PRIVACY POLICY
Return to Your Breath
Last Updated: July 2025
INTRODUCTION
Return to Your Breath (“Return to Your Breath,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website Returntoyourbreath.com (the “Site”) or engage with our services, including our wellness programs, breathing courses, meditation resources, and community platform.
We understand the personal nature of wellness and mindfulness practices and take our responsibility to protect your privacy seriously. This policy outlines our practices concerning both general personal information and information related to your wellness journey.
PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY. By accessing the Site or engaging with our services, you agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Site or services.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
A. Information You Provide to Us
We may collect information that you provide directly to us when you:
Register for an Account: Including your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and wellness goals or interests.
Enroll in Programs: Information collected when you sign up for breathing courses, meditation programs, or wellness coaching, including your experience level, health considerations (if voluntarily provided), and personal goals.
Make a Purchase: Including payment information, billing details, order history, and any communications preferences for courses, programs, or wellness products.
Submit Forms: Information provided through contact forms, consultation requests, or feedback surveys on our website.
Join Our Community: Information shared when participating in forums, discussion groups, or community features, including posts, comments, and interactions with other members.
Subscribe to Communications: Email address and preferences when signing up for newsletters, wellness tips, or program updates.
Participate in Assessments: Responses to wellness questionnaires, breathing assessments, or progress tracking tools (all voluntary).
B. Information We Collect Automatically
When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage patterns. This information may include:
Log and Usage Data: Information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, links clicked, and the dates/times of your visits.
Website Analytics: Using first-party tracking, we collect basic usage data such as page views, course completion rates, and program engagement. Our analytics implementation is configured to respect privacy by not passing specific personal content to our analytics platforms.
Progress Tracking: When you participate in our programs, we may collect anonymous data about course completion, session duration, and feature usage to improve our offerings.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:
Provide Our Services: Process registrations, manage course enrollment, facilitate program delivery, provide customer support, and deliver personalized wellness content.
Personalize Your Experience: Customize content recommendations, track your progress through programs, and provide tailored breathing exercises and meditation practices.
Communicate With You: Send program updates, wellness tips, respond to inquiries, and provide information about new courses or features that may interest you.
Improve Our Services: Analyze usage patterns to enhance user experience, develop new programs, and optimize our content and platform functionality.
Community Building: Facilitate connections between members with similar wellness goals and interests, while maintaining appropriate privacy protections.
Research and Development: Understand trends in wellness practices and breathing techniques to better serve our community. Any information used for these purposes is aggregated and de-identified.
INFORMATION SHARING AND DISCLOSURE
Return to Your Breath takes your privacy seriously. We do not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:
With Your Consent: When you have expressly consented to the disclosure.
Service Providers: With contractors, service providers, and other third parties who need access to your information to help us operate our website and provide our services, including:
- WordPress (website platform)
- Payment processors (Stripe)
- Email service providers (Mailchimp)
- Learning management systems
- Analytics providers (Google Analytics)
- Customer support platforms
Wellness Professionals: If you participate in coaching or consultation services, we may share relevant information with certified instructors or wellness professionals providing your services, always with your explicit consent.
Legal Requirements: When required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
Protection of Rights: When we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.
WELLNESS PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
When you participate in our breathing courses, meditation programs, or wellness coaching:
- We collect only information necessary to provide effective guidance and track your progress
- Health-related information is always provided voluntarily and used only to customize your experience
- Your participation data is never used for marketing purposes without explicit consent
- You can request removal of your progress data at any time
- Information shared with instructors or coaches is limited to what’s necessary for program delivery
COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
Our Site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience and analyze website usage. We use:
Essential Cookies: Required for basic website functionality, user authentication, and course delivery.
Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our Site and which content is most helpful.
Functional Cookies: Used to remember your preferences, track course progress, and provide personalized recommendations.
Marketing Cookies: Used to show relevant content and measure the effectiveness of our communications (only with consent).
You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you disable cookies, some parts of the Site may not function properly.
For more detailed information about the specific cookies we use, please visit our Cookie Policy.
DATA SECURITY
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to maintain the security of your personal information and protect it against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. These measures include:
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Encryption: All data transmitted between your browser and our website is encrypted.
Access Controls: Only authorized personnel have access to personal information, and only for legitimate business purposes.
Regular Security Assessments: We periodically review and update our security practices to address new threats and vulnerabilities.
Data Minimization: We collect and retain only the information necessary to provide our services effectively.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS AND CHOICES
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include:
Access: Request confirmation of whether we process your personal information and receive a copy of the personal information we have about you.
Correction: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information about you.
Deletion: Request that we delete your personal information in certain circumstances.
Portability: Request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Communication Preferences: Opt-out of receiving promotional communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in those communications or by contacting us directly.
Analytics Opt-Out: Opt-out of having your information used for analytics purposes by contacting us at mark@returntoyourbreath.com.
Course Data Management: Request removal of your progress data or course completion information at any time.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR WELLNESS INFORMATION
We recognize that wellness and health-related information is sensitive. We:
- Never require disclosure of specific health conditions to participate in our programs
- Apply enhanced security measures to any voluntarily shared health information
- Never use health-related information for marketing purposes without explicit consent
- Provide options to participate in programs without sharing personal health details
- Ensure that instructors and coaches are bound by confidentiality requirements
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
Our Site is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at mark@returntoyourbreath.com. If we discover we have collected personal information from a child under 16, we will promptly delete that information.
INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
Return to Your Breath is based in New Jersey in the United States of America. If you access our Site from outside this region, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in jurisdictions where the privacy laws may not be as comprehensive as those in your country. By submitting your personal information to us, you consent to the transfer of your data to our operating jurisdiction.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. If we make material changes to how we treat your personal information, we will notify you through a notice on the Site.
Your continued use of the Site after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Return to Your Breath
Email: mark@returntoyourbreath.com
Website: https://returntoyourbreath.com/contact
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your personal information. To learn more about your California privacy rights, please visit our California Privacy Rights page or contact us using the information provided above.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANADIAN RESIDENTS
Canadian residents may have additional rights under applicable provincial and federal privacy laws, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). For more information about these rights, please contact us using the information provided above.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR EU RESIDENTS
If you are located in the European Union, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the right to data portability, the right to object to processing, and enhanced rights regarding consent and automated decision-making. For more information about these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer at mark@returntoyourbreath.com.