Privacy Policy | TraditionalYoga

This privacy policy outlines how we utilize personal information that is collected at this site. We advise you to read this policy before submitting any personal information or using the site.

Information Collection:

At our website, we collect personally identifiable information, such as names, postal addresses, and email addresses, only when visitors provide it voluntarily. The information you provide is used solely to fulfill your specific request unless you grant us permission to use it in another way, such as adding you to a mailing list.

Cookie/Tracking Technology:

Our site may utilize cookies and tracking technology depending on the features available. Cookies and tracking technology are useful for gathering information such as browser type, operating system, and the number of visitors to the site, as well as for understanding how visitors use the site. Cookies can also help customize the site for visitors. It is important to note that cookies and other tracking technologies cannot collect personal information. However, if you have provided personally identifiable information previously, cookies may be linked to this information. Aggregate cookie and tracking data may be shared with third parties.

Processing of Usage Data:

Processing of usage data for both web visitors and customers may be undertaken by us. This usage data could consist of various pieces of information, such as your IP address, browser type and version, geographical location, operating system, referral source, page views, length of visit, and website navigation paths. Additionally, data about the frequency, timing, and pattern of your service use could also be collected. The sources of this usage data include Google Analytics, Google Adwords, Facebook Advertising, and Mailchimp. We may process this usage data to analyze the utilization of our website and services. Our legal basis for processing this data is either explicit consent from users or our legitimate interests, specifically the monitoring and improvement of our website and services.

Distribution of Information:

We may share information with governmental agencies or other companies in order to assist us in fraud prevention or investigation. This may occur when it is either permitted or required by law or when we are attempting to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud or unauthorized transactions, or investigating fraud that has already taken place. Please note that this information is not provided to these companies for marketing purposes.

Commitment to Data Security:

Your personally identifiable information is kept secure. Only authorized volunteers, agents, and contractors (who have agreed to keep information secure and confidential) have access to this information.

Full Disclosure in Ashram Culture:

In the context of Ashram culture, seeking a Guru indicates a sincere desire on the part of a Yogi Aspirant to leave behind their cultural and intellectual baggage and be completely transparent with the teacher. This enables the teacher to guide all aspects of life. It is important to note that if you are selected for any of the Yoga Courses offered by Traditional Yoga, intentionally withholding information that may impede your progress on the path is not permitted. Please be aware that failure to fully disclose pertinent information may result in removal from the program(s). The purpose of requesting this information is to facilitate your growth on the path and help you heal body, mind, and soul.

Updates/ Modifications:

Your use of the site indicates your acceptance of the practices outlined in this privacy policy. Although these practices may be revised, any modifications will be published and will only be applied to activities and information on a prospective, not retrospective, basis. It is recommended that you review the privacy policy each time you visit the site to ensure your understanding of how your personal information will be used. Please note that the privacy practices stated in this policy are specific to this website only. If you visit other websites through links on our site, please refer to the privacy policies published on those sites.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us using the information below:

Please note that we reserve the right to make changes to this policy, which will be posted on our website.

E-mail:

sevak-sangha@traditionalyoga.co.in

Date: 14 September 2023

Exclusive commitment

You are not permitted to attend any other courses in yoga or meditation/ spirituality during this training program. Mixing of two traditions in parallel is dangerous, hence, it is not allowed. You are expected to exclusively follow the teachings being given on the course and must put aside previous meditation practices learned in other traditions. If you have trained in a particular style of Yoga previously, the intent should be to assimilate, evolve, and gradually change your practice and teaching in response to what is being taught.

Communication

It is a requirement for all participants on the course to maintain communication with course volunteers and respond to messages. You will have a course mentor with whom you must be in regular contact via WhatsApp and must respond to when invited to have a phone call. One should not be a passive participant, but actively engaged and in communication. Not acknowledging or responding to messages is considered disrespectful to the tradition and will lead to withdrawal from the course. Each regional volunteer will set up a Course Notifications Whatsapp Broadcast List to keep you up to date with course matters, and it is expected that you check this daily. If for any reason you need to be contacted by email instead, or need to be offline for a while, please inform the volunteer. This is not an interactive group, your replies will only go to the volunteer.

Gratitude messages

There is also a separate gratitude message broadcast list to which you send your expressions of gratitude for the teachings and reflections on your learning and practice as guided by Guruji and your mentor. Participation is expected. Messages you send to the volunteer are sent to Guruji and then circulated anonymously. This group is also non-interactive, however, it is a space where you can see messages from the other students on the course. Please do not engage in any negative online comments, negative feedback, gossip, or social media posts about this course or anything else online. It is negative karma and amounts to breaking Yama to become a part of promoting negativity in society, whatever it is about. If you experience any insomnia during the course, please contact your mentor immediately, as this affects meditation practice and should be corrected immediately to avoid problems. Please continue with any prescription medication during the course. The Yoga Healing Foundation is not a medical care provider and cannot give individual health advice. If you feel you would benefit from a mentoring conversation with a volunteer at any point in the course, please feel free to contact us.

Guru Dakshina

At the end of the course will be a Samarohana graduation ceremony. It is customary at this stage to express gratitude in the form of anumodhana (a written appreciative response to the teachings) and Guru Dakshina (a monetary donation of INR 2500/- or equivalent). This is part of the culture and tradition in which students are expected to engage. Anyone who is not able to pay this amount should inform a volunteer so that they can be sponsored by a fellow student/ volunteer.

Welcome to the website of Yoga Healing Foundation. We make public our policy on refund and cancellation of donations received for the social cause on the payment gateway as under:-

Dana is the virtue of unconditional generosity and unattached giving through donation to a good cause. Traditionally, the teaching of yoga has for thousands of years been offered based on Dana, and as much as we can follow this principle. Our courses are free of charge or sometimes charged at a comparatively low cost. As a non-profit, the course donation allows us to cover our basic expenses, and we welcome donations in gratitude for the teaching and to further our charitable work. The act of donating rather than a compulsory fee is an opportunity for participants in our courses to benefit from an act of voluntary giving and develop the yogic quality of generosity. Dana is one of the ten ‘perfected virtues’ taught by Buddha.

No refund/cancellation for the donated amount by any donor will be entertained for the online donations through the online payment gateway.

No cash or refund of money will be allowed.

Once the donation for a cause will not be refunded to the donor. No cancellation to be made. The donation will be used to fund free public yoga and health awareness workshops, free symposiums and seminars addressing particular topics; free guest lectures for particular institutions, organizations, and professional communities; free knowledge sharing sessions & residential meditation courses.

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