Effective Date: May 1, 2026
Last Updated: May 1, 2026
Gazelle World (“we,” “our,” or “us”) operates an independent informational website dedicated to Gazelle electric bicycles, cycling knowledge, rider resources, and related content. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit our website.
Gazelle World is an independent publication and is not owned or operated by Royal Dutch Gazelle, Gazelle North America, or Pon Holdings.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in several ways depending on how you interact with the site.
a. Information You Provide Voluntarily
You may provide personal information when you:
- Submit a contact form
- Subscribe to a newsletter
- Submit a review, comment, or story
- Upload photos or other content
- Participate in contests, surveys, or community features
This information may include:
- Name
- Email address
- City, state, province, or country if you choose to provide it
- Photos, videos, captions, or other uploaded content
- Any information you include in your communications with us
b. Information Collected Automatically
When you visit Gazelle World, certain information may be collected automatically through your browser or device. This may include:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Device type
- Pages viewed
- Time spent on pages
- Referring website addresses
- General geographic region derived from IP address
c. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to improve website performance, understand visitor behavior, remember preferences, personalize content, and support analytics or advertising functions.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect how some parts of the site function.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use your information to:
- Operate, maintain, and improve the website
- Respond to messages, questions, or support requests
- Send newsletters or updates if you opt in
- Administer contests, surveys, submissions, and community features
- Display user-submitted content where applicable
- Analyze traffic, trends, and audience engagement
- Protect the site against spam, abuse, fraud, or unauthorized activity
- Comply with legal obligations
3. Legal Bases for Processing
If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we process personal data only where we have a lawful basis to do so. These bases may include:
- Your consent
- Our legitimate interests in operating and improving the website
- Performance of a contract or pre-contractual request
- Compliance with legal obligations
4. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share information with trusted third parties that help us operate the site and related services, including:
- Website hosting providers
- Email newsletter platforms
- Analytics providers
- Advertising partners
- Form, security, backup, caching, or anti-spam service providers
We may also disclose information if required to do so by law, regulation, legal process, or to protect the rights, safety, and integrity of Gazelle World, its users, or others.
5. Analytics, Advertising, and Affiliate Links
Gazelle World may use analytics tools to understand how visitors use the site and to improve content and performance.
We may also display advertising or participate in affiliate programs. This means certain links on the site may generate a commission if you click through and make a purchase. These relationships do not generally change the price you pay.
Advertising and affiliate partners may use cookies or similar technologies to measure performance, attribute referrals, or personalize ad delivery in accordance with their own privacy policies.
6. User-Submitted Content
If you submit photos, reviews, comments, ride stories, contest entries, or other materials to Gazelle World, you understand that those submissions may be published publicly on the website or related community channels.
By submitting content, you represent that you have the right to share it and that your submission does not violate the rights of any third party.
Unless otherwise stated in a separate agreement, you retain ownership of your content, but you grant Gazelle World a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, publish, and distribute that content in connection with the website, its promotion, and related media channels.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to provide services, maintain records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and comply with legal obligations.
8. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have certain privacy rights.
a. United States
Residents of certain U.S. states may have rights that include access to personal information, correction of inaccurate information, deletion of personal information, and the ability to opt out of certain types of targeted advertising or data sharing.
b. European Union and United Kingdom
If you are located in the EEA or UK, you may have rights that include:
- The right to access your personal data
- The right to correct inaccurate data
- The right to request deletion of your data
- The right to restrict certain processing
- The right to object to certain processing
- The right to data portability
- The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
c. Canada
Canadian users may have rights to access and correct personal information under applicable privacy laws, including PIPEDA where applicable.
To make a privacy-related request, contact us at: [Insert Contact Email]
9. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. No website or online system can guarantee complete security, and you provide information at your own risk.
10. International Data Transfers
If you access Gazelle World from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate. Those countries may have data protection laws different from those in your jurisdiction.
11. Children’s Privacy
Gazelle World is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that personal information has been collected from a child in violation of applicable law, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
12. Third-Party Websites
This website may link to third-party websites, including retailers, manufacturers, service providers, social platforms, and external publications. We are not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices of those third-party sites. You should review their policies before providing information to them.
13. Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. Because there is not yet a universally accepted standard for responding to these signals, Gazelle World may not respond to Do Not Track signals in all cases.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date shown at the top of this page. Continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or about how your information is handled, please contact:
Gazelle World
[Insert Name or Business Entity]
[Insert Mailing Address, if desired]
[Insert Contact Email]