Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 1, 2023
Strength Training DC (“Strength Training DC,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you visit our website, use our online services, contact us, or schedule services with us.
Information We Collect
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:
- Name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Appointment or scheduling information
- Information submitted through contact, registration, or booking forms
- Information you provide when communicating with us
- Fitness goals or other information you choose to provide in connection with our services
We may also automatically collect certain technical information when you visit our website, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages viewed
- Referring website
- Date and time of your visit
- General website usage and interaction information
This information may be collected through cookies, analytics technologies, server logs, and similar technologies.
How We Use Your Information
We may use information we collect to:
- Respond to questions and requests
- Schedule and manage appointments, training sessions, classes, and other services
- Communicate with clients regarding appointments or services
- Process transactions and payments
- Provide customer service
- Maintain and improve our website and services
- Understand how visitors use our website
- Protect the security and integrity of our website and business
- Send promotional or informational communications when permitted by law or with your consent
- Comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements
Online Booking and Third-Party Services
Strength Training DC may use third-party providers to facilitate online scheduling, class registration, payments, email communications, website analytics, hosting, and other business functions.
When you use a third-party service through our website, information you provide may be collected and processed by that provider according to its own privacy policy and terms.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you use.
Payment Information
Payments may be processed through third-party payment processors. Strength Training DC does not generally receive or store your complete credit or debit card information when payments are processed by these providers.
Payment providers may collect information necessary to process your transaction and are responsible for handling that information according to their own privacy practices and applicable laws.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand website usage, support booking functionality, and improve the user experience.
Cookies may include:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for certain website features and functionality.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website, including which pages are visited and how visitors navigate the site.
Functional Cookies
These cookies may remember preferences or support features provided by third-party services.
Marketing Cookies
If used, these cookies may help measure marketing campaigns or provide more relevant advertising.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of portions of the website.
Where required by applicable law, we will obtain consent before placing non-essential cookies or similar technologies on your device.
Analytics
We may use website analytics services to better understand how visitors use our website. These services may collect information such as your IP address, device information, browser information, pages visited, and interactions with the website.
Analytics information is generally used to evaluate website performance, identify trends, and improve our website and services.
How We Share Information
Strength Training DC does not sell or rent your personal information.
We may disclose information to service providers that perform services on our behalf, including providers of:
- Website hosting and maintenance
- Online scheduling and booking
- Payment processing
- Email and communications
- Website analytics
- Information technology and security services
These providers may access information only as necessary to provide their services to us and are subject to their own contractual and legal obligations regarding personal information.
We may also disclose information when we believe disclosure is necessary to comply with applicable law, respond to legal process, protect our rights or property, investigate fraud or security concerns, or protect the safety of Strength Training DC, our clients, or others.
Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, maintain appropriate business and financial records, fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, and comply with legal obligations.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no website, electronic transmission, or information storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted through or stored by our website.
Your Privacy Choices
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to request that we:
- Provide information about personal information we maintain about you
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Delete certain personal information
- Explain how your personal information is being used
- Limit or object to certain uses of your information
- Stop sending marketing communications
You may unsubscribe from promotional emails by using the unsubscribe instructions contained in those communications or by contacting us.
To submit a privacy-related request, contact us at info@strengthtrainingdc.com.
We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.
Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are not directed toward children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13 without appropriate parental or guardian consent.
If we learn that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected through our website without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties. Strength Training DC is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites.
We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information.
Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting that communicates a user’s preference regarding online tracking. Because there is currently no universally accepted standard for responding to these signals, our website may not respond to all Do Not Track requests.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our website, services, technology, business practices, or legal requirements.
When changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage visitors to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact:
Strength Training DC
4836 MacArthur Blvd. NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-248-1155
Email: info@strengthtrainingdc.com