Privacy Policy

1. Who is responsible for your data

Michelle Nguyen-Tran / Ayurveda Yoga & Healing Arts Berlin
Email: ayurvedayoga.berlin@gmail.com
Phone: +49 176 3595 6570

2. What data we collect and why

a) Registration for "Ayurveda Yoga Academy in Berlin" (May 3–9, 2027) When you register, we collect your name, email, phone number, where you are joining from, the programs you choose, and, for the Supported price, a short note about your situation. We use this data to manage your registration, send payment details, communicate with you about the program, and handle payments. Legal basis: performance of a contract or steps before a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).

b) Health information (collected shortly before the program)

Before the program, we will ask by a separate form about injuries, health conditions, medical or psychological treatment and emergency contacts. Answering is voluntary. We use this information only so that the teachers can prepare and keep you safe. It is seen only by the organizers and teachers. Legal basis: your explicit consent (Art. 9(2)(a) and Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time.

c) Payments

Payments are made by bank transfer to our account at bunq B.V., Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We receive the information needed to match your payment (name, amount, payment reference).
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. We must keep accounting records for the period required by law (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).. We receive the information needed to match your payment (name, amount, reference).

d) Photos and video We may take photos and videos during the program and use them on our website, social media and newsletters. You can tell us in writing before the program that you do not want to be photographed.
Legal basis: your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you can withdraw for the future.

e) Newsletter and updates If you tick the box to receive updates about future events, we use your email address to send them. You can unsubscribe at any time through the link in each email or by writing to us.
Legal basis: your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

f) Contacting us If you email or message us, we use your details to answer you.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) or (f) GDPR (our legitimate interest in answering inquiries).

3. Who receives your data
We use the following service providers, who process data on our behalf:
- Google (Google Forms and email) to collect registrations and for email. Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Data may be processed in the USA. [Check that the Google privacy policy and data processing agreement apply to your account.]
- Squarespace (website hosting). Squarespace Ireland Limited, Le Pole House, Ship Street Great, Dublin 8, Ireland. Data may be processed in the USA. - [Payment provider, if used]
- BUNQ B.V. (bank), Naritaweg 131-133, 1043 BS Amsterdam, the Netherlands, for receiving payments.
- The teachers (Master Kim and Nirvikalpa) and interpreters receive only the information they need to run the program, including the health information you chose to share.
Transfers to the USA are based on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework or standard contractual clauses, where the provider is certified or has agreed to them.

4. How long we keep your data

We delete registration data and health information [6 months] after the program ends, unless the law requires us to keep it longer. Accounting records, such as invoices and payment records, are kept for [10 years] as required by German tax and commercial law.
Newsletter data is kept until you unsubscribe.
Photos and videos are kept until you withdraw your consent or we no longer use them.

5. Your rights

You have the right to: - information about the data we hold about you (Art. 15 GDPR)
- correction of wrong data (Art. 16) - deletion (Art. 17)
- restriction of processing (Art. 18) - data portability (Art. 20)
- object to processing based on legitimate interests (Art. 21)
- withdraw consent at any time, with effect for the future (Art. 7(3))
To use your rights, write to ayurvedayoga.berlin@gmail.com

6. Right to complain

You can complain to a data protection authority. For Berlin, this is the Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit, Alt-Moabit 59-61, 10555 Berlin, mail@datenschutz-berlin.de.

7. Website

Our website is hosted by Squarespace. When you visit, Squarespace may process technical data (such as IP address, browser and time of visit) and use cookies.

8. Changes

We may update this policy. The current version is always on this page.

Last updated: 01.11.2026