Privacy Policy for
Soma Academy

Date Updated: 12.December 2024

At Soma Academy, your privacy is a top priority. This Privacy Policy explains the types of personal data we collect, how it is used and protected, and your rights concerning your information when you interact with our website, www.somaacademy.org.

1. Information We Collect

Website Analytics

We collect personal data to power our site analytics, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device

  • Web pages you visited before arriving at our site

  • Your IP address

Additionally, we may collect details about your interaction with our website, such as:

  • Clicks, internal links, and pages visited

  • Scrolling, searches, and timestamps

We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to monitor site activity and improve user experience.

2. Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small text files downloaded to your device when you access our site.

  • Necessary Cookies: Essential for securely delivering this website to you. Always active.

  • Analytics and Performance Cookies: Used to view site traffic and activity. These cookies are only active with your consent, acknowledged via our cookie banner.

For more details, visit Squarespace’s Cookies Policy.

3. Personal Information for Orders

When you make a purchase, we collect personal information to fulfill your order, including:

  • Billing and shipping addresses

  • Details of your purchase

  • Name, email address, and phone number

This information is shared with:

  • Squarespace, our online store hosting provider

  • Stripe, our payment processor. View Stripe's privacy policy here.

  • Google Places API (auto-completes shipping and billing addresses during checkout for your convenience).

4. Webforms

When you submit information via webforms, we collect the data you provide to respond to inquiries or manage your requests. We share this information with:

  • Squarespace, for website services

  • [Additional third parties, if any, e.g., Zapier for data integration.]

5. Hosting and Third-Party Services

This website is hosted by Squarespace, which collects personal data such as:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device

  • Web pages viewed on this site

  • Your IP address

Squarespace analyzes this data in a de-personalized form to operate and improve its platform.

Additionally:

  • Fonts: This site uses Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. These providers may collect your browser and device details to ensure proper display of our site.

6. Marketing and Transactional Emails

Marketing Emails

We may send marketing emails, such as updates on our courses or events. You can unsubscribe from these emails by clicking the link provided at the bottom of each email. We share your contact details with Squarespace to send these messages on our behalf.

Transactional Emails

You will receive non-marketing emails related to:

  • Account creation or updates

  • Purchase confirmations and order shipping

  • Password resets or updates

You cannot unsubscribe from these essential messages.

7. Optional Features: Accommodation and Courses

During checkout, customers may indicate their course preferences or accommodation requests via a custom form. This information helps us tailor your experience.

8. Payment Processing

We use Squarespace Payments, which integrates:

  • Stripe: For secure payment processing. Read Stripe’s privacy policy here.

  • Sift: For fraud monitoring and detection. Read Sift’s privacy policy here.

9. Social Sharing

This site includes share buttons for platforms like Facebook and Instagram. If you use these buttons, the third-party service may collect your:

  • Browser, network, and device information

  • Details of the shared content

  • Your IP address

10. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access, correct, or delete your personal data.

  • Restrict or object to certain types of processing.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at admin@somaacademy.org

11. Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised date. We encourage you to review this policy regularly to stay informed.

Contact Us

For questions or concerns, please contact:

Soma Academy
admin@somaacademy.org

This updated policy removes references to abandoned cart emails while retaining necessary privacy details.