USA Privacy and Cookie Policy

Last updated: 1 August 2019

Desktop Gym, LLC and its subsidiaries (collectively, “DTG” or “we”) have developed this Privacy Policy to explain why we collect particular information and how we will protect your personal privacy within our brand websites for Desktop Gym® workplace fitness app and books. This Privacy Policy is applicable both to information collected from our customers and other visitors to the Site and to those desiring information about our services and products and their costs. Specific information regarding our collection and use of information can be obtained by writing to us. See the last paragraph of this document, “Contacting Us” and follow the prescribed procedure. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to the Terms of Use. Each time that you use the Site, you signify that you agree to be bound by the Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, you must discontinue using the Site and accessing its services through the Site. This Privacy Policy is applicable only to our collection of information on the Site and does not describe our offline data practices.

Summary Description of this Privacy Policy

We do not sell or rent your information to third parties, other than in the unlikely event of a corporate transaction involving a sale or disposition of our company OR to provide technical assistance from an independent contractor. If you chose this service on the Site, your information will be shared with the third party in order to fulfill your request. If you provide us with your email address on the Site, you will occasionally receive offers and promotions from us, but you may opt out of these communications at any time.

We strive to provide visitors to the Site with control over use of their personal information, including ability to update their account information and control their communications preferences, as well as control over any sharing over social networking media.

I. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

User Provided Information. We collect personal information from you when you submit information to or register for an account on any of the Site. You may subscribe to receive information and other from the Site by submitting your name, email address and other pertinent information pertaining to your request from our Site. In order to purchase books on our Site, you will receive links to third party online sellers who carry them. From time to time we may ask you to respond to surveys or other requests for information and we collect the information you provide. We may collect information from you when you submit queries to customer service, order products online, or participate in promotions offered on our Site. We may also collect information about you through other methods, including research surveys or information we obtain from third parties, including verification services, data services, as well as public sources. We use this information to continually offer you the most value as a visitor to our Site.

Web Logs. Like most standard website servers, we log IP addresses (a unique number assigned to every computer on the Internet) in order to improve security, analyze trends and administer the Site. We may track your movement within the Site, the pages from which you were referred, access times and browser types. This information may include the browser you are using, the internet address from which you linked to our Site, the operating system of your computer, the unique IP address of the computer you used to access our Sites, and usage and browsing habits. We use this information in the aggregate to gauge the effectiveness of our Site, track information for statistical purposes, help diagnose and troubleshoot server malfunctions, analyze trends, track user movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information. We may also use individual information we collect through web logs to send you targeted offers and other communications.

Cookies. To help make sure you receive information that is relevant to you, our Site use data “cookies.” We use session cookies to make it easier for you to navigate our Site. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser. We use persistent cookies to differentiate visitors to our Site from registered users, to customize the content of certain sections of the Sites and to enable us to track and cater to the interests of users, in order to enhance their experience on the Site. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser’s “help” file. Cookies help us learn which areas of our Site are useful and which areas need improvement. We will not use cookies or other data capture mechanisms to collect any personally identifiable information about you. You may configure your browser to prevent cookies from being set on your computer. If you reject cookies, you may still use the Site, but your ability to use some areas of the Site may be limited, and you may not be able to use certain features of the Site.

Web Beacons. Our web pages and emails contain “web beacons.” Web beacons allow us to count users that have visited a web page or opened an email that contains a web beacon and collect other types of aggregate information. Using this information, we are able to measure the effectiveness of our advertising and how visitors use our Site. This allows us to learn what pages are most attractive to our visitors, which parts of our Site is the most interesting and what kind of offers (if any) our registered users like to see. Some of the web beacons that are in place on our Sites are used only by us, and other web beacons are from our service providers who use this data to assist us in analyzing how our Site is used.

II. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

Service Providers. We may use third party service providers to help us operate our business and the Site or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending emails, processing any book orders or other order fulfillment, technical assistance. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes. These third parties are required to maintain the confidentiality of information they receive from us and are restricted from using the information for any purposes other than those authorized by us.

Other Uses. We collect and use personal information in the specific ways listed above, and generally to improve our Site and services to you, as well as to meet our legal obligations. We also use personal information you provide to verify your identity, to collect upon unpaid accounts, to handle and settle inquiries or disputes. We may use your personal information to contact you about the services on our Site for which you have expressed an interest, for example, if you have contacted customer service or made an inquiry. We may contact you to determine your satisfaction with ordering products through our web site via e-mail or phone.

Communications. We may send you service-related announcements and emails from time to time. We may also use your information to send you updates and communications about our products and services. To opt-out of our email programs, you can click “unsubscribe” on the bottom of any of our e-mails. To opt-out of emails you may receive on one of our Facebook applications, you may (i) Update your Facebook Application Settings, finding the application name, clicking “Edit Settings” and then unchecking “Receive updates to my Facebook contact email address” or (ii) Click the opt-out link in the body of the email.

Legal Matters; Safety. We may, without your consent, access and disclose your information, any communications sent or received by you, and any other information that we may have about you or your account as may be permitted or required by law (including, but not limited to, court order or subpoena), or to prevent or investigate suspected fraud, violations of our Terms of Service, or activity that appears to us to be illegal or may expose us to legal liability. Additionally, we may disclose your information in situations that we believe to be emergencies involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person or property if we believe that your information in any way relates to that threat.

Sale or Transfer of Business or Assets. In the event that we, or any of our subsidiaries or businesses, are sold or disposed of as a going concern, whether by merger, sale of assets or otherwise, or in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership, personally identifiable information of our visitors may be one of the assets sold or merged in connection with that transaction. Information about our visitors may also need to be disclosed in connection with a commercial transaction where we or any one of our businesses are seeking financing, investment, support or funding. In such transactions, personal information will be subject to the promises made in any pre-existing Privacy Policy in effect when the information was obtained.

III. CHOICE AND OPT OUT

You can choose not to receive promotional messages in the future by either following the “unsubscribe” instructions located near the bottom of each email, or by emailing us at info@desktopgym.net.

Please note, changes may not be effective immediately. In each event, you must clearly indicate the information that you wish to have changed or clearly indicate that you wish to have your personally identifiable information removed from our database. We will endeavor to comply with your request as soon as reasonably possible. Note that despite any request for removal of or change to personally identifiable information, we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes and there may also be residual information that will remain within our databases and other records, which will not be removed or changed. Finally, we are not responsible for informing third parties (including without limitation our third party service providers or strategic partners) with whom we have already shared your personally identifiable information of any changes requested pursuant to this section, or for removing information from or causing information to be removed from the databases or records of such entities.

IV. ACCESS TO YOUR INFORMATION

If for any reason you are concerned that the personal information you provided to us is not correct and you wish to change it, or should you wish to have your email address removed from our mailing list or contact information changed, please contact us at info@desktopgym.net. We will be happy to review, update or remove information as appropriate. We may still retain your information in our files however, to resolve disputes, enforce our Terms of Use, and due to technical and legal requirements and constraints related to the security, integrity and operation of our Site.

V. IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES, PRACTICES AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Links to other sites. The Site may contain links to other sites that are not operated by DTG. DTG IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRIVACY PRACTICES OR THE CONTENT OF SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING WEBSITES OPERATED BY INDEPENDENT OR AFFILIATED SITES. We provide such links only as a convenience and the inclusion of a link on the Site does not imply endorsement of the linked site by DTG. If you provide any personally identifiable information through any such third party website, your transaction will occur on such third party’s website and the personally identifiable information you provide will be collected by and controlled by the privacy policy of that third party and is not subject to this Privacy Policy. We recommend that you check the privacy policies of these sites to determine how your personal information will be utilized by the proprietors of those third party sites.

Security. The Site has reasonable security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control, including when you submit sensitive information via our Site such as financial information. However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information during transmission, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or receive from us. We urge you to take normal steps to keep your personal information safe.

A Note to International Users. By consenting to this Privacy Policy, you confirm that your command and knowledge of English is sufficient to understand the terms and conditions set forth herein. You agree that by using the Site, your personal data will be transferred to our servers located in the United States in connection with the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. You understand that the laws with respect to the protection of personal data in the United States may not be as stringent as those in your home jurisdiction and the Site may not comply with foreign law, so if you do not agree with this, please do not use the Site. (Please refer to the EU Privacy and Cookie Policy also displayed on the page.)

California Privacy Rights. If you are a California resident, you may request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please write to us through the “Contact Us” page.

Children’s Privacy. The Site is not directed or intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 13 years of age. If you are under 13 years of age, you should not register or provide personal information on the Sites. If we later obtain actual knowledge that a user is under 13 years of age, we will take steps to remove that user’s personal information from our systems. If you are the parent or guardian of a child whom you believe has disclosed personal information to us, please contact us at info@desktopgym.net so that we may delete and remove such child’s information from our systems.

Changes to the Privacy Policy. We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy will always be posted on the Site, with the “Effective Date” posted at the top of the Policy. We may revise and update this Privacy Policy if our practices change, as technology changes, or as we add new services or change existing ones. If we make any material changes to our Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, you will know because the Effective Date of the Privacy Policy will change. If we are going to use any personal information in a manner that is materially different from that stated in our Privacy Policy at the time we collected such information, we will give you a reasonable opportunity to consent to the change. If you do not consent, your personal information will be used as agreed to under the terms of the privacy policy in effect at the time we obtained that information. By using our Site or our services after the Effective Date, you are deemed to consent to our then-current privacy policy. We will use information previously obtained in accordance with the privacy policy in effect when the information was obtained from you.

Disputes. If you choose to visit the Site your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the laws of the State of Georgia.

Contacting Us. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or the practices of the Site, please visit our Contact Page and lodge your inquiry. Select “General Information” in the subject line and voice your question(s) or concern(s) in the space provided.

EU Privacy and Cookie Policy

Last updated: 1 August 2019

We have adopted Company Procedures and Policies in line with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR - Reg EU 2016/679), in order to guarantee security standards and rules aimed at allowing adequate processing of your personal data.

This Data Protection Policy provides you with detailed information regarding the protection of your personal data by Desktop Gym® LLC, as data controller. We are responsible, as the owner, for the collection and processing of your personal data in connection with our activities.

Personal Data: what we collect and the purposes for which we use it

We collect and use your personal information to the extent necessary in the context of our activities.

When you fill in the contact form at the page Contacts, to ask for information about our services, we store your identifying information (name) and your contact information (email address, other), in our digital archives for the only scope to provide you support and sales information.

In circumstances where you have expressly given us your consent to process your personal data (see Article 6. 1. a of the GDPR), you are free to withdraw your consent at any time. You have the right to object to the way in which we process your personal information, or to ask us to limit the processing of your personal information. We disclose your personal information to enable third party suppliers, consultants and other service providers to perform services on our behalf.

Links to websites

Our Website contains links to other websites. Our inclusion of such links does not imply our approval of such websites. We do not control the content of such third party websites and assume no responsibility for third parties or their policies or practices. Please read the privacy policies of such third party websites carefully as their collection, handling and processing of personal data will differ from ours.

Safety measures

We use reasonable organizational, technical, and administrative measures to protect your personal information within our organization and regularly verify our system for vulnerabilities. However, due to the fact that the Internet is not a 100% secure environment, we cannot ensure or guarantee the security of the information you transmit to us. Emails sent through the Website may not be encrypted and we therefore advise you not to include any confidential information in your emails you send us.

Cookies

The Website uses cookies and other similar technologies. By using our Website, you agree to our use of cookies as described below. Cookies are small pieces of information that the Website places on your computer's hard disk, your tablet or smartphone.

What types of cookies do we use?

We use technical cookies, which do not record information about you to track your online activity, but to provide you with a better service in your browsing experience. They are those which remember the selected language, which collect traffic data (how many entries, time on site, . . . ). Third party cookies are set by third party websites, not by our Website. Google Analytics Cookies with anonymous IPs are set up on our Website for statistical purposes without profiling.

Access and insights of the personal data we have about you

You can send an email to info@desktopgym.net and request information about your personal data. After the receipt of your request, we will tell you what personal information we have about you, how we collect the information, the purpose for which we process your personal information, and with what entities we share it.

Correction and deleting of your personal data

If any of your personal data or other personal information we have about you as data controller is incorrect or misleading, you may write to us at info@desktopgym.net and ask us to make corrections, and you may request that any content and personal information concerning you to be deleted at any time.

Information on minors

Our Website does not collect knowingly information about minors. If you become aware that a minor under the age of 13 has provided us with his personal information, please contact us.

Changes to this Policy

We reserve ourselves the right to modify this Policy. The date indicated at the beginning of this Policy is the date of the last update. Therefore, please consult this page regularly, taking as a reference the date of the last change indicated at the bottom. Continued use of our Website after publication or posting of a notice of changes to the Policy will signify your acceptance of and consent to the updated Policy.

Contact information and where to send questions or complaints

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our Policy or the way we treat your personal information or if you want us to correct your personal information, please contact us at the address info@desktopgym.net.