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Privacy Policy

Effective date: November 7, 2026. Last updated: November 7, 2026

Who we are

This website, spiritualarts.org, and our online learning platform are operated by Spiritual Arts Institute (“SAI”, “we”, “us”, “our”), a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization at 527 Encinitas Blvd, Suite 206, Encinitas, CA 92024. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use and share it, and the choices you have. It applies to our website, our learning platform and online courses, our email communications, and purchases, registrations and donations made through the site.

By using our site or services, you agree to the collection and use of information as described here. Capitalized terms not defined here have the meanings given in our Terms of Service.

Information we collect

Information you give us

  • Contact and account information: name, email address, phone number, postal address, username and password.
  • Purchase and registration information: the classes, courses, events, books or other products you buy or register for, and billing details. Payment card data is entered directly with our payment processor; we do not store full card numbers.
  • Donation information: donation amount, date, designation, and any dedication or message you include.
  • Course activity: lessons started and completed, course progress, quiz and assessment responses and scores, certificates earned, and the dates of these activities.
  • Community content: comments, discussion posts, questions and other content you post on the learning platform. Content you post in community areas is visible to other enrolled students.
  • Communications: messages you send us by email, contact forms, surveys or feedback forms, and quiz or lead-magnet sign-ups (for example, a free guide or quiz).

Information collected automatically

  • Log data: your IP address, browser type and version, device information, pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, time spent on pages, and referring pages.
  • Cookies and similar technologies: small data files used to keep you logged in, remember your preferences, track course progress, and understand how the site is used. See “Cookies” below.
  • Email engagement: whether you open our emails and click links in them.

How we use your information

  • Provide, operate and maintain the site, your account and the courses you enroll in, including tracking your progress and issuing certificates.
  • Process purchases, registrations, refunds and donations, and send receipts (including donation acknowledgments for tax purposes).
  • Communicate with you about your account, courses, classes and events, including service messages you cannot opt out of while you have an active account or purchase.
  • Send newsletters, course announcements and other marketing emails, where you have signed up or purchased from us. You may unsubscribe at any time.
  • Moderate community areas and enforce our Terms of Service.
  • Understand how our site and courses are used so we can improve them.
  • Protect the security of the site and prevent fraud, and comply with legal obligations.
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not rent or trade our mailing lists.

How we share your information

We share personal information only as described here:

WhoWhyExamples
Website and learning-platform providersHost the site and deliver coursesWebsite CMS WordPress; LearnDash (course software)
Payment processorsProcess purchases, refunds and donationsStripe / PayPal / other
Email service providersSend service and marketing emailsActive Campaign
Video hosting providersStream course and site videosYouTube / Vimeo / other
Analytics providersMeasure site and course usageGoogle Analytics / other
Legal and safetyComply with law, respond to lawful requests, protect rights and safetyCourts, law enforcement
Organizational changeIf SAI merges with or transfers its programs to another nonprofitSuccessor organization

These service providers may use your information only to perform services for us and must protect it.

Cookies, tracking and Do Not Track

We and our service providers use cookies and similar technologies to keep you logged in, save your course progress, secure the site, and understand site usage through analytic tools such as Google Analytics. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are sent. If you refuse cookies, some parts of the site, including the learning platform, may not work. You can opt out of Google Analytics at tools.google.com/dipage/gaoptout.

Do Not Track: Some browsers send a “Do Not Track” signal. Our site does not currently respond to Do Not Track signals.

Third-party tracking: Third parties such as analytics and video-hosting providers may collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use our site.

Your choices and rights

  • Review and update your information: You can review and change your account information by logging in to your account, or by emailing saiteam@spiritualarts.org. To make a request, email saiteam@spiritualarts.org with the subject “Privacy Request”. We may need to verify your identity before responding, and we will respond within 45 days We will not treat you differently for exercising these rights.
  • Unsubscribe: Use the unsubscribe link in any marketing email, or contact us. You will still receive service messages about your purchases and account.
  • Delete your account: You may ask us to delete your account and personal information. We may keep records we are legally required to keep (for example, donation and transaction records) and may retain anonymized course statistics. Deleting your account ends your access to purchased courses.
  • Community posts: You can ask us to remove comments or posts you have made.
  • California Residents. Under California’s “Shine the Light” law, you may request information about any disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. SAI does not make such disclosures.
  • Students Outside the United States. All SAI courses are operated from the United States, and your information will be processed in the United States. If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or a similar jurisdiction, we process your information to perform our contract with you (providing the course), based on our legitimate interests in operating and improving our programs, or with your consent (such as marketing emails, which you may withdraw at any time). You may also have the right to object to or restrict certain processing and to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Data retention

We keep account and course-progress information for as long as your account is active, so you can return to the course at any time under its lifetime access. If you ask us to delete your account, or if you receive a refund, we will delete or de-identify your course data within a reasonable time, except where we must keep certain records (such as purchase and tax records, generally kept for seven years) or need them to resolve disputes or prevent fraud. Mailing list information is kept until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it.

We keep transaction and donation records as long as required for tax and accounting purposes.

Security

We use commercially reasonable measures to protect your personal information, including encrypted (HTTPS) connections and payment processing through PCI-compliant providers. No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Links to other sites

Our site may contain links to other sites that we do not operate. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, their content, privacy policies or practices. Please review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

Children’s privacy

Our site and courses are intended for adults age 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will delete it. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated policy on this page and change the “Last updated” date above. If we make material changes, we will also notify registered users by email or by a notice on the site before the change takes effect.

Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise your choices, contact us at saiteam@spiritualarts.org, by phone at (760) 487-1224, or by mail at Spiritual Arts Institute, 527 Encinitas Blvd, Suite 206, Encinitas, CA 92024

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