PRIVACY POLICY

General

Compliance with Privacy Obligations

  1. Elevate Athletica Pty Ltd (ACN 677 895 840) is in the business of providing services in connection with gymnasium, personal training and physical services (Services).
  2. This Privacy Policy sets out the policy of Elevate Athletica with respect to the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of Personal Information (as that term is defined in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Act)) about our customers and employees including through our website at elevateathletica.com.au (https://www. elevateathletica.com.au/) and other online or digital platforms (including via any applications developed or operated by Elevate Athletica) (Online Platforms).
  3. Elevate Athletica is bound by the Australian Privacy Principles set out in Schedule 1 of the Act. A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles may be obtained from the website of The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au (http://www.oaic.gov.au/).
  4. Elevate Athletica is dedicated to ensuring that personal and sensitive information is gathered with respect to the individual and aims to exercise the highest standard of care in preserving privacy of information in all areas of operation.
  5. The information about individuals’ health collected by Elevate Athletica is handled in compliance with applicable State and Territory health records legislation. Collection of Personal and Sensitive Information
  6. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Personal Information” is defined under the Act and characterised as being information or an opinion about an individual whose identity is apparent or can reasonably be ascertained from that information or opinion. “Sensitive information” is information about you that reveals your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs or affiliations, membership of a professional or trade association, membership of a trade union, details of health, disability, sexual orientation or criminal record.
  7. The types of Personal Information generally collected by us include your name, address, gender, date of birth, mobile and telephone numbers, e-mail address, credit card or bank account details, occupation and employer, driver’s licence number and emergency contact details. We may also collect your location data through our Online Platforms if you choose to enable this service. Personal Information is also collected when individuals provide business cards or other documentation to us containing such Personal Information, including completion of a Membership Agreement and a Health Questionnaire. Personal Information also includes information we collect in the course of providing the Services to individuals and via external communications.
  8. We may also collect behavioural and/or statistical information about individuals or businesses in connection with the Services.
  9. The types of Sensitive Information generally collected by us includes (but is not limited to) information relating to health information, health issues or any disabilities that are necessary to properly advise you about fitness training (including your height, weight, and any other health details you provide us, such as body scan results). The types of health-related information include medical history, whether individuals are using medication, smoke or are pregnant and other health related information. We will obtain consent as necessary to collect Sensitive Information.
  10. Other Sensitive Information that may be required to be collected by Elevate Athletica may include health, immunisation, vaccination or other health information which ensures we are able to comply with our legal obligations or risk assessments. This includes, but is not limited to, obtaining vaccination and immunisation records or information in respect of and in response to any pandemic or epidemic (including Covid-19) where government regulations or public health orders apply to the provision of Services.
  11. Without limiting the way in which we may collect your Personal Information, this will generally occur in association with your use or utilisation of the Services (including through your use of our Online Platforms), if you make an enquiry about Elevate Athletica (either online, via telephone or at an Anytime Fitness club) or via generally dealing with us directly. We may collect your information directly from you or from other third parties in certain circumstances

Use of Personal and Sensitive Information

  1. Any Personal or Sensitive Information that we collect about individuals will be used and disclosed by us to provide the Services required or otherwise to enable us to carry out our functions.
  2. We also collect your Personal Information so that we can carry out the following actions:
    • to communicate with you, including about our Services and offers which might interest you;
    • to provide you with information;
    • to process payments by you or to you in connection with our Services;
    • to create accounts, tax invoices or receipts (electronic or otherwise);
    • to provide your Personal Information to third parties in order to them to supply some aspect of the Services;
    • to consider and respond to communications or complaints made by you.
  3. Elevate Athletica will disclose Personal Information to third party business partners when they provide services to Elevate Athletica that are consistent with the terms of this Privacy Policy. When we outsource or contract out specific support services, our contractors may access individuals’ Personal Information. It is important to note that all our contractors are subject to strict confidentiality obligations. We take great pride in operating only with reputable business partners.
  4. Personal or Sensitive Information that is in our possession is not a subject to rent, sale or any other disclosure to any other company or organisation, except where otherwise lawfully permitted under this Privacy Policy or without prior consent of individuals where that consent is required by law. Individuals consent to our use and disclosure of their Personal Information where it is incidental to a sale of our business (or any part thereof) to a third party or where the Personal Information is or becomes de-identified as otherwise permitted under clause 34 below. They also consent to Personal and Sensitive Information being disclosed to Elevate Athletica support office.
  5. Elevate Athletica will disclose Personal Information if it is under a legal requirement to do so (for example, under a court order, or if required under legislation), or if an authorised request is made from a law enforcement agency.
  6. Otherwise, we will only disclose Personal Information with the consent of the relevant individuals. If consent is obtained, we may provide Personal Information to Elevate Athletica’s personal trainers to assist customers to improve their fitness and wellbeing, in addition, trainers can advise customers which fitness programs are suitable for them. If personal trainers are contractors (rather than employees), their contracts with us require them to keep Personal Information confidential.

Online Platform Privacy

  1. The Privacy Policy outlines our approach to online privacy issues regarding Personal Information collected through our Online Platforms. Our Online Platforms include, but are not limited to: -our website: https://www.elevateathletica.com.au (https://www.elevateathletica.com.au/);
    • our digital or online applications (including the Elevate Athletica App) as developed from time to time;
    • our social media accounts or profiles, such as (without limitation) Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter (but at all times being subject to the terms and conditions of use and privacy policies of the websites hosting those accounts or profiles); and/or
    • any other online or digital platforms or software from which Elevate Athletica may provide the Services or you may communicate with Elevate Athletica.
  2. Elevate Athletica will handle Personal Information collected online with the utmost care and in order to provide you with the services offered through the Online Platforms, and will not knowingly use it in ways not explicitly consented to by you.
  3. Elevate Athletica will handle Personal Information collected online consistently with the way that it handles Personal Information collected offline. Other matters specific to our handling of Personal Information online are set out below. Cookies
  4. No Personal Information is collected by Elevate Athletica when individuals visit our Online Platforms, unless they chose to provide it to us (for example, by sending us emails through our Online Platforms). However, we may collect certain data that does not identify individuals (sometimes called “web log information”) when they visit certain pages (such as the type of browser and operating system they have). We may also use “cookies” which are small files that are stored on computer and that manage the security and navigation process of the site. Users can choose to block these cookies but some portions of the site may not function correctly if they do. This type of data is collected for statistical purposes only, and while cookies will identify a computer, they are unlikely to identify users personally.

Email/SMS Marketing

  1. We will not distribute our marketing material via SMS unless customers have consented to this. This is a requirement of the Spam Act 2003. Further, you can unsubscribe from our e-newsletter or other bulletins by using the “unsubscribe” facility contained in each electronic publication we send. Occasionally, Elevate Athletica may send promotional email messages to prospective customers to market a service or activity. This will only be done on the reasonable belief that customers would be interested in the subject matter. In every case customers will be provided with clear and simple instructions on how to be removed from our mailing list.

Site Security Policy

  1. Our Online Platforms use up-to-date technology to maximise the security of user’s Personal Information. Elevate Athletica places an importance on the security of all information associated with our customers. Our security and this Privacy Policy are continually reviewed and updated and the user information is accessed by authorised personnel. We aim to prevent accidental manipulation, destruction, use, disclosure loss or unauthorised access of Personal Information and/or data. Apple Health, Google Health and InBody Composition Analyzer
  2. Our Online Platforms (and particularly the Elevate Athletica application) contain capabilities of collecting your Personal Information and Sensitive Information via the use of those Online Platforms. Specifically, this may occur via the integration between the Elevate Athletica Online Platforms (including our API) and third-party affiliated applications and services such as Apple Health, Google Health or InBody Composition Analyzer
  3. The collection of Personal Information via any third-party integrated or affiliated applications and/or software will be subject to the privacy policies and practises of those third-parties. The Apple, Google and Inbody privacy statement and information may be obtained via:
  1. Our Online Platforms may contain links to other websites which we do not control; they are not covered by our Privacy Policy. If users access other websites using the links provided, operators may collect information from users and use it in accordance with their own privacy policy, which may differ from ours. We have no control over the types of information third-party site owners choose to collect and how they use it.

Social Networking Acceptable Use Policy

  1. Elevate Athletica encourages all comments on any of our social networking pages (Facebook, Instagram YouTube, Twitter etc.), as we would like to hear from our followers, customers, fans, clients, friends and staff. Customer views, news, ideas, insights and criticisms about Elevate Athletica are very important to us, yet the social networking sites must not be used to abuse others, expose others to offensive or inappropriate content, or for any illegal or unlawful purpose.
  2. It is the user’s responsibility to protect their personal privacy when using our social networking pages. We advise users not to include any Personal Information of either themselves or of others in their published posts or comments (such as email addresses, private addresses or phone numbers).
  3. In addition, it is recommended to refrain from posting materials to any of our social media pages or profiles that infringe the intellectual property rights of others and not to include internet addresses or links to websites, or any email addresses in such published posts.
  4. Any information posted to the Elevate Athletica Social Networking pages (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and others) is recorded and used for the purpose of administering pages and addressing any comments made, while no attempt will be made to identify users except where authorised by law.
  5. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of social networking pages (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and others). The responsibility of Elevate Athletica is limited to our own published posts made on the official Elevate Athletica social media accounts.

De-Identified Information

  1. We may use your Personal Information in de-identified form (de-identification being a process by which a collection of data or information is altered to remove or obscure personal identifiers and personal information) to assist us in running our business. We may also provide, including by way of sale, de-identified information in aggregated form, to third parties. This information may include (but is not limited to):
    • age demographics;
    • purchasing trends;
    • trends and statistics in relation to the Services;
    • statistics about purchasing patterns of the Services;
    • statistics surrounding the Services.
  2. When your Personal Information is included in de-identified, aggregated data, it is not possible to identify you or anything about you from that data.

Security

  1. We use all reasonable endeavours to secure any Personal or Sensitive Information that we hold and aim to keep this information accurate and up-to-date. Technical and organisational security measures are in place to ensure the security of information and to protect it against deliberate or accidental manipulation, destruction, use, disclosure loss or unauthorised access.
  2. Personal and Sensitive Information is stored behind industry standard firewalls and where applicable, protected by user names and passwords. Where appropriate, Personal and Sensitive Information is kept within a locked storage room.

Changes to Privacy Policy

  1. Elevate Athletica reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy without prior notice. Any changes to Privacy Policy will be posted on the Elevate Athletica website or via our other online platforms or we may decide to inform you via other means, such as by way of direct email communication. In order to remain updated and informed on protection of Personal and Sensitive Information, we encourage users to review this Privacy Policy regularly. If, at any time, you have questions, comments or concerns about our privacy commitment or our privacy obligations please contact us.

Access and correction of your Personal Information

  1. The access to Personal Information that we and/or our contractors hold can be obtained on request. It is at the discretion of Elevate Athletica to provide this information to individuals, depending upon legal circumstances or our obligations. Users are entitled to tell us if they do not wish us to hold their information, we will remove all such information from our database. Individuals also have the right to ask us to correct information about them which is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date.
  2. If you wish to seek access to, correction of or deletion of Personal Information that Elevate Athletica holds about you, please contact us at admin@elevateathletica.com.au (mailto:admin@elevateathletica.com.au). We may ask you to put your request in writing. It is important to us that the Personal Information we hold about you is accurate, complete and up to date.

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Date Reviewed: 25.07.2024

Date Updated: 25.07.2024