This privacy policy (“Policy”) applies to the personal information that Nike Korea LLC (referred to as “Nike Korea”,“we”, “our”, or “us” in this Policy) collects, generates and processed when you interact with Nike Korea as a customer through Nike websites, including Nike.com/kr, digital experiences, mobile apps, stores, online or offline events, promotions or one of our other products or services, all of which are part of the “Platform”. It also explains how your personal information is used, shared and protected, what choices you have relating to your personal information and how you can contact us.
The Nike entity responsible for the processing of your personal information will depend on how you interact with the Platform and where you are located in the world. As to the Republic of Korea (“Korea”),
9. RIGHTS and Obligations of Information Subjects and Legal Representatives and How to Exercise Them
1. ITEMS of Personal Information to Be Processed
We collect and process certain personal information to provide you with the products or services you request.
[mandatory] name, mobile phone number, country or region you reside, e-mail, date of birth, shopping preference (shopping gender), password
[optional] screen name*, profile image, hometown, shipping information, payment information**, shoe size, personal preferences, weight, height
*Screen name will be created when you create your account, however, you may update it from your profile anytime.
**Payment information will be stored in your account when you enroll to purchase a launch product on SNKRS (on Nike.com) and when you purchase a product on our apps, however, you may delete your payment information from your profile anytime if you are not selected to purchase the product, or after the completion of purchase.
[mandatory] unique user ID
[mandatory] shipping information, payment information
[mandatory] member profile information, contact phone number, emergency contact phone number, legal guardian’s information if you are minor, shipping address, images, photos, videos, shoe size, and apparel size (it could change depending on the type of event or contests)
[optional] images, photos and videos, data on physical characteristics and body measurements, fitness activity data provided by you or generated through the Platform, or personal preferences
[mandatory] name, email, telephone number, address, payment information
[mandatory (to use chat service on nike.com)] name, e-mail
[optional] details of your inquiry; phone number, date of birth, order number (for order-related inquiries), delivery information (for delivery-related inquiries) or payment information (for payment-related inquiries)
[mandatory] name, e-mail, phone number, emergency contact phone number, legal guardian’s information if you are minor, shipping address, images, photos, videos, shoe size, and apparel size (it could change depending on the type of event or contests)
Certain data is automatically collected from your device or web browser and communications. This data includes device information such as IP address; unique identifiers; unique device identifier and device type; domain, browser type, version and language; operating system and system settings; general location information and time zone; and similar device and usage information; and online activity and browsing information collected using cookies and similar technologies, such as links clicked, page views, purchases, searches, features used, items viewed, time spent within the Platform, information uploaded, items you add to your cart and your interactions with others within the Platform. For more information, see “Automatic Personal Information Collection Devices” section below.
2. PURPOSE of Use of Personal Information
We process your personal information for the following purposes:
We may also use your personal information in other ways and will provide specific notice at the time of collection and obtain your consent where necessary.
3. PERIOD for Processing and Retaining Personal information
Except otherwise required by applicable law, we retain your personal information as follows:
For personal information which we are required to retain under the applicable law, we retain this to comply with legal obligations (such as tax and sales laws and for warranty purposes) as follows:
When Nike member does not log-in to member profile for 1 year or longer, we store and manage such member’s personal information separately from personal information of other members, and we do not use such personal information except in case there is a special provision under the relevant laws.
4. PROCEDURES and Methods for Destroying Personal Information
We destroy your personal information once the retention period is expired or based on our agreement with you. When destroying personal information, we will take technically reasonable measures to make the personal information irrecoverable or irreproducible in accordance with Nike’s internal policies.
5. PROVISION of Personal Information to Third Parties
We provide your personal information to third parties as follows:
- items of personal information transferred: all data that Nike Korea collects, including profile information such as name, e-mail and phone number, images, and data on physical characteristics
- country to which personal information is transferred: USA
- time and method of transfer: transmission via network at the time of service use
- retention and use period: retain until withdrawal as member (except where it is necessary to retain personal information under the relevant laws and regulations)
- purpose of use: management of global Nike Membership program, provision of Services; operation, improvement and maintenance of the Platform, business, products and Services; research and analytics; protection of Nike or others' rights, property or safety
- contact information of person in charge of information management: privacy@nike.com
To other third parties in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a reorganization, spin-off, dissolution or liquidation) with notification.
6. DELEGATION of Personal Information Processing
We delegate processing of your personal information to delegatees as follows:
Click here for the list of delegatees of Nike Korea.
7. INTERNATIONAL Transfers of Your Personal Information
The personal information we collect (or process) in the context of our Platform will be stored in the USA and other countries.
Overseas Delegatees
Some of the data recipients with whom Nike shares your personal information may be located in countries other than the country in which your personal information originally was collected. Click here for the details of overseas delegatees.
Overseas Third-Party Recipient
We also provide your personal information to the third parties located outside Korea with your consent. Click here for the details of overseas third-party recipients.
If you wish to refuse the overseas transfer of personal information, please withdraw from the membership or contact us. However, if you refuse overseas transfer of your personal information, you may not be able to use your Nike account, purchase our products on Nike.com/kr, Nike Appor SNKRS App, or use certain features on our Platform or the services that you request.
8. PROTECTION of Your Personal information
Security Measures
We use a variety of administrative, technical, and physical security measures including the following to maintain the safety of your personal information:
9. RIGHTS and Obligations of Information Subjects and Legal Representatives and How to Exercise Them
You have the right to request: (i) access to your personal information; (ii) an electronic copy of your personal information (portability) and to have this information transmitted to another company; (iii) correction of your personal information if it is incomplete or inaccurate; or (iv) deletion or restriction of your personal information in certain circumstances provided by applicable law. These rights are not absolute. Where we have obtained your consent for the processing of your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
If you would like to request a copy of your personal information or exercise any of your other rights, please contact us using the contact details in the “Question and Feedback” section below. We check whether the person making the request is the data subject or its legitimate representative before processing a request.
Department that receives and processes your request is as follows:
Department: Nike Korea NDDC
Name: Kim SongYee
Phone: 080-022-0182
E-mail: privacy@nike.com
Opting Out of Direct Marketing Communications
If you have a Nike account, you can opt-out of receiving marketing communications by modifying your preferences in the "view or change my profile" section of the Platform. You can also opt-out by modifying your email or SMS subscriptions by clicking on the unsubscribe link or following the opt-out instructions included in the message.
10. PROCESSING of Personal Information of Children Under the Age of 14
We comply with local laws and do not allow children to register on our Platform when they are under the legal age limit of the country in which they reside, which is under the age of 14 in Korea. We will ask for parental consent for minors participating in Nike experiences and events.
11. AUTOMATIC Personal Information Collection Devices
Nike, our service providers and third parties collect information, which may include personal information, from your browser, devices, or apps when you use our Platform using a variety of methods, such as cookies, pixel tags, and other similar technologies.
We use cookies and similar technologies to analyze and understand how you access, use and interact with our Platform and our consumer’s preferences (such as country and language choices), as well as to assess, secure, protect, optimize and improve the performance of our Platform. This enables us to provide services to our consumers and improve their online experience. We also use cookies and pixel tags to obtain aggregate data about Platform traffic and interaction, to identify trends and obtain statistics so that we can improve our Platform. We also use cookies and similar technologies to personalize experience and content on our Platform and provide target advertising across third-party sites and services.
Third-Party Technologies and Services
Some of the cookies and similar technologies we use are operated by third party companies. We use third-party services, such as Google Analytics and its advertising products, that may collect usage data (using cookies, pixel tags and similar tools) about our Platform to provide us with reports and metrics that help us to evaluate usage of our Platform, improve performance and user experiences, and serve relevant advertising to you. The processing of this data is subject to these third parties’ privacy policies (for Google Analytics, for example, see Google’s Privacy & Terms ).
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
We make available several ways for you to manage your cookies within our Platform. Many of these are browser and device specific, which means that you need to set the preference for each browser and device you use to access our Platform; in addition, if you delete or block cookies, you may need to reapply these preferences. Further, opting out of cookies and advertising as discussed below does not mean that you will no longer receive advertising content from us. You may continue to receive generic or contextual ads from us.
12. COLLECTION, Use, Provision, and Refusal of Using Behavioral Information
We collect and use behavioral information when you use or interact with our Platform as follows:
- To analyze and understand how you access, use, and interact with our Platform, and your preferences (such as country and language choices);
- To assess, secure, protect, optimize and improve the performance of our Platform and to provide our services, and to improve online user experience;
- To gather aggregate data on Platform traffic and interactions, to identify trends, and to obtain statistics to improve the Platform;
- To personalize experience and content on our Platform and provide target advertising across third-party sites and services.
Collection and processing of behavioral information for online customized advertising purposes
We allow third party advertisers to collect and process behavioral information to provide you with online customized advertising. You may see our ads on other websites, such as our partner’s websites, because we use third-party advertiser services. Through these ad services, we can show you ads that may be tailored to your individual interests. These ad services may also track your online activities over time and across multiple websites and apps by collecting information through automated means. This information collection takes place both on our Platform and on third-party websites and apps that participate in these ad services. Click here for the details of the third party adverting partners.
Matters concerning refusal of collection and use behavioral information
We make available several ways for you to manage your cookies within our Platform. Please see “Managing Your Cookie Preferences” in the “AUTOMATIC Personal Information Collection Devices” section above.
When you use certain social features on the Platform, you can create a public profile that may include information such as your screen name, profile picture and hometown. You can also share content with your friends or the public, including information about your Nike activity. We encourage you to use the tools we provide for managing Nike’s social sharing to control what information you make available through Nike’s social features.
14. USING Nike Platform with Third-Party Products and Services
Our Platform allow you to interact with a wide variety of other digital products and services. For example, our Platform can integrate with third-party devices for activity tracking, social networks, music streaming services and other digital services.
If you choose to connect your Nike account with a third-party device or account, your privacy rights on third-party platforms will be governed by their respective policies. For example, if you choose to share your Nike activity on third-party social media platforms, the policies of those platforms govern the data that resides there.
Our Platform may provide links to other (third-party) websites and apps for your convenience or information. Linked sites and apps have their own privacy notices or policies, which we strongly encourage you to review. To the extent any linked websites or apps are not owned or controlled by us, we are not responsible for their content, any use of the websites or apps, or the privacy practices of the websites or apps.
15. TOOLS to Manage What Personal information We Collect
When using the Platform, we also provide in-time notice or obtain consent for certain practices. For example, we will obtain consent to use your location or send push notifications. We may obtain this consent through the Platform or using the standard permissions available on your device.
In many cases, your web browser or mobile device platform will provide additional tools to allow you to control when your device collects or shares particular categories of personal information. For example, your mobile device or web browser may offer tools to allow you to manage cookie usage or location sharing. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with and use the tools available on your devices.
16. CHANGES to Our Privacy Policy
Applicable law and our practices change over time. If we decide to update this Policy, we will post the changes on our Platform. If we materially change the way in which we process your personal information, we will provide you with prior notice, or where legally required, request your consent prior to implementing such changes. We strongly encourage you to read our privacy policy and keep yourself informed of our practices. This privacy policy was last modified on, Nov. 16, 2023.
17. PERSON in Charge of Personal information Protection
For processing by NIKE Korea, the person in charge is as follows:
Name: Kim SongYee
Department: Nike Korea DDC
Phone: 080-022-0182
E-mail: privacy@nike.com
We welcome questions, comments, and concerns about our privacy policy and privacy practices. If you wish to provide feedback or if you have questions or concerns or wish to exercise your rights related to your personal information, please contact us via: (i) the “Contact Us” section on our Platform; or (ii) an email to privacy@nike.com.
If you contact us with a privacy complaint it will be assessed with the aim of resolving the issue in a timely and effective manner.
19. REMEDIES for Infringement of Rights and Interests of Information Subject
If you need to otherwise consult or report in relation to infringement of your personal information or remedy for damages, you can inquire at the following organizations:
https://www.kopico.go.kr
Phone: 1833-6972
Phone: 118
https://www.spo.go.kr
Phone: 1301
Phone: 182
This privacy policy describes the personal data collected or generated (processed) by Nike Inc. when you interact with the Nike Platform. It also explains how your personal data is used, shared and protected, what choices you have relating to your personal data and how you can contact us. As to the Republic of Korea (“Korea”), Nike Korea LLC is responsible for personal data processing related to the purchase of our products, marketing and your participation in certain events, contests, and promotions in Korea. Please see here for the Privacy Policy of Nike, Inc. for Korea. Nike, Inc. is responsible for all other personal data processing related to the Platform, including Nike Run Club App, and Nike Training Club App. Nike, Inc. is referred to as “Nike”, “our”, “we” or “us” in this privacy policy.
1.ITEMS of Personal Data to Be Processed
2.PURPOSE of Use of Personal Data
4.SHARING of Your Personal Data
5.PROTECTION and MANAGEMENT of Your Personal Data
6.YOUR RIGHTS Relating to Your Personal Data
7.USING Nike Platform with Third-Party Products and Services
8.TOOLS to Manage What Personal Data We Collect
9.COOKIES and Similar Technologies
10.COLLECTION, Use, Provision, and Refusal of Using Behavioral Information
11.CHANGES to Our Privacy Policy
1.ITEMS of Personal Data to Be Processed
We collect certain personal data to provide you with the products or services you request directly from you or though Nike affiliates.
This personal data includes your:
We collect additional personal data from you to enable particular features within our Platform. Items collected for this purpose are optional. For example, we request access to your phone’s location data to log your run route, your contacts to allow you to interact with your friends, your calendar to schedule a training plan or your social network credentials to post content from our Platform to a social network. This personal data includes your:
For details of personal location information, please click here.
When interacting with our Platform, certain data is automatically collected from your device or web browser. More information about these practices is included in the “Cookies and Similar Technologies” section of this privacy policy below. This data includes:
2. PURPOSE of Use of Personal Data
We use your personal data in the following ways:
Use (Processing) of Workout Info
We collect information about your fitness, activity, or your physical characteristics, some of which constitutes “Workout Info,” to provide certain services on our Platform. Because of the personal nature of this information, we strive to provide you with clear notice about how this information, including Workout Info, will be used. As this information may be considered sensitive in certain jurisdictions, we take appropriate measures in protecting and using this information and, where required by applicable law or under Nike’s internal policies, will obtain your consent for use of your fitness and activity information and Workout Info. If you connect Nike products and services to your device’s health and fitness repository, such as Apple HealthKit and Android’s Google Fit, data transferred from or stored on these platforms will only be used to provide the services you request, and will not be used for marketing, advertising, or use-based data mining, or shared with third parties for such purposes. Click here to learn more about how Nike processes your Workout Info.
Other Purposes
We may also use your personal data in other ways and will provide specific notice at the time of collection and obtain your consent where necessary.
We comply with local laws and do not allow children to register on our Platform when they are under the legal age limit of the country in which they reside. We will ask for parental consent for children participating in Nike experiences and events.
4.SHARING of Your Personal Data
Nike’s Sharing
Nike shares your personal data as follows:
Provision to Third Parties
Delegation of Processing of Personal Data
For the list of delegatees, click here.
We may also transfer personal data we have about you in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a reorganization, spin-off, dissolution or liquidation) with notification.
Your Sharing
When you use certain social features on our Platform, you can create a public profile that may include information such as your screen name, profile picture and hometown. You can also share content with your friends or the public, including information about your Nike activity. We encourage you to use the tools we provide for managing Nike’s social sharing to control what information you make available through Nike’s social features.
5.PROTECTION and MANAGEMENT of Your Personal Data
Security Measures
We use a variety of administrative, technical, and physical security measures including the following to maintain the safety of your personal data:
International Transfers of Your Personal Data
The personal data we collect (or process) in the context of our Platform will be stored in the USA and other countries. Some of the data recipients with whom Nike shares your personal data may be located in countries other than the country in which your personal data originally was collected. Click here for the details of overseas delegates.
If you wish to refuse the overseas transfer of personal information, please withdraw from the membership or contact us. However, if you refuse overseas transfer of your personal information, you may not be able to use your Nike account, purchase our products on our platform, or use certain features on our platform or the services that you request.
Retention and Destruction of Your Personal Data
Your personal information will be retained for as long as is necessary to carry out the purposes set out in this privacy policy (unless a longer retention period is required by applicable law). In general, this means that we will keep your personal data for as long as you keep your Nike account. For personal data which we are required to retain under the applicable law, we retain this to comply with legal obligations (such as tax and sales laws and for warranty purposes) as follows:
・Records regarding contract or subscription withdrawal: 5 years (Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.)
・Records on payment and supply of goods: 5 years (Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.)
・Records on handling consumer complaints or disputes: 3 years (Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc.)
・Records on visits: 3 months (Communication Secret Protection Act)
We destroy your personal data once the retention period is expired or based on our agreement with you. When destroying personal data, Nike will take technically reasonable measures to make the personal information irrecoverable or irreproducible in accordance with Nike’s internal policies.
Furthermore, when Nike member does not log-in to member profile for 1 year or longer, we store and manage such member’s personal data separately from personal data of other members, and we do not use such personal data except in case there is a special provision under the relevant laws.
6.YOUR RIGHTS Relating to Your Personal Data
You have the right to request: (i) access to your personal data; (ii) an electronic copy of your personal data (portability) and to have this information transmitted to another company; (iii) correction of your personal data if it is incomplete or inaccurate; or (iv) deletion or restriction of your personal data in certain circumstances provided by applicable law. These rights are not absolute. Where we have obtained your consent for the processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
If you would like to request a copy of your personal data or exercise any of your other rights, please contact us at privacy@nike.com. We check whether the person making the request is the data subject or its legitimate representative before processing a request.
7. USING Nike Platform with Third-Party Products and Services
Our Platform allow you to interact with a wide variety of other digital products and services. For example, our Platform can integrate with third-party devices for activity tracking, social networks, music streaming services and other digital services.
If you choose to connect your Nike account with a third-party device or account, your privacy rights on third-party platforms will be governed by their respective policies. For example, if you choose to share your Nike activity on third-party social media platforms, the policies of those platforms govern the data that resides there.
Our Platform may provide links to other (third-party) websites and apps for your convenience or information. Linked sites and apps have their own privacy notices or policies, which we strongly encourage you to review. To the extent any linked websites or apps are not owned or controlled by us, we are not responsible for their content, any use of the websites or apps, or the privacy practices of the websites or apps.
8.TOOLS to Manage What Personal Data We Collect
When using our Platform, we also provide in-time notice or obtain consent for certain practices. For example, we will obtain consent to use your location or send push notifications. We may obtain this consent through the Platform or using the standard permissions available on your device.
In many cases, your web browser or mobile device platform will provide additional tools to allow you to control when your device collects or shares particular categories of personal data. For example, your mobile device or web browser may offer tools to allow you to manage cookie usage or location sharing. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with and use the tools available on your devices.
9. COOKIES and Similar Technologies
Nike, our service providers and third parties collect information, which may include personal information, from your browser, devices, or apps when you use our Platform using a variety of methods, such as cookies, pixel tags, and other similar technologies.
We use cookies and similar technologies to analyze and understand how you access, use and interact with our Platform and our consumer’s preferences (such as country and language choices), as well as to assess, secure, protect, optimize and improve the performance of our Platform. This enables us to provide services to our consumers and improve their online experience. We also use cookies and pixel tags to obtain aggregate data about Platform traffic and interaction, to identify trends and obtain statistics so that we can improve our Platform. We also use cookies and similar technologies to personalize experience and content on our Platform and provide target advertising across third-party sites and services.
Third-Party Technologies and Services
Some of the cookies and similar technologies we use are operated by third party companies. We use third-party services, such as Google Analytics and its advertising products, that may collect usage data (using cookies, pixel tags and similar tools) about our Platform to provide us with reports and metrics that help us to evaluate usage of our Platform, improve performance and user experiences, and serve relevant advertising to you. The processing of this data is subject to these third parties’ privacy policies (for Google Analytics, for example, see Google’s Privacy & Terms).
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
We make available several ways for you to manage your cookies within our Platform. Many of these are browser and device specific, which means that you need to set the preference for each browser and device you use to access our Platform; in addition, if you delete or block cookies, you may need to reapply these preferences. Further, opting out of cookies and advertising as discussed below does not mean that you will no longer receive advertising content from us. You may continue to receive generic or contextual ads from us.
Mobile settings. Some of our apps may include third-party advertising You can adjust your advertising preferences on your mobile device at the device level. For example, turn off new app tracking requests, adjust your tracking preferences in iOS, visit Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking. To adjust your advertising preferences in Android, visit Settings > Google > Ads > Opt out of interest-based ads.
Browser settings. For a comprehensive and up-to-date summary of every third-party accessing your web browser (through Nike Platform or otherwise), we recommend installing a web browser plugin built for this purpose. Your browser may offer choices to manage your cookies, including blocking all or third party cookies. You do this through your browser settings on each browser and device that you use. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser “Help” menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you turn cookies off, you may not have access to many features that make our Platform more efficient and some of our services will not function properly.
10.COLLECTION, Use, Provision, and Refusal of Using Behavioral Information
We collect and use behavioral information when you use or interact with our Platform as follows:
Items of behavioral information to be collected: Information on users’ interaction with our Platform, such as visits to the Platform, product purchases, and search history
How behavioral information is collected: Automatically collected when visiting/opening our websites and apps using a variety of methods, such as cookies, pixel tags, and other similar technologies.
Purposes of collecting behavioral information:
To analyze and understand how you access, use, and interact with our Platform, and your preferences (such as country and language choices);
To assess, secure, protect, optimize and improve the performance of our Platform and to provide our services, and to improve online user experience;
Retention and use period of behavioral information and how to process the information thereafter: To be destroyed upon membership withdrawal.
Collection and processing of behavioral information for online customized advertising purposes
We allow third party advertisers to collect and process behavioral information to provide you with online customized advertising. You may see our ads on other websites, such as our partner’s websites, because we use third-party advertiser services. Through these ad services, we can show you ads that may be tailored to your individual interests. These ad services may also track your online activities over time and across multiple websites and apps by collecting information through automated means. This information collection takes place both on our Platform and on third-party websites and apps that participate in these ad services. Click here for the details of the third party adverting partners.
11.CHANGES to Our Privacy Policy
Applicable law and our practices change over time. If we decide to update our privacy policy, we will post the changes on our Platform. If we materially change the way in which we process your personal data, we will provide you with prior notice, or where legally required, request your consent prior to implementing such changes. We strongly encourage you to read our privacy policy and keep yourself informed of our practices. This privacy policy was last modified on Nov. 16, 2023.
We welcome questions, comments, and concerns about our privacy policy and privacy practices. If you wish to provide feedback or if you have questions or concerns or wish to exercise your rights related to your personal data, please contact us via: (i) the “Contact Us” section on our Platform; or (ii) an email to privacy@nike.com.
If you contact us with a privacy complaint it will be assessed with the aim of resolving the issue in a timely and effective manner.
Person in Charge of Personal Data Protection
For processing by Nike, Inc, our local agent in Korea under applicable law is as follows:
General Agent Co., Ltd.
CEO: Eun-Mi Kim
#1216 Platinum Building, 28 Saemunan-ro 5-ga-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Phone: 02-735-0888
Email: Nike.Privacy@generalagent.co.kr
Remedies for Infringement of Rights and Interests of Information Subject
If you need to otherwise consult or report in relation to infringement of your personal data or remedy for damages, you can inquire at the following organizations:
https://www.kopico.go.kr
Phone: 1833-6972
Phone: 118
https://www.spo.go.kr
Phone: 1301
Phone: 182