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Privacy Policy

Please read the Privacy Policy carefully before You start to use the Website.

INTERPRETATION & DEFINITIONS

INTERPRETATION
The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Account means a unique Account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.

  • Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.

  • Communication Services are the chat areas, groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, blog comment sections and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable You to communicate with the public at large or with a group that may be present on this Website.

  • Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to the breath connection.

  • Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile Device or any other Device by a Website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that Website among its many uses.

  • Country refers to: British Columbia, Canada

  • Course refers to the various courses, programs, and associated material for sale on this Website. 

  • Device means any Device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.

  • Free Content is limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use our resources provided in exchange for an email address for Your own personal or internal business use.

  • Linked Websites are any links located on the Website to other Websites

  • Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

  • Service refers to the Website.

  • Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform Services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.

  • Submissions are the materials You provide to the Website (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any Website or our associated services.

  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

  • Website refers to the breath connection, accessible from www.thebreathconnection.ca

  • You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the Company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

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the breath connection respects Your privacy and is committed to protecting it through this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy governs Your access to and use of thebreathconnection.ca, including any content, functionality and Services offered on or through thebreathconnection.ca, whether as a guest or a registered user.

By using the Website or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms and Conditions when this option is made available to You, You accept and agree to be bound and abide by the Privacy Policy. If You do not want to agree to the Privacy Policy, You must not access or use the Website.

When accessing the Website, the Company will learn certain information about You, both automatically and through voluntary actions You may take, during Your visit. This policy applies to information we collect on the Website and in email, text, or other electronic messages between You and the Website.​

CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any information to or on the Website.  We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features/register on the Website, make any purchases through the Website, use any of the interactive or public comment features of this Website or provide any information about Yourself to us, including Your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name You may use.

If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us at support@thebreathconnection.ca. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We will delete that information from Our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your Country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.

COLLECTING & USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

When You access the Website, the Company will learn certain information about You during Your visit.​

TYPES OF DATA COLLECTED
Information You Provide To Us 
The Website provides various places for users to provide information. We collect information that users provide by filling out forms on the Website, communicating with us via contact forms, providing testimonials or other feedback, and providing information when ordering a product or Service via the Website.

We use information You provide to us to deliver the requested product and/or Service, to improve our overall performance, and to provide You with offers, promotions, and information.

Automatic Data Collection
We may use automatic data collection technologies including Google Analytics to collect certain information. This will generally include information about Your location, Your traffic pattern through our Website, and any communications between Your computer and our Website. Among other things, we will collect data about the type of computer You use, Your Internet connection, Your IP address, Your operating system, and Your browser type. The information we collect automatically is used for statistical data and will not include personal information.

We use this data to improve our Website and our Service offerings. 

TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES AND COOKIES
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on servers to collect information about how our site is used. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include:

  • Cookies or Browser Cookies. A Cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless You have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies.

  • Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related Website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).


Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile Device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser. 

​We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

  • Necessary / Essential Cookies

    • Type: Session Cookies

    • Administered by: Us

    • Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with Services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user Accounts. Without these Cookies, the Services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those Services.

  • Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies

    • ​Type: Persistent Cookies

    • Administered by: Us

    • Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of Cookies on the Website.

  • Functionality Cookies

    • Type: Persistent Cookies

    • Administered by: Us

    • Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering Your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter Your preferences every time You use the Website.


Third Party Use of Cookies
Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Website are served by third-parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use Cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about You when You use our Website. The information they collect may be associated with Your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about Your online activities over time and across different Websites and other online Services. They may use this information to provide You with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.

We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. If You have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, You should contact the responsible provider directly.

Email Information
If You choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain the content of Your email messages together with Your email address and our responses. We provide the same protections for these electronic communications that we employ in the maintenance of information received online, mail, and telephone.

This also applies when You register for our Website, sign up through any of our forms using Your email address or make a purchase on this site. For further information see the email policies below.

Email Policies
We are committed to keeping Your e-mail address confidential. We do not sell, rent, or lease our subscription lists to third parties, and will not disclose Your email address to any third parties except as allowed in the section titled Disclosure of Your Information. We will maintain the information You send via e-mail in accordance with applicable law.

In compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act, all e-mails sent from our organization will clearly state who the e-mail is from and provide clear information on how to contact the sender. In addition, all e-mail messages will also contain concise information on how to remove Yourself from our mailing list so that You receive no further e-mail communication from us.

Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials may opt-out of receiving these communications by clicking on the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of every e-mail.

WHY WE COLLECT INFORMATION
The Company collects Your information in order to record and support Your participation in the activities You select. If You register to download resources, sign up for our newsletter, and/or purchase a product or Service from us, we collect Your information. We use this information to track Your preferences and to keep You informed about the products and Services You have selected to receive and any related products and/or Services. As a visitor to this Website, You can engage in most activities without providing any personal information. It is only when You seek to download resources and/or register for Services that You are required to provide information.

If You are outside the European Union and opt to receive any free resources, participate in any free training programs, register for a webinar, register for a live event, or purchase any products or Services sold by the Company on this Website, we will automatically enroll ​You to receive our free email newsletter. If You do not wish to receive this newsletter, You can unsubscribe anytime. We include an “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every email we send. If You ever have trouble unsubscribing, You can send an email to support@thebreathconnection.ca requesting to be unsubscribed from future emails.

If You are in the European Union and opt to receive any free resources, participate in any free training programs, register for a webinar, register for a live event, or purchase any products or Services sold by the Company on this Website, we will only enroll ​You to receive our free email newsletter if You affirmatively consent to it. If You do not wish to receive this newsletter, You can unsubscribe anytime. We include an “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every email we send. If You ever have trouble unsubscribing, You can send an email to support@thebreathconnection.ca requesting to be unsubscribed from future emails.

HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.

  • To manage Your Account, to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.

  • For the performance of a contract, the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or Services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.

  • To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted Services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.

  • To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, Services and events which we offer that are similar to those that You have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.

  • To manage Your requests, to attend to and manage Your requests to Us.

  • For business transfers. We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.

  • For other purposes. We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, Services, marketing and Your experience.


Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain Your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

DISCLOSING YOUR INFORMATION
We do not sell, rent, lease or otherwise transfer any information collected whether automatically or through Your voluntary action.

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers. We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of Our Service, to contact You.

  • For business transfers. We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another Company.

  • With Affiliates. We may share Your information with Our Affiliates, in which case we will require those Affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent Company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.

  • With business partners. We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, Services or promotions.

  • With other users, when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.

  • With Your consent. We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.


Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, Country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

Protection of Your Personal Data
We employ commercially reasonable methods to ensure the security of the information You provide to us and the information we collect automatically. This includes using standard security protocols and working only with reputable third-party vendors. 

Email is not recognized as a secure medium of communication. For this reason, we request that You do not send private information to us by email. Although, doing so is allowed, but it is at Your own risk. Some of the information You may enter on our Website may be transmitted securely via a secure medium known as Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL. Credit Card information and other sensitive information is never transmitted via email.

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a Country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Delete Your Personal Data
You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if You have one, and visiting the Account settings section that allows You to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have provided to Us.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our Service may contain links to other Websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or Services.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

​We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the bottom of this Privacy Policy. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for You.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

VISITORS’ GDPR RIGHTS

If You are within the European Union, You are entitled to certain information and have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation. Those rights include:

  • We will retain the any information You choose to provide to us until the earlier of: (a) You asking us to delete the information, (b) our decision to cease using our existing data providers, or (c) the Company decides that the value in retaining the data is outweighed by the costs of retaining it.

  • You have the right to request access to Your data that the Company stores and the rights to either rectify or erase Your Personal Data.

  • You have the right to seek restrictions on the processing of Your data.

  • You have the right to object to the processing of Your data and the right to the portability of Your data.

  • To the extent that You provided consent to the Company’s processing of Your Personal Data, You have the right to withdraw that consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based upon consent that occurred prior to Your withdrawal of consent.

  • You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority that has jurisdiction over issues related to the General Data Protection Regulation.


We require only the information that is reasonably required to enter into a contract with You. We will not require You to provide consent for any unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into a contract with us.

CONTACT US

If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us at:


Last updated: May31, 2023
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