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Privacy Policy

Our website address is: https://www.dabbsfitness.com.

Our Commitment to Data Protection

We are committed to safeguarding your personal data and respecting your privacy. Our data protection practices are based on the following principles:

  • Lawfulness, Fairness, and Transparency:
We process your data lawfully and transparently, and we’re always ready to explain how and why we collect and use it.
  • Purpose Limitation:
We only use your personal data for the specific purposes for which it was collected.
    Data Minimisation
 We collect only the data that is necessary for the intended purposes.
  • Storage Limitation:
 We do not keep personal data longer than necessary.
  • Accuracy: We strive to keep your personal data accurate and up to date.
  • Integrity and Confidentiality:
 We protect your data against unauthorised or unlawful processing and accidental loss, destruction or damage.

Your Data Protection Rights

You have the right to:

  • Be informed – Know what data we collect, how, why, and by whom it is processed.
  • Access your data – Request a copy of your personal data held by us.
  • Correct your data – Request correction or completion of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Erase your data – Request deletion of your data under certain circumstances.
  • Restrict processing – Ask us to limit how we use your data in specific situations.
  • Object to processing – Object to processing based on legitimate interests, including for direct marketing.
  • Object to automated decisions – Decline profiling or automated decision-making with significant effects.
  • Data portability – Request your data in a machine-readable format or transfer it to another provider.
  • Withdraw consent – Revoke your consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
  • Lodge a complaint – Contact us or a data protection authority if you believe your rights are violated.

What We Collect and Why

Comments

When you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the form, your IP address, and browser user agent for spam detection. An anonymized hash of your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service (see Gravatar’s Privacy Policy).

Media

If you upload images, avoid including location data (EXIF GPS), as it may be accessible to other visitors.

Contact forms

When you use our contact forms, we collect your name, email address, optional phone number, and any message you submit to respond to your query.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance user experience, analyse site usage, and support marketing efforts.

Types of Cookies We Use

  • Necessary – Essential for site functionality (e.g. logins).
  • Functional – Store preferences and improve convenience (e.g. remembering form inputs).
  • Analytics – Track website performance and user interaction.
  • Advertising – Deliver relevant ads and limit ad repetition; often set by third-party networks.

You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Learn more at allaboutcookies.org. We use Google Analytics for insights into website traffic. For more info, see Google’s Privacy Policy or opt out here.

Embedded Content

Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, etc.) from other websites. These act as if you visited those sites directly, which may collect your data, use cookies, or track your interactions.

Analytics

Google Analytics helps us understand how visitors interact with our website. The data collected is anonymized and includes:

  • Pages visited
  • Time spent on each page
  • Referring source
  • Click activity
  • Browser/device information (including anonymized IP)

We do not share or allow Google to use this data for other services.

Data Retention

  • Comments – Retained indefinitely, including metadata, for recognition of future comments.
  • Registered Users – Personal data in user profiles is stored until edited or deleted by the user. Admins can also access and manage this data.
  • Orders – Stored for 2 years to meet tax and legal obligations.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you’ve left comments or have an account, you can request an export of the personal data we hold or request its erasure (except where legally required to retain it).

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be screened by an automated spam detection service.

Your Contact Options

You can contact us via:

  • Email: info@dabbsfitness.com
  • Phone: +44 (0) 7768696081
  • Social Media: Reach out through any of our official channels.

How We Protect Your Data

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures such as:

  • Secure data transfer protocols (e.g. HTTPS)
  • Data anonymisation and pseudonymisation
  • Regular system monitoring for vulnerabilities

Although no system is 100% secure, we will notify relevant authorities and affected individuals in the event of a data breach.

Store and Checkout Information

What We Collect

During checkout or account creation, we may collect:

  • Name, billing/shipping addresses
  • Email and phone number
  • Payment details (processed securely)
  • Order and cart information

We retain this information to:

  • Fulfil and track orders
  • Respond to queries and refunds
  • Comply with legal requirements
  • Offer customer support and improve services

We store data as long as necessary for the above purposes, or as required by law.

Access by Our Team – Only authorised team members (e.g. Administrators, Shop Managers) have access to:

  • Order details (items purchased, shipping info)
  • Customer details (contact info and account data)

Payments – We accept payments via PayPal. Your payment details are securely handled by PayPal. Please refer to the PayPal Privacy Policy for more information.

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