Michigan Yoga Association Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 5/15/2026

Last Updated: 5/15/2026

Rest assured, your privacy is practically sacred here.

At Michigan Yoga Association, we’re committed to creating a welcoming, safe space, both in person and online. That includes being thoughtful about how your information is collected and used.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, and how we take care of it.

1. What we collect

We only collect what we need to serve you and keep things running smoothly.

a. Information You Share With Us

When you sign up for something, donate, or reach out, you may share:

  • Your name

  • Email address

  • Phone number (optional)

  • Billing or mailing address

  • Event registration details

  • Donation or sponsorship information

b. Information Collected Automatically

Like most websites, we collect some basic info to understand how people use our site:

  • IP address

  • Browser and device type

  • Pages you visit and time spent on the site

  • How you got to our website

2. How We Use Your Information

We try to keep communication meaningful, not overwhelming, which means we limit what we say and send, and use your information only to:

  • Register you for events or experiences

  • Process donations or sponsorships

  • Send important updates or confirmations

  • Share occasional emails (only if you’ve opted in)

  • Improve our website and offerings

  • Keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes

3. Technology and tools we use

We’re a small, volunteer-led organization, so we rely on a few trusted platforms to help us operate:

  • Squarespace hosts our website.

  • Google Analytics helps us understand website traffic (in a general, non-personal way).

  • Givebutter helps us manage emails, events, donations, and supporter relationships.

  • Stripe and PayPal securely process payments on our behalf.

If you make a donation, register for an event, or purchase something, your payment information is handled securely by Stripe. We never store your full credit card details.

4. Cookies (the digital kind)

You can adjust cookie settings anytime in your browser. If you have cookies enabled, our website will use them to:

  • Ensure that our site functions properly

  • Understand how it’s being used by visitors like you

  • Make intentional improvements to your experience

5. Social media

We link to social media platforms from our site. If you click those links or engage with us on those platforms, they have and operate according to their own privacy policies.


6. Sharing your information

We don’t sell or rent your information. Ever. We only share information when necessary to:

  • Run our website and services (through the tools listed above)

  • Meet legal requirements, if applicable

7. Keeping your information safe

We take reasonable steps to protect your information using secure tools and platforms. That said, no system is completely foolproof, but we do our best to keep things safe and secure.

8. Your choices

You’re always in control of your information. You can:

  • Ask to see what information we have

  • Request updates or corrections

  • Ask us to delete your information

  • Unsubscribe from emails at any time

Just reach out—we’re happy to help.

9. Email and SMS communication

If you’ve signed up to hear from us, we may send occasional updates about events, offerings, or ways to get involved. We will only communicate via email or text message in alignment with the methods you choose. You can unsubscribe anytime using the link in the footer of our emails or opt-out instructions that follow each message.


10. Children’s privacy

Our website isn’t intended for children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect information from children.


11. Updates to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we’ll update the “Last Updated” date above.


12. Contact us

If you have any questions, concerns, or just want to connect, we’d love to hear from you via the submission form on our Contact Us page.