Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 1, 2026

At Gift of Health, we respect your privacy and want you to feel confident about how your personal information is handled.

This Privacy Policy explains how Gift of Health collects, uses, protects, and manages personal information when you visit giftofhealth.org, purchase our products or programs, register for a course, communicate with us, or otherwise interact with Gift of Health.

By using our website or services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Who We Are

Gift of Health is an educational wellness organization based in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Our website is:

giftofhealth.org

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, you can contact us using the contact information provided on our website.

2. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with the Gift of Health.

Information you provide directly

When you purchase a product, register for a course, sign up for our emails, contact us, or participate in one of our programs, we may collect information such as:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Mailing address
  • Telephone number
  • Account and login information
  • Billing information
  • Course or program registration information
  • Communications you send to us
  • Feedback, reviews, testimonials, photographs, or other content you voluntarily provide

You may also choose to provide information about your health, lifestyle, goals, or experiences when participating in certain Gift of Health programs or communicating with us.

You are not required to provide personal information simply to browse our website.

Information collected automatically

When you visit giftofhealth.org, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device information
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited
  • Date and time of visits
  • Referring websites
  • General website usage information

Some of this information may be collected through cookies or similar technologies.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information to:

  • Process purchases and payments
  • Provide access to courses, programs, products, and services
  • Create and manage accounts
  • Send purchase and program-related communications
  • Respond to questions and requests
  • Provide customer support
  • Deliver course materials and resources
  • Send newsletters and marketing communications where permitted
  • Administer events, programs, promotions, and community activities
  • Improve our website, courses, products, and services
  • Understand how people use our website
  • Maintain website and account security
  • Prevent fraud or unauthorized activity
  • Comply with legal and regulatory requirements

We aim to collect and use personal information only for reasonable and appropriate purposes.

4. Payment Information — Stripe

Gift of Health uses Stripe to process payments for purchases made through our website.

When you make a purchase, payment information is submitted to Stripe for processing.

Gift of Health does not need to store your complete credit card number or security code on our own systems in order to process your payment.

Stripe may collect and process personal and payment information in accordance with its own privacy policy and terms.

For more information about how Stripe handles personal information, please review Stripe's privacy documentation.

5. Course Information — Xperiencify

Gift of Health uses Xperiencify to deliver and manage certain online courses and educational programs.

When you register for a course, information such as your name and email address may be provided to Xperiencify so that your account can be created and your course access can be delivered.

Xperiencify may process information relating to your use of the course platform, including course participation and progress.

Your use of the Xperiencify platform may also be subject to Xperiencify's own terms and privacy practices.

6. Email — Gmail

Gift of Health uses Gmail, provided by Google, for business email communications.

If you communicate with us by email, your messages and contact information may be stored and processed through Google's systems.

We may retain email communications as reasonably necessary to respond to inquiries, provide customer service, maintain business records, or meet legal obligations.

7. Marketing Emails

If you sign up to receive communications from Gift of Health, we may send you:

  • Educational information
  • Recipes
  • Newsletters
  • Program information
  • Course announcements
  • Special offers
  • Gift of Health news and updates

You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe option included in the email or by contacting us.

Please note that even if you unsubscribe from marketing emails, we may still send essential communications relating to purchases, accounts, courses, transactions, or services you have requested.

8. Cookies & Website Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies may help us:

  • Remember preferences
  • Understand how visitors use the website
  • Improve website functionality
  • Analyze website performance
  • Understand which content is useful to visitors
  • Support certain website features

You may be able to manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.

Disabling certain cookies may affect how some parts of the website function.

9. Information Shared With Service Providers

Gift of Health may share personal information with trusted service providers where reasonably necessary to operate our business and provide services to you.

These may include:

  • Stripe — payment processing
  • Xperiencify — course delivery and management
  • Google/Gmail — email and business communications
  • Website hosting and technical service providers
  • Other providers necessary to operate our website, programs, or services

We do not sell your personal information.

Service providers may process information in countries outside Canada. Where this occurs, information may be subject to the laws of those jurisdictions.

10. Health & Lifestyle Information

Gift of Health is a wellness education organization, and participants may voluntarily share information about their health, lifestyle, goals, progress, or experiences.

For example, you may choose to tell us about:

  • Your lifestyle goals
  • Your eating habits
  • Your physical activity
  • Your sleep
  • Your health experiences
  • Your progress through a program

Please consider carefully what information you choose to share.

In particular, we encourage you not to post highly personal or sensitive health information in public areas or group discussions where other participants may be able to see it.

Gift of Health will use information provided to us for the purposes for which it was provided and in accordance with applicable privacy requirements.

11. Testimonials & Stories

Gift of Health may invite participants to voluntarily provide testimonials, stories, photographs, videos, or other feedback about their experience.

We will seek appropriate permission before using identifiable testimonials or other submitted content for promotional or marketing purposes.

If you do not want your story or image used publicly, please let us know.

12. Community & Group Programs

Some Gift of Health programs may include private groups, online communities, live sessions, or discussion forums.

Information you voluntarily share in these environments may be visible to other participants.

Please do not share personal information that you would not want other participants to see.

Gift of Health cannot guarantee that information voluntarily posted in a group environment will remain confidential because other participants may copy, save, or share information outside the group.

13. How We Protect Your Information

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, disclosure, or alteration.

However, no online system or electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You are also responsible for protecting your account credentials and passwords.

14. How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including:

  • Providing products and services
  • Maintaining course and account records
  • Responding to inquiries
  • Maintaining appropriate business and financial records
  • Resolving disputes
  • Meeting legal or regulatory obligations

When information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to securely delete, destroy, or anonymize it where appropriate.

15. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights regarding the personal information we hold about you.

These may include the ability to:

  • Request access to personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Ask questions about how your information is collected or used
  • Withdraw consent where applicable
  • Request deletion of information where permitted by law

Some requests may be subject to legal or other reasonable limitations.

To make a privacy request, please contact us using the information provided below.

16. Privacy Questions or Concerns

If you have a question, concern, or complaint about how Gift of Health handles your personal information, please contact us first.

We will make reasonable efforts to investigate and address your concern.

Gift of Health
Website: giftofhealth.org
Privacy Contact: Dr. Arjun Rayapudi, Dr. Shobha Rayapudi,
Email: support@giftofhealth.org

If your concern cannot be resolved, you may also have the right to contact the applicable Canadian privacy regulator.

17. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties.

Those websites have their own privacy policies and practices.

Gift of Health is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites.

We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit.

18. Children's Privacy

Gift of Health may offer programs, workshops, or activities specifically for children and youth.

When delivering a children's program, we may collect information needed to register and safely provide the program, including:

  • Child's name and age
  • Parent or guardian's name and contact information
  • Emergency contact information, where appropriate
  • Dietary restrictions, food allergies, or accessibility needs, where relevant
  • Other information reasonably necessary to administer the program

We will only collect information that is reasonably necessary for the program and will handle it in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable privacy laws.

Where required, we will obtain consent from a parent or legal guardian before collecting, using, or sharing a child's personal information.

Parents or guardians may contact Gift of Health with questions about their child's information or to request access to or correction of that information, subject to applicable law.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, technology, business practices, or legal requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

20. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how Gift of Health handles personal information, please contact us.

Gift of Health

313 Main St

Burin, NL A0E1E0, Canada
Website - giftofhealth.org

Email: support@giftofhealth.org