Privacy Policy

It is important to remember that visitors to our site understand what information we at Mat Collective (MC) gather about them, how we use it and how we work to protect it.  By using our website, and/or signing up for yoga classes, events and/ or services such as membership or our newsletter, you consent to information practices outlined in our Privacy Policy.

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Information Collection

We track how our visitors use this site so that we can see what people like and don’t like. We may also collect personal information about you via registration for newsletters, commenting, donations, membership and other areas. Where you have an opportunity to supply information about yourself you may choose not to provide requested information but in such cases you may not be able to use certain functions on this website.

We will not release your name, email address or any other personal information to anyone outside Mat Collective without your consent, unless we are under a legal order to do so, or there is an emergency involving danger to a person or property.

If you choose to provide your personally identifiable information for the purposes of a third-party contest, survey, or newsletter, your consent shall be deemed to be given for the release of your personally identifiable information with regard to that third party only, in addition to Mat Collective. Only authorized employees or consultants of Mat Collective are allowed access to personal information about you. Any employee or consultant who violates our privacy and security policies is subject to disciplinary action.

We occasionally have service contractors, third party agents, subsidiaries, affiliates and joint ventures that perform functions on our behalf, including but not limited to event management, credit card processing, event sign up forms, and website hosting. They have access to personal information needed to perform their functions and are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of the data. Personal data is never sold to third parties. 

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Third parties 

We use Bookwhen as our third party booking software and all information entered on the Bookwhen site is subject to their privacy policy. Please read the Bookwhen Privacy policy for more information on how your information is stored and processed. 

We use Mailchimp as our third party marketing platform. We use Mailchimp to manage our audience and contacts, to create, send, and manage certain marketing campaigns, including, without limitation, emails, advertisements, and mailings, and to create and manage online stores, web pages and websites to reach prospective audiences. Please read the Mailchimp Privacy policy for more information on how your information is stored and processed. 

We use Stripe as the third party payment platform. Strip allows us to take subscription payments from you (if you’re a paying customer). We share your email address with them so that you receive invoice and refund notifications. Stripe is integrated within Bookwhen. Please read the Stripe Privacy policy for more information on how your information is stored and processed. 

Remember that any information you share in public areas, such as Mat Collective social media pages and/or comments area, becomes public and therefore this Privacy Policy does not apply to any information you choose to make public. We encourage visitors to Mat Collective to be cautious about what they disclose and that they do not post any personal information that they expect to keep private. Personally Identifiable Information is information that can be used to contact you or determine your specific identity.  If other information is linked to this information, it also becomes Personally Identifiable Information.

 

 

Use and Disclosure of Anonymous Information

Anonymous Information is any information other than Personally Identifiable Information, including aggregate information derived from Personally Identifiable Information.

Mat Collective may use this information:

To improve Mat Collective's website and service, to monitor traffic and general usage patterns and for other general business purposes.

To inform partners, donors and sponsors as to what content is appealing to the MC audience, to inform advertisers of the usage habits or characteristics of the interested audience and to advise potential sponsors so that they may better understand Mat Collective’s user base.

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Cookies

A cookie is a small amount of data, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier that is sent to your browser from a website’s servers and stored on your computer. Each website can send its own cookies to your browser if your browser’s preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) most browsers only permit a website to access the cookies that the same website has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites.

Mat Collective may use cookies to identify you as a repeat visitor or customer of the website, to maintain session information for logged in users, and to track usage trends and patterns in order to better understand and improve areas of our website.

You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, but you may not be able to take full advantage of our site’s features.

All computers and servers on the internet use IP addresses to recognize and communicate with each other. We collect IP addresses to administer and analyze our site and report aggregate, non-personal information (such as how many visitors we have). When you call up our site on your computer, our servers enter the IP address of that computer into a log. To maintain our users’ anonymity, we do not associate IP addresses with records containing personal information.

We do not and cannot use cookies or IP address tracking to retrieve personal information from your computer.

 

Security

Mat Collective employs a number of security methods designed to prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure correct use of information. 

No data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be secure.  As a result, while we try to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. We are not liable for the illegal acts of any third party.

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Links to Other Sites

Mat Collective provides links and pointers to websites maintained by other organizations. Mat Collective provides these links as a convenience to users, but it does not operate or control such sites. Mat Collective also disclaims any responsibility for the information on those sites and any products or services offered there, and cannot vouch for the privacy policies of such sites. Mat Collective does not make any warranties or representations that any linked sites, or this site, will function without error or interruption, that defects will be corrected, or that the sites and their servers are free of viruses and other problems that can harm your computer.

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Opt Out

You always have the option to Opt-Out. If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.

If you would like to provide feedback to Mat Collective please write to admin@matcollective.com 

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Children

Mat Collective is not directed to children (persons under the age of 13), and we do not knowingly collect, either online or offline, Personally Identifiable Information from children. If you believe that we have received information from a person under 13, please contact us by email at admin@matcollective.com and we will take appropriate action.

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Changes to this Privacy Policy

Mat Collective may change its privacy policy from time to time.  If we make any changes regarding disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information to third parties, we will post notice of the new policy on our home page.

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Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability

ALTHOUGH WE TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION OF VIRUSES, WORMS, OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS TO OUR SITE, WE DO NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THAT OUR SITE OR MATERIALS THAT MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM OUR SITE ARE FREE FROM SUCH DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR HARM ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH FEATURES. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, LOSS OR INJURY BASED ON ERRORS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN OUR SITE, NOR FOR ANY CLAIM, LOSS OR INJURY THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR USE OF THIS SITE OR YOUR BREACH OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Questions

If you have any questions regarding our Privacy Policy or our use of your information, please email admin@matcollective.com.