Privacy Policy
1. WHO THIS COVERS
This Privacy Policy applies to Living Temple, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, and to Julie Anne Combest, its practitioner (together, "Living Temple," "we," "us," "I," or "me"). It covers: - The website at iamlivingtemple.com - Bodywork and myofascial release clients - Embodied Liberation coaching clients - Class, workshop, retreat, and intensive participants - Email list subscribers and anyone who contacts me
**Contact:** iamlivingtemple@gmail.com | (720) 325-0241 | 3285 Krameria Street, Denver, CO 80207
2. INFORMATION I COLLECT
2.1 Information You Give Me Directly
**Identity and contact information** — name, pronouns, email address, phone number, mailing address, emergency contact. **Health and body information** — the health history, medical conditions, medications, injuries, surgeries, pregnancy status, pain patterns, and physical history you provide on intake forms or tell me in session. This is necessary for me to work safely with your body. **Session information** — my treatment notes, coaching notes, what areas we worked, what surfaced, what we planned. **Personal and spiritual context** — what you share about your history, relationships, spiritual life, trauma history, goals, and inner work, whether in session, on a form, or by message. **Payment information** — I do not store your full card number. Payments are handled by Stripe, which processes and stores that data under its own privacy policy. I retain records of transactions: amount, date, service, and last four digits. **Program and event information** — dietary needs, accessibility needs, room preferences, travel details, and health disclosures for retreats and intensives. **Communications** — emails, texts, voice notes, form submissions, and messages between us. **Voluntary submissions** — testimonials, survey responses, and anything you send me.
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the website, standard technical information may be collected: IP address, browser type, device type, pages viewed, time spent, and referring site. This comes through my website platform and any analytics tools in use. [Wix Analytics, and Google Analytics.] The website uses cookies and similar technologies for functionality and, where applicable, analytics. You can control cookies through your browser settings; disabling them may affect how parts of the site work.
2.3 Information From Others If someone refers you and shares your contact information, or if you connect through a booking or social platform, I may receive information from them. I only ever act on it with your consent.
3. SENSITIVE INFORMATION AND A NOTE ABOUT HIPAA
Health information, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious and spiritual beliefs, and trauma history are sensitive categories, and I treat everything in Section 2.1 as sensitive by default.
**On HIPAA:** Living Temple is [a cash-based practice that does not bill insurance electronically and is therefore not a HIPAA "covered entity" / a HIPAA covered entity]. Regardless of that technical status, I am bound by Colorado law and by the professional and ethical obligations of my massage therapy license to keep your records confidential, and I apply HIPAA-level standards to how I store and handle your information as a matter of practice.
Coaching records are not medical records and are not protected by therapist-client privilege. Coaching is not licensed psychotherapy, so the legal privilege that attaches to communications with a licensed therapist does not attach here. I hold your coaching information in confidence as a matter of ethics and practice; I want you to know the legal distinction.
4. HOW I USE YOUR INFORMATION I use what I collect to: - Provide bodywork, coaching, classes, intensives, and retreats safely and well - Determine whether a service is appropriate for you and identify contraindications - Schedule, confirm, and remind you about appointments - Process payments and maintain business and tax records - Maintain the clinical and session records my license and good practice require - Communicate with you about your care, your program, and logistics - Send newsletters, offerings, and community announcements — only if you have opted in - Improve the website and understand which offerings serve people - Meet legal, licensing, tax, and insurance obligations
**I do not use your health information, session content, or personal story for marketing.** Nothing you tell me becomes content without your separate written permission.
5. HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS SHARED
**I do not sell your personal information. I never have and I will not.**
Your information is shared only in these circumstances:
5.1 Service Providers I use third-party tools to run this practice. Each accesses only what it needs and is bound by its own privacy terms: | Purpose | Provider | |---|---| | Website hosting | [Wix ] | | Scheduling and booking | [Vagaro and MyBodyMap] | | Payment processing and recurring membership billing | Stripe | | Email marketing | [MailerLite] | | Video sessions | [Zoom / other] | | Forms and intake | [MyBodyMap and Vagaro] | | File storage and backup | [GoogleDocs] | |
5.2 With Your Written Permission I share information with other providers — your therapist, physician, or another bodyworker — only when you give me written authorization, and only what that authorization covers.
5.3 Legal Requirements and Limits of Confidentiality Confidentiality has limits set by law. I may be required to disclose information: - In response to a valid subpoena, court order, or lawful request from a regulatory body - To report suspected abuse or neglect of a child or an at-risk adult or elder, as required by Colorado law - Where there is a serious and imminent threat of harm to you or to an identifiable other person - To defend against a legal or licensing claim you bring - To my professional liability insurer or attorney, who are themselves bound by confidentiality Where I am required to disclose, I disclose the minimum necessary and, where I am permitted to, I tell you first.
5.4 Business Transfer If this practice is ever sold, merged, or transferred, client records may transfer as part of it. You would be notified and given the option to request your records or ask that they be destroyed.
6. HOW LONG I KEEP YOUR INFORMATION -
**Clinical and session records:** 7 years from the date of your last appointment. - **Records for clients who were minors:** 7 years from the date of the last appointment, or until 7 years after the client turns 18, whichever is later. - **Financial and tax records:** 7 years, as tax law requires. - **Email list data:** until you unsubscribe or ask for removal. - **Website analytics:** per the retention settings of the tools in use. After the retention period, records are destroyed securely — shredded on paper, permanently deleted from digital storage.
7. HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS PROTECTED
Digital records are stored in password-protected, [encrypted] systems with two-factor authentication where available - Paper records, where they exist, are kept in a locked location - Devices are password-protected and encrypted - I limit who has access: [I am the only person with access to client records] - Video sessions use [Zoom] with waiting rooms and passcodes enabled No system is perfectly secure. If a breach ever affects your personal information, I will notify you and the appropriate authorities as Colorado law requires.
**Please note:** email and text messages are not encrypted end-to-end. Communicating with me by those channels carries some risk. Please avoid sending detailed health information by text.
8. YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES You may, at any time: - **Access** your records and request a copy - **Correct** information that is inaccurate or incomplete - **Request deletion** of your information, subject to the records I am legally required to retain - **Withdraw consent** to a specific use or disclosure - **Unsubscribe** from emails using the link in any email or by writing to me - **Request a portable copy** of your data in a common electronic format - **Ask questions** about anything in this policy Write to iamlivingtemple@gmail.com. I respond within 3 business days and fulfill valid requests within 30 days. I may need to verify your identity first. Exercising these rights never affects the care you receive. **Colorado residents.** The Colorado Privacy Act gives Colorado consumers rights of access, correction, deletion, portability, and opt-out of targeted advertising and profiling. Living Temple honors these rights for all clients regardless of whether the Act's thresholds apply to a practice of this size. **Residents of other states.** California, Virginia, Connecticut, and other states grant similar rights. If your state gives you rights beyond what this policy describes, write to me and I will honor them.
9. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY This website and my email list are not directed to children under 13, and I do not knowingly collect information from them online. Clients under 18 may be seen in person only with the written consent of a parent or legal guardian, who must remain present for the session. Information about a minor client is collected only with that written consent, is held to every standard described in this policy, and is accessible to the consenting parent or guardian. If you believe a child's information has been collected through the website, write to me and I will delete it.
10. THIRD-PARTY LINKS The website and my emails may link to other sites — collaborators, resources, booking platforms. Their privacy practices are their own, and I encourage you to read their policies.
11. CLIENTS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES Living Temple operates in the United States, and your information is stored and processed here. Privacy law in the U.S. may differ from the law where you live. If you engage services from outside the U.S., you consent to that transfer and processing. If you are in the UK or EU, write to me about your rights under GDPR and I will honor them.
12. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY I may update this policy. The current version, with its effective date, is always at iamlivingtemple.com/privacy-policy. If a change materially affects how your information is handled, I will notify active clients and email subscribers directly.
13. CONTACT Questions, requests, concerns — all welcome. Julie Anne Combest — Living Temple, LLC 3285 Krameria Street Denver, CO 80207 (720) 325-0241 iamlivingtemple@gmail.com