Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Hariom Yoga Vidya School (“Hari Om Online”, “we”, “us” or “our”) collects, uses and safeguards your information when you visit our website, create an account, or purchase and access our online courses. By using our platform, you agree to the practices described here.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of information:

• Account information — your name, email address, phone/WhatsApp number, password (stored only in encrypted/hashed form) and any profile photo you upload.
• Purchase information — the courses you buy, order history and coupon usage. Card and payment details are handled by our payment processors (PayPal and Razorpay) and are never stored on our servers.
• Learning activity — your course progress, lesson completions, reviews and support tickets.
• Technical data — cookies and session identifiers needed to keep you signed in, plus basic device and log information. See our Cookie Policy.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To create and manage your account and give you access to purchased courses.
• To process payments, issue receipts and provide certificates.
• To respond to your enquiries and provide customer support.
• To send essential service messages (e.g. purchase confirmations, account or policy updates).
• To maintain the security, integrity and performance of our platform.
• To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.

3. Payments

Payments are processed securely by PayPal and Razorpay. When you check out, your payment details are provided directly to the processor you choose and are subject to that provider’s privacy policy. We receive only confirmation of the transaction and limited details needed to fulfil your order.

4. How We Store and Protect Your Data

Account and course data is stored in our managed database, and uploaded images (such as profile photos) are stored in private cloud storage (Amazon Web Services S3) that is not publicly listable. We use industry-standard measures including encryption in transit (HTTPS), hashed passwords and access controls. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

5. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We share data only with trusted service providers who help us operate the platform, and only to the extent necessary — for example:

• Payment processing (PayPal, Razorpay);
• Cloud hosting and file storage (Amazon Web Services);
• Transactional email delivery;
• Where required by law, regulation or valid legal process.

6. Data Retention

We keep your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you access to purchased courses, and thereafter only as required for legitimate business or legal purposes (such as tax and accounting records).

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, update or delete your personal information, or to object to or restrict certain processing. You can update most details from your account settings, or contact us to exercise these rights.

8. International Transfers

We serve students worldwide and operate from India. Your information may be processed and stored in countries other than your own, which may have different data-protection laws. By using our platform you consent to such transfers.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our platform is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has provided us information, please contact us so we can remove it.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by the “Last updated” date above, and where appropriate we will notify you.

11. Contact Us

Questions about this policy or your data? Email us at info@hariomyogavidyaschool.com or reach us via the Contact page. Hariom Yoga Vidya School, Tapovan, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.