Privacy Policy

Last updated: 18 February 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Inner Peace Foundation ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, stores, and shares your personal information when you use our website innerpeacefoundation.org and related services, including Satsang sessions, meditation retreats, private guidance sessions, and online events.

We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). By using our services, you consent to the practices described in this policy.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact us at info@innerpeacefoundation.org.

1. What Information Do We Collect?

Information You Provide

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you book a session, attend an event, subscribe to our newsletter, contact us, or interact with our services. This may include:

• Name and email address
• Phone number
• Postal address
• Emergency contact details (required for retreat attendance)
• Contact preferences
• Health and medical information you disclose as part of retreat or session screening (see "Sensitive Information" below)
• Payment information (processed by our payment provider — we do not store your card details)

All personal information you provide must be true, complete, and accurate. Please notify us of any changes.

Sensitive Information

We may process sensitive personal information when necessary with your consent or as otherwise permitted by applicable law. In the context of retreat and session screening, we may collect health-related information that you voluntarily disclose, including details about medical conditions, psychological conditions, or medications that may be relevant to your safe participation. This information is collected with your consent and is used to assess suitability for participation and to support your wellbeing during activities.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain technical information is collected automatically, including:

• IP address (which may indicate your approximate geographic location)
• Browser type and version
• Device type and operating system
• Pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs
• Advertising conversion data (if you arrived via an advertisement)

This information is used for website analytics, understanding how visitors use our site, and measuring the effectiveness of our advertising. It does not identify you personally unless combined with other information you provide.

Cookies and Tracking

Our website uses cookies for analytics and advertising purposes. You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.

We do not currently respond to Do-Not-Track (DNT) browser signals, as no uniform standard for DNT has been established. If a standard is adopted that we are required to follow, we will update this policy accordingly.

Information Collected from Other Sources

In order to enhance our ability to provide relevant marketing, offers, and services to you, we may obtain information about you from other sources, such as public databases, marketing partners, affiliate programs, data providers, social media platforms, and other outside sources. This information may include contact details, demographic data, user behaviour data, and custom profiles, and may be used for the purposes of targeted advertising, event promotion, and improving our services.

2. How Do We Use Your Information?

We process your personal information for the following purposes:

• To provide our services — processing bookings, managing event attendance, facilitating online sessions, and delivering teachings
• To communicate with you — responding to enquiries, sending booking confirmations, and providing event information
• To send our newsletter — if you subscribe via our website, we send periodic updates about teachings and events (you can unsubscribe at any time)
• To ensure participant safety — reviewing health disclosures to assess suitability for retreats and intensive sessions
• To create and distribute content — sessions may be recorded, transcribed, and published as described in our Terms & Conditions
• To improve our services — analysing website usage to improve content and user experience
• To evaluate and improve our marketing — determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and providing marketing that is relevant to you
• To comply with legal obligations — including tax, GST reporting, and Australian Privacy Act requirements

We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.

3. Who Do We Share Your Information With?

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. These third parties are contractually obligated to protect your data and may only use it as we instruct.

The categories of third parties we may share personal information with include:

• Payment processors
• Website hosting service providers
• Analytics and advertising services
• Social networks
• Video conferencing platforms
• Automation and integration tools
• Marketing partners and data providers

When you click through to external platforms such as our membership, video, or social media channels, those platforms collect and process your data under their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review those policies.

We may also need to share your personal information in connection with a business transfer, or where disclosure is required or authorised by Australian law.

4. Cross-Border Data Transfers

Some of our service providers are based outside Australia, including in the United States. By using our services, your personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside Australia.

In accordance with Australian Privacy Principle 8, we take reasonable steps to ensure that overseas recipients handle your personal information consistently with the Australian Privacy Principles.

5. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymise it, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), we will securely store it and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

6. Children's Privacy

Our services are intended for adults aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect, solicit data from, or market to children under 18 years of age. By using our services, you represent that you are at least 18. If you become aware that a child under 18 has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.

7. Your Privacy Rights

Under the Australian Privacy Act 1988, you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Correct any personal information that is inaccurate, incomplete, or out of date
• Withdraw consent for any processing based on your consent (this does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal)
• Request deletion of your personal information, subject to our legal obligations to retain certain records

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@innerpeacefoundation.org. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

Complaints

If you believe we have handled your personal information in a way that breaches the Australian Privacy Principles, you may lodge a complaint with us at info@innerpeacefoundation.org. We will investigate and respond within 30 days.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at oaic.gov.au.

8. Data Breach Notification

In the event of an eligible data breach that is likely to result in serious harm to any individual whose personal information is involved, we will notify affected individuals and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) as required by the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme under Part IIIC of the Privacy Act 1988.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. If we make material changes, we may notify you by prominently posting a notice on our website or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of our services after changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us:

Inner Peace Foundation
Email: info@innerpeacefoundation.org
Yallingup, Western Australia 6282
ABN: 81 482 486 317