FitNEXT is a UK based fitness publisher. We respect your privacy and we keep the personal data we collect to the minimum needed to run a high quality editorial website. This page explains, in plain British English, exactly what we collect, why, how long we keep it and what rights you have.
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1. Who we are
FitNEXT ("we", "us", "our") is the trading name of FitNEXT Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales. Our registered office is 71 75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ. For the purposes of the UK GDPR, FitNEXT Ltd is the controller of the personal data described on this page.
2. Personal data we collect
We try to collect as little personal data as we can. The categories below cover everything we currently process.
| Category | What it includes | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | IP address, browser type, device, operating system, referring URL, pages viewed, timestamps. | Your browser, automatically. |
| Analytics | Aggregated and pseudonymised behaviour data such as scroll depth, clicks and reading time. | Cookie or local storage based analytics, with consent where required. |
| Contact form | Your name, email address and the contents of any message you send us. | Submitted by you. |
| Comments | Display name, email address, comment text and IP at the time of posting. | Submitted by you. |
| Newsletter (optional) | Email address and any preferences you set. | Submitted by you. |
We do not knowingly collect any special category data (such as health data, ethnicity or religious beliefs) and we ask that you do not send it to us in messages or comments.
3. How we use your data
- To deliver and secure the FitNEXT website.
- To answer enquiries you send through our contact channels.
- To moderate and display reader comments.
- To send a newsletter to readers who have opted in (you can unsubscribe at any time).
- To understand which articles are useful to British readers, in aggregate, and improve them.
- To meet our legal obligations and protect FitNEXT against fraud or abuse.
4. Our lawful bases under UK GDPR
We rely on the following lawful bases set out in Article 6 of the UK GDPR:
- Consent for non essential cookies, analytics and the optional newsletter.
- Legitimate interests for website security, abuse prevention, basic server logs and responding to your enquiries. We balance our interest in running a working website against your privacy.
- Legal obligation where we must keep records or respond to lawful requests from UK authorities.
5. Cookies and analytics
FitNEXT uses a small set of strictly necessary cookies, and (with your consent) privacy friendly analytics cookies. We do not use advertising or behavioural tracking cookies. Full details, including how to withdraw consent at any time, are on our cookie policy page.
6. Who we share data with
We do not sell personal data. We share limited personal data with carefully chosen processors so the website can function:
- Hosting and content delivery providers that store and serve the website.
- Email providers that handle our inboxes and any newsletter delivery.
- Analytics providers, where you have consented.
- Legal and professional advisers where required.
- Authorities where we are legally compelled to disclose data.
Each processor is bound by a written data processing agreement that meets UK GDPR Article 28 requirements.
7. International transfers
Some of our processors are located outside the United Kingdom. Where personal data leaves the UK, we rely on UK adequacy decisions, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement, or the UK Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, together with appropriate technical safeguards.
8. How long we keep data
- Server and security logs: up to 30 days.
- Analytics data: aggregated for up to 26 months, then deleted.
- Contact enquiries: up to 24 months from your last contact, then deleted.
- Comments: for as long as the article is published, unless you ask us to remove yours.
- Newsletter: until you unsubscribe.
9. Your rights under UK GDPR
As a UK resident you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
- The right to be informed about how we use your data (this page).
- The right of access to a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- The right to rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- The right to erasure (the "right to be forgotten") in certain circumstances.
- The right to restrict processing.
- The right to data portability.
- The right to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- The right to withdraw consent at any time, where we rely on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, email privacy@fitnext.co.uk. We will respond within one calendar month.
10. Children
FitNEXT is written for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe we hold data on a child under 13, please contact us and we will delete it.
11. Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, including TLS encryption in transit, restricted administrative access, regular software updates and minimum data collection. No internet service can be guaranteed perfectly secure, but we treat any incident seriously and will notify the ICO and affected users where required by law.
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The "last updated" date at the top of the page reflects the latest substantive change. Material changes will be highlighted on the homepage for a reasonable period.
13. Contact and complaints
For any privacy related question, email privacy@fitnext.co.uk or write to us at the registered office above.
If you are unhappy with our response, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK regulator for data protection. Their website is ico.org.uk and their helpline is 0303 123 1113.