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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 13 June 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Sushi Yogi collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal data when you visit our website, take part in our programmes, or otherwise interact with us. We operate online and serve students worldwide, so this policy is written to meet the standards expected in the United Kingdom and the European Union, India, South Africa, and the United States. Please read it carefully.

1. Who we are

Sushi Yogi is operated by Sushmitha Shrikanth, sole trader, trading as Sushi Yogi (“Sushi Yogi”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). We are the controller responsible for your personal data. We operate globally and teach students in many countries.

If you have any questions about this policy or about how we handle your personal data, you can reach us at info@sushiyogi.com.

2. What personal data we collect

We collect the following categories of personal data:

  • Details you submit to us: your name, email address, and phone number when you complete a form on our website, take the Mind Settle quiz, book an assessment call, or otherwise get in touch.
  • Lead form details: the name, email, and phone number you provide through paid-advertising lead forms on Meta and Instagram and on LinkedIn.
  • Account data: the account details you create to access our programme, managed through our authentication provider, Clerk.
  • Payment details: the information needed to take payment, processed securely by Stripe. We do not store your full card details.
  • Usage and analytics data: information about how you use our website, such as pages visited and lesson progress.
  • Advertising and tracking data: information collected by cookies and tracking pixels, including the Meta Pixel and the LinkedIn Insight Tag, where you have given your consent.
  • Communications: the content of emails and messages you send us.

3. How and why we use your personal data

Under UK and EU data protection law, we must have a lawful basis for using your personal data. We rely on the following bases:

  • Contract: to deliver the programme you have signed up for, manage your account, take payment, and provide the materials, session links, and support you have asked for.
  • Consent: to send you marketing emails and other promotional messages, and to set advertising and analytics cookies. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Legitimate interests: to respond to your enquiries, understand how people use our website, improve our content and services, and measure and improve the performance of our advertising. We balance these interests against your rights and only rely on them where it is fair to do so.
  • Legal obligation: to comply with the law, for example to keep records required for tax and accounting.

4. Cookies and tracking technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate our website, understand how it is used, and measure our advertising. Essential cookies, which keep the site working and let you sign in, are always on.

We also use advertising and analytics technologies that are only switched on when you give your consent through our cookie banner:

  • Meta Pixel: helps us understand which adverts on Facebook and Instagram lead people to our website, and helps us show relevant adverts.
  • LinkedIn Insight Tag: helps us measure the performance of our LinkedIn advertising and show relevant adverts.

You can accept or decline these technologies when you first visit the site, and you can change your choice at any time using the cookie banner. You can also control cookies through your browser settings, though declining some cookies may affect how the site works.

5. Who we share your data with

We share your personal data with trusted service providers who process it on our behalf, only as needed to run our business. These include:

  • Meta (Facebook and Instagram) and LinkedIn, advertising and lead generation
  • Supabase, database and student records
  • Bird, messaging by email, WhatsApp, and SMS
  • Stripe, payment processing
  • Calendly, scheduling and bookings
  • Clerk, authentication and account management
  • Vercel, website hosting
  • Google, email and analytics

Each of these providers is bound to keep your data secure and use it only for the purposes we set. We do not sell your personal data to anyone. We may also disclose data where required by law or to protect our legal rights.

6. International data transfers

Because we operate globally and use service providers based in different countries, your personal data may be processed outside the country where you live, including in countries whose data protection laws differ from your own. Where we transfer personal data across borders, we take steps to ensure it remains protected, including relying on Standard Contractual Clauses or other appropriate safeguards where applicable.

7. Data retention

We keep your personal data only for as long as we need it. We retain account and programme data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide our services, and we keep certain records for longer where the law requires it, for example for tax and accounting. If you ask us to delete your data, we will do so within a reasonable period, normally within 30 days, except where we are required or permitted to keep it.

8. Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against loss, misuse, and unauthorised access. All data is transmitted over HTTPS, payments are handled by Stripe, and authentication is managed by Clerk using industry-standard encryption. No system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, but we work to keep your data safe.

9. Your rights

Your rights depend on where you live. We honour the rights set out below and will not treat you unfairly for exercising them. To make a request, contact us at info@sushiyogi.com.

United Kingdom and European Union (UK GDPR and EU GDPR)

You have the right to access your personal data, to have inaccurate data corrected, to have your data erased, to restrict or object to processing, to data portability, and to withdraw your consent at any time. You also have the right to complain to a supervisory authority. In the UK this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk. In the EU you can complain to your local data protection authority.

India (Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023)

You have the right to access your personal data, to have it corrected or completed, to have it erased, to grievance redressal, and to nominate another person to exercise your rights in the event of death or incapacity. You can raise a grievance with us using the contact details below.

South Africa (POPIA)

You have the right to access your personal data, to have it corrected, to have it deleted or destroyed, and to object to its processing. You also have the right to complain to the Information Regulator of South Africa.

United States and California (CCPA and CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect and how we use it, to request that we delete it, to request that we correct it, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. We do not sell your personal information. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights.

10. Children

Our website and programmes are intended for adults and are not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 16, or under 18 where local law sets a higher age. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or in the law. When we make significant changes, we will update the date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify active users by email. Your continued use of our services after an update means you accept the revised policy.

12. How to contact us

This policy is governed by the laws of the applicable jurisdiction in which Sushi Yogi operates. To ask a question, make a request about your personal data, or exercise any of your rights, contact us at info@sushiyogi.com.