Fit Republic is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy applies to the Fit Republic website and governs data collection and usage. By using the Fit Republic website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your personal information

Fit Republic collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Fit Republic also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your area code and age. There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Fit Republic. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used by Fit Republic for the operation of the service, to maintain the quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding the use of the Fit Republic website. Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Fit Republic public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.

Note: Fit Republic does not read any of your private online communications. Fit Republic encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from the Fit Republic website so that you can understand how those websites collect, use, and share your information. Fit Republic is not responsible for privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the Fit Republic website.

Use of your personal information

Fit Republic collects and uses your personal information to operate the Fit Republic website and deliver the services you have requested. Fit Republic does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties. Fit Republic does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent. Fit Republic keeps track of the websites and pages our customers visit within Fit Republic, to determine what Fit Republic services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Fit Republic to customers whose behaviour indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area. Fit Republic will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Fit Republic or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Fit Republic; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Fit Republic, or the public.

Security of your personal information

Fit Republic secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Fit Republic secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Use of Cookies

The Fit Republic website uses “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Fit Republic pages, or register with Fit Republic site or services, a cookie helps Fit Republic to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Fit Republic website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Fit Republic features that you customized. You can accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Fit Republic services or websites you visit.

Changes to this statement

Fit Republic will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Fit Republic encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Fit Republic is protecting your information.

Contact information

Fit Republic welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Fit Republic has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Fit Republic at connect@fitrepublic.co.za. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.