal information. We may share personal information with third parties only as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and as permitted by law. These third parties may include:
- Payment processors and financial service providers to process transactions and refunds.
- Website hosting, IT, and cloud service providers that support our business systems and communications.
- Email marketing and customer relationship management providers used to send operational or promotional messages.
- Scheduling, booking, and class management platforms used to organize registrations and attendance.
- Professional advisers such as lawyers, accountants, auditors, and insurers.
- Government authorities, regulators, law enforcement, or courts where disclosure is required or permitted by law.
- Other service providers engaged to assist us in operating our business, subject to confidentiality and privacy protections.
We require third-party service providers to protect personal information and to use it only for the purposes for which it was disclosed, subject to their own contractual or legal obligations.
6. Data Transfer to Third Countries
Some of our service providers may store or process personal information outside Canada, including in the United States or other jurisdictions. As a result, your personal information may be subject to the laws of those jurisdictions and may be accessible to foreign courts, law enforcement, or regulatory authorities.
Where personal information is transferred outside Canada, we take reasonable steps to ensure it is protected by appropriate contractual, technical, and organizational safeguards consistent with applicable Canadian privacy requirements.
7. Storage Duration
We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, to meet legal, accounting, insurance, or reporting requirements, and to resolve disputes or enforce agreements.
- Registration and account information: retained for the period needed to manage your participation and related records.
- Payment and transaction records: retained for the period required by tax, accounting, and financial recordkeeping laws.
- Health or suitability information: retained only as long as reasonably necessary for safety, liability, and service administration purposes.
- Marketing consent records: retained until you withdraw consent or unsubscribe, and for a reasonable period afterward to document compliance.
- Website and analytics data: retained according to our technical settings, business needs, and legal obligations.
When personal information is no longer required, we will securely delete, destroy, or anonymize it in accordance with our retention practices and applicable law.
8. User Rights
Subject to applicable legal restrictions, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: to request access to the personal information we hold about you and information about how it has been used and disclosed.
- Rectification: to request correction of inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated personal information.
- Erasure: to request deletion of personal information where permitted by law.
- Restriction: to request limits on certain processing activities in appropriate circumstances.
- Data portability: to request a copy of certain personal information in a structured and commonly used format, where applicable.
- Objection: to object to certain processing, including some forms of direct marketing or processing based on legitimate business interests, where applicable.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in the Contact Information section. We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request. We will respond within a reasonable time and in accordance with applicable law.
9. Withdrawal of Consent
Where we rely on your consent to collect, use, or disclose personal information, you may withdraw that consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice. Withdrawing consent may affect our ability to provide some services, including course registration, safety-related communications, or marketing updates.
To withdraw consent for marketing emails, you may use the unsubscribe mechanism included in our communications or contact us directly. To withdraw consent for other processing activities, please contact us at [email protected].
10. Right to Complain
If you have concerns about how Maple Lotus Yoga Courses Ltd. handles your personal information, you may contact us first so we can investigate and attempt to resolve the issue.
You may also have the right to file a complaint with the appropriate privacy regulator in Canada. In British Columbia, this may include the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia, depending on the circumstances. If another jurisdiction applies, you may contact the relevant privacy authority there.
We encourage you to contact us before escalating a complaint so we can work with you to address the matter promptly and fairly.
11. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against loss, theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification. These measures may include:
- Access controls and role-based permissions;
- Secure storage and encryption where appropriate;
- Password protection and authentication measures;
- Staff confidentiality obligations and privacy training;
- Regular review of service providers and security practices;
- Procedures for identifying and responding to privacy incidents.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we strive to maintain safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information we handle.
12. Contact Information
If you have questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our handling of personal information, please contact:
- Maple Lotus Yoga Courses Ltd.
- 2148 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6K 2C8, Canada
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +1 (604) 874-5293
Please provide enough detail for us to understand and respond to your request. We may ask for additional information to verify your identity and protect your privacy.
13. Changes to Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our business practices, technology, or legal requirements. Any updated version will be posted on our website with the revised effective date, where applicable.
Your continued use of our services after changes are posted means you acknowledge the updated Privacy Policy, subject to any additional consent or notice required by law. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.