Terms and Conditions

International Terms and Conditions of Registration, Membership and Professional Recognition

IYC Global Yoga Registry · Grow • Learn • Teach • Transform

Version: 4.0 — Lifetime Registration and Membership Agreement
Date: 10 November 2026
Contracting entity: International Yoga Council LLC, Wyoming, United States of America
Status: For formal adoption and legal approval

Changes in version 4.0: every designation now has a one-time lifetime registration fee and a two-year or five-year membership; the one-year option ends (Part III and Section 14). Adds the Registered Yoga Instructor Trainer categories and their requirements (Section 6A), separate approval of schools' training programmes (Section 7B), the registry statuses and a 30-day renewal grace period (Sections 15 and 27A), the ID card, photographs and logos (Section 36A), and explains upgrade pricing (Section 16). Fees are now published on the Website and may change for new purchases (Section 14). Registrations accepted under an earlier version continue under the version accepted until they renew.

Changes in version 3.2: names IYC's technology partner, Arivu IQ Corp, and explains that some emails and payments may come from or show it (Section 37.6), and allows IYC to ask an academy or centre an applicant names to confirm them (Section 37.7). Nothing else changes. Registrations accepted under an earlier version continue under the version accepted.

Changes in version 3.1: adds the Registered Yoga Centre category (Section 7A) and its one-time registration fee and two-year and five-year memberships (Sections 9.5, 13.6, 14, 15.7, 16.7, 16.8 and 28.11), and updates item 10 of the applicant declaration (Section 45). Nothing else changes. Registrations accepted under version 3.0 continue under the version accepted.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

These Terms and Conditions govern all applications to the International Yoga Council Global Yoga Registry (the "IYC Global Yoga Registry"), including the one-time lifetime registration and the two-year and five-year memberships available for every designation.

By accepting these Terms, the applicant enters into an agreement with International Yoga Council LLC (“IYC”).

IYC is a private professional registry and standards organisation. It is not a governmental licensing authority, university, academic degree-awarding institution or statutory regulator.

IYC registration does not guarantee teaching competence, professional character, future conduct, employment, income, government recognition or legal permission to practise.

Registration, document examination, credential verification and professional standards assessment are distinct services. A lifetime registration, a current membership and active recognition are also distinct: the first is a permanent record, the second is time-limited, and the third depends on both and on good standing.

Every applicant must read and accept these Terms before registration and payment.

Nothing in this Agreement excludes rights or liabilities that cannot lawfully be excluded.

PART I — CONTRACTUAL FOUNDATION

1. Parties and Legal Identity

1.1 This Agreement is between International Yoga Council LLC and the individual or organisation applying for its services.

1.2 IYC is incorporated in Wyoming, United States.

1.3 IYC's founders, members, managers, officers, committee members, assessors, employees and authorised service providers do not become personal parties to the Agreement solely because of their positions.

1.4 Organisational applicants must act through an authorised representative.

1.5 Junior applicants are subject to the guardian requirements in this Agreement.

2. IYC Services

2.1 IYC may provide registration, credential examination, verification, professional standards assessment, certification of registry status, continuing professional development monitoring and related services.

2.2 Services are available only to the extent actually implemented and described in the applicable application.

2.3 IYC recognition is voluntary and does not replace legally required qualifications, permits, licences, background checks or insurance.

2.4 IYC does not guarantee third-party acceptance of its designations.

3. Electronic Agreement

3.1 Applicants must affirmatively accept these Terms before proceeding to payment.

3.2 All required checkboxes must initially be unchecked.

3.3 IYC may retain the accepted Terms version, applicant identity, date, time and relevant technical acceptance records.

3.4 Applicants must be able to access and retain the Agreement.

3.5 Separate authorisations shall be obtained where required for personal-data processing, optional marketing or other matters.

PART II — REGISTRATION CATEGORIES

4. Practitioner Registration

IYC recognises the following practitioner categories, subject to published eligibility criteria:

• IYC-RYP-F — Foundation Yoga Practitioner.
• IYC-RYP-I — Intermediate Yoga Practitioner.
• IYC-RYP-S — Senior Yoga Practitioner.

Applicants must provide truthful information and appropriate supporting evidence of their experience.

5. Junior Registration

The junior categories are:

• IYC-RJYP 1.
• IYC-RJYP 2.
• IYC-RJYP 3.

At initial launch, applications are limited to eligible persons aged 13–17.

A parent or legally authorised guardian must approve the application through IYC's required consent procedure.

Under-13 applications are not accepted.

Junior registration does not confer teaching authority.

A junior designation does not automatically convert to an adult designation at age eighteen.

6. Instructor Registration

Instructor categories include:

• IYC-RYI 200.
• IYC-RYI 300.
• IYC-RYI 500.

The designation refers to the relevant training qualification category.

It does not automatically establish competence in every form of yoga teaching, medical treatment, clinical yoga or specialised instruction.

Applicants must provide the relevant qualifications and supporting information.

6A. Instructor Trainer Registration

6A.1 IYC recognises the following instructor trainer categories:

• IYC-RYIT 200 — Registered Yoga Instructor Trainer 200.
• IYC-RYIT 300 — Registered Yoga Instructor Trainer 300.
• IYC-RYIT 500 — Registered Yoga Instructor Trainer 500.

6A.2 Trainer registration recognises instructors with additional teaching experience, professional competence and the ability to educate and assess future yoga instructors. It is separate from instructor registration: an IYC-RYI 500 designation does not by itself make anyone an instructor trainer.

6A.3 The minimum requirements are:

a. IYC-RYIT 200: appropriate foundational training, at least two years of teaching experience and 500 verified teaching hours.

b. IYC-RYIT 300: appropriate advanced training, at least three years of teaching experience and 1,000 verified teaching hours.

c. IYC-RYIT 500: appropriate comprehensive training, at least five years of teaching experience and 2,000 verified teaching hours.

Every level also requires verification of qualifications, relevant teaching experience, professional conduct and teacher-training competence. The requirements in force are those published on the Website when the application is made; IYC may update them for future applications.

6A.4 Training scope. An approved IYC-RYIT 200 may be eligible to train instructors at the 200-hour level, and an approved IYC-RYIT 300 at the 300-hour level, subject to the relevant programme requirements. An approved IYC-RYIT 500 may be eligible to train instructors at the 200, 300 and 500-hour levels, provided the trainer meets the applicable standards. IYC records the training levels it has verified for each trainer, and the registry shows them. A higher-level trainer is not charged for separate lower-level trainer registrations.

6A.5 An instructor trainer designation does not, by itself, constitute approval of any academy's training programme (Section 7B).

7. School and Academy Registration

School and academy registration categories include:

• IYC-RYS 200 — Registered Yoga School, offering a qualifying 200-hour teacher-training programme.
• IYC-RYA 300 — Registered Yoga Academy, offering a qualifying advanced 300-hour teacher-training programme.
• IYC-RYA 500 — Registered Yoga Academy, offering a qualifying comprehensive 500-hour teacher-training programme.

Each institution must satisfy the applicable educational, faculty, curriculum, assessment and operational requirements, and must act through an authorised representative. The representative's name may appear on the institution's ID card; it does not give the representative a personal designation.

Schools remain responsible for their curricula, faculty, premises, student safety, teaching activities, finances, safeguarding and legal obligations.

School registration does not automatically constitute government accreditation or IYC advanced accreditation.

7A. Yoga Centre Registration

7A.1 IYC recognises the following centre category, subject to published eligibility criteria:

• IYC-RYC — Registered Yoga Centre.

7A.2 The category is for yoga studios and centres that conduct regular yoga classes but do not offer teacher-training programmes. An organisation that offers teacher training registers in an academy category under Section 7.

7A.3 Centres must act through an authorised representative and provide truthful information and appropriate supporting information about their classes, teachers and premises.

7A.4 Centres remain responsible for their classes, teachers, premises, student safety, safeguarding, finances and legal obligations.

7A.5 Centre registration does not authorise a centre to offer or certify teacher training, and does not constitute government accreditation, academy registration or IYC advanced accreditation.

7A.6 A centre that later offers recognised teacher-training programmes may apply to move to the appropriate academy category. It must meet the applicable academy standards and provide the evidence IYC requires. The move is a category upgrade under Section 16 and is not automatic.

7B. Approval of Training Programmes

7B.1 Approval of a training programme is a separate decision from the registration of the institution and from the personal registration of its faculty. IYC records each approved programme, with its level, on the institution's registry record.

7B.2 An institution may describe a course as IYC-approved only while that programme appears as approved in IYC's registry.

7B.3 An institution may have programmes approved at its own level and below. An academy registered at IYC-RYA 500 does not need separate paid institutional registrations at the 200 or 300-hour levels, but its 200-hour and 300-hour programmes must each meet the respective IYC standards before they are listed as approved.

7B.4 A Registered Yoga Centre offers no teacher training and has no programmes approved under this Section.

7B.5 Completing an approved programme does not by itself give anyone an IYC designation; each applicant must meet the applicable criteria.

8. Advanced Designations

IYC may separately introduce:

• IYC-AYA — Accredited Yoga Academy.

This is not automatically included in ordinary academy registration.

Eligibility, assessments, fees and other requirements must be separately published and approved before these services are offered.

PART III — REGISTRATION TERMS AND MULTI-YEAR PACKAGES

9. Lifetime Registration and Membership Terms

9.1 Every designation has two parts:

a. A one-time lifetime registration fee, paid with the first application, which creates a permanent registry record and IYC ID.

b. A membership of two years or five years, prepaid, which gives current recognition and the related services.

9.2 No one-year membership is offered.

9.3 The membership term begins on the effective approval date recorded by IYC, not merely on the date payment is submitted.

9.4 No applicant becomes an active registrant until IYC approves the application.

9.5 The IYC ID remains associated with the registrant for continuity, even after the membership ends. A lifetime registration is not perpetual active membership or irrevocable recognition: active recognition requires a current membership and good standing.

10. One Registration per Person or Institution

10.1 An individual should hold one principal personal registry record, and an institution one principal institutional record, showing its principal approved designation.

10.2 Duplicate records may be merged or corrected after verification and notice.

10.3 Personal registration cannot be sold, assigned or transferred. Institutional registration cannot be transferred to an unrelated organisation without IYC's documented review and approval.

11. Two-Year Membership

11.1 The two-year membership provides a prepaid membership term of two years.

11.2 The registrant remains subject to applicable declarations, professional standards, safeguarding rules and compliance requirements throughout the term.

11.3 The membership does not guarantee continued registration in the event of material misconduct or loss of eligibility.

12. Five-Year Membership

12.1 The five-year membership provides a discounted prepaid membership term of five years.

12.2 The membership does not exempt the registrant from annual professional declarations, continuing education requirements, periodic academy reviews or other published compliance obligations.

12.3 IYC may review continued eligibility during the term.

12.4 The five-year membership does not constitute unconditional five-year certification of professional competence, character or institutional quality.

12.5 Suspension, revocation or other justified action may occur during the term under IYC's published procedures.

13. Multi-Year Savings

13.1 IYC may advertise the saving of a five-year membership against the two-year membership rate for the same total duration (two and a half times the two-year membership fee).

13.2 The amount of savings shall be accurately calculated and disclosed.

13.3 Savings claims shall not include undisclosed assumptions or benefits not actually provided. The lifetime registration fee is the same for either term and is not part of the saving.

13.4 Multi-year pricing provides a discount on ordinary membership charges, not an exemption from professional requirements.

13.5 Separate verification, advanced assessment, category upgrades or other optional services are not included unless expressly stated.

14. Fees

14.1 The fees in force are those published on the Website's Certifications and plans page and shown at checkout before payment. IYC may change them for future applications, renewals and upgrades; a change takes effect when it is published and never alters an amount already paid or the price of a prepaid term already running.

14.2 The applicable fee and total payable shall be displayed before payment. All fees are in US dollars unless the checkout page states otherwise.

14.3 Applicable transaction taxes and lawful charges shall be disclosed.

14.4 Fees for separate services must be disclosed and authorised before payment.

14.5 The first application costs the lifetime registration fee plus the chosen membership. A renewal costs the membership alone: the lifetime registration fee is not charged again because a membership ended.

14.6 At the date of this version, the published fee schedule is:

Lifetime registration and membership fees (USD)

14.7 IYC shall not retrospectively increase the price of an existing prepaid term.

14.8 Payment does not guarantee approval, a designation, a programme approval or favourable treatment in any review.

15. Renewals, Expiry and Reinstatement

15.1 IYC operates manual renewals only. No automatic renewal payment is authorised under these Terms.

15.2 A membership renews for two years or five years at the membership fee in force. IYC may send renewal reminders; a reminder does not create an obligation to renew.

15.3 Upon expiry, active recognition and the right to claim current status end, and the registry shows the registration as Expired. The registrant must cease representing the registration as active. The historical registration record remains.

15.4 Grace period. For 30 days after the membership ends, the registrant may renew without a fresh review of their eligibility. The grace period does not extend active recognition or validate an expired credential: the registration remains Expired until renewed, and the renewed term starts on the day of renewal.

15.5 Reinstatement. After the grace period, an expired registrant may seek reinstatement by paying the membership renewal fee. IYC may re-check eligibility and request updated information or evidence before confirming the reinstatement. The lifetime registration fee is not charged again.

15.6 Renewal does not retrospectively validate claims, teaching activity or programme marketing made while recognition was inactive.

16. Category Upgrades

16.1 Registration does not automatically upgrade when an applicant gains additional experience or qualifications. A prior designation, elapsed time, course attendance or payment alone does not entitle anyone to a higher designation.

16.2 An applicant seeking a higher designation must submit the required evidence. IYC may require additional assessment.

16.3 An upgrade keeps the same IYC ID and membership end date and issues a new certificate number. The upgrade fee is the difference between the two designations' lifetime registration fees (where the new one is higher), plus the difference in membership price for the time left on the current membership, with credit for the unused time of the current designation. Both memberships are priced at the registrant's own membership term. The fee is shown and must be agreed before the applicant proceeds, and is refunded in full if the upgrade is not approved.

16.4 Existing prepaid payments shall not automatically be forfeited merely because an applicant requests an upgrade.

16.5 A category change shall not extend the membership end date unless expressly agreed.

16.6 A Registered Yoga Centre that begins offering recognised teacher training may apply to move to a school or academy category on the same basis.

PART IV — CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATIONS

17. Annual Professional Declaration

17.1 Active instructors shall submit an annual declaration where required under the published IYC programme.

17.2 The declaration may confirm:

a. Current contact information.

b. Continued compliance with professional ethics.

c. Accurate representation of qualifications.

d. Disclosure of material disciplinary restrictions.

e. Compliance with applicable safeguarding obligations.

17.3 A multi-year registrant remains subject to annual declarations without an additional ordinary annual renewal fee.

17.4 Failure to submit required declarations may result in reminders, conditional status or other proportionate action under the published procedure.

18. Continuing Professional Education

18.1 IYC proposes a requirement of twenty relevant continuing education hours during each rolling three-year period for registered instructors.

18.2 This requirement becomes binding only when IYC has formally adopted and published its commencement date, evidence rules and applicable transition arrangements.

18.3 Accepted learning may include yoga philosophy, anatomy, teaching methodology, pranayama, safeguarding, professional ethics and other approved professional development.

18.4 IYC may request reasonable evidence.

18.5 Five-year registrants remain subject to applicable three-year checkpoints during their prepaid term.

18.6 Continuing education requirements shall not be applied retroactively without an appropriate lawful basis.

19. School Quality Reviews

19.1 Registered schools shall maintain accurate curriculum, faculty and student assessment records.

19.2 Schools may be required to submit annual compliance declarations.

19.3 IYC proposes a substantive quality review every three years, including during five-year prepaid registration.

19.4 Such reviews become binding when the applicable criteria and procedures are formally adopted and published.

19.5 Reviews may involve document examination, remote evaluation or appropriate site-based checks.

19.6 Material deficiencies may lead to corrective-action requirements, conditional status, suspension or withdrawal after appropriate review.

19.7 A five-year registration fee does not purchase exemption from quality assurance.

PART V — ACCURACY, FRAUD AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

20. Truthful Applications

20.1 Applicants warrant that submitted information and documents are genuine and accurate.

20.2 Forged certificates, fabricated qualifications, false experience declarations and identity impersonation are prohibited.

20.3 IYC may examine or verify documents.

20.4 IYC does not guarantee detection of all fraudulent records.

20.5 Material falsification may result in refusal, suspension or revocation under applicable procedures.

21. Professional Code of Conduct

All registrants must:

21.1 Act honestly and ethically.

21.2 Respect personal dignity and professional boundaries.

21.3 Avoid discrimination, harassment, coercion and exploitation.

21.4 Obtain appropriate consent for physical adjustments.

21.5 Maintain appropriate confidentiality.

21.6 Teach within their training and competence.

21.7 Avoid unsupported medical and therapeutic claims.

21.8 Recognise situations requiring referral to qualified healthcare professionals.

21.9 Use truthful advertising.

21.10 Cooperate reasonably with fair professional reviews.

22. Sexual Misconduct and Safeguarding

22.1 Sexual assault, sexual harassment, grooming, coercion, exploitation and abuse are prohibited.

22.2 Registrants shall not exploit positions of professional authority or trust.

22.3 Instructors and schools working with minors must comply with applicable safeguarding and reporting laws.

22.4 IYC registration does not replace required background checks.

22.5 IYC may take proportionate protective action where credible safeguarding concerns justify it.

22.6 Allegations shall be assessed fairly and shall not automatically be treated as proven misconduct.

22.7 Registrants remain responsible for their own actions, including misconduct occurring after registration or verification.

23. Financial Fraud and Misrepresentation

23.1 Registrants shall not use IYC recognition to conduct scams or fraudulent commercial activities.

23.2 Registrants shall not falsely claim that IYC guarantees their products, services, financial schemes or commercial activities.

23.3 Fraudulent use of IYC credentials may result in suspension, revocation and lawful referral to competent authorities.

24. Health and Safety

24.1 Yoga instruction may involve physical or psychological risks.

24.2 Instructors and schools are responsible for appropriate professional care, teaching environments and safety measures.

24.3 Registrants shall not practise regulated healthcare without the necessary authorisation.

24.4 IYC does not supervise independent registrants' daily professional activities.

24.5 Registrants are responsible for legally required licences and appropriate professional insurance.

PART VI — COMPLAINTS AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION

25. Complaints

25.1 IYC may receive complaints relevant to continued eligibility or professional status.

25.2 Complaints may concern fraud, harassment, abuse, safeguarding, misleading advertising or other serious professional misconduct.

25.3 IYC may request relevant evidence.

25.4 IYC is not a court, police authority or statutory regulator.

25.5 IYC may refer appropriate matters to competent authorities where legally required or permitted.

26. Investigation

26.1 IYC may conduct proportionate reviews of credible complaints.

26.2 The registrant shall ordinarily receive notice of material allegations and a reasonable opportunity to respond.

26.3 Interim restrictions may be imposed where justified by significant safety concerns.

26.4 Reviews shall respect applicable confidentiality and procedural fairness.

27. Suspension and Revocation

27.1 IYC may impose conditions, suspend or revoke registration for established material breaches of its published standards.

27.2 Decisions shall be supported by appropriate records.

27.3 Registrants may request reconsideration or appeal under IYC's published procedure.

27.4 Suspension or revocation may occur during a prepaid two-year or five-year term.

27.5 Prepayment does not guarantee continued recognition irrespective of misconduct.

27.6 Any refund consequences shall be determined by the applicable refund policy and mandatory law.

27A. Registry Status

27A.1 Each registration shows one of the following statuses:

27A.2 The public verification service may show that a registration is expired, suspended or revoked. It does not disclose allegations, reasons or evidence unless required or justified by law.

27A.3 After suspension or revocation, the registrant must stop using status-dependent badges, cards and certificates. Historical records may remain, subject to applicable privacy law.

PART VII — REFUNDS, CANCELLATIONS AND TAXES

28. Refund Policy

28.1 Applicants whose applications are declined before separately priced verification or assessment services have been provided shall receive a full refund of the registration fee.

28.2 Applicants withdrawing before substantive review begins shall receive a full refund.

28.3 Where review has commenced, IYC may retain only lawfully disclosed and agreed amounts attributable to services actually provided.

28.4 IYC shall not automatically forfeit the entire fee merely because review has begun.

28.5 Approval of registration does not remove mandatory statutory cancellation rights.

28.6 Applicants retain applicable consumer withdrawal rights, including rights that may apply to distance contracts.

28.7 Any lawful deduction for services commenced during a statutory withdrawal period must comply with the relevant disclosure, consent and performance requirements.

28.8 No undisclosed administrative penalty shall apply.

28.9 Approved refunds shall ordinarily be initiated within fourteen calendar days after entitlement is confirmed, or sooner where required by law.

28.10 Refunds shall ordinarily be returned through the original payment method.

28.11 The one-time lifetime registration fee is part of the registration fee for the purposes of this Section. It is refunded in full when the application is declined, or withdrawn before substantive review begins, together with the membership fee.

29. Multi-Year Refund Treatment

29.1 A two-year or five-year membership is a prepaid arrangement.

29.2 Applicants retain the refund and cancellation rights described in Section 28.

29.3 After approval, an applicant who voluntarily withdraws may request cancellation. Any refund of unused prepaid time shall be determined by applicable mandatory law and the lawful refund terms disclosed at purchase.

29.4 No general entitlement to a pro-rata refund of unused prepaid years is promised after the agreed registration service has been fully provided, except where required by law or expressly offered by IYC.

29.5 IYC shall not impose an undisclosed retroactive penalty or recalculate completed payments using a higher price unless such treatment was lawfully disclosed and agreed.

29.6 Where IYC materially fails to provide the agreed service, applicable contractual and statutory remedies remain available.

29.7 Fraud or disciplinary action shall not automatically extinguish non-waivable refund rights.

30. Taxes and Payment Administration

30.1 IYC shall comply with applicable taxes relating to its own transactions.

30.2 Applicable sales tax, VAT, GST or other transaction taxes may be charged where required.

30.3 Applicants remain responsible for their own professional, business and income taxes.

30.4 IYC registration does not confer tax exemption.

30.5 IYC may use authorised payment processors.

30.6 Payment information shall be handled in accordance with applicable security and privacy requirements.

PART VIII — INDEPENDENT STATUS AND PROTECTION OF IYC

31. Independent Registrants

31.1 Registrants are independent individuals or organisations.

31.2 Registration does not create employment, agency, partnership, franchise or joint-venture relationships with IYC.

31.3 Registrants cannot bind IYC to contracts or obligations without written authorisation.

31.4 IYC does not control the daily professional or commercial activities of independent registrants.

32. No Guarantee of Future Conduct

32.1 IYC recognition confirms only the status and review actually stated.

32.2 IYC does not guarantee a registrant's future honesty, competence, financial integrity or personal conduct.

32.3 Registration does not constitute a promise that a registrant will never commit fraud, negligence, harassment or abuse.

32.4 IYC shall exercise reasonable care in carrying out the services it undertakes.

32.5 Nothing in this Agreement excludes liability for IYC's own conduct where exclusion is prohibited by law.

33. Protection of Founders and Representatives

33.1 International Yoga Council LLC is the contracting legal entity.

33.2 To the extent recognised by applicable law, its debts and contractual obligations are not personal obligations of its members or managers solely because of their positions.

33.3 Founders, owners, officers, committee members, assessors and authorised representatives do not become personally liable for IYC's contractual obligations solely because of their positions.

33.4 Nothing in these Terms excludes liability for an individual's own fraud, wrongful conduct, personal guarantee or other liability imposed by law.

33.5 IYC may maintain lawful corporate indemnification arrangements and appropriate insurance.

34. Indemnification

34.1 To the extent permitted by law, registrants shall indemnify IYC and its relevant representatives against third-party claims and reasonable expenses properly attributable to the registrant's fraud, deliberate misrepresentation, forged credentials, unlawful misuse of IYC intellectual property or independently wrongful professional conduct.

34.2 This includes claims arising from misconduct, harassment, abuse or fraudulent commercial activities attributable to the registrant.

34.3 Indemnification shall not apply to losses attributable to IYC's own fraud, wilful misconduct or liabilities that cannot lawfully be shifted.

34.4 Consumer indemnities remain subject to applicable fairness and consumer-protection laws.

35. Limitation of Liability

35.1 IYC shall exercise reasonable care in providing its agreed services.

35.2 To the extent permitted by law, IYC shall not be liable for indirect or consequential commercial losses arising from failure to obtain employment, business opportunities or third-party recognition.

35.3 Where legally permissible, IYC's aggregate contractual liability for a particular paid service shall be limited to the fees paid by the claimant for that service during the preceding twelve months.

35.4 This limitation does not apply to fraud, wilful misconduct, non-excludable statutory liability or other categories of loss that cannot lawfully be limited.

35.5 Nothing in these Terms removes mandatory consumer rights.

PART IX — REGISTRY, PRIVACY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

36. Public Registry

36.1 IYC may maintain a public registry displaying registration number, designation, validity and current status.

36.2 Information shall be limited to what is lawful and appropriate.

36.3 Junior information shall receive additional privacy protection.

36.4 IYC may correct inaccurate registry information.

36A. ID Cards, Photographs and Verification

36A.1 Every approved individual and institution receives a digital ID card showing the principal approved designation, the IYC ID, the membership validity, the current status and a QR code that links to the live record at international-yogacouncil.com/verify. A Certificate of Registration and a digital badge are also issued.

36A.2 An individual may add a recent portrait photograph to their card, and an institution its logo. The picture appears on the card only after IYC has checked it, and IYC may decline or delete any picture that is not a clear, appropriate portrait or logo. Without an approved picture, the card shows the IYC badge in its place.

36A.3 Junior cards never show a photograph; they show the IYC badge.

36A.4 Pictures are used on the ID card only. They are not shown in the public registry or on the verification page.

36A.5 Cards, certificates and badges reflect the registration's status. Third parties should check the live record rather than rely on a printed card, a screenshot or a copied badge. Sample cards, names, numbers and QR codes in IYC's materials are illustrations, not valid credentials.

37. Personal Data

37.1 IYC may process personal information for registration, credential examination, verification, assessment, payment and compliance purposes.

37.2 IYC shall publish an appropriate Privacy Policy explaining the applicable data-processing purposes, legal bases, retention, transfers and individual rights.

37.3 Applicants retain their mandatory privacy rights.

37.4 IYC may use authorised technology and payment providers under appropriate arrangements.

37.5 IYC shall implement reasonable security safeguards.

37.6 Technology partner. Arivu IQ Corp is IYC's technology partner and operates the Website, the member portal and related systems on IYC's behalf. For that reason some messages about registration, support or learning may come from an arivu-iq.com email address, and in some cases a payment may show Arivu IQ Corp as the merchant receiving it on IYC's behalf. Such a payment is a payment to IYC under these Terms: the contract remains with International Yoga Council LLC, and refunds are handled as set out in Part VII.

37.7 Confirmation by an academy or centre. Where an applicant names an academy or centre registered with IYC as where they trained or practise, IYC may show that academy or centre the applicant's name, the designation applied for and the membership ID the applicant gave, so that it can confirm or deny the affiliation. IYC does not share the applicant's contact details or evidence with it. The academy's answer informs IYC's review; IYC makes every registration decision.

38. Intellectual Property and Certificate Use

38.1 IYC retains its rights in its name, logo, original registry materials and certificate designs, subject to applicable third-party rights.

38.2 Registrants receive a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable permission to display their approved designation, badge, card and certificate accurately while their recognition is active.

38.3 Registrants shall not alter certificates, cards or badges, combine them with misleading claims, present an expired badge as current, impersonate IYC or misrepresent their registration.

38.4 Permission to use a designation may be restricted or withdrawn when registration expires or is suspended or revoked.

38.5 IYC may take lawful action against infringement and fraudulent use.

PART X — INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PROVISIONS

39. International Compliance

39.1 IYC may conduct appropriate identity, sanctions and fraud screening.

39.2 IYC may refuse transactions prohibited by applicable law.

39.3 Registrants must comply with applicable laws in their jurisdictions.

39.4 IYC may restrict services where lawful delivery cannot reasonably be assured.

40. Governing Law

40.1 Subject to mandatory applicable laws, these Terms shall be governed by the laws of Wyoming, United States.

40.2 Wyoming law shall govern the internal affairs of IYC and the liability of its members and managers in their capacities as such, as provided by applicable law.

40.3 Nothing in these Terms removes non-waivable consumer or statutory rights.

41. Dispute Resolution

41.1 Applicants should first seek resolution through IYC's published complaints procedure.

41.2 The parties shall make reasonable efforts to resolve disputes amicably.

41.3 Subject to mandatory jurisdictional rules, disputes may be brought before courts of competent jurisdiction in Wyoming.

41.4 Applicants retain access to courts or regulators where required by law.

41.5 These Terms do not impose mandatory arbitration or a class-action waiver.

42. Force Majeure

42.1 IYC shall not be liable for delay caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control to the extent permitted by law.

42.2 IYC shall take reasonable steps to minimise disruption.

42.3 Mandatory refund and consumer rights remain unaffected.

43. Changes to Terms

43.1 IYC may amend these Terms for legitimate legal, operational or professional reasons.

43.2 Material changes shall be communicated with appropriate notice.

43.3 Changes shall not retrospectively remove accrued statutory rights.

43.4 Fresh consent shall be obtained where legally required.

43.5 The applicable accepted version shall be recorded.

44. Severability and Entire Agreement

44.1 If a provision is invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue to apply where legally permissible.

44.2 These Terms, together with applicable policies expressly incorporated into the application, govern the relevant IYC services.

44.3 Mandatory law shall prevail over any inconsistent contractual provision.

PART XI — APPLICANT DECLARATION

45. Mandatory Electronic Acceptance

By selecting “I AGREE AND CONTINUE”, I declare that:

1. I have read and understood the IYC Terms and Conditions.
2. I understand that IYC is a private professional registry and standards organisation.
3. I understand that registration does not constitute government licensing or academic accreditation.
4. My submitted information and qualifications are genuine and accurate to the best of my knowledge.
5. I understand the distinction between registration, credential verification and professional assessment.
6. I agree to comply with IYC's Professional Code of Conduct and safeguarding requirements.
7. I understand that I remain independently responsible for my professional activities.
8. I understand that IYC does not guarantee employment, income, professional competence, character or future conduct.
9. I understand that serious misconduct or material fraud may result in suspension or withdrawal of registration.
10. I have reviewed my selected registration category, membership term, applicable fees (including the one-time lifetime registration fee) and disclosed savings.
11. I understand the difference between my lifetime registration, my membership term and active recognition.
12. I understand that prepaid registration does not exempt me from applicable annual declarations, continuing education, academy reviews or professional standards.
13. I understand that membership terms begin on approval, not payment submission.
14. I understand that there are no automatic renewal charges.
15. I have reviewed the refund and cancellation provisions.
16. I acknowledge the IYC Privacy Policy.
17. I understand that my agreement is with International Yoga Council LLC, not its founders personally merely because of their positions.
18. I accept the governing-law and dispute-resolution provisions subject to my mandatory legal rights.
19. I confirm that I am authorised to submit this application.

For junior applications, the parent or legally authorised guardian additionally confirms their authority and acceptance of the applicable junior-registration provisions.

OFFICIAL IYC CONTACT DETAILS

International Yoga Council LLC
Wyoming, United States of America

Official website: international-yogacouncil.com

Official email: interyogacouncil@gmail.com

Legal notice address: to be confirmed. Until it is published here, send legal notices to the official email above.

End of Terms and Conditions. International Yoga Council LLC — Global Yoga Registry.

Version 4.0 — 10 November 2026. Subject to formal adoption and applicable legal requirements.