When you visit our website, we or our service providers may automatically receive:

• Your IP address
• Browser and device type
• Operating system
• Approximate geographic location
• Pages viewed and links selected
• Date and time of your visit
• Referring website
• Cookie identifiers and website activity

We may also receive information you voluntarily provide when you email, call, text, or book an appointment, including your name, email address, telephone number, appointment information, and the contents of your message.

Please do not send sensitive medical or financial information through ordinary email or website comments.

This website is hosted through Blogger, a Google service. Blogger and Google may use cookies and collect IP addresses, browser details, device information, security information, and website-usage data to operate the website, prevent abuse, maintain security, and provide traffic statistics.

Learn more about Google's privacy practices: policies.google.com/privacy

If Google Analytics is enabled, Google may collect information about how visitors use this website. This information may include pages visited, approximate location, device and browser information, referring sources, interactions, and cookie or similar identifiers.

We may use this information to understand website traffic and improve our content and services.

You can learn about Google Analytics and available privacy controls at: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

This website may use the Meta Pixel, provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. The Meta Pixel may collect information about website visits, page views, browser and device information, IP address, cookie identifiers, and interactions with this website.

Meta may use this information for advertising measurement, audience creation, personalization, and related purposes according to Meta's own privacy policy.

Learn more at: facebook.com/privacy/policy

Where required, nonessential Meta tracking should not be activated until the visitor has provided consent.

This website contains an embedded Google Maps feature to help visitors locate Serene Thara Bodywork. When the map loads, Google may receive your IP address, browser and device information, approximate location, cookie identifiers, and your interaction with the map.

Google's privacy policy is available at: policies.google.com/privacy

Our booking buttons direct visitors to Vagaro, an independent third-party booking provider. When you visit Vagaro or make an appointment, Vagaro may collect information such as:

• Your name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Appointment selections
• Account information
• Payment and transaction information
• Information you provide during the booking process

Vagaro processes this information according to its own privacy policy and terms. Serene Thara Bodywork does not control Vagaro's website, cookies, security practices, or independent use of information.

You may review Vagaro's privacy policy at: vagaro.com/privacy

Information may be used to:

• Operate and secure the website
• Respond to questions and messages
• Schedule and manage appointments
• Provide customer service
• Understand website traffic
• Improve our website and services
• Measure advertising performance
• Comply with legal obligations
• Prevent fraud, misuse, or security incidents

Information may be shared with service providers used to operate the website and business, including Google, Blogger, Google Analytics, Meta, Google Maps, and Vagaro.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, respond to lawful requests, protect our rights or safety, or investigate fraud or misuse.

We do not knowingly sell personal information in exchange for money. Certain advertising or analytics activities may be considered "sharing" under some privacy laws.

Cookies are small files placed on your device. Some cookies are necessary for website operation and security. Other cookies may be used for analytics, advertising, personalization, or third-party features.

You can restrict or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may cause some website features, including maps or booking tools, to work incorrectly.

Where legally required, we will request consent before activating nonessential advertising or analytics cookies.

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" setting. Because there is not one universally accepted technical standard for these signals, this website may not respond to every Do Not Track request. You may manage cookies and tracking through your browser settings and any consent controls provided on the website.

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for appointment management, customer service, business records, security, dispute resolution, and legal obligations.

We take reasonable measures to protect information, but no website, email service, or electronic transmission can be guaranteed completely secure.

This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13. A parent or legal guardian should contact us if they believe a child has provided personal information through this website.

You may contact us to ask about personal information that Serene Thara Bodywork directly maintains or to request correction or deletion where applicable.

Requests concerning information maintained by Google, Meta, Vagaro, or another independent provider should also be directed to that provider.

Contact: Serene Thara Bodywork — info@serenetharabodywork.com — (310) 876-6088
Location: Inside Salon Republic, Studio 811, Torrance, California

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

We may update this Privacy & Cookie Policy when our website, services, or legal obligations change. The revised policy will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

If you have questions about this policy or how Serene Thara Bodywork handles information, please contact: