Privacy Policy for Mindfulnow
Effective Date: May 29, 2025
Welcome to Mindfulnow.
1. I am dedicated to supporting your well-being through my in-person meditation classes, online courses, and workshops.
I am committed to protecting the privacy of my clients, website visitors, and workshop attendees.
This privacy policy explains how I collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit my website, www.mindfulnow.co.uk my online services, attend my in-person classes or workshops, or otherwise interact with me.
Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access our services.
2. Who owns Mindfulnow
Paul Blunt
3 Mendip Close, Flitwick, Bedfordshire
3. Information I Collect
I collect personal information to provide and improve my meditation services. I may collect information from you in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when you:
register or sign up for my online courses; sign up for in-person classes or workshops; subscribe to my newsletter; fill out forms online (e.g., contact form, registration form).complete physical sign-up sheets or registration forms at in-person events; make a purchase or register for an event; use my website; communicate with me directly (e.g., email, customer support).
The types of personal information I may collect include: personal Identifiers: name, email address, phone number, mailing address.
Account Information: username, password (encrypted), if applicable for online services.
Payment Information: billing address, credit card details (processed by secure third-party payment processors – I do not store full credit card numbers on our servers). I will store payment plan details for administrative purposes.
Health Information (Special Category Data): Information related to your meditation progress, stress levels (as reported by you), specific meditation goals, or other health-related information you voluntarily provide to us to help us tailor your meditation experience and track your progress. I only collect this with your explicit consent.
Usage Data: Information about how you use my website and services, including IP address, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, time spent on pages, referral sources, and meditation session duration for online users.
Device Information: Information about the device you use to access our online services, such as device ID, model, and operating system.
Communications: records of your correspondence and interactions with me.
Other Information: any other information you choose to provide to us.
4. How I use the information I collect: for various purposes, including; to provide and maintain our services; to operate, maintain, and improve my website, online courses, in-person classes, and workshops, including delivering meditation content, managing your registrations, and administering your account.To Track Progress: To monitor and support your meditation journey, track your progress within our programs, and provide personalized guidance where applicable, especially when you provide health-related information for this purpose.
To Manage Payment Plans: to administer and keep track of your payment schedules for our services; to personalize user experience; to understand how our users engage with my services and to personalize your experience based on your preferences, progress, and usage patterns.
To Process Transactions: to process your payments for services, products, or workshops.
To Send Communications: to send you information and updates pertaining to your registrations, services, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
For Marketing and Promotional Purposes: to send you marketing communications about my services, promotions, or special offers that may be of interest to you. This includes email newsletters, information about new classes or workshops, and personalized recommendations. You can opt-out of these communications at any time.
To Improve My Services: to understand and analyze how you use my services and to develop new products, services, features, and functionality.
For Security and Fraud Prevention: to protect my services and users from fraudulent and illegal activities and to ensure the security of our systems.
To Comply with Legal Obligations: to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or governmental requests.
For Customer Support: to provide customer support and respond to your requests and inquiries.
5. Lawful Basis for Processing (for EU/EEA Users) For users in the European Union and European Economic Area, I rely on the following lawful bases for processing your personal data: Performance of a contract; to fulfill my obligations under a contract with you, such as providing access to online courses or enrolling you in classes.
Legitimate Interests: where the processing is necessary for my legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests (e.g., for security, improving services, or general marketing)
Consent: for specific purposes where I have obtained your explicit consent, especially for processing special category data (like health information) and for sending certain marketing communications. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
6. How I Share Your Information: I do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. I may share your information with the following categories of third parties for the purposes described in this privacy policy.
Service Providers: I may share your information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing (e.g., Stripe, PayPal), website hosting, data analysis, email delivery (e.g., Mailchimp, ConvertKit), customer service, and marketing assistance. These service providers are obligated to protect your information and are prohibited from using your personal information for any purpose other than to provide services to us.
Analytics Providers: I may use third-party analytics tools like [e.g., Google Analytics] to collect and analyze usage data to help me understand how my services are used and to improve them.
Legal Requirements and Business Transfers: I may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) comply with a legal obligation, (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Mindfulnow, (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the services or the public, or (d) protect against legal liability. In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of my assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
With Your Consent: I may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies: my website may use"cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience. Cookies are small files placed on your device. We use cookies to; remember your preferences and settings; analyze website traffic and usage patterns; deliver relevant content and advertisements.
You have the option to set your web browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you do so, some parts of the website may not function properly.
8. Data SecurityI adopt appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information, and data stored on our systems. This includes using [e.g., SSL encryption for website data, secure servers, access controls, staff training].While I strive16 to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, I cannot guarantee its absolute security.
9. Data RetentionI will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). This means I will keep your progress data and payment plan details for the duration of your engagement with me and for a reasonable period thereafter for administrative and analytical purposes. When I have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, I will either delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then I will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
10. Your Data Protection RightsDepending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data. To exercise any of these rights, please contact me at Mindfulnow5@gmail.com I will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe, typically within 30 days.Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data I hold about you.Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that I correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request that I erase your personal data under certain conditions (e.g., if it's no longer23 necessary for the purposes for which it was collected).Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that I restrict the processing of your personal data under certain conditions (e.g., if you contest the accuracy of the data).Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to my processing of your personal data under certain conditions, particularly for direct marketing purposes or where processing is based on legitimate interests.Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that I transfer the data that I have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.Right to Withdraw Consent: Where I am relying on consent to process your personal information (especially for health information or certain marketing), you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.Right to Lodge a Complaint: If you are in the EU/EEA,28 you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, such as the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in the UK (www.ico.org.uk) or your local data protection authority.
11. Children's PrivacyMy services are generally not intended for individuals under the age of 16. I do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16 without parental consent. If you believe I have inadvertently collected personal information from a child without proper consent, please contact me immediately at Mindfulnow5@gmail.com and I will take steps to remove that information from my records.
12. International Data TransfersAs I have online users from different countries, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed by us and our third-party service providers in countries outside of your own, including [Your Country, e.g., the United Kingdom] or the European Economic Area (EEA). These countries may not have data protection laws as comprehensive as those in your country.Where I transfer your data outside of the EU/EEA, I will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:Transferring to countries deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data by the European Commission.Using standard contractual clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission, which legally bind recipients to protect personal data.Relying on your explicit consent for specific transfers.By using my services, you consent to the transfer of your information to these countries as described in this Privacy32 Policy.
13. Changes to This Privacy PolicyI have the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When I do, I will revise the "Effective Date”at the top of this page. I encourage users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how I am helping to protect the personal information I collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
14. Contact UsIf you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with my services, please contact me at:Mindfulnow Paul Blunt3 Mendip Close, Flitwick, Bedfordshire Mindfulnow5@gmail.com www.mindfulnow.co.uk Tel 07599258385