Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 13th 2026

Your privacy is important to me. This Privacy Policy explains, in simple terms, what personal information I collect when you use my website, why I collect it, and how I use and protect it.

I am an independent Gyrotonic® and Gyrokinesis® teacher based in Austria, and I only collect and use personal information that I reasonably need to run my website and provide my services.

1. Who is responsible for your data?

The person responsible for the processing of your personal data on this website is:

Akissi Goffinet
1090 Wien
Austria

Email: akissi.goffinet@proton.me

2. What information do I collect?

Depending on how you use my website, I may collect:

your name
your email address
your telephone number, if you provide it
information contained in a message you send me
information relating to a purchase of services
payment and transaction information when you purchase a class or package
technical information that is automatically sent by your browser when you visit the website, such as your IP address and browser type

I do not ask you to provide medical or health information through my website.

3. Contact forms

If you contact me through the contact form on my website, I receive the information you enter into the form, such as your name, email address and message.

I use this information only to respond to your inquiry and, where relevant, to discuss or arrange a Gyrotonic®, Gyrokinesis® or other session with you.

The legal basis for this processing is generally Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where your inquiry relates to a potential booking or service, or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR where I have a legitimate interest in responding to general inquiries.

I do not use information submitted through my contact form for advertising or newsletters.

4. Booking and purchasing classes

If you purchase a class, package or other service through my website, I process the information necessary to complete your purchase and provide the service to you.

This may include your name, email address, details of the service purchased and information relating to the transaction.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, as the processing is necessary to fulfill the agreement with you.

5. Payments

Payments made through my website are processed using Squarespace Payments.

Squarespace Payments is Squarespace's integrated payment service. According to Squarespace's current payment terms, payment processing is carried out by Stripe, Inc. or its relevant affiliates. (Squarespace)

When you pay by credit or debit card, your payment details are processed through the payment system. I do not have access to your full credit card number.

Squarespace states that Squarespace Payments and its payment processors comply with applicable PCI-DSS security standards. (Squarespace Help)

Payment information is processed for the purpose of completing your purchase, handling refunds where necessary, preventing payment fraud and fulfilling legal and accounting obligations.

You can find more information about how Squarespace handles personal data in its Privacy Policy.

6. My website and Squarespace

This website is hosted and operated using Squarespace.

When you visit the website, Squarespace may process certain technical information necessary to operate, secure and maintain the website. This can include information such as your IP address, browser type, device information and information about how the website is accessed.

Squarespace uses security measures including encrypted connections and maintains PCI-DSS compliance for its payment services. (Squarespace Help)

You can find more information in the Squarespace Privacy Policy.

7. Cookies

My website uses cookies and similar technologies.

Some cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. Other cookies may be used to remember preferences or provide website statistics.

I do not use cookies for personalized advertising or sell your personal information to advertisers.

Where your consent is required for non-essential cookies, these will only be used after you have given your consent. You can change or withdraw your cookie choices at any time through the cookie settings on the website.

The Austrian Data Protection Authority provides specific guidance on informing visitors about cookies and obtaining consent where required. (Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde)

8. Google Analytics

At present, I have intentionally not connected Google Analytics to this website.

If this changes in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly.

9. How long do I keep your information?

I keep your personal information only for as long as I need it for the purpose for which it was collected.

For example, I may keep correspondence relating to a booking for as long as necessary to manage the booking and our relationship.

Some information, particularly information relating to payments and accounting, may need to be kept for longer because Austrian law requires businesses to retain certain records.

When information is no longer needed and there is no legal reason to keep it, I will delete it or otherwise securely dispose of it.

10. Who has access to your information?

I do not sell, rent or otherwise make your personal information available to third parties for marketing purposes.

Your information may be processed by service providers that I use to operate my business, such as:

Squarespace, which hosts and operates my website
Squarespace Payments and its payment-processing partners, for online payments
email and internet service providers, where necessary to communicate with you

These providers may process personal information on my behalf and are required to handle it in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

11. Your rights

Under the GDPR, you have a number of rights concerning your personal information.

Depending on the circumstances, you have the right to:

ask what personal information I hold about you
ask me to correct inaccurate information
ask me to delete your information
ask me to restrict how I use your information
object to certain types of processing
ask for your information to be provided to you in a portable format
withdraw your consent where processing is based on consent

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, simply contact me at:

akissi.goffinet@proton.me

You also have the right to make a complaint to the Austrian data protection authority:

Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde
Barichgasse 40–42
1030 Wien
Austria

Website: [www.dsb.gv.at]

12. Data security

I take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure.

My website is operated through Squarespace, which uses security measures including encrypted connections. Squarespace also states that its payment services comply with applicable PCI-DSS requirements. (Squarespace Help)

No method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure, but I take reasonable measures appropriate to the nature of the information I handle.

13. Changes to this Privacy Policy

I may occasionally update this Privacy Policy if my services, website or the way I process personal information changes.

The most recent version will always be available on this page.