Last updated: 16. 5. 2026
Welcome to www.predrag-nikic.eu (the “Site”).
This Privacy Policy explains how Prof. Predrag Nikić, Ph.D. (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, stores and protects personal data when you visit this website, contact us, register for our courses, retreats or services, purchase services through our website, or interact with our online content.
We process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and applicable Czech data protection laws.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and processing your personal data in accordance with applicable European data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Data Controller
Prof. Predrag Nikić, Ph.D.
Štěpánov 7
583 01 Bezděkov
Czech Republic
ID: 08359105
Email: yogalight.eu@gmail.com
Website: https://predrag-nikic.eu/
For any questions about this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact us at:
Email: yogalight.eu@gmail.com
2. Personal Data We Collect
We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:
2.1 Personal data you provide directly
When you contact us, register for a course or retreat, make a purchase, create an account, or complete a form on the Site, we may collect:
– first and last name;
– email address;
– telephone number, if provided;
– billing address;
– company or business details, if provided;
– order and registration details;
– payment-related information;
– information submitted through contact forms;
– communication history;
– any other information you voluntarily provide.
2.2 WooCommerce orders and payments
When you purchase or register for services through our website, we use WooCommerce to process orders and manage checkout.
For this purpose, we may process:
– your name and surname;
– billing address;
– email address;
– phone number, if provided;
– order details;
– selected product, course, retreat or service;
– payment status;
– transaction references;
– customer account information, if you create an account;
– IP address and browser/device information necessary for fraud prevention, security and order processing.
Payments may be processed by third-party payment providers integrated into WooCommerce, such as Stripe and PayPal.
We do not intentionally store full payment card details on our website. Payment card information is processed by the relevant payment service provider according to its own security and privacy standards.
2.3 Automatically collected technical data
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:
– IP address;
– browser type and version;
– operating system;
– device type;
– pages visited;
– date and time of access;
– referring website;
– approximate location derived from technical data;
– cookie identifiers and similar technologies, depending on your consent settings.
This information helps us operate the Site, maintain security, understand how visitors use the website and improve user experience.
2.4 Cookies and similar technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Some cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function. Other cookies may be used for preferences, statistics, analytics, marketing or advertising, only where legally permitted and, where required, based on your consent.
You can manage your cookie choices through the cookie consent banner on the Site. You can also change or withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings available on the website.
3. Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing
We process personal data for the following purposes and on the following legal bases:
Purpose: Operating and securing the website
Personal data: IP address, technical logs, browser/device data
Legal basis: Legitimate interest in operating, securing and maintaining the Site
Purpose: Responding to contact form submissions and inquiries
Personal data: name, email address, message content, communication history
Legal basis: Legitimate interest in responding to inquiries; where the inquiry concerns a possible service, pre-contractual steps
Purpose: Course, retreat and service registration
Personal data: name, contact details, selected service, registration details
Legal basis: Performance of a contract or steps prior to entering into a contract
Purpose: WooCommerce order processing
Personal data: billing details, order details, payment status, customer account data
Legal basis: Performance of a contract
Purpose: Payment processing
Personal data: transaction details, payment status, billing information
Legal basis: Performance of a contract; legal obligation where accounting or tax records are required
Purpose: Accounting, tax and legal compliance
Personal data: invoices, order records, payment information, billing data
Legal basis: Legal obligation
Purpose: Website analytics
Personal data: cookie identifiers, IP address, usage data, device/browser information
Legal basis: Consent, where required by law
Purpose: Advertising and Google AdSense
Personal data: cookies, advertising identifiers, usage data, device/browser information
Legal basis: Consent, where required by law
Purpose: Embedded content, video content and social media links
Personal data: technical data and interaction data processed by third-party platforms
Legal basis: Consent where required; otherwise legitimate interest in presenting educational and informational content
Purpose: Direct communication with existing customers about related services
Personal data: name, email address, communication history
Legal basis: Legitimate interest, unless consent is required by applicable law
Purpose: Newsletter or marketing emails, if activated
Personal data: name, email address, subscription preferences
Legal basis: Consent
Purpose: Protection of legal claims and dispute resolution
Personal data: relevant order, communication, billing and transaction data
Legal basis: Legitimate interest; legal obligation where applicable
4. Google AdSense and Advertising Cookies
If Google AdSense is active on this website, third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or to other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
Where required by law, advertising cookies and personalized ads will only be used after you have given your consent through the cookie consent mechanism on the Site.
Google and other advertising technology partners may process personal data for ad personalization, ad measurement, frequency capping, fraud prevention, security and reporting.
For users in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, we aim to use a Google-certified Consent Management Platform integrated with the IAB Europe Transparency and Consent Framework where required for Google advertising services.
5. Google Analytics
If Google Analytics is active on the Site, we use it to understand how visitors interact with our website, which pages are visited, and how the Site can be improved.
Google Analytics may process technical data such as IP address, device information, browser information, visited pages, session duration and interaction data.
Where legally required, Google Analytics cookies are used only after your consent.
6. Embedded Content and Third-Party Media
The Site may include embedded content, such as videos, maps, social media links or external media from platforms including YouTube, Vimeo, Google, Meta/Facebook, Instagram or similar providers.
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those third-party websites directly. These third parties may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you are logged into an account with that third-party service.
Where required, such content will only be loaded after consent.
7. WooCommerce, Customer Accounts and Checkout
Our website may allow you to purchase courses, retreats, trainings or other services using WooCommerce.
During checkout and order processing, we collect and process information necessary to:
– receive and process your order;
– issue order confirmations;
– manage customer accounts, if enabled;
– process payments;
– provide purchased services;
– communicate with you about your order;
– comply with accounting and tax obligations;
– prevent fraud and maintain website security.
If you create a customer account, we may store your name, email address, billing information and order history so that you can access your account and manage future purchases.
You may request deletion of your customer account, subject to our legal obligations to retain accounting, tax or transaction records.
8. Who We Share Personal Data With
We may share personal data with trusted service providers only where necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
These may include:
– website hosting providers;
– WordPress and WooCommerce service providers;
– payment service providers;
– accounting and tax advisors;
– email and SMTP providers;
– security, backup and anti-spam providers;
– analytics providers such as Google Analytics, if active;
– advertising providers such as Google AdSense, if active;
– video hosting providers such as YouTube or Vimeo;
– cookie consent / CMP providers;
– IT support providers;
– public authorities where required by law.
We do not sell personal data.
9. International Data Transfers
Some of our service providers may process personal data outside the European Economic Area.
Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, we rely on appropriate safeguards, such as:
– adequacy decisions adopted by the European Commission;
– the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, where applicable;
– Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission;
– additional technical and organizational safeguards where required.
10. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and to comply with legal, accounting, tax and contractual obligations.
Indicative retention periods are:
– contact form inquiries: up to 24 months after the last communication, unless a longer period is necessary for legal or contractual reasons;
– course, retreat and service registration data: for the duration of the service and for the period necessary to handle follow-up communication, legal claims or accounting obligations;
– WooCommerce order records: for the period required by applicable accounting and tax laws;
– invoices and accounting records: for the period required under applicable Czech accounting and tax legislation;
– customer account data: for as long as the account remains active, unless deletion is requested and no legal retention obligation applies;
– newsletter consent records: until consent is withdrawn, plus a reasonable period necessary to document previous consent;
– cookie consent records: according to the settings of the cookie consent tool;
– technical security logs: usually up to 90 days, unless longer retention is necessary for security, fraud prevention or legal claims;
– analytics data: according to the retention settings of the analytics tool.
When personal data is no longer needed, it will be deleted, anonymized or securely archived where legally required.
11. Your Rights Under GDPR
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
– the right to access your personal data;
– the right to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
– the right to request deletion of your personal data;
– the right to restrict processing;
– the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests;
– the right to object to direct marketing;
– the right to data portability;
– the right to withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent;
– the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
To exercise your rights, please contact us at:
Email: yogalight.eu@gmail.com
We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.
12. Right to Withdraw Consent
Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
You can withdraw or change cookie consent through the cookie settings available on the Site.
13. Right to Lodge a Complaint
If you believe that your personal data has been processed unlawfully, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority.
For the Czech Republic, the supervisory authority is:
Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů
Pplk. Sochora 727/27
170 00 Praha 7
Czech Republic
Email: posta@uoou.gov.cz
Website: www.uoou.gov.cz
14. Children’s Data
Our website and services are primarily intended for adults.
If a child or minor participates in a family yoga retreat, educational activity or related service, personal data concerning the child should be provided only by a parent or legal guardian and only to the extent necessary for the organization and safe provision of the service.
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children for marketing purposes.
15. Automated Decision-Making and Profiling
We do not use automated decision-making within the meaning of Article 22 GDPR.
If Google AdSense or other advertising tools are active, advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies for ad personalization and audience measurement, subject to your consent where required by law.
16. Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
These measures may include secure hosting, access controls, software updates, backups, security plugins, encrypted connections and limited access to personal data.
However, no method of transmission or storage over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
17. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to external websites, social media pages or third-party platforms.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external websites you visit.
18. Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, website functionality, legal obligations, technology, cookies, analytics tools or advertising services.
The “Last updated” date at the top of this page indicates when this Privacy Policy was last revised.
19. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we process personal data, please contact us:
Prof. Predrag Nikić, Ph.D.
Štěpánov 7
583 01 Bezděkov
Czech Republic
Email: yogalight.eu@gmail.com
Website: www.predrag-nikic.eu