1. General Provisions
This personal data processing policy is drawn up in accordance with the requirements of Federal Law No. 152-FZ of July 27, 2006 "On Personal Data" (hereinafter referred to as the Personal Data Law) and defines the procedure for processing personal data and measures to ensure the security of personal data undertaken by Ananda Marga (hereinafter referred to as the Operator).
1.1. The Operator considers observance of human and civil rights and freedoms in the processing of personal data, including the protection of the right to privacy, personal and family secrets, as its most important goal and condition for carrying out its activities.
1.2. This Policy applies to all information that the Operator may receive about visitors to the website https://yogamonastery.org.

2. Key Terms Used in the Policy
2.1. *Automated processing* – processing of personal data using computing technology.
2.2. *Blocking of personal data* – temporary cessation of processing, except where processing is necessary to clarify personal data.
2.3. *Website* – the set of graphic and informational materials, software and databases available at https://yogamonastery.org.
2.4. *Personal data information system* – a set of databases and technologies used to process personal data.
2.5. *Depersonalization* – actions making it impossible to identify the subject without additional data.
2.6. *Processing* – any operation with personal data, automated or not, including collection, recording, storage, alteration, extraction, use, transmission, anonymization, blocking, deletion, and destruction.
2.7. *Operator* – a state body, legal or natural person organizing and/or carrying out personal data processing.
2.8. *Personal data* – any information related directly or indirectly to an identified or identifiable User of the website https://yogamonastery.org.
2.9. *Personal data authorized for distribution* – data to which a subject has granted access to an unlimited number of persons via consent.
2.10. *User* – any visitor to the website https://yogamonastery.org.
2.11. *Provision of data* – disclosure of data to a specific person or group.
2.12. *Distribution of data* – disclosure to an indefinite number of people, including publication.
2.13. *Cross-border transfer* – transfer to foreign authorities, individuals, or legal entities.
2.14. *Destruction* – irreversible erasure of personal data or destruction of physical media.

3. Rights and Obligations of the Operator
3.1. The Operator may:
- Receive accurate data/documents from subjects;
- Continue processing even after consent withdrawal if legal grounds exist;
- Determine necessary legal and organizational measures to ensure compliance.
3.2. The Operator must:
- Provide information about processing on request;
- Organize processing according to Russian law;
- Respond to requests from subjects;
- Provide required information to the authorized data protection body;
- Publish this Policy and ensure public access to it;
- Protect data from unauthorized access or unlawful actions;
- Stop processing and destroy data where required by law.

4. Rights and Obligations of Data Subjects
4.1. Subjects have the right to:
- Receive information about their data processing;
- Request correction or deletion of outdated/inaccurate data;
- Require consent before processing for marketing;
- Withdraw consent and demand processing to stop;
- File complaints with data protection authorities or courts.
4.2. Subjects must:
- Provide accurate data to the Operator;
- Update the Operator about changes in their data.
4.3. Persons providing false data or data without consent bear liability.

5. Principles of Processing
- Legal and fair processing;
- Purpose limitation;
- Data relevance and proportionality;
- Accuracy and timeliness;
- Storage only as long as needed;
- Destruction or anonymization when no longer needed.

6. Purposes of Processing
Purpose: Informing the User via email.
Personal Data: Full name, email address, phone numbers.
Legal Basis: Operator’s founding documents.
Types of Processing: Sending informational emails.

7. Processing Conditions
7.1–7.7. Processing is lawful with consent, or if required for contracts, legal obligations, public interest, or the subject’s actions.

8. Collection, Storage, and Processing Procedures
- The Operator secures data with legal, organizational, and technical safeguards.
- No third-party disclosure without consent or legal basis.
- Users may update data by emailing kurtaew@gmail.com with the subject “Data Update.”
- Processing continues until the purpose is achieved or consent is withdrawn.
- Third-party services store data under their own terms.
- Confidentiality and storage are maintained as long as necessary.

9. Actions Performed with Personal Data
The Operator may collect, record, systematize, accumulate, store, update, retrieve, use, transfer, anonymize, block, delete, and destroy data, including via automated systems.

10. Cross-border Transfer
Before any such transfer, the Operator must notify the authorized body and gather appropriate guarantees from foreign recipients.

11. Confidentiality
Data may not be disclosed or shared without the subject’s consent unless required by law.

12. Final Provisions
- Users may contact the Operator via email (kurtaew@gmail.com) for clarification.
- Changes to the policy will be reflected in this document.
- The current version is available online at https://yogamonastery.org/privacy.