PRIVACY NOTICE

This Privacy Notice sets out the details of how Mama Bear Yourself (“we”, “us”, “our”) as data controller, collects and processes your personal data obtained directly from you, or through our website located at www.mamabearyourself.com, or our other online platforms and social media channels which, for the purposes of this privacy notice, shall be collectively referred to as ("the Website").

For the purposes of this Privacy Notice, personal data shall mean any information that can be used to identify an individual whether directly or indirectly (“Personal Data”).

Please read through the content of this Privacy Notice carefully and ensure that you understand it. If you do not understand the content of this Privacy Notice or do not accept or agree with it then you must stop using the Website and/ or accessing our other online platforms, social media groups and any other associated groups or pages immediately. If you have already provided us with any Personal Data, then you must contact us immediately.

By accessing the Website and providing us with your Personal Data you are warranting that you are over 18 years of age. This Website is directed to individuals who are at least 18 years of age. The Website is not intended to be used by anyone under the age of 18 and we do not collect any Personal Data or information from anyone under 18 years of age in compliance.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or require more information concerning our privacy and data protection practices, please contact us at support@mamabearyourself.com. 

What personal data do we process, why do we process it, and how do we collect it

We may process Personal Data that you provide to us by subscribing to a newsletter or email list, requesting information through a contact form, or by any other communication via email, text or through our Website. 

We may also process your Personal Data through the use of cookies or other tracking software on our Website. Please refer to our separate cookie policy for further information. 

We may also process Personal Data received from third parties such as Facebook, Instagram, Google, Paypal or other information, analytic or advertising providers or other search or payment processing services.  

When we process your Personal Data we will comply with relevant data protection laws and principles such as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”), which means that your data will be used lawfully, fairly and in a transparent way, kept securely and only for as long as necessary for the purposes we have told you about.

We shall only collect and process your Personal Data for purposes that are clearly outlined prior to you providing us with your data, or for a legitimate reason. 

Whenever we process your Personal Data we do so on the basis of a lawful condition this will either be because you have given your consent for us to process your Personal Data, where we are under a contractual or legal obligation, or where it is in our legitimate interests to do so.

We do not carry out automated decision making or any type of automated profiling.

The types of Personal Data which we process will vary depending on your own specific circumstances but typically can include:

• Personal Information: which may include your name, date of birth, email address, phone number, business contact details, correspondence address, IP address. We shall process this data for the purposes of communicating with you and keeping our records on the lawful grounds of legitimate interest;
  
  

• Customer or Client Information: should you purchase goods and/or services from us then we may process information in connection with your purchase, and the supply of that purchase, as well as keeping appropriate records. Such information may include your Personal Information, billing     address, delivery address, credit card or other payment details and we shall process it on contractual grounds;

• User Information: this may include comments or statements that you may make or post via our Website, online platforms or social media channels, images, documents or videos that you share on or through our Website or through any of our pages or other online platforms, and information concerning your use of our Website or other online platforms such as your browser information, pixel ID, page views, pages visited, number of visits and where appropriate log-in details. We shall process this information to analyze and monitor usage and content of our Website and other     platforms and channels to ensure the content is relevant to you, to support our administration and record keeping requirements, and to maintain security of our systems on legitimate interest grounds;

• Promotional Information: this may include information you provide in connection with any promotions, marketing, or advertising from us or our third parties. We shall use this information to provide relevant offers and advertisements, competitions and promotions and other free resources and to monitor our promotional activity, keep records and compile analytics on legitimate interest grounds.

We may also process your Personal Data to deliver or send relevant advertisements to you through our Website and to analyze the success and effectiveness of such adverts for our legitimate interest purposes of promoting and growing our business. 

Where we contact you through email, we shall ensure that our emails clearly display the location of the sender and include clear options for you to opt-out from receiving contact from us in accordance with the CAN-SPAM Act.

Special Category Data

We do not collect any special category data about you. This is data relating to your health, race or ethnicity, political opinion, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, genetics, biometrics, sex life or sexual orientation. We do not process any data relating to criminal offenses and convictions.

Disclosure of Personal Data

We may use any of the following external service providers to support our business and may share your Personal Data with those third parties:

• Instagram;

• Facebook;

• Google;

• Paypal;

• Stripe;

We understand that all of these third parties have appropriate technical and security processes in place to protect your data.

We may also share your Personal Data as follows:

• where it is necessary for external service providers who have been engaged by us to assist in the provision of services to our clients and customers;

• where it is required by our professional support teams;

• where we are required by a government body or legal obligation or to protect our rights;

• where it is required in connection with the sale or purchase of any business or assets;

Where we have outsourced a function or activity to an external service provider, we will only disclose Personal Data that the service provider needs to undertake that function or activity, and we require external service providers to agree to keep your Personal Data secure in accordance with the relevant law.

We agree not to share your Personal Data with any third party for that third party’s marketing purposes unless we have obtained your consent to do so. 

Transfer of Personal Data

Our Website is located within the United States of America and your data will be processed in the United States of America. We comply with the Internet laws applicable to that country. 

Data Security

We take the protection of your Personal Data seriously and have taken suitable and reasonable steps to protect the Personal Data we hold from misuse, loss, unauthorized access, and any modification or disclosure. 

We limit access to your Personal Data to those employees, agents, contractor or third parties who have a business need to know.  They will only process your Data on our instructions and must keep it confidential.

If you are submitting Personal Data over the internet that you wish to remain private, please note that while attempts are made to secure information transmitted to this site, there are inherent risks in transmitting information across the internet. If you prefer, we can arrange for you to submit your Personal Data through alternative means. Please contact us to discuss alternative methods. 

Data Retention

We will not keep your Personal Data for longer than is required with regard to the purpose for which it was collected by us or provided by you including any legal or record keeping requirements and will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your Personal Data when it is no longer required.

Confidentiality

We aim to keep the Confidential Information that you share with us confidential. Please note that we may disclose such Confidential Information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that: (1) such action is necessary to protect and defend our rights or property or those of our users or licensees, (2) to act as immediately necessary in order to protect the personal safety or rights of our users or the public, or (3) to investigate or respond to any real or perceived violation of this Privacy Policy or of our Disclaimer, Terms of Use, or any other terms or agreement with us.

Passwords

To use certain features of the Website or its content, you may need a username and password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the username and password, and you are responsible for all activities, whether by you or by others, that occur under your username or password and within your account. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your username, password or account information. If you share your username or password with others, they may be able to obtain access to your Personal Data at your own risk.

You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized or improper use of your username or password or any other breach of security. To help protect against unauthorized or improper use, make sure that you log out at the end of each session requiring your username and password.

We will use our best efforts to keep your username and password(s) private and will not otherwise share your password(s) without your consent, except as necessary when the law requires it or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary, particularly when disclosure is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to others or interfering with our rights or property.

Notification of Changes

We may use your Personal Data, such as your contact information, to inform you of changes to the Website or its content, or, if requested, to send you additional information about us. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify or otherwise alter our Website, its content and this Privacy Policy at any time. Such changes and/or modifications shall become effective immediately upon posting our updated Privacy Policy. Please review this Privacy Policy periodically. Continued use of any of information obtained through or on the Website or its content following the posting of changes and/or modifications constituted acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. Should there be a material change to our Privacy Policy, we will contact you via email or by a prominent note on our Website.

Data Controller and Processors

We are the data controllers as we are collecting and using your Personal Data.  We use trusted third parties as our data processors for technical and organizational purposes, including for payments and email marketing. We use reasonable efforts to make sure our data processors are GDPR- compliant.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Mama Bear Yourself

Email address: support@mamabearyourself.com

Updated July 2025