Last updated: September 8, 2026
Mantra Academy ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services. We believe in full transparency — you deserve to know exactly what information we gather and why.
When you create an account or make a purchase:
To understand what resonates and improve your experience:
To help you track your journey and so we can improve our offerings:
The most personal information we hold. Your journal entries, reflection answers, and support messages are stored privately against your account and are never shown to other students. Reviews are the one exception — they are published:
When you ask for your Personal Insight letter at the end of a course, we send your first name, journal entries, reflection answers, practice record, and course review to Anthropic to write it. They are sent exactly as you wrote them — we do not anonymize them first, so any names you mentioned go too — and Anthropic does not use them to train its models. Your support messages are never part of that letter. See Third-Party Services for exactly what leaves our servers.
We use a small number of trusted third-party services to operate our platform. These services only access your information as needed to perform specific tasks on our behalf:
Supabase
Database hosting and user authentication
Stripe
Secure payment processing
Bunny.net
Content delivery for audio and media
Resend
Email delivery services
OpenAI
Vedic astrology (Jyotish) readings and personalized practice encouragement — we send your first name, practice progress, and birth details (if provided) to generate your reading. OpenAI does not use it to train its models.
Anthropic
Personal Insight letters and support ticket handling — when you ask for your letter after completing a course, we send your first name, journal entries, reflection answers, practice record, and course review (if you left one) to write it, exactly as you wrote them and not anonymized first; for support, we may use AI to classify and draft responses from your message and account context. Anthropic does not use any of it to train its models.
We do not use third-party analytics services like Google Analytics or Facebook Pixel. All of our analytics are first-party — your browsing data stays on our own servers and is never shared with advertising networks.
We use essential cookies to keep you logged in and remember your preferences. For analytics, we primarily use browser storage technologies (localStorage and sessionStorage) rather than traditional tracking cookies. Here's what that means for you:
Before you create an account, we assign a random visitor ID stored in your browser so we can provide a consistent experience across your visits. This identifier is not linked to your real-world identity.
When you create an account or sign in, we connect your earlier browsing activity to your new account so your preferences and progress carry over seamlessly.
We measure how you interact with our content — like how long you spend on a page and which features you use — to understand what's most helpful to you. Sessions are tracked with a timeout of 30 minutes of inactivity.
Our emails include small invisible images and tracked links so we can understand which content you find valuable. This helps us send you more of what you enjoy and less of what you don't. We also collect basic device and browser information when you open our emails.
You can manage browser storage and cookies through your browser settings at any time.
We retain your personal information and activity data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information — including browsing activity, practice history, and analytics data — within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal purposes.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information, including encryption in transit and at rest, secure authentication, and regular security audits. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.
No matter where you live, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:
To exercise any of these rights, reach out to us via the contact details at the bottom of this page. We'll respond within 30 days.
If you're a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and its amendments give you additional rights. Here's a clear picture of what we collect and why.
Identifiers
Examples: Name, email address, account ID, visitor ID, IP address
Why: To provide your account, deliver our services, and keep your experience consistent
Commercial Information
Examples: Purchase history, course enrollments, subscription details
Why: To process transactions and give you access to the content you purchased
Internet or Network Activity
Examples: Pages visited, time on page, referral source, email opens and clicks
Why: To understand what content you find most valuable and improve our offerings
Geolocation Data
Examples: General location derived from your IP address (city/region level)
Why: To help keep your account safe and optimize content delivery
Sensory Data
Examples: Audio/video listening activity, meditation session data, practice history
Why: To track your progress and help you pick up where you left off
User-Generated Content
Examples: Journal entries, lesson reflection answers, course reviews and ratings, support messages, and birth details if you choose to provide them
Why: To write your Personal Insight letter and Jyotish reading, publish the reviews you submit, and answer your support requests
We Do Not Sell or Share Your Personal Information
Mantra Academy does not sell your personal information to third parties, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We have not sold or shared personal information in the preceding 12 months. Your data is used solely to provide and improve your experience with us.
Email us at hello@mantra.academy or use our contact form. We'll verify your identity by confirming information associated with your account. You may also designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf — we will ask the agent to provide written proof of authorization.
If you're located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides you with additional protections. Here's how we handle your data under those rules.
Your data is stored on servers in the United States through our service providers (Supabase and Vercel). When you ask for a Personal Insight letter or a Jyotish reading, the information listed under Third-Party Services is also processed in the United States by Anthropic and OpenAI respectively. We rely on appropriate safeguards, including our providers' compliance with recognized data protection frameworks, to ensure your data is protected in accordance with GDPR standards.
If you believe we haven't handled your data appropriately, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority. We'd always appreciate the chance to address your concerns directly first — reach out to us at hello@mantra.academy.
Our services are not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us:
