Privacy Policy

Who SOC Fitness Is

SOC Fitness is a personal training and GAA performance coaching business operated by Shane O'Connor, based in Derry City, Northern Ireland.

Shane O'Connor is the data controller for all personal data collected through this website. This means Shane is responsible for deciding how your personal information is used and for keeping it safe.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how SOC Fitness handles your data, please get in touch at the email address above.

What Data SOC Fitness Collects

SOC Fitness only collects the personal information you actively provide. No sensitive personal data, financial information, or health records are collected.

SOC Fitness collects:

• Your name — when you fill in a contact or sign-up form on this site
• Your email address — when you fill in a contact or sign-up form on this site

SOC Fitness does not collect payment card details, bank information, or any health or medical data through this website. No payment processing takes place on this site.

Why SOC Fitness Collects It

SOC Fitness collects your name and email address for the following purposes:

• To respond to your enquiry. If you fill in the contact form, Shane uses your name and email to reply to your message and discuss the right programme for you.
• To send you the resource you requested. If you sign up for the free training plan or any other lead magnet, your email is used to deliver it to your inbox.
• To send occasional training tips and updates. If you have opted in to the SOC Fitness mailing list, Shane may send you training advice, programme updates, and relevant news. You can unsubscribe at any time.

SOC Fitness will never use your data for purposes other than those listed above, and your data will never be sold to anyone.

Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR (as applied in Northern Ireland), SOC Fitness is required to have a lawful basis for processing your personal data. If you are based in the Republic of Ireland, EU GDPR also applies. SOC Fitness relies on the following:

• Legitimate interests — for responding to enquiries sent through the contact form. It is in SOC Fitness's legitimate interest as a business to reply to people who get in touch, and it is what you would reasonably expect when you submit a message.
• Consent — for adding you to the mailing list and sending marketing emails, including training tips and programme updates. SOC Fitness only sends these emails where you have actively opted in. You can withdraw your consent and unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email sent.

Consent is not relied upon for enquiry responses — if you contact SOC Fitness, Shane will reply. For everything else (newsletters, tips, lead magnets), consent is the basis and you are always in control.

How Long SOC Fitness Keeps Your Data

SOC Fitness keeps your data only for as long as it is needed:

• Enquiry responses — your name and email are retained for as long as is reasonably necessary to handle your enquiry and follow up appropriately, typically no longer than 12 months from your last contact.
• Mailing list subscribers — your data is retained on the email list for as long as you remain subscribed. If you unsubscribe, your data will be removed from the active list. A suppression record (your email address only) may be kept to ensure you are not accidentally emailed again.

If you would like your data deleted sooner, just email Shane at shane@socfitness.com and your request will be actioned promptly.

Third Parties SOC Fitness Shares Data With

SOC Fitness shares your data with one third-party service provider:

• Kit (formerly ConvertKit) — the email marketing platform used by SOC Fitness. When you sign up to the list or request a free resource, your name and email are stored in SOC Fitness's Kit account and used to deliver your emails. Kit processes this data as a data processor on Shane's behalf. You can read Kit's privacy policy at kit.com/privacy.

Your personal data is not shared with any other third parties, and it will never be sold to anyone for any reason.

International Data Transfers

Kit (formerly ConvertKit) is a US-based company, which means your name and email address may be processed on servers located in the United States.

Under both UK GDPR and EU GDPR, transfers of personal data to countries outside the UK and European Economic Area (EEA) must be protected by appropriate safeguards. Kit relies on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) — legal agreements approved by data protection authorities — to ensure your data receives the same level of protection it would receive in the UK and EU.

Kit also participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which provides an additional compliance mechanism for data flows between the EU and the United States.

If you would like further information about the safeguards in place for international transfers, please contact Shane at shane@socfitness.com.

Your Rights

Under UK GDPR and EU GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

• Right of access — you can request a copy of the personal data SOC Fitness holds about you.
• Right to rectification — you can ask Shane to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data held about you.
• Right to erasure — you can ask for your data to be deleted. SOC Fitness will do so unless required to keep it by law.
• Right to restriction — you can ask SOC Fitness to restrict how your data is used in certain circumstances.
• Right to object — you can object to SOC Fitness processing your data on the basis of legitimate interests. Processing will stop unless there are compelling grounds to continue.
• Right to data portability — you can request your data in a structured, commonly-used, machine-readable format and have it transferred to another service provider where technically feasible.
• Right to withdraw consent — where SOC Fitness relies on your consent (e.g. for email marketing), you can withdraw it at any time. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before withdrawal. You can unsubscribe from any SOC Fitness email by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email.

To exercise any of these rights, email Shane at shane@socfitness.com. SOC Fitness will respond within one month as required by law.

How to Complain

If you are unhappy with how SOC Fitness has handled your personal data, please contact Shane first at shane@socfitness.com and every effort will be made to resolve it.

If you are not satisfied with the response, you have the right to complain to the relevant data protection supervisory authority:

• In the UK (including Northern Ireland): The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) — ico.org.uk — 0303 123 1113
• In Ireland: The Data Protection Commission (DPC) — dataprotection.ie

Because SOC Fitness operates across both jurisdictions — based in Northern Ireland but serving clients in the Republic of Ireland — both the ICO and the DPC are relevant supervisory authorities depending on where you are located.

Cookies

This website currently does not use tracking cookies, analytics cookies, or advertising cookies of any kind.

SOC Fitness does not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any other third-party tracking technology on this site. No cookie consent banner is therefore required.

If cookies are introduced in the future, this policy will be updated and appropriate consent mechanisms will be added before doing so.

Changes to This Policy

SOC Fitness may update this privacy policy from time to time — for example if new services are added, the tools used change, or if data protection law changes. When significant changes are made, the "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be updated.

Reviewing this policy periodically is encouraged. Continued use of the website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

This policy was last reviewed in August 2026.