Privacy Policy

Muscle Republic Privacy Policy

 This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from https://musclerepublic.com (the “Site”).

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”

We collect and record Personal Information about individuals such as;

  • our customers and potential customers and their representatives
  • our suppliers and potential suppliers and their representatives, directors, partners, proprietors and shareholders
  • contractors and subcontractors and potential contractors and subcontractors and their representatives in relation to providing goods and services to us
  • our employees past and present, including applicants, and
  • any other person who comes into contact with Muscle Republic

We may collect your Personal Information in the course of providing you with goods or services, or:

  • when you use or buy our products or services
  • when you provide us, or you offer or apply to supply us, with goods or services
  • when you provide information to us in any way (including by completing a form, disclosing information over the phone or via email, or providing us a business card)
  • when you request information about us, our products or our services
  • when you provide feedback to us
  • when you visit or fill in a form on our Website
  • when you visit premises from which we operate
  • when you (or your employer) provide that information to us in the course of conducting or administering our relationship with you, or when you are carrying out activities in connection with our business operations
  • when you submit a job application to us
  • when you otherwise contact us by telephone, fax, email, social media, post or in person, or live chat
  • where we are otherwise required or authorised by law to do so.

If you choose not to provide your Personal Information to us for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, we may not be able to provide you with requested information, products or services to effectively conduct our relationship with you.

 

 We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

  • “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
  • “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
  • “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

Third party content (eg social media links)- Some of the content on our Website includes applications made available by third parties, such as social media buttons or links that allow you to share content or links to our Website through the relevant third party platforms. These third party applications themselves may facilitate collection of information by those third parties, through your interaction with the applications and sometimes even if you do not interact directly with them. We are not responsible for the technical operation of these applications or the collection and use practices of the relevant third parties. Please visit the relevant third party websites to understand their privacy practices and options they may make available to you in relation to their collection of your Personal Information.

 

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT

When you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including debit or credit card numbers, Paypal or AffterPay, bank details), email address, and phone number and geographical location.  We refer to this information as “Order Information.”

We also may collect the information below through email sign ups, orders, job applications or any other means of communication with our company.

  • name
  • date of birth
  • contact details including telephone numbers (landline and/or mobile)
  • current address (including postal address)
  • email address
  • gender
  • payment details, such as your debit or credit card, Paypal or AffterPay, bank details
  • geographical location
  • Your IP address (this is your computer’s individual identification number) which is automatically logged by our web server. This is used to note your interest in our website.
  • photographs and/or images of you from camera footage you have provided to us, and
  • consumption habits and preference information from social media accounts and profiles.
  • occupation and employment details including employment status and any previous work experience
  • information from or in connection with your resume or job application if you apply for a position with us

When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.

 

HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations).  Additionally, we use this Order Information to:

  • Communicate with you;
  • Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
  • When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.
  • We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
  • We use Facebook and Instagram retargeting to advertise Muscle Republic across social networks. Facebook and Instagram retargeting will display relevant ads tailored to you based on areas of the website that you have visited, by placing a cookie on your device. This cookie does not give us access to your device. The cookie is used to allow us to identify whether an individual has visited a page and if so, show them related advertisements. Facebook and Instagram retargeting allows us to tailor our marketing to better suit your needs and only display ads that are relevant to you.
  • To Comply with legal requirements

 We may use third parties who are also bound by privacy policies to carry out certain activities, such as processing and sorting data, monitoring how customers use our site and issuing our emails for us.

 We reserve the right at all times to monitor, review, retain, and/or disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, but we have no obligation to monitor the use of the Website or to retain the content of any user session.

You consent to us using your Personal Information in the above ways and as set out in this Privacy Policy.

We may otherwise collect, use or disclose your Personal Information where the collection, use or disclosure is:

  • in accordance with this Privacy Policy or any agreement you enter into with us, or
  • required or authorised by law, including without limitation the Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

 

STORAGE OF SECURITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION HELD BY US

We aim to keep your Personal Information secure. Any Personal Information that is collected via our Website or which is held on our computer systems is protected by safeguards including physical, technical (firewalls, SSL encryption etc) and procedural methods.

We do not collect sensitive or financial information about our users via our Website.

If we find that we no longer require or have no further need for your Personal Information we may remove it from our systems and securely destroy all record of it.

 

SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

 We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above.  For example, we use Shopify to power our online store--you can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here:  https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy.

We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site--you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here:  https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. 

You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here:  https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

 

OVERSEAS DISCLOURES

Some of your Personal Information may be disclosed, transferred, stored, processed or used overseas by us, or by third party service providers. This may happen if:

  • our offices or related entities are overseas
  • we outsource certain activities overseas
  • transactions, information, services or products have an overseas connection, or
  • our computer systems including IT servers are located overseas.

You consent to the collection, use, storage, and processing of your Personal Information outside of Australia as set out in this Privacy Policy.

In particular, your Personal Information may be disclosed to third parties in United States of America and such other countries in which those parties or their, or our, computer systems may be located from time to time, where it may be used for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. In these circumstances, you consent to the collection, use, storage and processing of your Personal Information in those countries, without us being responsible under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) for such use (or for any breach). Where such parties are located overseas, you may have rights to enforce such parties' compliance with applicable data protection laws, but you may not have recourse against those parties under the Australian Privacy Act in relation to how those parties treat your personal information.

 

BEHAVIOURAL ADVERTISING

As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you.  For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.

You can opt out of targeted advertising by:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads

Google - https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous

Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at:  http://optout.aboutads.info/.

TEXT MARKETING

By entering your phone number in the checkout and initialising a purchase, subscribing via our subscription form or a keyword, you agree that we may send you text notifications (for your order, including abandoned cart reminders) and text marketing offers. Text marketing messages will not exceed 10 a month. You acknowledge that consent is not a condition for any purchase.
If you wish to unsubscribe from receiving text marketing messages and notifications reply with STOP to any mobile message sent from us or use the unsubscribe link we provided you within any of our messages. You understand and agree that alternative methods of opting out, such as using alternative words or requests will not be accounted as a reasonable means of opting out. Message and data rates may apply. You can also contact us for more information. If you wish to opt out please follow the procedures above.

DO NOT TRACK

Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

 

YOUR RIGHTS

You can ask us to update your personal information by emailing precise details of your request to customercare@musclerepublic.com

 

  • You can ask us not to send you future marketing communications. You can do this by clicking on the 'Unsubscribe' or subscription preferences link in a direct marketing email that you have received from us.
  • You can also email us at customercare@musclerepublic.com. We will then suppress your data from all direct marketing, although we will still keep it for processing your order and fulfilling customer service and after sale obligations. Alternatively, you can post your request to the address at the end of this policy.
  • You also have the right to request a copy of any personal information we hold about you. To do this, email us or write to us using the above contact information.

 

DATA RETENTION

When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

 

MINORS

The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18.

 

COMPLAINTS ABOUT PRIVACY

If you feel that we have not respected your privacy or that we have conducted ourselves inconsistently with this Privacy Policy, please contact our customer service team as per he contact details at the end of this policy advise us as soon as possible. We will investigate your queries and complaints within a reasonable period of time depending on the complexity of the complaint.

It would assist us to respond to your complaint promptly if it is made in writing. Please detail information relevant to your complaint.

We will notify you of the outcome of our investigation.

 

UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Updates to this Privacy Policy

We may, from time to time, review and update this Privacy Policy, including to take into account new laws, regulations, practices and technology. All Personal Information held by us will be governed by our most recent Privacy Policy, posted on our Website.

What to do if you have a question, problem or want to contact us about our use of your Personal Information or this Privacy Policy

If you:

  • have a query or concern about this Privacy Policy or our Personal Information handling processes
  • wish to make a complaint in relation to a breach of your privacy
  • would like to access your Personal Information held by us
  • would like to update or correct your Personal Information held by us, or
  • would like to opt out of direct marketing,

Please contact our team at customercare@musclerepublic.com

 

CHANGES

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.

 

CONTACT US

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at customercare@musclerepublic.com or by mail using the details provided below:

 

Unit 1, 13 Sydenham Road, Brookvale, NSW, 2100, Australia

Privacy Policy was last updated 8 January 2021