Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 16, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how The Alchemist LLC, doing business as The Alchemist and through the work of Sarah Elkhaldy (“The Alchemist,” “Sarah Elkhaldy,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), collects, uses, and protects information when you visit or interact with this website (the “Website”).

This Website provides information about Sarah Elkhaldy’s work as an author, teacher, speaker, and creator, including her writing, educational content, appearances, events and retreats, media projects, Gaia programming, and forthcoming book, The Book of the Body.

By using the Website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect only the information reasonably necessary to operate the Website, communicate with our audience, provide requested information or services, and understand how the Website is used.

Information You Provide to Us

Depending on how you interact with the Website, you may provide information such as:

• Your name;

• Your email address;

• Information you submit through a contact form;

• Information you provide when subscribing to a newsletter, mailing list, or other communications;

• Information associated with registering for or inquiring about an event, retreat, appearance, program, or other offering;

• Order, registration, or transaction-related information where applicable; and

• Any other information you voluntarily choose to provide.

Please do not submit sensitive personal, medical, financial, or other confidential information through a general contact form unless specifically requested and necessary for the service or event involved.

If we request information concerning dietary requirements, accessibility needs, health considerations, or similar information in connection with a retreat, event, or program, we will use that information only as reasonably necessary to administer the applicable offering, address your request, protect participant safety, or comply with applicable law.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Website, certain information may be collected automatically by the Website or our service providers. This may include:

• Internet Protocol (IP) address;

• Browser type and version;

• Device type and operating system;

• Pages viewed;

• Referring and exit pages;

• Date and time of visits;

• General geographic information derived from an IP address;

• Website interactions; and

• Other diagnostic or usage information.

This information is generally used to operate, secure, maintain, and understand the performance of the Website.

2. How We Use Information

We may use information collected through the Website to:

• Operate, maintain, improve, and secure the Website;

• Respond to messages, questions, requests, and inquiries;

• Send newsletters, announcements, and other communications you have requested or consented to receive;

• Provide information about Sarah Elkhaldy’s books, including The Book of the Body;

• Share information about appearances, interviews, Gaia programming, events, retreats, educational offerings, and other projects;

• Administer registrations, transactions, events, retreats, or other offerings;

• Understand Website traffic and how visitors interact with the Website;

• Detect fraud, abuse, security threats, or technical problems;

• Maintain appropriate business and administrative records;

• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our rights; and

• Carry out other purposes disclosed to you when information is collected.

We will not use personal information for materially unrelated purposes without providing appropriate notice or obtaining consent where required.

3. Email Communications

If you subscribe to Sarah Elkhaldy’s mailing list or otherwise ask to receive email communications, we may use your name and email address to send newsletters, announcements, book news, event information, educational content, and other updates relating to Sarah’s work.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the email.

We may use a third-party email service provider to manage subscriptions and distribute communications. Such providers may process your information on our behalf in accordance with their own contractual and legal obligations.

Unsubscribing from marketing emails does not prevent us from sending non-promotional communications when reasonably necessary, such as communications concerning a transaction, registration, event, or request you have made.

4. Cookies and Website Analytics

The Website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate properly, remember preferences, measure traffic, understand Website performance, and improve the visitor experience.

The Website is hosted through Squarespace. Squarespace may collect and process information about Website visitors and may use necessary, functional, analytics, and performance technologies in connection with its services.

Where available, you may use the Website’s cookie-management tools to accept, reject, or customize non-essential cookies.

You may also configure your browser to block or delete cookies. Disabling certain cookies may affect the way some portions of the Website function.

We may use Website analytics to understand information such as page views, traffic sources, visitor interactions, and general Website performance. We do not use analytics information to attempt to personally identify individual Website visitors.

5. Third-Party Platforms, Embedded Content, and External Links

The Website may contain links to, integrations with, or embedded content from third-party websites and services. These may include, among others:

• Gaia;

• YouTube;

• Instagram and other social media platforms;

• Podcast, video, or streaming platforms;

• Event or registration platforms;

• Publishers, distributors, and booksellers;

• Online retailers; and

• Other websites featuring Sarah Elkhaldy’s work.

Sarah Elkhaldy hosts and appears in programming available through Gaia, including Mystery Teachings with Sarah Elkhaldy. Gaia is a separate company and platform. When you visit Gaia, create a Gaia account, subscribe to Gaia, watch content through Gaia, or otherwise interact with Gaia’s services, Gaia’s own privacy policy and terms govern its collection and use of your information.

Similarly, if third-party media is embedded on this Website, the provider of that media may collect information when you interact with the embedded content, subject to that provider’s own privacy practices.

We do not control the privacy practices of independent third-party websites or platforms and encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing them with personal information.

6. The Book of the Body and Book Purchases

The Website may provide information about Sarah Elkhaldy’s book, The Book of the Body, including publication information, excerpts, endorsements, appearances, preorder opportunities, purchase links, and links to the publisher, distributor, or booksellers.

Unless expressly stated otherwise at the point of purchase, book orders and preorders reached through links on this Website are processed by independent third-party retailers, booksellers, distributors, publishers, or payment providers.

When you leave this Website to make a purchase from a third party, the third party—not The Alchemist LLC—generally collects and processes the information associated with that transaction under its own privacy policy.

If book purchases are offered directly through this Website in the future, this Privacy Policy may be updated to describe the information collected and the payment or fulfillment providers involved.

7. Service Providers

We may engage trusted companies and independent contractors to help operate the Website and support Sarah Elkhaldy’s work. These service providers may have access to limited personal information when reasonably necessary to perform services on our behalf.

These providers may include companies or contractors providing:

• Website hosting and infrastructure;

• Website design, development, administration, and maintenance;

• Email and newsletter services;

• Website analytics;

• Payment processing, if applicable;

• Event registration and management;

• Technical support;

• Professional, legal, accounting, or administrative services; and

• Publicity, communications, and marketing support.

Squarespace

The Website is built and hosted using Squarespace. Squarespace may process Website visitor information in connection with hosting, security, analytics, forms, cookies, and other Website functionality. Squarespace also processes certain information independently for its own purposes, as described in Squarespace’s privacy policy.

Punctuate Media

Punctuate Media provides website design, development, content, publicity, and/or administrative support for Sarah Elkhaldy and may have administrative access to portions of the Website and related Website systems when necessary to perform those services.

Punctuate Media may therefore encounter limited information submitted through or associated with the Website while performing work on behalf of Sarah Elkhaldy. Any such access is for the purpose of providing services to Sarah Elkhaldy and The Alchemist LLC and not for Punctuate Media’s independent marketing to Website visitors.

8. How We Share Information

We do not sell personal information for money.

We may disclose personal information:

• To service providers and contractors working on our behalf;

• To payment, registration, event, or fulfillment providers where necessary to complete a transaction or requested service;

• When you direct us or consent to a disclosure;

• When reasonably necessary to comply with law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or other valid legal process;

• When reasonably necessary to investigate fraud, security incidents, abuse, or unlawful activity;

• When necessary to protect the rights, safety, or property of Sarah Elkhaldy, The Alchemist LLC, Website visitors, participants, or others;

• To professional advisers such as lawyers or accountants where reasonably necessary; or

• In connection with a merger, restructuring, sale, transfer, or other business transaction involving some or all of our operations or assets.

We do not knowingly sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

If our advertising or data-sharing practices change materially, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide any legally required privacy choices.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information for only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to:

• Provide requested communications or services;

• Maintain appropriate business records;

• Fulfill transactions or registrations;

• Resolve disputes;

• Protect against fraud or abuse;

• Enforce agreements; and

• Comply with legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory requirements.

Different categories of information may be retained for different periods depending on their purpose and applicable legal requirements.

When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it.

10. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no Internet transmission, website, electronic storage system, or security measure is completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted through or stored in connection with the Website.

11. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

You may contact us to request that we:

• Provide information about personal information we maintain about you;

• Correct inaccurate personal information;

• Delete personal information, subject to applicable exceptions;

• Stop sending marketing communications; or

• Address another privacy-related concern.

Certain rights may vary based on where you live and which privacy laws apply.

We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.

California Residents

California residents may have additional rights under applicable California privacy laws.

The California Online Privacy Protection Act requires operators of certain commercial websites that collect personally identifiable information from California residents to disclose their online privacy practices.

Where the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), as amended, applies to our activities, California residents may have rights that include the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information and the right to receive information about certain collection, use, disclosure, sale, or sharing practices.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising a privacy right provided by applicable law.

We do not knowingly sell personal information for monetary consideration or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

Some web browsers provide “Do Not Track” (“DNT”) signals. Because there is not a single universally adopted standard governing DNT signals, the Website does not independently respond to traditional DNT signals.

Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) is a separate browser-based privacy signal used to communicate certain opt-out preferences. Where we are legally required to recognize a valid GPC signal, we will treat the signal in accordance with applicable law.

Third-party platforms and services used in connection with this Website may maintain their own mechanisms for responding to browser privacy signals.

European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Other Jurisdictions

If applicable data-protection law provides you with additional rights, those rights may include the ability to request access to, correction of, deletion of, restriction of, or portability of your personal information; object to certain processing; or withdraw consent.

Where required by applicable law, personal information may be processed based on:

• Your consent;

• The performance of a contract or steps taken at your request;

• Compliance with a legal obligation; or

• Our legitimate interests in operating, securing, administering, and improving the Website and communicating about Sarah Elkhaldy’s work, provided those interests are not overridden by applicable privacy rights.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect processing that was lawful before consent was withdrawn.

12. International Data Transfers

The Website and our operations are based in the United States.

If you visit the Website from outside the United States, information may be processed or stored in the United States or other countries in which our service providers operate. Privacy and data-protection laws in those jurisdictions may differ from those in your country.

Where required, service providers may use legally recognized safeguards for international transfers of personal information.

13. Children’s Privacy

The Website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 through the Website. If you believe that a child under 13 has provided personal information to us without appropriate parental consent, please contact us so that we can review and, where appropriate, delete the information.

14. Third-Party Privacy Practices

This Privacy Policy applies only to information processed by or on behalf of The Alchemist LLC through this Website.

It does not govern independent websites, retailers, publishers, streaming platforms, social media networks, booksellers, event platforms, or other third-party services you may access through the Website.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of those independent third parties.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in the Website, our services, technology, legal requirements, or privacy practices.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Material changes may also be communicated through the Website or by other appropriate means where required by law.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, would like to make a privacy-related request, or have concerns about how your information is handled, please contact:

The Alchemist LLC / Sarah Elkhaldy
Email: info@thealchemist.community