Privacy Policy:

What personal data we collect

Comments
We collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Contact forms
If you communicate with us through the contact form on this site, the information you provide is sent to us via email so that we can communicate with you. The information you provide in the contact form is not stored on this site 

Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Embedded content
Articles on this site may include embedded content from other websites, which behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share data with
We will not share or sell any information you provide us with third parties, unless we are required to by law.

Retention of data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

Rights over your data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for legal purposes. 

How we protect your data
We use highly secure passwords on this site and at our host in order to keep trespassers out of the admin area of the site.

Disclaimer:

By viewing this website or any embedded content, you are agreeing to accept all parts of this Disclaimer. If you do not agree to the Disclaimer below, stop now, and do not access or use this website.

For Educational and Informational Purposes Only.
The information provided in or through this Website is for educational and informational purposes only and solely as a self-help tool for your own use.

Not Medical, Mental Health, or Religious Advice.
I am not operating under any professional medical or mental health license, including but not limited to mental health therapist or social worker, or any mental health provider, nor am I a professional wilderness guide. As a meditation and yoga teacher, I am not providing health care, medical or nutritional services, or attempting to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any physical, mental or emotional issue, disease or condition. The information provided in or through my Website pertaining to your health or wellness, exercise, wilderness safety, or any other aspect of your life is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice. You agree and acknowledge that I am not providing medical advice, mental health advice, or wilderness advice in any way. Always seek the advice of your own professional provider regarding any questions or concerns you have about your specific health and safety before implementing any recommendations or suggestions from our Website. Do not disregard medical advice or delay seeking medical advice because of information you have read on this Website. Do not start or stop taking any medications without speaking to your own medical provider or mental health provider. If you have or suspect that you have a medical or mental health problem, contact your own medical provider or mental health provider promptly. 

Personal Responsibility.
You acknowledge that you are participating voluntarily in using our Website and that you are solely and personally responsible for your choices, actions and results, now and in the future. You accept full responsibility for the consequences of your use, or non-use, of any information provided on or through this Website, and you agree to use your own judgment and due diligence before implementing any idea, suggestion or recommendation from my Website to your life, family or business.

Assumption of Risk.
As with all situations, there are sometimes unknown individual risks and circumstances that can arise during use of my Website that cannot be foreseen that can influence or reduce results. You understand that any mention of any suggestion or recommendation on or through my Website is to be taken at your own risk, with no liability on my part, recognizing that there is a rare chance that illness, injury or even death could result, and you agree to assume all risks.

Limitation of Liability.
By using this Website, you agree to absolve me of any liability or loss that you or any other person may incur from use of the information, products or materials that you request or receive through or on my Website. You agree that I will not be liable to you, or to any other individual, company or entity, for any type of damages, including direct, indirect, special, incidental, equitable or consequential loss or damages, for use of or reliance on my Website. You agree that I do not assume liability for accidents, delays, injuries, harm, loss, damage, death, lost profits, personal or business interruptions, misapplication of information, physical or mental disease or condition or issue, or any other type of loss or damage due to any act or default by me or anyone acting as our agent, consultant, affiliate, joint venture partner, employee, shareholder, director, staff, team member, or anyone otherwise affiliated with my business or me, who is engaged in delivering content on or through this Website.

Indemnification and Release of Claims.
You hereby fully and completely hold harmless, indemnify and release me and any of my agents, consultants, affiliates, joint venture partners, employees, shareholders, directors, staff, team members, or anyone otherwise affiliated with my business or me from any and all causes of action, allegations, suits, claims, damages, or demands whatsoever, in law or equity, that may arise in the past, present or future that is in any way related to my Website.

Hotjar.
We use Hotjar in order to better understand our users’ needs and to optimize this service and experience. Hotjar is a technology service that helps us better understand our users’ experience (e.g. how much time they spend on which pages, which links they choose to click, what users do and don’t like, etc.) and this enables us to build and maintain our service with user feedback. Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect data on our users’ behavior and their devices. This includes a device's IP address (processed during your session and stored in a de-identified form), device screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), browser information, geographic location (country only), and the preferred language used to display our website. Hotjar stores this information on our behalf in a pseudonymized user profile. Hotjar is contractually forbidden to sell any of the data collected on our behalf.

Affiliates.
I may promote, affiliate with, or partner with other individuals or businesses whose programs, products and services align with mine. I may receive financial compensation or other rewards. You agree that any such promotion or marketing does not serve as any form of endorsement. You are still required to use your own judgment to determine that any such program, product or service is appropriate for you. You are assuming all risks, and you agree that I am not liable in any way for any program, product or service that I may promote, market, share or sell on or through my Website.

Google Analytics.
We use Google Analytics on this site to provide us with generic information about how visitors reach us, the pages they see, how they navigate the pages, etc. No identifiable information is collected, however your IP address, device type, operating system type may be provided. Learn more about Google Analytics’ privacy.