Protecting your personal data

We are committed to safeguarding your personal information and we comply with all data protection laws including:

• The Data Protection Act 2018;

• The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); and

• Any regulations made under or to supplement either of the above, relating to the personal information that we collect about you.

This policy applies to any personal data that we collect from you. When we refer to personal data or “information” within this policy this relates to any information which could be used to identify you, either directly or indirectly when combined with any other information we may hold about you. The privacy policy explains:

• What personal data we collect about you;

• Why we collect that personal data;

• Who we share your personal data with;

• Why we might contact you and how you can change that;

• How long we retain your personal data;

• How we keep your personal data secure; and

• What rights you have in relation to your personal data.

Please read this privacy policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

Personal data collected by United Strength and Conditioning Limited 

We hold the following personal information:

• Personal data you have provided to us when you enquire or become a Member of us or apply for a job with us including name, address, contact details (including email address and phone number);

• The name and contact details (including phone number) of your next of kin;

• Details of referrals, quotes and other contact and correspondence we may have had with you;

• Information obtained from customer surveys, promotions and competitions that you have entered or taken part in;

• Recordings of calls we receive or make;

• Notes and reports about your health and any treatment and care you have received and/or need, including about skin clinic visits and creams or treatments administered;

• Patient feedback and treatment outcome information you provide;

• Entered competitions and promotions that we have ran;

• Information about complaints and incidents;

• Information you give us when you make a payment to us, such as financial or credit card information;

• Other information received from other sources, including from your use of websites and other digital platforms we operate or the other services we provide, information from business partners, advertising networks, analytics providers, or information provided by other companies who have obtained your permission to share information about you;

• Completed our forms, or otherwise provided information to us, when accessing and/or using the products and services we make available, whether in our health clubs or otherwise; some of that information may be considered sensitive personal data for the purposes of the Act, and we will ask you for your specific written consent for us to use that information before you give that information to us, and we will tell you how we intend to use that information when we ask you for your consent.

Where you have named someone as your next of kin and provided us with personal data about that individual, it is your responsibility to ensure that that individual is aware of and accepts the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Where you use any of our websites, we may automatically collect personal data about you including:

• Technical information, including the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform,

• Information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL), clickstream to, through and from our site (including date and time), products you viewed or searched for, page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), methods used to browse away from the page.

We store personal data we collect about you while using our services and facilities within our Club. These include:

• Fitness class booking history

• Financial transaction information

• CCTV video and images

• Visit one of our websites

• Enquire about any of our services or treatments

• Register to be a customer or patient with us or book to receive any of our services or treatments

• Fill in a form or survey for us

• Carry out a transaction on our website

• Participate in a competition or promotion or other marketing activity

• Make online payments

• Contact us, for example by email, telephone or social media

• Participate in interactive features on any of our websites.

In the interests of training and continually improving our services, calls to us and our agents may be monitored or recorded.

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• Personal data relating to children:

We hold data relating to members aged under 16 years old in order to provide junior gym memberships or deliver fitness services specifically for children. We collect and process this data with the consent of a parent or holder of parental responsibility.

• Information we receive from other sources.

If you are an employee of one of our corporate clients who has taken up one of our services, we may be passed your name, contact number and email address, in order to get in touch with you to arrange an appointment or collect further information from you.

Reasons for collecting that personal data:

We collect and store your personal data in order to provide you with membership-related services, such as access to our facilities. The legal basis for processing any personal information as part of this request is processed on the basis of performance of a contract or to take necessary steps to enter into a contract. Examples includes:

• Registering you for membership of our health club;

• Managing your membership account and the products and/or services available to you through it;

• Collecting and managing your payment for membership and, if you do not pay, for taking such steps as are necessary to arrange for you to make that payment; and

• To notify you about changes to our products or services; and

We also have legitimate interests for processing your personal data which include:

• CCTV use within the Club; and

• To contact members to provide them with information about offers, products and services through email, SMS and post.

 Who we share your personal data with:

In the usual course of our business we may disclose your personal data (to the extent necessary) to certain third party organisations that we use to support the delivery of our services. This may include the following:

• Business partners, suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of any contract we enter into with you,

• Organisations providing IT systems support and hosting in relation to the IT systems on which your information is stored,

• Third party debt collectors for the purposes of debt collection,

• Delivery companies for the purposes of transportation,

• Third party service providers for the purposes of storage of information and confidential destruction; and

• Third party marketing companies for the purpose of sending marketing emails, subject to obtaining appropriate consent.

Where a third party data processor is used, we ensure that they operate under contractual restrictions with regard to confidentiality and security, in addition to their obligations under Data Protection Laws.
We may also disclose your personal data to third parties in the event that we sell or buy any business or assets or where we are required by law to do so.

Receiving communications from United Strength and Conditioning Limited and updating your preferences:

If you are an existing customer and have not opted out of receiving marketing communication from us at the time you provided your personal details, we will contact you by email and SMS to inform you of our products and services we think may be of interest to you. You are able to update your marketing contact preferences at any time via your Members Area.
For new customers, we may contact you to promote our products and services if you have provided your explicit consent for us to do so. You can change your marketing contact preferences at any time via your members area.

Right to object:

You have the right to object to the processing of their personal data in certain circumstances.
There is an absolute right to stop your personal data being used for direct marketing. If you wish to amend your marketing preferences or prevent your personal data being used for marketing purposes please either send your objection to info@unitedexercise.com

Retention of personal data:

We do not retain personal data for as long as necessary and we will retain personal data provided to us in line with our retention schedule. Once the period has elapsed, we will securely destroy your personal data in accordance with our data handling policies.

Security of personal data:

We take the confidentiality, integrity and availability of your personal data seriously and have implemented technical and organisational measures to ensure that your information is kept secure. We conduct assessments to ensure the ongoing security of our information systems. 

Personal data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Where we transfer your personal data outside the EEA, we will ensure that there are adequate protections in place for your rights, in accordance with Data Protection Laws. By submitting your personal data, and in providing any personal data to us, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

All information you provide to us is stored securely. Any payment transactions on our website will be processed securely by third party payment processors.

Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password that enables you to access certain parts of our website, you are responsible for keeping that password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.
Personal data and your rights

Right of access:

You have the right to obtain a copy of your personal data held by us as well as other supplementary information. If you would like to request a copy of your personal data, the best way to make a request is by contacting us in the first instance.

We may also ask you to provide ID in order for us to confirm your identity. We may ask for one of the following to verify your identity:

• Passport;

• Driving licence;

• Birth or marriage certificate; or

• Utility bill (from the past 3 months).

We will only request identification where appropriate. If so, we will contact you as soon as practicable to inform you further information is required to respond to your request.

Right of rectification:

You have the right to have inaccurate personal data rectified. If you believe we are processing inaccurate or incomplete personal data about you, please contact us in the first instance.
Right for erasure

It is your right to request the deletion of your data from our records, except (as explained above) if it is necessary for us to perform our legal obligations or contractual obligations to you or another third party. If you would like to submit a request for erasure of data, please contact us for this.

In addition, you also have the right to:

• In some circumstances, receive the personal data which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have this transmitted to another data controller (Data Portability);

• Withdraw consent where this is the legal basis for us processing your information; and

• Object to processing where we are relying on legitimate interests as the legal ground for processing.

If you have any data protection concerns or wish to exercise your rights under the GDPR, please contact:
info@unitedexercise.com.