PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated April 14, 2026
This privacy notice for Dzogchen Shri Singha Foundation USA Inc ("we," "us," or "our"), describes
how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your information when you use
our services ("Services"), such as when you:
■ Download and use our mobile application (BuddhaPath), or any other application of ours that
links to this privacy notice
■ Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events
Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights
and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If
you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at app.support@thebuddhapath.org.
SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS
This summary provides key points from our privacy notice, but you can find out more details
about any of these topics by clicking the link following each key point or by using our
table of
contents
below to find the section you are looking for.
What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we
may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the
choices you make, and the products and features you use. Learn more about
personal information
you disclose to us
.
Do we process any sensitive personal information? We do not process sensitive personal
information.
Do we receive any information from third parties? We do not receive any information from third
parties.
How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and
administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply
with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process
your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so. Learn more about
how we
process your information.
In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information? We may share
information in specific situations and with specific third parties. Learn more about
when and with
whom we share your personal information
.
How do we keep your information safe? We have organizational and technical processes and
procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over
the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot
promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be
able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Learn
more about how we keep your information safe.
What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy
law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Learn more about
your
privacy rights
.
How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by visiting
app.support@thebuddhapath.org, or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in
accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Want to learn more about what we do with any information we collect? Review the privacy notice in
full
.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
5. IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?
6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
11. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
12. DO OTHER REGIONS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
13. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
14. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
15. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services,
express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you
participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.
Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information that we collect depends on the
context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and
features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:
■ names
■ email addresses
■ usernames
■ passwords
Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive information.
Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process your payment if you make purchases,
such as your payment instrument number, and the security code associated with your payment
instrument. All payment data is stored by Apple App Store and Google Play Store. You may find their
privacy notice link(s) here: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/app-store/ and
https://play.google.com/intl/en-US_us/about/play-terms/index.html.
Application Data. If you use our application(s), we also may collect the following information
if you choose to provide us with access or permission:
■ Push Notifications. We may request to send you push notifications regarding your account or
certain features of the application(s). If you wish to opt out from receiving these types of
communications, you may turn them off in your device's settings.
This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our application(s), for
troubleshooting, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must
notify us of any changes to such personal information.
2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services,
communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also
process your information for other purposes with your consent.
We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you
interact with our Services, including:
■ To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user
accounts. We may process your information so you can create and log in to your account,
as well as keep your account in working order.
■ To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may process your
information to provide you with the requested service.
■ To save or protect an individual's vital interest. We may process your information
when necessary to save or protect an individual’s vital interest, such as to prevent
harm.
3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR
INFORMATION?
In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a
valid legal reason (i.e., legal basis) to do so under applicable law, like with your consent, to comply
with laws, to provide you with services to enter into or fulfill our contractual obligations, to protect
your rights, or to fulfill our legitimate business interests.
If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal
bases we rely on in order to process your personal information. As such, we may rely on the
following legal bases to process your personal information:
■ Consent. We may process your information if you have given us permission (i.e., consent) to
use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any
time. Learn more about
withdrawing your consent.
■ Performance of a Contract. We may process your personal information when we
believe it is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you, including providing
our Services or at your request prior to entering into a contract with you.
■ Legal Obligations. We may process your information where we believe it is
necessary for compliance with our legal obligations, such as to cooperate with a law
enforcement body or regulatory agency, exercise or defend our legal rights, or
disclose your information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
■ Vital Interests. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary to
protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations
involving potential threats to the safety of any person.
If you are located in Canada, this section applies to you.
We may process your information if you have given us specific permission (i.e., express
consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose, or in situations where your
permission can be inferred (i.e., implied consent). You can withdraw your consent at any
time.
In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted under applicable law to process
your information without your consent, including, for example:
■ If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be obtained
in a timely way
■ For investigations and fraud detection and prevention
■ For business transactions provided certain conditions are met
■ If it is contained in a witness statement and the collection is necessary to assess,
process, or settle an insurance claim
■ For identifying injured, ill, or deceased persons and communicating with next of kin
■ If we have reasonable grounds to believe an individual has been, is, or may be victim
of financial abuse
■ If it is reasonable to expect collection and use with consent would compromise the
availability or the accuracy of the information and the collection is reasonable for
purposes related to investigating a breach of an agreement or a contravention of the
laws of Canada or a province
■ If disclosure is required to comply with a subpoena, warrant, court order, or rules of
the court relating to the production of records
■ If it was produced by an individual in the course of their employment, business, or profession
and the collection is consistent with the purposes for which the information was produced
■ If the collection is solely for journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes
■ If the information is publicly available and is specified by the regulations
4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION?
In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the
following third parties.
We may need to share your personal information in the following situations:
■ Affiliates. We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require
those affiliates to honor this privacy notice. Affiliates include our Partners of the International
Dzogchen Shri Singha Organization.
5. IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?
In Short: We may transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your own.
Our servers are located in the United States. If you are accessing our Services from outside the
United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed
by us in our facilities and by those third parties with whom we may share your personal information
(see "WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?" above), in
the United States, and other countries.
If you are a resident in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), or Switzerland,
then these countries may not necessarily have data protection laws or other similar laws as
comprehensive as those in your country. However, we will take all necessary measures to protect
your personal information in accordance with this privacy notice and applicable law.
European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses:
We have implemented measures to protect your personal information, including by using the
European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses for transfers of personal information between
our group companies and between us and our third-party providers. These clauses require all
recipients to protect all personal information that they process originating from the EEA or UK in
accordance with European data protection laws and regulations. Our Standard Contractual Clauses
can be provided upon request. We have implemented similar appropriate safeguards with our
third-party service providers and partners and further details can be provided upon request.
6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this
privacy notice unless otherwise required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in
this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax,
accounting, or other legal requirements). No purpose in this notice will require us keeping your
personal information for longer than the period of time in which users have an account with us.
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will
either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your
personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal
information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and
technical security measures.
We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures
designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our
safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or
information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or
guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat
our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our
best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our
Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.
8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 13 years of age.
The DSSF Apps are listed in the App Store (Android) and Play Store (iOS) for ages 13 and above.
We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 13 years of age. By using the
Services, you represent that you are at least 13 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a
minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Services. If we learn that personal
information from users less than 13 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account
and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware
of any data we may have collected from children under age 13, please contact us at
app.support@thebuddhapath.org.
9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: In some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK),
Switzerland, and Canada, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your
personal information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.
In some regions (like the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Canada), you have certain rights under
applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy
of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of
your personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data portability; and (v) not to be subject to automated
decision-making. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of
your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting us by using the contact
details provided in the section "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?" below.
We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal
information, you also have the right to complain to your Member State data protection authority
or UK data protection authority.
If you are located in Switzerland, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information
Commissioner.
Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information,
which may be express and/or implied consent depending on the applicable law, you have the right to
withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us by
using the contact details provided in the section "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS
NOTICE?" below.
However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal
nor, when applicable law allows, will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted
in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.
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, or by contacting us using the details provided in the section "HOW CAN YOU
CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?" below. 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.
Account Information
If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or
terminate your account, you can:
■ Contact us using the contact information provided.
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and
information from our active databases. However, we may retain some information in our files to
prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our legal terms and/or
comply with applicable legal requirements.
If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email us at
app.support@thebuddhapath.org.
10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a
Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to
have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform
technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we
do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically
communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that
we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy
notice.
11. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY
RIGHTS?
In Short: If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah or Virginia, you are granted
specific rights regarding access to your personal information.
What categories of personal information do we collect?
We have collected the following categories of personal information in the past twelve (12) months:
Category
Examples
Collected
A. Identifiers
Contact details, such as real name, alias, postal
address, telephone or mobile contact number,
unique personal identifier, online identifier,
Internet Protocol address, email address, and
account name
YES
B. Personal information as
defined in the California
Customer Records statute
Name, contact information, education,
employment, employment history, and financial
information
YES
C. Protected classification
characteristics under state or
federal law
Gender and date of birth
NO
D. Commercial information
Transaction information, purchase history,
financial details, and payment information
YES
E. Biometric information
Fingerprints and voiceprints
NO
F. Internet or other similar
network activity
Browsing history, search history, online behavior,
interest data, and interactions with our and other
websites, applications, systems, and
advertisements
NO
G. Geolocation data
Device location
NO
H. Audio, electronic, visual,
thermal, olfactory, or similar
information
Images and audio, video or call recordings
created in connection with our business activities
NO
I. Professional or
employment-related information
Business contact details in order to provide you
our Services at a business level or job title, work
history, and professional qualifications if you
apply for a job with us
NO
J. Education Information
Student records and directory information
NO
K. Inferences drawn from
collected personal information
Inferences drawn from any of the collected
personal information listed above to create a
profile or summary about, for example, an
individual’s preferences and characteristics
NO
L. Sensitive personal
Information
NO
We will use and retain the collected personal information as needed to provide the Services or for:
■ Category A - As long as the user has an account with us
■ Category B - As long as the user has an account with us
■ Category D - As long as the user has an account with us
We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories through instances where
you interact with us in person, online, or by phone or mail in the context of:
■ Receiving help through our customer support channels;
■ Participation in customer surveys or contests; and
■ Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to respond to your inquiries.
How do we use and share your personal information?
Learn about how we use your personal information in the section, "HOW DO WE
PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?"
Will your information be shared with anyone else?
We may disclose your personal information with our service providers pursuant to a written contract
between us and each service provider. Learn more about how we disclose personal information in
the section, "WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION?"
We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as for undertaking
internal research for technological development and demonstration. This is not considered to be
"selling" of your personal information.
We have not disclosed, sold, or shared any personal information to third parties for a business or
commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months. We will not sell or share personal
information in the future belonging to website visitors, users, and other consumers.
California Residents
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law permits our
users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of
charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third
parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with
which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you
are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request
in writing to us using the contact information provided below.
If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with
the Services, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post
on the Services. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact
information provided below and include the email address associated with your account and
a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly
displayed on the Services, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or
comprehensively removed from all our systems (e.g., backups, etc.).
CCPA Privacy Notice
This section applies only to California residents. Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA),
you have the rights listed below.
The California Code of Regulations defines a "residents" as:
(1) every individual who is in the State of California for other than a temporary or transitory
purpose and
(2) every individual who is domiciled in the State of California who is outside the State of
California for a temporary or transitory purpose
All other individuals are defined as "non-residents."
If this definition of "resident" applies to you, we must adhere to certain rights and obligations
regarding your personal information.
Your rights with respect to your personal data
Right to request deletion of the data — Request to delete
You can ask for the deletion of your personal information. If you ask us to delete your personal
information, we will respect your request and delete your personal information, subject to certain
exceptions provided by law, such as (but not limited to) the exercise by another consumer of his or
her right to free speech, our compliance requirements resulting from a legal obligation, or any
processing that may be required to protect against illegal activities.
Right to be informed — Request to know
Depending on the circumstances, you have a right to know:
■ whether we collect and use your personal information;
■ the categories of personal information that we collect;
■ the purposes for which the collected personal information is used;
■ whether we sell or share personal information to third parties;
■ the categories of personal information that we sold, shared, or disclosed for a business
purpose;
■ the categories of third parties to whom the personal information was sold, shared, or
disclosed for a business purpose;
■ the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information;
and
■ the specific pieces of personal information we collected about you.
In accordance with applicable law, we are not obligated to provide or delete consumer information
that is de-identified in response to a consumer request or to re-identify individual data to verify a
consumer request.
Right to Non-Discrimination for the Exercise of a Consumer’s Privacy Rights
We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your privacy rights.
Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information
We do not process consumer's sensitive personal information.
Verification process
Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to determine you are the same
person about whom we have the information in our system. These verification efforts require us to
ask you to provide information so that we can match it with information you have previously provided
us. For instance, depending on the type of request you submit, we may ask you to provide certain
information so that we can match the information you provide with the information we already have
on file, or we may contact you through a communication method (e.g., phone or email) that you have
previously provided to us. We may also use other verification methods as the circumstances dictate.
We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity or authority to
make the request. To the extent possible, we will avoid requesting additional information from you for
the purposes of verification. However, if we cannot verify your identity from the information already
maintained by us, we may request that you provide additional information for the purposes of
verifying your identity and for security or fraud-prevention purposes. We will delete such additionally
provided information as soon as we finish verifying you.
Other privacy rights
■ You may object to the processing of your personal information.
■ You may request correction of your personal data if it is incorrect or no longer relevant, or
ask to restrict the processing of the information.
■ You can designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on your behalf.
We may deny a request from an authorized agent that does not submit proof that they have
been validly authorized to act on your behalf in accordance with the CCPA.
■ You may request to opt out from future selling or sharing of your personal information to third
parties. Upon receiving an opt-out request, we will act upon the request as soon as feasibly
possible, but no later than fifteen (15) days from the date of the request submission.
To exercise these rights, you can contact us by visiting app.support@thebuddhapath.org, by email at
app.support@thebuddhapath.org, or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this
document. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you.
Colorado Residents
This section applies only to Colorado residents. Under the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), you have the
rights listed below. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline
your request as permitted by law.
■ Right to be informed whether or not we are processing your personal data
■ Right to access your personal data
■ Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
■ Right to request deletion of your personal data
■ Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us
■ Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising,
the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or
similarly significant effects ("profiling")
To submit a request to exercise these rights described above, please email
app.support@thebuddhapath.org.
If we decline to take action regarding your request and you wish to appeal our decision, please email
us at app.support@thebuddhapath.org. Within forty-five (45) days of receipt of an appeal, we will
inform you in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written
explanation of the reasons for the decisions.
Connecticut Residents
This section applies only to Connecticut residents. Under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act
(CTDPA), you have the rights listed below. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain
cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law.
■ Right to be informed whether or not we are processing your personal data
■ Right to access your personal data
■ Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
■ Right to request deletion of your personal data
■ Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us
■ Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising,
the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or
similarly significant effects ("profiling")
To submit a request to exercise these rights described above, please email
app.support@thebuddhapath.org or visit app.support@thebuddhapath.org.
If we decline to take action regarding your request and you wish to appeal our decision, please email
us at app.support@thebuddhapath.org. Within sixty (60) days of receipt of an appeal, we will inform
you in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written
explanation of the reasons for the decisions.
Utah Residents
This section applies only to Utah residents. Under the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), you have
the rights listed below. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline
your request as permitted by law.
■ Right to be informed whether or not we are processing your personal data
■ Right to access your personal data
■ Right to request deletion of your personal data
■ Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us
■ Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising or
the sale of personal data
To submit a request to exercise these rights described above, please email
app.support@thebuddhapath.org or visit app.support@thebuddhapath.org.
Virginia Residents
Under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA):
"Consumer" means a natural person who is a resident of the Commonwealth acting only in
an individual or household context. It does not include a natural person acting in a
commercial or employment context.
"Personal data" means any information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified
or identifiable natural person. "Personal data" does not include de-identified data or publicly
available information.
"Sale of personal data" means the exchange of personal data for monetary consideration.
If this definition of "consumer" applies to you, we must adhere to certain rights and obligations
regarding your personal data.
Your rights with respect to your personal data
■ Right to be informed whether or not we are processing your personal data
■ Right to access your personal data
■ Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
■ Right to request deletion of your personal data
■ Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us
■ Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising,
the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or
similarly significant effects ("profiling")
Exercise your rights provided under the Virginia VCDPA
You may contact us by email at app.support@thebuddhapath.org or visit
app.support@thebuddhapath.org.
If you are using an authorized agent to exercise your rights, we may deny a request if the authorized
agent does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf.
Verification process
We may request that you provide additional information reasonably necessary to verify you and your
consumer's request. If you submit the request through an authorized agent, we may need to collect
additional information to verify your identity before processing your request.
Upon receiving your request, we will respond without undue delay, but in all cases, within forty-five
(45) days of receipt. The response period may be extended once by forty-five (45) additional days
when reasonably necessary. We will inform you of any such extension within the initial 45-day
response period, together with the reason for the extension.
Right to appeal
If we decline to take action regarding your request, we will inform you of our decision and reasoning
behind it. If you wish to appeal our decision, please email us at app.support@thebuddhapath.org.
Within sixty (60) days of receipt of an appeal, we will inform you in writing of any action taken or not
taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the decisions. If
your appeal is denied, you may contact the Attorney General to submit a complaint.
12. DO OTHER REGIONS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: You may have additional rights based on the country you reside in.
Australia and New Zealand
We collect and process your personal information under the obligations and conditions set by
Australia's Privacy Act 1988 and New Zealand's Privacy Act 2020 (Privacy Act).
This privacy notice satisfies the notice requirements defined in both Privacy Acts, in particular: what
personal information we collect from you, from which sources, for which purposes, and other
recipients of your personal information.
If you do not wish to provide the personal information necessary to fulfill their applicable purpose, it
may affect our ability to provide our services, in particular:
■ offer you the products or services that you want
■ respond to or help with your requests
■ manage your account with us
■ confirm your identity and protect your account
At any time, you have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. You
can make such a request by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section "HOW
CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?"
If you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you have the right to submit a
complaint about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles to the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner and a breach of New Zealand's Privacy Principles to the Office of New
Zealand Privacy Commissioner.
Reoublic of South Africa
At any time, you have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. You
can make such a request by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section "HOW
CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?"
If you are unsatisfied with the manner in which we address any complaint with regard to our
processing of personal information, you can contact the office of the regulator, the details of which
are:
The Information Regulator (South Africa)
General enquiries: enquiries@inforegulator.org.za
Complaints (complete POPIA/PAIA form 5): PAIAComplaints@inforegulator.org.za &
POPIAComplaints@inforegulator.org.za
13. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.
We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an
updated "Revised" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we
make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a
notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this
privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
14. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at
app.support@thebuddhapath.org or contact us by post at:
Dzogchen Shri Singha Foundation USA Inc
Suite 111-442 4325 Commerce St
Eugene, OR 97402
US
15. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE
COLLECT FROM YOU?
Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the
personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it. To request to review,
update, or delete your personal information, please visit: app.support@thebuddhapath.org.
