Who We Are

Namaste Studio is a yoga and wellness studio located in Laurel, Montana. This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website, register for classes or events, make a purchase, communicate with us, or otherwise interact with Namaste Studio.

This policy applies to our website at namastestudiomt.com and to information we collect in connection with the services described in this policy.

Information We May Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with us. You may voluntarily provide information such as:

• Name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Billing and transaction information
• Class, workshop, event, or retreat registrations
• Membership or package information
• Information you provide when contacting us
• Other information you choose to provide

Our website and the services used to operate it may also automatically collect technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, referring website, pages viewed, dates and times of visits, and information collected through cookies or similar technologies.

We seek to collect only information reasonably necessary to operate our studio, provide requested services, communicate with clients, maintain our website, and meet legitimate business or legal requirements.

Class Registration, Scheduling & Payments

Namaste Studio uses third-party service providers, including Vagaro, to support services such as class and workshop registration, scheduling, memberships, purchases, payment processing, and customer communications.

When you use an embedded booking tool or follow a registration or purchase link, information you provide may be collected and processed by that third-party provider according to its own privacy practices and terms.

Payment-card information submitted through a third-party payment processor is handled through that provider’s systems. Namaste Studio does not intentionally request that you send complete payment-card information through ordinary email or website messages.

How We Use Information

We may use information for purposes including:

• Providing and administering Namaste Studio services
• Processing registrations, memberships, purchases and appointments
• Managing workshops, events and retreats
• Sending confirmations, reminders and schedule changes
• Responding to questions and requests
• Providing customer service
• Sending studio news and promotional communications where permitted
• Maintaining, securing and improving our website and services
• Preventing fraud, misuse or security incidents
• Meeting accounting, tax, contractual, legal and regulatory obligations

Email & Marketing Communications

If you subscribe to emails or other marketing communications from Namaste Studio, we may use the contact information you provide to send studio news, schedules, workshops, events, retreats, promotions and similar updates.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe option provided in the message or by contacting us.

Even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may still send non-promotional messages reasonably necessary to provide services you requested, such as registration confirmations, receipts, cancellations or schedule changes.

Cookies, Jetpack & Google Analytics

Namaste Studio uses cookies and similar technologies to help our website function properly, understand how visitors use the site, improve website performance, maintain security, and support certain website features.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to better understand how visitors find and use our website. Google Analytics may collect information such as pages viewed, session information, approximate geographic location, browser and device information, and interactions with our website.

Google Analytics may use first-party cookies and similar technologies to distinguish visitors and sessions and to produce aggregated statistics about website usage. We use this information to understand which parts of our website are useful to visitors and to improve the website and our services.

Google provides privacy controls and information about how Google Analytics collects and processes data. Visitors may also use browser settings or other available privacy tools to limit or block certain cookies.

Jetpack

Our WordPress website also uses Jetpack, a service provided by Automattic. Depending on the Jetpack features enabled on our website, Jetpack may process information related to website visits, security, site performance, interactions, device or browser information, IP address, referring pages, and other technical information.

Jetpack may also use cookies or similar technologies to provide functionality, security, statistics, and other website services. The specific information processed depends on the Jetpack features being used.

Your Cookie Choices

Most web browsers allow you to control or delete cookies through browser settings. Restricting certain cookies may affect how some portions of our website function.

Where a cookie or consent control is presented on our website, you may use that control to manage the available cookie preferences.

Embedded Content & Third-Party Services

Our website may contain links to or embedded content from third-party services, including scheduling, registration, payment, video, social media, travel, mapping, or other service providers.

When you interact with third-party content or leave our website for another service, that provider may collect information about your interaction according to its own privacy policy.

Namaste Studio does not control the privacy or security practices of independent third-party websites and services. We encourage you to review their privacy notices when appropriate.

How We Share Information

We may disclose information to service providers when reasonably necessary to operate the studio or provide services you request. These may include:

• Scheduling and booking providers
• Payment processors
• Website hosting and technology providers
• Email and communication providers
• Professional advisers and business service providers
• Other vendors necessary to provide requested services

We may also disclose information when required by applicable law, regulation, subpoena, court order or other legal process, or when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, security or safety of Namaste Studio, our clients or others.

Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and as needed to satisfy legitimate business, accounting, tax, contractual, security and legal requirements.

Information processed by third-party providers may be retained according to those providers’ own policies and legal obligations.

Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical and organizational measures intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Privacy Choices

You may contact Namaste Studio to ask about personal information we maintain about you, request correction of inaccurate information, or request deletion of information where appropriate.

We may need to retain certain information when required or permitted for legal, accounting, tax, fraud-prevention, contractual, security or legitimate business purposes.

If information is maintained directly by a third-party service provider, you may also need to submit your request directly to that provider.

Privacy requests may be submitted to namastestudiomt@gmail.com. We may take reasonable steps to verify a request before responding.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13 for the purpose of collecting personal information online.

Parents or legal guardians who believe a child under 13 has provided personal information to us online without appropriate authorization may contact us so that we can review the request and take appropriate action.

Photos, Testimonials & Social Media

Namaste Studio may share photographs, videos, testimonials or similar content relating to studio activities when appropriate permission has been obtained or when otherwise permitted by law.

Information you voluntarily make public through social-media platforms is subject to the privacy practices and settings of those platforms.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, business practices or legal requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage visitors to review this policy periodically.