Privacy Policy

Date Last Updated: October 7, 2024

1. OVERVIEW

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how the practices of B-Within, LLC and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “bWithin” “Our,” “We” and/or “Us”) collects, uses and shares Personal Information provided by you (“You”) and/or collected by Us through https://www.b-within.com (“bWithin Website”) and/or the placement of any products and/or services offered through the bWithin Website (the “bWithin Services”) and/or otherwise interact with bWithin. 

Specifically, this Policy describes:

  • The Information That We Collect;

  • How Do We Use the Information We Collect;

  • How Do We Share Your Information With Third Parties;

  • How Do We Protect Your Information; 

  • How Long Do We Retain Your Information; 

  • Your Choices and Rights;

  • Cookies; 

  • Children Under the Age of 13; 

  • Third Party Services; 

  • How to Contact Us; and

  • Opting Out of Marketing and Promotional Communications

By visiting and/or accessing the bWithin Website and/or using any of the bWithin Services and/or submitting any information through the bWithin Website and/or the bWithin Services, You are consenting to Our use and disclosure of the information bWithin collects and/or receives as set forth in this Policy, and You also are agreeing to be bound by this Policy, as well as the Website Terms and Conditions, set forth on the  bWithin Website, which are hereby incorporated by reference.

From time to time, We may change and/or update this Policy. Please refer to the “Date Last Updated” to make sure You are aware of the current policies in place in connection with the collection, use and sharing of Your Personal Information. 

  

Please review this Policy from time to time. If You do not wish to provide us with such Personal Information or have it processed by Us or any of our Service Providers (as defined below), please do not access, use, subscribe and/or otherwise interact with the bWithin Website and/or the Services. 

2. THE INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT
We may collect certain information from or about You in connection with Your interactions with  the bWithin Services including, without limitation, when you order products or services through the bWithin Website. This information may include:

  • Voluntarily submitted information such as:

    • Contact information (such as name, email address, postal address, and phone number);

    • Billing information such as account log-in, financial account, debit card, or credit card number, including in combination with any required security or access code, password, or credentials allowing access to an account;

    • Date of birth, age, sex, gender, gender identity, medical condition and disability status that you provide us when interacting with Us online or in person;

  • Automatically Collected information such as:

    • Order history such as the products or services You have purchased, obtained, or considered, and other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies;

    • Identifiers such as unique pseudonym or other alias; device identifier; cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, mobile ad, and other similar technology identifiers; and other similar identifiers;

    • Information about your Internet/electronic activity such as Your IP address, browser type, the address of the web page that referred You to the bWithin Website, the dates and times of website visits and how much time was spent on certain pages, browsing history, search history, and other related device or electronic activity information. We may also collect analytics data, or use third-party analytical tools, to help Us measure traffic and usage trends for the bWithin Website and/or the bWithin Services. 

    • Geolocation data and precise geolocation data;

  • Other personal information You provide to Us on the bWithin Website, on feedback or contact forms, or when You interact with Us in other ways, both online and offline; and 

  • Inferences drawn from any of the information identified above to create a profile about You reflecting Your preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities and aptitudes.

3. HOW DO WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When We collect Your information, We may use it for a number of purposes including, without limitation:

  • Process, manage, complete, and account for transactions, including purchases, refunds and credits;

  • Provide our products and services to You, and fulfill Your orders; 

  • Provide, improve and analyze the bWithin Website and/or the bWithin Services; 

  • Engage in activity in relation to the bWithin Website and the bWithin Services including, without limitation, sending newsletters, updates and information about future workshops, retreats, products and other services; 

  • Provide customer support, diagnose technical or service problems, and respond to Your requests, comments and inquiries; 

  • Provide administrative notices or communications applicable to Your use of the bWithin Website and/or the bWithin Services; 

  • Comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements, industry standards, our policies and Our Terms of Service;  

  • Establish, exercise or defend bWithin’s rights, or for the purposes of legal proceedings; 

  • Secure Our operations and protect against, identify and help prevent crimes, fraud, unauthorized activity, claims and other liabilities, and minimize credit risk; 

  • Protect the safety and well-being of others who interact with Us; 

  • Administer, troubleshoot and/or secure the bWithin Website and/or the bWithin Services; 

  • Log Your use of the bWithin Services for Our own legitimate business purposes, which may include, without limitation, the analysis of usage, measurement of site performance and generation of reports; and

  • Operate/manage, evaluate and approve Our business (including developing new products and services, measuring and managing Our communications and the advertising effectiveness of Our online and offline advertisements and events, performing market research, and administering and securing the bWithin website, delivering content tailored to Your interests and the manner in which You browse or interact with Us). 

We also may use the information in other ways for which We provide specific notice at the time of collection.

4. HOW DO WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES

bWithin will never sell or rent your personal information to any third party under any circumstances and will only share or disclose your personal information with third parties as set forth in this Policy and for legitimate business reasons including:

  • Affiliates: We may share Your information with our affiliates, in which case We will require those affiliates to abide by this Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.

  • Business Sale/Purchase: Your information may be transferred as an asset in connection with a merger or sale (including any transfers made as part of a reorganization, dissolution, or liquidation) involving all or part of the bWithin’s businesses or as part of a stock sale or other change in corporate control.

  • Third-Party Service Providers: We also may share certain personal information We collect about You with partners or third parties who perform services for Us or with whom We contract for the purposes described in this Policy. For example, We may share information with third-party service providers in connection with communication and collaboration tools, data analytics services, data storage service providers, finance and accounting tools, payment processing, order fulfillment service providers, performance monitoring tools, product engineering and design tools, sales and marketing tools, testing tools, account registration and authentication services; and website hosting. 

  • Legal Requirements and to Prevent Harm: We also may disclose information about You as is required by law or legal process such as subpoenas or court or agency orders. Additionally, We may disclose information that We may reasonably determine to be necessary or appropriate to protect Our rights or the rights of others, to avert loss or harm to persons or property, to enforce our Terms of Service or this Policy, or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual fraudulent or illegal activity.

5. HOW DO WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect against loss, misuse, or unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of Your personal information. However, We cannot guarantee the effectiveness of these safeguards, and nothing in this statement shall be construed as an express or implied warranty against loss, misuse, or unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

6. HOW LONG DO WE RETAIN YOUR INFORMATION

We will store and retain Your personal information in accordance with applicable law and for as long as necessary to carry out the purposes described in this Policy in accordance with Our internal data retention procedures. The criteria used to determine the retention periods include:

  • How long the personal information is needed in connection with the applicable purposes for which we use it;

  • The type of personal information collected; and

  • Whether we are subject to a legal, contractual, or similar obligation to retain the personal information (e.g., mandatory data retention laws, government orders to preserve personal information relevant to an investigation, or personal information that must be retained for the purposes of litigation or disputes).

7. YOUR CHOICES AND RIGHTS

The User may have a number of legal rights in relation to Your personal information that bWithin holds about a User.  Depending on the User’s location, the User may have the right to exercise certain privacy rights under applicable laws of the User’s jurisdiction including, without limitation, the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act:

  • Right to Access. The User may have the right to access bWithin for copies of their personal information. Please note that there may be circumstances in which bWithin is entitled to refuse requests for access to copies of personal information. In particular, information that is subject to legal professional privilege will not be disclosed to the User;

  • Right to Rectification.  The User may have the right to request that bWithin corrects any information that the User believes is incorrect.  The User may also have the right to request that bWithin completes information that the User believes is incomplete;

  • Right to Erasure.  The User may have the right to request that bWithin erase their personal information under certain conditions.  Please note that there may be circumstances where the User asks bWithin to erase Your personal information, but bWithin is legally entitled to retain it;

  • Right to Restrict Processing.  The User may have the right to request that bWithin restricts the processing of their personal information under certain conditions. There may be circumstances where the User asks bWithin to restrict bWithin’s processing of the User’s personal information, but bWithin is legally entitled to refuse that request;

  • Right to Object to Processing.  The User may have the right to object to bWithin’s processing of their personal information under certain conditions.  Again, there may be circumstances where the User objects to bWithin’s processing of the User’s personal information, but bWithin is legally entitled to refuse that request;

  • Right to Data Portability. In some circumstances, the User may have the right to receive some personal information in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and/or request that bWithin transmits such information to a third party where this is technically feasible. Please note that this right only applies to personal information which the User has provided to bWithin;

  • Right to Withdraw Consent.  The User may have the right to withdraw their consent, although in certain circumstances it may be lawful for bWithin to continue processing the personal information without the User’s consent if bWithin has another legitimate reason (other than consent) for doing so; and/or

  • Right to Make a Complaint.  The User also has the right to make a complaint to the relevant authorities in the User’s jurisdiction. The User can submit a complaint by contacting bWithin as set forth in the “Contact Us” section below and include the detailed factual and legal basis supporting the User’s complaint. bWithin will endeavor to respond to the User’s complaint within thirty (30) days from the date of the User’s submission.  


Residents of multiple states including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia have the right to opt out of the sale of their personal information, or the sharing of their personal information/the processing of their personal information for targeted advertising. You can do so by emailing Us as set forth in the “How to Contact Us” section below. 

bWithin may need to verify the User’s identity prior to complying with any requests hereunder.  Please submit the request to bWithin as set forth in the “Contact Us” section below.  

In addition, the User may access, update and amend their personal information included in the User’s online account at any time by logging into their account and making the necessary changes.  The User may also choose to deactivate their account by contacting Us as set forth in the “Contact Us” section below.  When bWithin deactivates the User’s account, the User will be logged out of the bWithin Services and the User will no longer be able to log into the bWithin Services to access information.  Certain information in connection with the User’s account may be retained after deactivation by bWithin pursuant to this Policy.

9. Cookies

The bWithin Website, similar to many other websites, may passively collect information about the User's browsing activities using cookies and similar technologies (internet tags, web beacons, and navigational data collection). bWithin collects this information about the User’s browsing activities to (a) present and improve the content and functionality of the bWithin Services; (b) deliver the bWithin Services to the User; (c) analyze use of the bWithin Services; and (d) provide the User with a more personal and interactive experience with the bWithin Services.  


bWithin relies on the User’s express opt-in consent for the use of analytic and marketing cookies and similar technologies. The legal basis for processing of strictly necessary cookies is bWithin’s legitimate interests in the proper administration of the bWithin Services.

10. Children Under the Age of 13

The bWithin Services are not intended for children under thirteen (13) years of age. No one under the age of thirteen (13) may provide any information, personal or otherwise, to or through the bWithin Website and/or the bWithin Services. bWithin does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of thirteen (13) in accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”).  If You are under the age of thirteen (13), do not use or provide any information through the bWithin Services or on or through any of its features or provide any information about Yourself to bWithin, including, without limitation, your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name You may use. If bWithin learns that We have collected or received personal information from a child under the age of thirteen (13) without verification of parental consent, bWithin will delete that information. If You believe We might have any information from or about a child under the age of thirteen (13), please contact bWithin as set forth in the “How to Contact Us” section below. 

11. Third-Party Services

Certain third-party products or services may be available for Users to choose to integrate within or use within the bWithin Services. A User is not required to use such additional products in the bWithin Services. Before electing to use such third-party services, the User should review the terms, policies and practices of the third-party products and services to understand their terms and policies with respect to any personal information they may collect. We strive to make available third-party services that will be useful to Users, but bWithin is not responsible for their data and privacy practices including with respect to personal information. To the extent any linked third-party services are not owned or controlled by bWithin, We are not responsible for these third parties’ information practices.

12. Changes to this Policy

To the greatest extent allowed by applicable law, bWithin reserves the right to revise, change, amend, alter, add to, or modify this Policy at any time to, without limitation, reflect any changes to the way in which bWithin treats Your personal information or in response to any changes in applicable law. Any such changes and/or updates shall be effective immediately upon posting to this webpage, unless otherwise stated. If bWithin makes material changes to how bWithin treats the User’s personal information. We will provide notice on the website home page as well. The date this Policy was last updated is identified at the top of the document.  The User’s continued access and use of the bWithin Website and/or the bWithin Services after the “Last Updated” date constitutes acceptance of those changes and to bWithin’s collection and sharing of the User’s personal information according to the terms of the then-current Privacy Policy.  Please review this Policy periodically to review the most current version of this Policy.  If a User does not agree with this Policy and/or bWithin's practices as it pertains to the User’s personal information, do not visit, access, view or use any part of the bWithin Website and/or the bWithin Services. 

13. How to Contact Us

For more information about bWithin’s privacy practices, if You have questions about this Policy, or if you wish to exercise Your rights or make a complaint about how We handled personal information about You, please contact bWithin using the contact details below for further assistance:

B-Within, LLC d/b/a bWithin

P.O. Box 803, Fairfield, CT 06824

bianca@b-within.com


14. Opting Out of Marketing and Promotional Communications. You can unsubscribe from Our marketing and promotional communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send, replying "STOP" or "UNSUBSCRIBE" to the SMS messages that we send, or by contacting Us as set forth above. You will then be removed from the marketing lists. However, we may still communicate with you — for example, to send you service-related messages that are necessary for the administration and use of your account, to respond to service requests, or for other non-marketing purposes.