This Privacy Policy explains how Ìyáláwo (“we”, “our”, or “us”) collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information when you visit www.iyalawo.com, create an account, request a consultation, purchase products or services, subscribe to our newsletter, or otherwise interact with our website.
Who We Are
Ìyáláwo is an online platform dedicated to celebrating the wisdom of Iyanifa through authentic Ifá teachings, consultations, educational resources, spiritual services, and carefully curated products.
Website: https://iyalawo.com
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the information displayed in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam and maintain website security.
An anonymized string created from your email address (known as a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use that service. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be publicly displayed alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our website, we recommend removing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may be able to download and extract location information from uploaded images.
Cookies
Ìyáláwo uses cookies to improve your browsing experience and provide essential website functionality.
Cookies may be used to:
- Remember your login session
- Save your display preferences
- Remember information entered into forms
- Improve website performance
- Analyze website traffic
- Protect against spam and abuse
If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies typically remain for one year.
Temporary cookies are also used during login to determine browser compatibility. Login cookies generally last two days unless you select “Remember Me,” in which case they remain active for up to two weeks.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Some pages on our website may include embedded content such as videos, images, maps, or social media posts. Embedded content behaves exactly as though you visited the originating website directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, monitor your interaction with their content, and process your information according to their own privacy policies.
How We Share Your Information
We only share personal information with trusted third-party service providers when necessary to operate our website and provide our services.
Payment Processing
Payments are securely processed through trusted payment providers such as Stripe. Payment processors receive only the information necessary to complete your transaction, including billing details and purchase information.
We do not store your complete credit or debit card information on our servers.
Service Providers
We may share limited information with providers who assist us with:
- Email delivery
- Customer support
- Order fulfillment
- Fraud prevention
- Authentication services
These providers may only use your information to perform services on our behalf and are contractually required to safeguard your data.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and their metadata may be retained indefinitely so that future comments can be recognized and approved automatically.
If you register for an account, request a consultation, or place an order, we retain your information for as long as necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and maintain business records.
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate information.
- Request deletion of your personal information where legally permitted.
- Receive a copy of your stored personal data.
- Withdraw consent for marketing communications at any time.
Certain information may be retained where required by law or for legitimate business purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services to help protect the integrity and security of our website.
Data Security
We employ reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to help protect your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage method is completely secure.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, legal requirements, or business practices. Any updates will be posted on this page along with the revised effective date.