LEGAL NOTICE
1. Website Publisher
This website is operated by:
Samira Zahidi
Individual Entrepreneur – Micro-Entrepreneur
SIRET: 10677024100011
Professional Address: 229 rue Saint-Honoré 75001 Paris
Email: samirayurveda[at]gmail.com
Business activity: Ayurveda coaching, wellbeing and lifestyle guidance.
The services offered through this website are provided for wellbeing and lifestyle support purposes. They do not constitute medical or paramedical services and are not intended to replace medical diagnosis, medical treatment, or professional medical advice.
I am not a medical doctor or healthcare professional and do not provide medical diagnoses or make claims of medical treatment or cure.
2. Hosting
This website is hosted by:
Squarespace Ireland Limited
Squarespace House
Ship Street Great
Dublin 8
Ireland
D08 N12C
Website: www.squarespace.com
3. Intellectual Property
All content available on this website, including but not limited to text, photographs, images, graphics, logos, and other visual materials, is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
Any reproduction, representation, modification, distribution, or use of all or part of the content of this website without prior written permission is prohibited.
4. External Links
This website may contain links to external websites operated by third parties, including social media platforms such as Instagram.
I am not responsible for the content, availability, or privacy practices of such third-party websites.
PRIVACY POLICY
1. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data collected through this website is:
Samira Zahidi
Individual Entrepreneur – Micro-Entrepreneur
SIRET: 10677024100011
Professional Address: 229 rue Saint-Honoré 75001 Paris
Email: samirayurveda[at]gmail.com
This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is collected and processed when you visit this website, contact me, book an appointment, or use my services, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable French data protection law.
2. Personal Data Collected
Depending on how you use this website, the following personal data may be collected.
2.1 Website Visits
When you visit this website, certain technical information may be processed automatically by the website infrastructure and hosting provider. This may include information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, date and time of access, and information relating to your use of the website.
This information may be processed to ensure the technical operation, security, and stability of the website.
2.2 Contact Form or Email
When you contact me, I may collect the information you choose to provide, including:
your name;
your email address;
the content of your message;
any other information you voluntarily provide in your enquiry.
This information is used to respond to your enquiry and manage our communications.
2.3 Appointment Booking
When you book an appointment through Calendly, the information required to arrange the appointment may be collected, including:
your name;
your email address;
your telephone number, if provided;
the date and time of your appointment;
any other information requested in the booking form.
This information is used to manage your appointment and provide the requested service.
Calendly is an external service provider. When you use the Calendly booking function, your data may be processed by Calendly in accordance with its own privacy policy and terms.
2.4 Information Provided During an Ayurveda or Wellbeing Coaching Session
As part of an Ayurveda or wellbeing coaching session, you may voluntarily provide information about your lifestyle, diet, or health.
Where such information constitutes health data within the meaning of the GDPR, it will only be processed where necessary for the provision of the service and on an appropriate legal basis, including explicit consent where required.
Please avoid sending particularly sensitive medical information by email or through the contact form unless it is necessary for your enquiry or the provision of the service.
3. Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing
Personal data may be processed for the following purposes:
operating and maintaining the website;
ensuring the security and technical functionality of the website;
responding to enquiries submitted through the contact form or by email;
arranging and managing appointments;
providing the requested services;
managing communications with clients and prospective clients;
complying with applicable legal, tax, and administrative obligations.
Depending on the circumstances, the processing of personal data is based on:
your consent, where consent is required;
the performance of a contract or the taking of pre-contractual steps at your request;
compliance with a legal obligation;
legitimate interests, where this legal basis applies.
Where the processing of special categories of personal data, including health data, requires explicit consent under applicable law, such consent will be obtained where necessary.
4. Recipients and Service Providers
Personal data may be processed by technical and administrative service providers necessary for the operation of the website and the provision of services, including:
Squarespace
Squarespace Ireland Limited
Squarespace House
Ship Street Great
Dublin 8
Ireland
D08 N12C
Squarespace provides the website-building and hosting infrastructure used for this website.
Calendly
Calendly is used to manage appointment scheduling and bookings.
When you use the Calendly booking function, personal data may be processed by Calendly in accordance with its privacy policy and applicable data protection provisions.
Google / Gmail
I use Google services for email communication. Personal data contained in emails and related communications may therefore be processed by Google in connection with the provision of these services.
Other technical or professional service providers may process personal data where this is necessary for the operation of the website, the provision of services, or compliance with legal obligations.
Your personal data is not sold to third parties.
Personal data may also be disclosed where necessary to comply with a legal obligation or a request from a competent authority.
5. International Data Transfers
Some service providers used for the operation of this website and the provision of services may be located outside the European Union or may process personal data in countries outside the European Economic Area.
Where personal data is transferred to a third country, such transfers are carried out in accordance with the requirements of the GDPR and applicable data protection law, including, where applicable, on the basis of an adequacy decision of the European Commission or appropriate safeguards.
For further information about how individual service providers process personal data and handle international transfers, you may consult their respective privacy policies.
6. Data Retention
Personal data is retained for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it is processed.
Data relating to enquiries and communications with prospective clients is retained for as long as necessary to handle the enquiry and, where appropriate, for a reasonable period following the last communication.
Client and service-related data is retained for the periods necessary to comply with applicable legal, tax, and accounting obligations.
Where you exercise your rights or request the deletion of your data, certain information may nevertheless be retained where required by law or where necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims.
7. Cookies and Similar Technologies
This website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Some cookies may be strictly necessary for the technical operation, security, and basic functionality of the website. These cookies may be used without consent where permitted by applicable law.
Non-essential cookies and similar technologies, including those used for analytics, advertising, or marketing purposes, will only be activated where the required consent has been obtained.
Where applicable, you can manage your cookie preferences through the cookie consent mechanism provided on the website.
You may also change or withdraw your consent at any time through the available cookie settings.
8. Social Media Links
This website may contain links to my social media profiles, including Instagram.
A simple link to a social media profile does not by itself establish a connection to the social media platform when you visit the website.
If social media content or feeds are embedded directly into the website in the future, additional data processing may take place. In that case, this Privacy Policy and, where necessary, the cookie consent mechanism will be updated accordingly.
9. Data Security
I implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
The website uses a secure HTTPS connection.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
10. Your Rights
Under the GDPR and applicable data protection law, you may have the following rights, subject to the conditions and limitations provided by law:
the right to access your personal data;
the right to have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected;
the right to request the deletion of your personal data;
the right to request restriction of processing;
the right to object to certain processing activities;
the right to data portability where applicable;
the right to withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on your consent.
To exercise your rights, please contact:
samirayurveda[at]gmail.com
I may request appropriate information to verify your identity before processing your request.
11. Right to Lodge a Complaint
If you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes your rights, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority.
In France, the competent authority is:
Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL)
You can find further information about your rights and how to contact the CNIL on its official website.
12. Contact
For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact:
Samira Zahidi
Individual Entrepreneur – Micro-Entrepreneur
SIRET: 10677024100011
Professional Address: 229 rue Saint-Honoré 75001 Paris
Email: samirayurveda[at]gmail.com