Privacy policy
At GYM AND BEYOND (“we”, “us”, “our”), safeguarding your privacy is at the core of our mission. This Privacy Policy elucidates our approach towards collecting, utilizing, protecting, and granting you control over your personal information while interacting with our website, services, and associated channels.
Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
Information we collect
Your journey with us may involve sharing certain personal details. Here’s what we might collect and why:
- Contact Information: Including but not limited to your name, email address, phone number, and shipping address to facilitate order processing and customer service.
- Payment Information: We collect payment details such as credit card numbers or PayPal information to complete purchases securely.
- Usage Data: This encompasses information like your IP address, browser specifics, device attributes, and your interactions with our site, helping us refine your user experience.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: To make our website more responsive to your needs, we employ cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies, which also assist us in evaluating our site’s performance.
Cookie Policy
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Why do we use cookies?
We use first party and third party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our website to operate, and we refer to these as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our online properties. Third parties serve cookies through our website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
The types of cookies used on our site:
Essential website cookies (strictly necessary cookies): Our website, uses strictly necessary cookies to enable basic functions and to ensure the provision of the services you explicitly request. These cookies are essential for the smooth operation of our website, allowing you to navigate and use our features effectively.
Please note, strictly necessary cookies do not track your browsing activity on other websites nor collect information about you for marketing purposes. Their sole purpose is to provide the services you request and ensure the functionality and security of our website.
Purpose of Strictly necessary cookies:
- Session Management
- Security
- Network Management
- User Interface Customization
- Compliance
Performance and functionality cookies: These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our website but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.
Analytics and customization cookies: These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website for you.
Advertising cookies: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
How can I control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.
Utilization of Information
The information we gather serves multiple purposes:
- To seamlessly process transactions and deliver your orders.
- To maintain open lines of communication regarding your transactions and for promotional content, provided you’ve opted in.
- To tailor your browsing experience, ensuring our website and services meet your expectations.
- To leverage analytical data for improving our offerings and understanding market trends.
- To uphold legal requirements and safeguard our operational integrity.
Sharing with Third Parties
Our collaborations with entities like Google Analytics, Meta, and Mailchimp empower us to enhance our website analytics, user engagement tracking, and email communication management. These partnerships necessitate sharing information under the governance of their privacy policies, aiming to enrich your experience across our platforms.
Ensuring Your Data’s Security
We’re committed to protecting your data through appropriate security measures. While we strive for the utmost security, it’s important to recognize the inherent vulnerabilities of online data transmission and storage.
Empowering Your Privacy Rights
You hold the right to access, modify, or erase your personal information within our custody. Additionally, you can opt-out of marketing correspondences at any moment via the unsubscribe link in our emails. Note, opting out doesn’t exclude you from receiving essential transactional or administrative updates.
CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have specific rights regarding their personal information. This section of our Privacy Policy aims to comply with the CCPA and provide California residents with the rights described below.
Right to Know and Data Portability
You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you:
- The categories of personal information we collected about you.
- The categories of sources for the personal information we collected about you.
- Our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling that personal information.
- The categories of third parties with whom we share that personal information.
- The specific pieces of personal information we collected about you (also called a data portability request).
Right to Delete
You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our records, unless an exception applies.
Right to Opt-Out of the Sale of Personal Information
You have the right to direct us not to sell your personal information at any time (the “right to opt-out”). Consumers who opt-in to personal information sales may opt-out of future sales at any time. To exercise the right to opt-out, you (or your authorized representative) may submit a request to us via [insert contact method here].
Non-Discrimination
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not:
- Deny you goods or services.
- Charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties.
- Provide you a different level or quality of goods or services.
- Suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.
GDPR Data Protection Rights
We are committed to ensuring the protection of your privacy and your rights related to your personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Below are the rights you are entitled to:
- The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
- The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request us to complete information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
Please note that these rights are not absolute and may be subject to conditions and exemptions under GDPR or other relevant laws. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us through our provided contact information.
We are dedicated to ensuring the secure and lawful processing of your personal data and to upholding your rights under GDPR.
Children's Privacy (COPPA)
Commitment to Protecting Children’s Privacy
Our Website ([Your Website Name]) recognizes the importance of safeguarding the privacy of children. We are committed to protecting children’s personal information collected online and complying with applicable laws designed to protect children’s privacy, such as the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for users in the European Union.
Collection of Personal Information from Children
Our Website is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or a different age threshold as required by local laws), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under this age. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under this age without verifiable parental consent, we will take immediate steps to delete the information from our records.
Parental Consent and Control
We encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online activities and interests. In instances where we may collect personal information from children under the age of 13 (or the applicable age threshold), we will seek verifiable parental consent before collecting, using, or disclosing such information. Parents have the right to review their child’s personal information, request deletion, and refuse to allow further collection or use of their child’s information. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
How We Use the Information
Any personal information collected from children under the age of 13 (or the applicable age threshold) with parental consent will be used solely for the purpose for which it was collected. This may include fulfilling requests for products or services, providing personalized content, or communicating directly for other specific purposes for which parental consent has been obtained.
Policy Updates
To align with evolving practices or legal frameworks, we may periodically update this policy. We’ll inform you about significant changes through our website, encouraging regular review to stay informed about your data rights and our commitments.
Getting in Touch
For inquiries or concerns about our privacy practices or this policy, please reach out to us at info@gymandbeyond.com. Alternatively, you can submit your inquiry through the form we placed below for your convenience.
Your privacy, trust, and feedback are invaluable to us as we continually aim to improve and align our practices with your expectations.
