Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller Information

This Privacy Policy outlines how Showzam Running Media B.V. ("showzaminglemnt.lifestyle", "we", "us", or "our"), registered under company number NL-84920411 with registered offices at Keizersgracht 421, 1016 EK Amsterdam, Netherlands, processes personal data collected through this website in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. Data We Collect and Why

We adhere strictly to data minimization principles. We only collect personal information that is necessary for operating an informative running publication:

• Contact Inquiries: When you submit a message through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, running interests, and the text of your message to respond directly to your query.
• Technical Logs: Server access logs capture truncated, anonymized IP addresses, browser user agent strings, and request timestamps to maintain server security and prevent automated abuse.
• Cookie & Local Storage Choices: Your consent preference regarding functional cookies is stored locally on your device.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data under the following GDPR legal bases:

• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): When you explicitly submit our contact form after confirming consent.
• Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): Ensuring website security, network integrity, and preventing fraudulent submissions.

4. Data Retention

Inquiry messages are retained only as long as necessary to resolve your editorial query, up to a maximum of 12 months, after which they are permanently purged from our mailbox records. Technical server logs are automatically rotated and overwritten every 30 days.

5. Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell, rent, monetize, or trade user data to any commercial third parties or advertisers. Data is hosted securely within European Union data centers adhering to standard ISO 27001 data protection protocols.

6. Your Rights Under GDPR

As an EU resident or website visitor, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of Access: Request confirmation of what personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
• Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Request that we delete your contact submission records.
• Right to Restriction of Processing: Request limits on how we process your information.
• Right to Lodge a Complaint: File a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) or your local European supervisory authority.

7. Contact the Privacy Officer

To exercise any privacy rights or for questions regarding our data practices, please email our Data Privacy Officer at [email protected] or write to:

Data Protection Officer
Showzam Running Media B.V.
Keizersgracht 421
1016 EK Amsterdam, Netherlands