In accessing and using any Hypnosity webpage, any goods and/or services obtained from the site or any sites linked to from it, the user agrees that he/she alone is responsible for his/her own thoughts, words and actions - and any choices and consequences regarding interpretation and application of any of the content - and that neither Hypnosity nor it's owners will be held responsible or liable in any way.

Hypnotherapy is not a substitute for any medical, psychological or psychiatric care, advice, or treatment. If you have a medical, psychological or psychiatric illness or condition, you should consult a medical, psychological or psychiatric professional in the first instance. The information provided on any Hypnosity webpage is suggestion only and should not be used to replace the diagnosis, prevention, or cure of any disease or any other medical, psychological or psychiatric illness or condition; or used to replace any care, advice, or treatment provided by any medical, psychological or psychiatric professional.

Where any weight management programme is referred to: Weight loss takes time and effort to be successful. People should seek professional advice on diet, exercise and lifestyle changes. Individual results may vary.

As per the Hypnosity Codes of Ethics, there are no guarantees expressed or implied as to the outcome of any Hypnotherapy treatment or service provided by Hypnosity, it's owners, or by any Hypnosity student or member at any level, or any other related party.

Neither Hypnosity nor it's owners are responsible or liable in any way for the choices, actions, inactions, errors, or omissions of any member, or other related party, in any way.

Hypnosity takes the privacy and security of individuals and their personal information very seriously and take every reasonable measure and precaution to protect and secure the personal data that we process. We have robust information security policies and procedures in place to protect personal information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction and have several layers of security measures.

Regarding the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) which came into force across the European Union on the 25th May 2018 and brings with it the most significant changes to data protection law in two decades. Based on privacy by design and taking a risk-based approach, the GDPR has been designed to meet the requirements of the digital age.

Conversion Therapy

Hypnosity does not allow, condone, or support 'Conversion Therapy' or any other therapy which aims to proactively change a person's Gender Identity, Gender expression or sexual orientation. If a Member of Hypnosity is seen to be using methods such as these, please report it to support@hypnosity.com

Cookies Policy

Hypnosity uses cookies on hypnosity.com. By using the Service, you consent to the use of cookies. Our Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third-parties we may partner with may use cookies on the Service, your choices regarding cookies and further information about cookies.

What are cookies

Cookies are small pieces of text sent by your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Service or a third-party to recognize you and make your next visit easier and the Service more useful to you. Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. How Hypnosity uses cookies When you use and access the Service, we may place a number of cookies files in your web browser.

We use cookies for the following purposes

to enable certain functions of the Service, to provide analytics, to store your preferences, including behavioural advertising. We use both session and persistent cookies on the Service and we use different types of cookies to run the Service: - Essential cookies. We may use essential cookies to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Third-party cookies In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-parties cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on.

What are your choices regarding cookies

If you'd like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser. Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.

Our Commitment

Even though we are based in New Zealand exclusively with New Zealand clients, Hypnosity is committed to ensuring the security and protection of the personal information that we process and to provide a compliant and consistent approach to data protection. We have always had a robust and effective data protection program in place which complies with existing law and abides by the data protection principles.

Hypnosity is dedicated to safeguarding the personal information under our remit and in developing a data protection regime that is effective, fit for purpose and demonstrates an understanding of, and appreciation for the new GDPR Regulation. Our preparation and objectives for GDPR compliance have been summarised in this statement and include the development and implementation of new data protection roles, policies, procedures, controls and measures to ensure maximum and ongoing compliance.

Information Audit - We routinely carry out a company-wide information auditing to identify and assess what personal information we hold, where it comes from, how and why it is processed and if and to whom it is disclosed.

What data we collect -

Hypnosity Site visitors - Visitors of the Hypnosity site have no data collect for except for cookies as mentioned in our Cookies Policy.

Hypnosity Platform - Members of Hypnosity provide personal information when signing up limited to name, email address and a chosen password. The password is encrypted and not stored by Hypnosity. The Privacy Policy of the 3rd party HeightsPlatform can be found on the following link here

Hypnosity Core and Pro Membership - We collect address, phone, email. These are stored on a 3rd party CRM system, their privacy policy can be viewed here.

Hypnosity Newsletter - Visitors who sign up to the Hypnosity newsletter provide their name and email address. This data is stored on the servers of Acumbamail.

Policies & Procedures - implementing new data protection policies and procedures to meet the requirements and standards of the GDPR and any relevant data protection laws, including:

Data Protection – our main policy states that we hold no customer financial data on a web connected database. The Hypnosity mailing list database is held on the Mailchimp and Wishpond servers.

International Data Transfers & Third-Party Disclosures – where Hypnosity stores or transfers personal information outside the NZ, we have robust procedures and safeguarding measures in place to secure, encrypt and maintain the integrity of the data.

Obtaining Consent - we are revising our consent mechanisms for obtaining personal data, ensuring that individuals understand what they are providing, why and how we use it and giving clear, defined ways to consent to us processing their information.

Direct Marketing - we are revising the wording and processes for direct marketing, including clear opt-in/out mechanisms for marketing subscriptions; a clear notice and method for opting out and providing unsubscribe features on all subsequent marketing materials.

Data Subject Rights

In addition to the policies and procedures mentioned above that ensure individuals can enforce their data protection rights, we provide easy to access information via email/mobile of an individual’s right to access any personal information that Hypnosity processes about them and to request information about:

What personal data we hold about them

The purposes of the processing

The categories of personal data concerned

The recipients to whom the personal data has/will be disclosed

How long we intend to store your personal data for

If we did not collect the data directly from them, information about the source

The right to have incomplete or inaccurate data about them corrected or completed and the process for requesting this

The right to request erasure of personal data (where applicable) or to restrict processing in accordance with data protection laws, as well as to object to any direct marketing from us and to be informed about any automated decision-making that we use

Requests should be directed to info@hypnosity.com

GDPR Roles and Employees

Hypnosity is dedicated and is assigned as the Data Protection appointed entity following the new data protection Regulations. The Hypnosity entity is responsible for promoting awareness of the GDPR across the organisation, assessing the GDPR status, identifying any gap areas and implementing the new policies, procedures and measures.

If you have any questions about our disclaimer, please contact us at support@hypnosity.com.

Last updated: 04.07.2022