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Privacy Statement<\/h1>\n
Last updated: May 13, 2020<\/div>\n
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At SANDOW, the privacy of your Personal Information is important to us. We are committed to providing you with an experience on all of our sites and services that is safe, secure and trustworthy.We work hard to be transparent about what Personal Information we collect and process, while striving to use clear and direct language to describe our privacy practices to help you make informed decisions.<\/p>\n

For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation 2016\/679 (the \u201cGDPR\u201d), SANDOW is the Data Controller, and is registered in Florida at 3651 NW 8th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL 33431.<\/p>\n

If you are visiting us from the State of California or the European Union, we recommend you review Section 17 (Notice to California Residents) and Section 18 (European Data Subjects) for more information on the rights available to individuals located in California and the EU in particular.<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/div>\n

In order to personalize and improve your experience, SANDOW collects, processes and stores your Personal Information as you use our websites, mobile apps, social media pages and services and those of our brands that link to this Statement (collectively, the \u201cSANDOW Properties\u201d). \u201cPersonal Information\u201d is information that can or is capable of identifying you, directly or indirectly, by reference to an identifier such as your name, identification number, location data, online identifier, email or street address, or it may be information that could reasonably be linked back to you.<\/p>\n

This Privacy Statement describes our practices for collecting, storing, processing and sharing your Personal Information and the controls we provide you to manage it within our Services.<\/p>\n

By visiting and\/or using any of the SANDOW Properties, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Statement. If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should contact SANDOW by e-mail at privacy@sandow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1. What information does SANDOW collect from you?<\/div>\n

The below describes the information we collect from you for our SANDOW Properties. In this Privacy Statement, we refer to this as your \u201cPersonal Information\u201d.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Information Category<\/th>\nUse Description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Account Information<\/td>\n-Your name, title, business\/company
\n-Email address and\/or mailing address
\n-Password that you provide when you create an account
\n-Mobile or other phone number that you provide
\n-Demographic information
\n-Shipping or transactional information<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Credit Card\/Payment Information<\/td>\n-Payment information such as your credit card number and your billing and shipping addresses when you purchase something from SANDOW Properties<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Profile Information<\/td>\n-We collect the information you provide when you voluntarily create a user profile
\n-Additional personal details that you provide in your profile (for example, image, name, age, location)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
User Provided Content<\/td>\n-Information you provide about yourself when you voluntarily contribute to SANDOW Properties, or participate in community discussions.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Social Media Information<\/td>\n-If you use Facebook to log into the SANDOW Properties, we collect information from your Facebook profile that you choose to provide to us (for example, your Facebook profile information)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Additional User Information<\/td>\n-Information that you provide to us when you answer email surveys or online questionnaires offered through SANDOW Properties (for example, user names, e-mail addresses and mailing addresses for select mailings from third parties, as well as opinions and preferences)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contests and Promotions<\/td>\n-Personal Information when you voluntarily participate in contests and special promotions we run through any of our SANDOW Properties<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
2. What information does SANDOW collect through your use of the Services?<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Information Category<\/th>\nUse Description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Computer and Mobile Device Information<\/td>\n-Information about how you access any of our SANDOW Properties, including the website you visited before and after a SANDOW site
\n-The Internet Protocol (\u201cIP\u201d) address of your computer, mobile device, or proxy server you use to access the Internet, in addition to other information such as:<\/span><\/p>\n
>Computer operating system
\n>Web browser
\n>Mobile device identifier provided by your mobile device operating system and your mobile operating system
\n>Name of your internet service provider or mobile carrier<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Information from Cookies and similar technologies<\/td>\n-Cookies and similar technologies as described in our Cookie Policy. Please refer to our Cookie Policy to learn about our practices and the controls we provide you<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Information shared through social media features<\/td>\n-If you interact with social media through SANDOW Properties such as our Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and LinkedIn pages, SANDOW will collect these interactions and whatever account information these sites make available to us
\n-Your interaction with these features are governed by the privacy statement of the applicable third-party company<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Information from your use of the Services<\/td>\n-Information about your use of any of our SANDOW Properties such as when you search, which pages you view or links you click on, or when you save\/share content, etc.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
3. Information we collect from other sources<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Information Category<\/th>\nUse Description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Information from third parties<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
-We may also receive information about you from third parties, such as supplemental data we collect with demographic information which are licensed from third parties to personalize any of our SANDOW Properties and our offers to you
\n-If you purchase a gift subscription, we will collect Personal Information to complete the gift and notify the recipient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
4. How do we use your Personal Information?<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Information Category<\/th>\nUse Description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Personal Information (generally)<\/td>\n-We use your Personal Information to provide, personalize, improve and expand any of our SANDOW Properties. This includes:<\/p>\n
>Authenticate your access to SANDOW Properties
\n>Processing your payments for subscriptions, services and other products and features
\n>Building new and improving existing products and services
\n>Issuing surveys and questionnaires to collect Additional User Information for use in the Services, as well as facilitating product development and research initiatives, and publishing or otherwise disclosing aggregated or otherwise anonymized data
\n>Conducting scientific and statistical research
\n>Detecting and protecting against error, fraud or other criminal activity and enforcing our Terms and Conditions<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Communications<\/td>\n-We use our Personal Information to communicate with you about any of our SANDOW Properties such as when we:<\/p>\n
>Respond to inquiries to any of our SANDOW Properties
\n>Inform you of product changes or new products and services
\n>Ask you to participate in SANDOW Properties media productions or testimonials
\n>Provide you with information or request action in response to technical, security, and other operational issues<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Market new products and offers from us or our business partners<\/td>\n-We may use your Personal Information to market new products and offers from us or, where permitted by applicable laws, our partners. This includes advertising personalized to you based on your interests either on SANDOW Properties sites or through remarketing services so that third-party websites can serve interest-based ads targeting a user after they leave a SANDOW website or emails sent to you about new products and offers from us or our partners.  To opt-out of email communications, follow the \u201cun-subscribe\u201d links included at the bottom of email communications or send an email to <\/span>optout@sandow.com<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
5. When do we share your information and who receives it?<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Circumstances when sharing may occur<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Service Providers<\/td>\n-We use other companies to help us provide some products\/services to you for any of our SANDOW Properties. As a result, these partners will have some of your information in their systems. Our partners are subject to contractual obligations governing data security and confidentiality as well as applicable laws. However, we will only share such personally identifiable information as we deem necessary for our service providers to carry out their obligations to or on behalf of SANDOW Properties
\n-These service providers may include:<\/span><\/p>\n
>Independent contractors
\n>Payment processors
\n>Cloud services infrastructure providers
\n>Vendors for marketing, advertising, data, distribution analytics, scheduling and fraud prevention<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Legal or regulatory process<\/td>\n-We may share your Personal Information if we believe it is necessary to:<\/p>\n
>Comply with valid legal process
\n>Enforce or apply SANDOW Terms and Conditions
\n>Protect the security or integrity of our SANDOW Properties
\n>Protect the rights, property or safety of SANDOW, our employees or users.<\/div>\n

Note:<\/b> If we are compelled to disclose your Personal Information to law enforcement, we will do our best to provide you with advance notice, unless we are prohibited under law from doing so.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

If SANDOW is acquired<\/td>\n-If SANDOW or any of its businesses or business lines are acquired or transferred, we will share your Personal Information with the acquiring or receiving entity. The promises of this Privacy Statement will continue to apply to your Personal Information that is transferred to the new entity.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aggregated data<\/td>\n-SANDOW Properties may disclose user information in an anonymized and aggregated form as part of the Services or our marketing. We will also share demographic information with independent contractors, service providers, consultants, advertisers and other partners for purposes of research, business initiatives, collaborations, and more. Such disclosures will never include Personal Information.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
6. Your choices and access to your Personal Information.<\/div>\n

Rights that you may have by law, depending on the country in which you live, include (subject to certain exceptions): a right to request access to your Personal Information and to be provided with a copy of certain information you provided in a portable form, as well as to seek to update or correct this information, or to have us delete this information. Details and options for accessing this information are listed below.<\/p>\n

We respond to all requests that we receive from individuals who wish to exercise their data protection rights in accordance with applicable data protection laws. To submit any requests, or if you have questions or concerns, you should contact SANDOW Properties at privacy@sandow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information on the rights available to individuals located in California and in the EU in particular, please see Section 17 (Notice to California Residents) and Section 18 (European Data Subjects).<\/p>\n

7. What are SANDOW\u2019s retention practices?<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category of Information<\/th>\nRetention Period<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Account Information<\/td>\n-SANDOW Properties will retain the Personal Information you provide while creating your account until such time as you ask us to close it.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Credit Card\/Payment Information<\/td>\n-SANDOW Properties may retain Personal Information in connection with previous transactions or activity on the SANDOW Properties in a form which permits us to identify you for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the Personal Information is processed.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Usage Information<\/td>\n-In some cases we choose to retain usage information (for example, visits to sites) in a depersonalized or aggregated form. Once aggregated, this information ceases to be personal and will not be subject to user deletion requests.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Following retention, we will use appropriate measures to delete or anonymize your personal data.  To the extent that we hold hard copies of your personal data, such records, print-outs or hard copy documents etc. will be permanently destroyed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

8. How can I delete my Personal Information?<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Information Category<\/th>\nHow to Delete<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Personal Information<\/td>\nIf you require assistance deleting Personal Information you provided as part of your profile or subscription, please submit a deletion request (including the exact wording of the information as it appears on the websites, and the URL where the information is found) to our Privacy Statement Team by emailing privacy@sandow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SANDOW Properties may also retain certain information as reasonably necessary to comply with our legal obligations (including law enforcement requests), resolve disputes, maintain security, prevent fraud and abuse, as well as to comply with tax, payment industry, securities, and clinical regulatory compliance requirements.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Credit Card\/Payment Information<\/td>\nSANDOW Properties may retain Personal Information in connection with previous transactions or activity on the SANDOW Properties unless applicable laws require deletion.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Usage Information<\/td>\n-In some cases we choose to retain usage information (for example, visits to sites) in a depersonalized or aggregated form. Once aggregated, this information ceases to be personal and will not be subject to user deletion requests.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
9. Security<\/div>\n

SANDOW Properties have implemented technical, administrative and physical security measures that are designed to protect User information from unauthorized access, disclosure, use and modification. Please be aware though that, despite our best efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable.<\/p>\n

SANDOW Properties regularly review our security and privacy practices and enhance them as necessary to help ensure the integrity of our systems and your Personal Information. We only partner with security companies that meet and commit to our security standards. While we cannot guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of data will not occur, we use reasonable efforts to prevent this.<\/p>\n

It is also important for you to guard against unauthorized access to your Personal Information by maintaining strong passwords and protecting against the unauthorized use of your own computer or device.<\/p>\n

10. Data Transfer<\/div>\n

SANDOW operates globally so it may be necessary from time to time to transfer your information internationally. In particular, a User\u2019s information will likely be transferred to and processed in the United States where many of our central databases operate. The data protection and related laws of other countries, such as the United States, may not be as comprehensive as those in your country. Please be assured that we take reasonable steps to ensure that your privacy is protected. By using the SANDOW Properties, you acknowledge that your information will be collected, used and transferred as set forth in this Privacy Statement.<\/p>\n

Where required by applicable laws, we will take appropriate measures to ensure adequate protection of your Personal Information when transferred internationally and, if necessary, seek your prior consent.  Such measures may include use of data transfer agreements and \/ or official transfer mechanisms such as data authority approved contractual clauses. For instance, if you are located in the European Economic Area (\u201cEEA\u201d), we may store your Personal Information as described in this policy outside the EEA.  Where we transfer EEA personal data to a third party located in a country not recognized by the European Commission, or another relevant body, as ensuring an adequate level of protection, we will take appropriate steps, such as implementing Standard Contractual Clauses recognized by the EU Commission, to safeguard such Personal Information.  For further information, please contact us at privacy@sandow.com.<\/p>\n

Lastly, to the extent SANDOW is permitted to do so in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, we reserve the right to rent, sell or otherwise commercialize our Users\u2019 data and registration information.<\/p>\n

11. Changes to this Privacy Statement<\/div>\n

SANDOW reserves the right to make changes to the Privacy Statement at any time. If we plan to make material changes to any of our privacy policies or practices with respect to how we use Personal Information, we will provide prominent advance notice of any material changes to this Statement, such as posting a notice through any of our SANDOW Properties, or sending you an email, before they take effect so our Users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. Please review our Privacy Statement periodically to see recent changes.<\/p>\n

Your continued use of any of our SANDOW Properties after notice of changes means that you acknowledge the updated Privacy Statement.<\/p>\n

12. Privacy and Security Concerns<\/div>\n

If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, the practices or your dealings with any SANDOW Properties, or if you wish to receive a printed version of this Privacy Statement, please contact us:<\/p>\n

SANDOW
\n101 Park Avenue, 4th Floor
\nNew York, NY 10178
\nAttn: Privacy Statement Team
\nEmail: privacy@sandow.com<\/a><\/p>\n

13. Linking<\/div>\n

SANDOW may offer links to other websites. Please be aware that SANDOW is not responsible for the privacy practices of such linked sites, including sites of our partners. We encourage our Users to be aware of this when they leave any of the SANDOW Properties and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information.<\/p>\n

14. Children<\/div>\n

None of the SANDOW Properties are directed at children, and SANDOW does not sell products or services for purchase by children. We may, however, sell children\u2019s products for purchase by adults. If you are under the age of 18, you may use the SANDOW Properties only with the involvement and authorization of a parent or guardian. Parents, please monitor your children\u2019s use of the Internet.<\/p>\n

15. Choice\/Opt Out<\/div>\n

SANDOW gives Users the ability to opt-out of receiving future communications. To opt-out of email communications, follow the \u201cun-subscribe\u201d links included at the bottom of email communications or send an email to optout@sandow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Please be aware that when you opt-out of receiving certain communications, it may affect the services you have chosen to receive from Sandow where accepting the communications is necessary for Sandow to provide the services to you.<\/p>\n

16. Use of \u201cDo Not Track Signals\u201d<\/div>\n

In order to provide you with an optimal, personalized experience, SANDOW does not respond to pre-set web browser requests signalling a User\u2019s request not to be tracked on the website. Users may follow the opt-out instructions provided herein if they wish not to be tracked, however, SANDOW may not be able to provide the same services and offerings within the SANDOW Properties without tracking.<\/p>\n

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17. Notice to California Residents<\/span><\/p>\n

California Consumer Privacy Act Rights<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (\u201cCCPA\u201d) provides \u201cconsumers\u201d (California residents) with specific rights regarding their Personal Information.  This section describes your CCPA rights and explains how to exercise those rights.<\/p>\n

During the past twelve (12) months, we have collected the following categories of Personal Information from the listed sources, used it for the listed business purposes and shared it with the listed categories of third parties.  Not all information is collected about all individuals. <\/p>\n

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Category of information collected<\/td>\nSource<\/td>\nBusiness purposes* for use<\/td>\nCategories of third parties receiving information<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Identifiers <\/strong>(Account Information including name, title, business\/company, email address, mailing address, password, mobile or other phone number and demographic data; Profile Information; User Provided Content; Social Media Information; and Contest and Promotions information)<\/td>\nIndividuals submitting information to us.<\/p>\n

Information we may receive from third-party marketing
\nand data partners.<\/td>\n

Performing services for you.<\/p>\n

Advertising customization.<\/p>\n

Auditing relating to transactions.<\/p>\n

Internal research and development.<\/p>\n

Security detection, protection and enforcement.<\/p>\n

Functionality debugging, error and repair.<\/p>\n

Quality control.<\/td>\n

Service providers (such as those listed in Section 5).<\/p>\n

Affiliated companies.<\/p>\n

Government regulators.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement.<\/p>\n

Strategically aligned businesses.<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
Sensitive information<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Credit Card\/Payment Information)<\/td>\n

Individuals submitting information to us.<\/p>\n

Information we may receive from third-party marketing
\nand data partners.<\/td>\n

Performing services for you.<\/p>\n

Advertising customization.<\/p>\n

Auditing relating to transactions.<\/p>\n

Internal research and development.<\/p>\n

Security detection, protection and enforcement.<\/p>\n

Functionality debugging, error and repair.<\/p>\n

Quality control.<\/td>\n

Service providers (such as those listed in Section 5).<\/p>\n

Affiliated companies.<\/p>\n

Government regulators.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement.<\/p>\n

Strategically aligned businesses.<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
Commercial information <\/strong>(Additional User Information; and shipping or transactional information, transaction history, products\/services purchased, obtained or considered and product preferences)<\/td>\nIndividuals submitting information to us.<\/p>\n

Information we automatically collect from website visitors.<\/p>\n

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 <\/td>\n

Performing services for you.<\/p>\n

Advertising customization.<\/p>\n

Auditing relating to transactions.<\/p>\n

Internal research and development.<\/p>\n

Security detection, protection and enforcement.<\/p>\n

Functionality debugging, error and repair.<\/p>\n

Quality control.<\/td>\n

Service providers (such as those listed in Section 5).<\/p>\n

Affiliated companies.<\/p>\n

Government regulators.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement.<\/p>\n

Strategically aligned businesses.<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
Professional or employment-related information<\/strong><\/td>\nIndividuals submitting information to us.<\/p>\n

Information we may receive from third-party marketing and data partners.<\/td>\n

Performing services for you.<\/p>\n

Auditing relating to transactions.<\/p>\n

Internal research and development.<\/p>\n

Security detection, protection and enforcement.<\/p>\n

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Service providers (such as those listed in Section 5).<\/p>\n

Affiliated companies.<\/p>\n

Government regulators.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement.<\/p>\n

Strategically aligned businesses.<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
Internet or other electronic network activity <\/strong>(Computer and Mobile Device Information; Information from cookies and similar technologies;Information shared through social media features; andInformation from your use of the Services)<\/td>\nInformation we automatically collect from website visitors.<\/p>\n

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 <\/td>\n

Advertising customization.<\/p>\n

Auditing relating to transactions.<\/p>\n

Internal research and development.<\/p>\n

Security detection, protection and enforcement.<\/p>\n

Functionality debugging, error and repair.<\/p>\n

Quality control.<\/td>\n

Service providers (such as those listed in Section 5).<\/p>\n

Affiliated companies.<\/p>\n

Government regulators.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement.<\/p>\n

Strategically aligned businesses.<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
Geolocation<\/strong><\/td>\nInformation we automatically collect from website visitors.<\/p>\n

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 <\/td>\n

Advertising customization.<\/p>\n

Auditing relating to transactions.<\/p>\n

Internal research and development.<\/p>\n

Security detection, protection and enforcement.<\/p>\n

Functionality debugging, error and repair.<\/p>\n

Quality control.<\/td>\n

Service providers (such as those listed in Section 5).<\/p>\n

Affiliated companies.<\/p>\n

Government regulators.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement.<\/p>\n

Strategically aligned businesses.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
Inferences from the above <\/strong>(preferences, characteristics, behaviour, attitudes and abilities, etc.)<\/td>\nInternal analytics<\/td>\nAdvertising customization.<\/p>\n

Auditing relating to transactions.<\/p>\n

Internal research and development.<\/p>\n

Security detection, protection and enforcement.<\/p>\n

Functionality debugging, error and repair.<\/p>\n

Quality control.<\/td>\n

Service providers (such as those listed in Section 5).<\/p>\n

Affiliated companies.<\/p>\n

Government regulators.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement.<\/p>\n

Strategically aligned businesses.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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*The business purposes also include those listed throughout this Privacy Statement.<\/p>\n

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Sale of Personal Information<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the preceding twelve (12) months, SANDOW may have sold the following categories of Personal Information:<\/p>\n