Privacy Policy
Effective date: November 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how the Bhávaná Buddhista Egyesület ("we", "our", or "the Association") collects, uses and protects personal data when you visit our website, contact us, or participate in our programs and travels. It reflects the information and practice published on bhavanautazas.hu/privacy-policy.
1. Data controller
Name: Bhávaná Buddhista Egyesület
Registered office: 7400 Kaposvár, Dr. Kovács Sebestény Gyula u. 8/a.
Registration number: 4419
Court of registration: Kaposvári Törvényszék Cégbírósága
Tax number: 18940190-1-14
Phone: +36 70 602 9508
Email: attisardi@gmail.com
Data Protection Officer
Name: Sárdi Attila
Phone: +36 70 602 9508
All personal emails and contact messages are stored securely and deleted no later than 3 years after submission, unless a different retention period applies by law.
2. What data we collect
We collect the personal information necessary for registration, communication and service delivery. This may include:
Name, address, phone number, email address, passport number (when required for travel)
Technical data (IP address, browser type, device information, log data)
Cookies and analytics data
Program-specific data such as dietary or health requests, if you provide them voluntarily
We do not collect sensitive personal data unless you expressly provide it for a specific purpose.
3. Cookies
Cookies collect information about visitors and their devices, remember user settings, and help deliver a smoother user experience. The site uses session cookies that expire when you close your browser and third-party analytics cookies (e.g. Google Analytics) used for statistical purposes. You can delete or block cookies from your browser at any time.
4. Purposes and retention
We process personal data for clear and limited purposes, including:
Contact and booking management for organising journeys and events — retention: 1 year for contact data unless otherwise required by law.
Newsletter and marketing communications (with consent) — retained until consent is withdrawn or for a maximum of 3 years.
5. Legal basis
Data processing is based on one or more of the following lawful bases:
Consent (e.g. newsletter subscription)
Contractual necessity (e.g. bookings and participation)
Legal obligations (e.g. accounting and tax rules)
Legitimate interests (e.g. maintaining community communication)
Processing principles comply with relevant Hungarian and EU legislation, including:
Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information (Infotv.)
GDPR (EU) 2016/679
Act V of 2013 (Civil Code)
Accounting Act C of 2000
Act LIII of 2017 (anti-money laundering) and other applicable laws.
6. Where data is stored
Personal data may be recorded automatically by our systems (e.g. log files, technical data) or submitted by you (contact forms, registrations). Automatically collected technical data is not combined with other personal data unless required by law. Access to stored data is restricted to authorised personnel of the Association.
7. Transfers & third parties
Where necessary, we may share personal data with service providers (e.g. payment processors, mailing platforms, accommodation or flight suppliers) acting on our behalf under data processing agreements. We do not sell or rent personal data. When transfers outside the EEA are necessary (for travel arrangements), we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.
8. Your rights
You have the following rights under GDPR regarding your personal data:
Right to information and access
Right to rectification
Right to erasure (subject to limitations)
Right to restriction of processing
Right to data portability
Right to object
Right to withdraw consent at any time
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
To exercise any right, contact us at attisardi@gmail.com or by phone at +36 70 602 9508. We will respond to requests within one month.
Supervisory authority
National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH)
Address: 1125 Budapest, Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor 22/C. Mailing address: 1530 Budapest, Pf.: 5.
Phone: +36 1 391 1400 • Email: ugyfelszolgalat@naih.hu • Website: www.naih.hu
9. Other provisions
For data processing not covered in this Policy, we will provide specific information at the time of data collection. We may be required by authorities (courts, prosecutors, investigative bodies, regulatory authorities) to disclose personal data when legally obliged to do so; in such cases we disclose only the data strictly necessary for the purpose indicated by the requesting authority.
Contact
For questions or requests related to data protection, please contact:
Email: attisardi@gmail.com
Phone: +36 70 602 9508
IMPORTANT! THE SPIRITUAL PATHS OF THE BHAVANAH SANGHA
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Participation Framework and Nature
This program is not a tour organized by a travel agency but an intimate, community-oriented, and spiritual journey. We visit sacred places together that are the sources of teachings—places where these teachings were born and remain alive today.
1. Nature of the Organization and the Bhávaná Association's Mission:
The Bhávaná Buddhist Association is not a travel agency but a civil organization whose goals are:
In this spirit, the Association organizes spiritual and community study trips and programs to facilitate deepening—not for commercial purposes but with the intention of raising awareness, self-knowledge, and learning.
The organization is conducted by a representative appointed by the Association, Attila András Sárdi, acting on its behalf as a volunteer.
2. Practical and Financial Conditions of Participation:
Participation involves several independent financial steps. The Bhávaná Association does not sell travel packages; costs are settled separately among the parties involved.
3. Cancellation Policy.
4. Application Statement.
”I accept the participation conditions and acknowledge that the Bhávaná Association is not a travel agency. I will settle the participation fees separately with partners and at my own responsibility. I transfer the deposit to Attila Sárdi, the appointed representative of the Association. I understand that the deposit is non-refundable.”