Privacy & cookie policy

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1. Who we are

This website is operated by Bhavin Thakker, trading as Yoga for Mental Wellbeing, based in London, United Kingdom.

If you have any questions about how your data is used, please contact us at [email protected]

2. What personal data we collect

We may collect the following personal data when you use this website or contact us: your name, email address, telephone number and organisation name (when you submit an enquiry); the service you are interested in, your message and preferred contact method; and technical data such as IP address and pages visited, collected automatically.

We do not collect sensitive personal data through this website. If you share health information during a session booking or consultation, it is held securely and used only to tailor your sessions appropriately.

3. How we use your data

We use your personal data to respond to your enquiry or booking request, deliver and administer yoga and wellbeing services, send you information about sessions or programmes where you have given consent, and comply with legal obligations.

We will not use your data for any purpose other than those listed above without your explicit consent.

4. Legal basis for processing

We process your personal data under UK GDPR on the following bases: contract (to fulfil a booking or service agreement); legitimate interests (to respond to enquiries and manage our business); consent (for marketing communications, where you have opted in); and legal obligation (where required by law).

5. How long we keep your data

Enquiry data is retained for up to 12 months after your last contact, unless a service relationship continues. Client records are kept for the duration of the service relationship and up to 6 years thereafter, in line with standard business record-keeping requirements.

6. Sharing your data

We do not sell, rent or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

We may share data with trusted service providers who help us operate this website, under strict data processing agreements. These providers are not permitted to use your data for their own purposes.

7. Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to access the personal data we hold about you, request correction of inaccurate data, request deletion of your data (subject to legal obligations), object to or restrict processing in certain circumstances, withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent, and lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]

8. Cookies

This website uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to help the site function and to understand how it is used.

Essential cookies are required for the website to operate and cannot be disabled. Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the site and are only set with your consent, via the cookie consent banner displayed on your first visit.

You can manage or withdraw cookie consent at any time through your browser settings. Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing already carried out.

9. Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated from time to time. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised. We encourage you to review it periodically.