Privacy Policy and Land Acknowledgement
The short: we don’t share nor sell your data. We don’t run ads nor collect any sneaky information about you without your consent. By submitting forms, you acknowledge that the information you submit may be stored in a database accessible by our website administrators.
We are not bound by HIPPA laws or privy to client-patient privilege. However, we still feel that treating your data and privacy as if we were is important. As such, we limit the use of third-party systems and ask that you take care when submitting forms—since that data may be sent via email which, by nature, is not encrypted and beyond our reach of being able to secure.
Who we are (and are NOT)
“Kaleidoscopes.group” is owned and operated by “Unstruck Sanctuary” (the “Operator”), a holistic coaching service for folx who want more ease in their life and support during transitions. Our website is https://kaleidoscopes.group (the “Site”) of which https://kaleidogroups.com redirects. You can learn more about the humans behind Kaleidoscope at https://kaleidogroups.com/about
We are not licensed psychologists, massage therapists, counselors, or specialist healthcare professionals. We are not providing healthcare, medical, or nutritional therapy services or attempting to diagnose, treat, prevent, or cure any physical, mental, or emotional issue. Our services do not replace the care of psychologists, therapists, or other healthcare professionals. Furthermore, we are not lawyers or certified public accountants, and any information you may receive from us or posted on this Site should not be considered legal or financial advice.
The information provided on this Site is for informational purposes only and is not intended to substitute professional legal, tax, or medical advice, diagnoses, or treatment.
- Always seek advice from your physician or other qualified healthcare provider before undertaking a new health regimen.
- Do not disregard medical advice or delay seeking medical advice because of information you read on this Site.
- Do not start or stop any medications without speaking to your medical or mental health provider.
We don’t make any guarantees about the results of the information shared on our Site. We share educational and informational resources that are intended to help you succeed in life and business. You nevertheless need to know that your ultimate success or failure will be the result of your own efforts, your particular situation, and innumerable other circumstances beyond our knowledge and control.
Land Acknowledgement
Our services are based in the White River watershed, just outside of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. We are privileged to reside on the ancestral lands of the Osage, Quapaw, Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, and Caddo who tended this land for thousands of years before European settlers began displacing and trying to erase them. We also acknowledge that a portion of the Trail of Tears runs through our town, and that the Cherokee, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), Chickasaw and Seminole Nations passed through what is now known as Arkansas during this forced removal.
This website is hosted on computers residing on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone, the pre-colonial inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula, and an integral and active community in the Bay Area and beyond. We pay our respects to the pre-colonial ancestors of the land we occupy, utilize, and visit—and to the descendants, elders, relatives, and Spirits of their communities—and affirm their sovereign rights as First Peoples.
How Data is Handled
Circle Community
When you login to our community hosted on the “Circle” platform, you acknowledge that any data submitted is stored in their database for permissions-based display within our community. You can read more about how they handle your data in their privacy policy here.
While we do not have access to the Circle databases, we as humans will have access to what you share in our community. We agree not to scrape or otherwise export your data. You remain at-will of using Circle and can de-activate your account at anytime.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our Site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our Site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies last for one year.
We use Google Analytics cookies to collect information about how visitors use our website. We collect information such as the part of the page clicked, number of pages visited, length of time on site, and error messages (if any) with the purpose of improving our website and providing an optimal experience. For more information on Google Analytics, click here. For more information about the privacy policy of the Google Analytics’ service, please click here.
Authorized Site Administrators Only: When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data, only the ID of the article you edited. It expires after 1 day.
Third-Party services
We use Calend.ly to allow folx to book directly and make payments. Once you complete a booking, we receive an email and calendar invite with the information you’ve submitted. You can find Calendly’s privacy policy here. We store a backup of that booking in a private spreadsheet hosted by Google Sheets. From their privacy policy: Data is encrypted in-transit and at-rest.
Who we share your data with
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service—Wordpress’s Akismet system. Like us, they do not sell nor share any of your data. You may view their privacy policy here.
If you submit a request to book, waiver, or contact form directly on this Site, the contents will be submitted via email to our administrator and to the contact email address entered into the form.
Authorized Site Administrators Only: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
If you submit a request to book, waiver, or contact form directly on this Site, we will retain the information submitted and its metadata up to 3 years.
Authorized Site Administrators Only: For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Site administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an administrative account (login) on this Site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.