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At Birkenstock Shop, we protect your personal data with the same precision engineering we apply to our track spikes and soccer cleats. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit buysportshoes.com.

1. Data Collection: What We Track

Like a coach monitoring an athlete’s performance metrics, we collect certain data to enhance your experience:

  • Personal Identification: Name, email, shipping address (required for your racing flats or walking shoes to reach you)
  • Payment Information: Processed securely through our payment gateway (we never store full card details)
  • Performance Data: Website usage patterns, device information, and browsing behavior (helps us optimize your shopping experience)
  • Communication Records: Emails and support tickets (to serve you with the speed of a sprinter)

2. How We Use Your Data

We apply your data with the same strategic purpose as selecting the right cleats for the field:

  • Process orders for your track spikes, soccer cleats, or casual footwear
  • Provide personalized recommendations (like suggesting racing flats based on previous purchases)
  • Improve our website performance (ensuring quick checkout for time-sensitive orders)
  • Send relevant promotions (only if you opt-in for our training newsletter)
  • Prevent fraud (protecting your account like quality arch support)

3. Data Sharing: Team Players Only

We only pass your data to essential team members:

  • Payment Processors: Secure partners like Visa and PayPal to complete transactions
  • Shipping Carriers: Only what’s needed to deliver your performance footwear
  • Legal Requirements: When required by law (like meeting competition regulations)
  • Service Providers: Companies that help us operate, bound by strict confidentiality

We never sell your data to third-party marketers.

4. Storage & Security: Locked Down Like Cleat Studs

Your data security is engineered with the same precision as our soccer cleat traction patterns:

  • Military-grade encryption for all transactions
  • Regular security audits (like checking spike plate integrity)
  • Limited employee access (only those who need to know)
  • Data retention only as long as necessary (we don’t hoard old stats)

5. Your Rights: You’re the Captain

You control your personal data like an athlete controls their training:

  • Access: Request a copy of your stored data
  • Correction: Update inaccurate information
  • Deletion: Request removal under certain conditions
  • Opt-out: Unsubscribe from marketing communications
  • Restrict Processing: Limit how we use your data

Contact our support team at [email protected] to exercise these rights.

6. Cookies & Tracking: Our Performance Metrics

We use these digital tools to measure our website’s performance:

  • Essential Cookies: Required for checkout functionality (like remembering your cart items)
  • Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how athletes navigate our site
  • Marketing Cookies: Only with consent, to show relevant footwear offers

Manage preferences via your browser settings or our cookie consent banner.

7. International Data Transfers

Since we serve athletes globally (excluding select Asian regions), data may be transferred internationally with appropriate safeguards.

8. Policy Updates

We may update this policy as regulations evolve – check back periodically. Significant changes will be communicated like important race announcements.

Contact Our Support Team

For any privacy concerns, contact our athlete support specialists:

Email: [email protected]
Mail: 6081 Jay Street, Arvada, US 80003

We respond faster than our express shipping delivers your new track spikes!