Privacy Policy

We at Shakti Ananda are committed to protecting your privacy. We will only use the information that we collect about you lawfully and for two main reasons: firstly, to conduct business with you and second, to provide you with the best possible service.

We also believe that the security of your data is just as important as its privacy. We are committed to doing everything we can to ensure we utilize industry standard practices for securely transmitting and storing data. We also took the further step of creating entirely new, more secure SSL certificates to further protect our users. 

Owner and Data Controller. Shakti Ananda is the controller and in certain circumstances a processor and responsible for your personal data (collectively referred to as “Shakti Ananda”, "we", "us" or "our" in this Privacy and Cookies Policy).

Shakti Ananda
shakti.ananda.com@gmail.com

Latest update of the Privacy and Cookies Policy: February 1, 2021

This privacy and cookies policy is provided in a layered format so you can click through to the specific areas set out below.

1. TYPES OF DATA COLLECTED
2. MODE AND PLACE OF PROCESSING THE DATA
3. THE PURPOSES OF PROCESSING
4. DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
5. THE RIGHTS OF USERS
6. DETAILS ABOUT THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO PROCESSING
7. HOW TO EXERCISE THESE RIGHTS8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING

Please also use the Glossary to understand the meaning of some of the terms used in this privacy and cookies policy.

1. Types of data collected

Among the types of Personal Data that we collect, directly or through third parties, there are: Cookies, Usage Data, email address, first name, last name and phone number. Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy and cookies policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection.

Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Application. Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by Shakti Ananda is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for us to provide our services. In cases where this Website specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the Service.

Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Owner.

Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools – by this Website or by the owners of third-party services used by Shakti Ananda serve the purpose of providing the Service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document and in the Cookie Policy.

Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through this Website and confirm that they have the third party's consent to provide the Data to the Owner.

2. Mode and place of processing the data

Methods of processing. Shakti Ananda takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data. The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation our Service (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.

Legal basis of processing. Shakti Ananda may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies. In any case, the Owner will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.

  • Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes. Note: Under some legislations the Owner may be allowed to process Personal Data until the User objects to such processing (“opt-out”), without having to rely on consent or any other of the following legal bases. This, however, does not apply, whenever the processing of Personal Data is subject to United States data protection law;

  • Provision of Data is necessary for the performance of the Service with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;

  • Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject;

  • Processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Owner;

  • Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner or by a third party.

Place. The Data is processed at the Shakti Ananda's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. Depending on the User's location, data transfers may involve transferring the User's Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data. Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis of Data transfers to a country outside the Unites States or to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Owner to safeguard their Data. If any such transfer takes place, Users can find out more by checking the relevant sections of this document or inquire with the Owner using the information provided in the contact section.

Retention time. Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for. Therefore:

  • Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Owner and the User shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.

  • Personal Data collected for the purposes of the Owner’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. Users may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Owner.

The Owner may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Owner may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to do so for the performance of a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.

Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right to access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.

3. The purposes of processing

The Data concerning the User is collected to allow Shakti Ananda to provide its Services, as well as for the following purposes: Platform services, payments, product delivery, hosting and Analytics. Users can find further detailed information about such purposes of processing and about the specific Personal Data used for each purpose in the respective sections of this document.

4. Detailed information on the processing of personal data

Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

  • Google Analytics (Google Inc.) is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services. Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.

  • Squarespace (Squarespace, Inc) is a platform provided by Squarespace, Inc. that allows the Owner to build, run and host this Website. Squarespace is highly customizable and can host Websites from simple blogs to complex e-commerce platforms.

    Personal Data collected: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

  • Mailing list or newsletter (Shakti Ananda). By registering on the mailing list or for the newsletter, the User’s email address will be added to the contact list of those who may receive email messages containing information of commercial or promotional nature concerning Shakti Ananda and their partners. Your email address might also be added to this list as a result of being the recipient of our Services.
    Personal Data collected: email address, first name and last name.

  • Contact form (Shakti Ananda). By reaching out through our contact form with their Data, the User authorizes us to use these details to reply requesting further information, documents or any other kind of request related to the HR screening process, partnerships, distribution and sales process.

    Personal Data collected: email address, first name and last name.

  • Stripe (Stripe, Inc) is a payment processor provided by Stripe, Inc. that allows the Owner to process payments for the goods you have ordered.

    Personal Data collected: Payment details.

    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

Shakti Ananda will gladly provide the updated list of use-cases for each of the applications involved with Personal Data collection.

5. The rights of users

Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Owner. In particular, Users have the right to do the following:

  • Withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their Personal Data.

  • Object to processing of their Data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their Data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent. Further details are provided in the dedicated section below.

  • Access their Data. Users have the right to learn if Data is being processed by the Owner, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.

  • Verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.

  • Restrict the processing of their Data. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to restrict the processing of their Data. In this case, the Owner will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it.

  • Have their Personal Data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to obtain the erasure of their Data from the Owner.

  • Receive their Data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance. This provision is applicable provided that the Data is processed by automated means and that the processing is based on the User's consent, on a contract which the User is part of or on pre-contractual obligations thereof.

  • Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority.

6. Details about the right to object to processing

Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Owner or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.

Users must know that, however, should their Personal Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time without providing any justification. To learn, whether the Owner is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.

7. How to exercise there rights

Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to Shakti Ananda through the contact details provided in this document. These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by the Owner as early as possible and always within one month.

8. Additional information about data collection and processing

Legal action. The User's Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this Website or the related Services. The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.

Additional information about User's Personal Data. In addition to the information contained in this privacy and cookies policy, Shakti Ananda may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.

System logs and maintenance. For operation and maintenance purposes, this Website and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with this Website (System logs) use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.

Information not contained in this policy. More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.

How “Do Not Track” requests are handled. We do not support “Do Not Track” requests. To determine whether any of the third-party services it uses honor the “Do Not Track” requests, please read their privacy policies.

Changes to this privacy and cookies policy. Shakti Ananda reserves the right to make changes to this privacy and cookies policy at any time by giving notice to its Users on this page and possibly within this Website and/or - as far as technically and legally feasible - sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the top.

Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.

Glossary

Personal Data (or Data). Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.

Usage Data. Information collected automatically through this Website (or third-party services employed in this Website), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use this Website, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server's answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Website) and the details about the path followed within the Website with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User's IT environment.

User. The individual using this Website who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.

Data Subject. The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.

Data Processor (or Data Supervisor). The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.

Data Controller (or Owner). The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this Website. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this Website.

This Website. The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.

Service. The service provided by this Website as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.

Cookies. Small sets of data stored in the User's device.

Legal information. This privacy and cookies statement has been prepared based on provisions of multiple legislations, including Art. 13/14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation).

This privacy and cookies policy relates solely to this Website, if not stated otherwise within this document.