PRIVACY POLICY

The Fitness Courses Academy Privacy Policy

At the Fitness Courses Academy, your privacy is important to us and we are committed to taking all measures to ensure that your data is safe, fit for purpose and harnessed through the correct legal means.

Scope of this privacy policy

This policy applies only to the actions of The Fitness Courses Academy (FCA) and users with respect to this website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed via this website including but not limited to, any looks we may provide to social media websites.

How We Collect Data

We collect data in the following ways:

a) data is given to us by you; and
b) data is collected automatically.

Data that is given to us by you

FCA will collect your data in a number of ways, for example:

a) when you contact us via the Website or telephone

In each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

Data that is collected automatically

To the extent that you access the Website, we will collect your data automatically, for example;

a) we automatically collect some information about your visit to the Website. This information helps us to make improvements to website content and navigation, and includes your IP address, the date, times and frequency with which you access the Website and the way you use and interact with its content.

Keeping Data secure

We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard your data, for example;

a) any passwords or user names required by you for our Student Zone will be unique and secure

Data retention

a) Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we will only hold your data on our system for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy policy or until you request that the data be deleted.
b) Even if we delete your data, it may persist on backup or archival media for legal, tax or regulatory purposes.

Your rights

You have the following rights in relation to your data;

a) Right to access – the right to request (i) copies of the information we hold about you at any time (II) that we modify, update or delete such information. If we provide you with access to the information, we hold about you, we will not charge you for this, unless your request is “manifestly unfounded or excessive”. Where we are legally permitted to do so, we may refuse your request, we will tell you the reasons why.
b) Right to correct – the right to have your data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete
c) Right to erase – the right to request that we delete or remove your data from our systems
d) Right to restrict our use of your data – the right to “block” us from using your data or limit the way in which we can use it.
e) Right to data portability – the right to request that we move, copy or transfer your data.
f) Right to object – the right to object to our use of your data, including where we use it for our legitimate interests.

To make enquires, exercise any of your rights set out above, or withdraw your consent to the processing of your data (where consent is our legal basis for processing your data) please contact us via customerservices@fitnesscoursesacademy.co.uk

If you are not satisfied with the way a complaint you make in relation to your data is handled by us, you may be able to refer your complaint to the relevant data protection authority. For the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO’s contact details can be found on https://ico.org.uk//.

It is important that the data that we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your data changes during the period for which we hold it.

Links to other websites

This website may provide links to other websites. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites, thus you are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to using them.

Changes of business ownership and control

FCA may from time to time, expand or reduce the business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of FCA. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this privacy policy, be permitted to use the data for the purposes for which it was originally supplied to us.

We may also disclose data to a prospective purchaser of our business or any part of it.

In the above instances, we will take step with the aim of ensuring your privacy is protected

General

You may not transfer any of your rights under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights, under this privacy policy, where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.

If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this policy will not be affected.

Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other right or remedy.

This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales. All disputes arising under the Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.

Changes to this privacy policy

FCA reserves the right to change this privacy policy as we deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations.

You may contact FCA by email at customerservices@fitnesscoursesacademy.co.uk