Last updated: September 2026
Beyond the Breath respects your privacy and is committed to handling your personal information responsibly and in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 (New Zealand).
This privacy statement explains what personal information we may collect, why we collect it, how we use and protect it, and your rights regarding your information.
Beyond the Breath is operated by Tineke Robson.
If you have any questions about how your personal information is handled, or would like to access or correct your information, please contact:
Beyond the Breath
Email: hello@beyondthebreath.co.nz
Depending on how you interact with Beyond the Breath, we may collect information such as:
We only collect information that is reasonably necessary for the purposes described below.
We may collect personal information when you:
Some technical information may also be collected automatically when you visit our website, depending on the website platform, cookies and other services in use.
We collect and use personal information where it is reasonably necessary to:
We will not collect personal information for purposes that are unrelated to the reason it was provided.
Some Beyond the Breath services may involve information about your health, wellbeing, physical activity, breathing experience or other circumstances that may be relevant to participation.
Where you choose to provide this information, it will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided, such as helping us determine whether a session or activity is appropriate for you and helping us provide our services safely.
Please do not provide information that is not reasonably necessary for your participation or care.
Providing personal information is generally voluntary.
However, certain information may be necessary for us to provide a particular service. For example, we may need your name and contact details to manage a booking or communicate with you about a session.
If you choose not to provide information that is necessary for a particular service, we may not be able to provide that service.
We do not sell or rent your personal information.
We may share information with trusted third-party service providers where this is reasonably necessary to operate Beyond the Breath or provide a service to you. This may include providers used for:
These providers may process information on our behalf and may be located in New Zealand or overseas.
We will only share information where there is a legitimate reason to do so and will take reasonable steps to ensure that your information is handled appropriately.
We may also disclose information where required or authorised by law.
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from loss, unauthorised access, use, modification or disclosure.
However, no method of storing or transmitting information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
We will only retain personal information for as long as it is reasonably required for the purpose for which it was collected, or where we are required to retain it by law.
When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete or dispose of it.
Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to help the website function, understand how visitors use the site, improve the website and provide certain features.
The specific cookies and analytics services used may depend on our website platform and the services we choose to use.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Some website features may not work correctly if certain cookies are disabled.
Where third-party analytics or other tracking services are used, their own privacy policies may also apply.
If you choose to subscribe to communications from Beyond the Breath, we may use your name and email address to send you information about workshops, coaching, events, news or other Beyond the Breath services.
You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time, usually by using the unsubscribe link provided in the email or by contacting us directly.
We will not use your email address for unrelated marketing without an appropriate basis to do so.
Under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020, you have rights relating to your personal information.
You may request:
You can make a request by contacting:
We may need to verify your identity before providing access to personal information.
We will respond to requests within the timeframes required by law.
If you have concerns about how Beyond the Breath has handled your personal information, please contact us first so that we can try to resolve the issue. You also have the right to make a complaint to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner if you believe your privacy rights have not been respected.
More information is available from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner at privacy.org.nz.
We may update this privacy statement from time to time to reflect changes to our services, website or privacy practices, or changes in applicable law.
The latest version will always be published on this website.
Beyond the Breath
Tineke Robson
hello@beyondthebreath.co.nz