1. Who We Are
Forge Fitness ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website at www.forgefitness.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK GDPR, and other applicable privacy laws.
For questions about this policy or your personal data, contact us at: wd@mangolm.com
2. Information We Collect
Information you provide directly
- Email address (when you subscribe to our newsletter)
- Name and message content (when you contact us via our contact form)
Information collected automatically
- IP address and approximate location (country/region)
- Browser type and version
- Pages visited, time spent, and navigation patterns
- Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
- Referring website
Cookies and tracking technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies. See Section 6 for full details on the cookies we use and how to manage them.
3. How We Use Your Information
- To deliver and improve our website content
- To send newsletters you have subscribed to (with your consent)
- To respond to your enquiries
- To display relevant advertising through Google AdSense
- To analyze website traffic and user behavior (via Google Analytics)
- To comply with legal obligations
4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), UK, and Switzerland, we process your personal data under the following legal bases:
- Consent — for personalized advertising, analytics cookies, and newsletter subscriptions
- Legitimate interests — for basic website security and fraud prevention
- Legal obligation — where required by applicable law
5. Advertising — Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this website. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
For EEA, UK, and Swiss users, we display a consent banner before loading personalized ads. If you do not consent, only non-personalized ads will be shown.
Google's privacy policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy
6. Cookies
We use the following categories of cookies:
- Strictly necessary — required for the website to function. Cannot be disabled.
- Analytics — Google Analytics, used to understand how visitors use our site. Requires consent.
- Advertising — Google AdSense, used to serve relevant ads. Requires consent.
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time via the cookie consent banner or your browser settings.
7. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal information. We share data only with:
- Google LLC — for advertising (AdSense) and analytics (Google Analytics)
- Email service provider — to send newsletters you have subscribed to
- Legal authorities — where required by law
8. Data Retention
- Newsletter subscriber email addresses are retained until you unsubscribe
- Contact form submissions are retained for 12 months
- Analytics data is retained for 26 months (Google Analytics default)
9. Your Rights
Under GDPR and applicable laws, you have the right to:
- Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Rectification — request correction of inaccurate data
- Erasure — request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
- Portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format
- Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Withdraw consent — at any time, for processing based on consent
To exercise any of these rights, email us at wd@mangolm.com. We will respond within 30 days.
10. International Data Transfers
Some of our service providers (including Google) process data in the United States. These transfers are conducted under appropriate safeguards including the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.
11. Children's Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child, please contact us immediately.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
13. Contact
For privacy-related enquiries:
Email: wd@mangolm.com
Or use our Contact page.