Privacy Policy

Date: December 1st, 2024, Written by Daniel - TinyVik1ng

Welcome to Halls of Strength. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy outlines how we handle your information in accordance with GDPR and CCPA regulations.

Information Collection and Use

We collect personal data to provide and enhance our services, including operating our store, processing orders, and delivering products. The types of personal information we may collect include:

• Contact Information: Your name, email address, shipping address, and phone number.
• Payment Information: Processed securely through Shopify’s payment gateway. We do not store your credit card information.
• Purchase Information: Details related to products you have ordered from our store, including order history.
• Profile Information: For athletes, coaches, and content creators, we collect information such as gender, date of birth, social media links, personal introduction, sport(s), achievements, and profile picture.
• Usage Data: Collected through Google Analytics and our in-house ad system, helping us optimize website traffic and analyze performance.

We use Shopify as our e-commerce platform. Shopify collects and processes personal data necessary to manage your orders and payments. Additionally, we work with Printful for print-on-demand fulfillment, which requires sharing your order details, including shipping information, to fulfill your orders.

Use of In-House Ad System

Our website features ads managed through an **in-house ad system** that prioritizes your privacy. This system ensures that:

• Ads are **manually approved** and tailored to match the interests of our community.
• No personal data is shared with external advertisers.
• Minimal data, such as screen size and location (limited to country-level), is collected for ad optimization.
• We maintain complete control over the ad content displayed on our site.

All ads are fitness-related, supporting either our store or carefully vetted partners. We do not sell your data to third parties or participate in cross-site tracking.

Use of Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous data about website traffic, user behavior, and interaction patterns. This helps us improve the user experience and tailor our services to better meet your needs.

Google Analytics collects the following types of data:

• Device and browser type
• Location data (anonymized to city-level)
• Time spent on pages and interaction metrics

All data collected through Google Analytics is stored securely and processed in compliance with GDPR and CCPA guidelines. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.

Your Rights and Choices

Consent Management: Upon visiting our site, you are prompted to manage your cookie preferences. You can accept, decline, or opt out of tracking technologies used for analytics and ad targeting.

Managing Cookies: You can use browser controls to manage or delete cookies at any time.

Data Sharing and Transfers

We do not sell, trade, or transfer your personal information to third-party advertisers or external data brokers. Data collected through our in-house ad system and Google Analytics remains secure and is used solely to improve your experience on our website.

Security of Data

We take data security seriously, using encryption and other commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. We continuously review and update our practices to minimize risks.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect improvements in our practices. Revisions will be posted on this page with the latest revision date. We encourage you to review the policy regularly.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at privacy@hallsofstrength.org.