Last updated: 24 May 2024

Introduction

Welcome to Vikings Fitness Apparel. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, share, and secure your personal data when you visit our website, vikingsfitnessapparel.com. It also describes your rights regarding your personal information and how you can exercise those rights. This policy is in compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) of South Africa.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information

While using our website, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

Full Name
Email Address
Phone Number
Physical Address
Payment Information

Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the website is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.

2. How We Use Your Information

Vikings uses the collected data for various purposes:

To provide and maintain our website
To notify you about changes to our website or services
To allow you to participate in interactive features of our website when you choose to do so
To provide customer support
To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our website
To monitor the usage of our website
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
To process transactions and manage your orders
To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events which we offer unless you have opted not to receive such information

3. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Information

Vikings’ legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the personal information we collect and the specific context in which we collect it. We may process your Personal Information because:

We need to perform a contract with you
You have given us permission to do so
The processing is in our legitimate interests and it’s not overridden by your rights
For payment processing purposes
To comply with the law

4. Storage of Data

Vikings will retain your Personal Information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our website, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

5. Sharing of Data

Business Transactions

If Vikings is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Information may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Legal Requirements

Vikings may disclose your Personal Information in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

To comply with a legal obligation
To protect and defend the rights or property of Vikings
To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the website
To protect the personal safety of users of the website or the public
To protect against legal liability

6. Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Access and Rectification

You have the right to access and rectify the personal information that we hold about you. You can request a copy of your personal information and correct any inaccuracies.

Deletion

You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information under certain conditions.

Objection to Processing

You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information under certain conditions.

Data Portability

You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

Exercising Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at vikingsfitnessapparel@gmail.com. We may require you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our website, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By email: vikingsfitnessapparel@gmail.com
By visiting this page on our website: Contact Us
By mail: 8 Solitaire Crescent, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 2191.

Thank you for choosing Vikings Fitness Apparel. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy.

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