Legal Notice
and Privacy Policy

Barbell Empowered is a coaching service operated by Greg Kench, trading as an individual service provider based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

This website is operated at gregkench.co.za/barbellempowered. All content on this site, including text, design, structure, and programming materials, is the intellectual property of Greg Kench unless otherwise stated. Reproduction or redistribution without written permission is not permitted.

The information provided on this website is for general informational purposes. It does not constitute medical, physiotherapy, or clinical exercise advice. Before beginning any strength training programme, you are responsible for consulting an appropriate healthcare professional, particularly if you have a pre-existing injury or medical condition.

Participation in any Barbell Empowered coaching programme is entirely voluntary. Greg Kench accepts no liability for injury, illness, or adverse outcomes resulting from the application of programming delivered through this service, where those outcomes arise from conditions outside the scope of the coaching relationship, including undisclosed medical conditions, pre-existing injuries not declared at application, or failure to follow programme instructions.

We collect personal information only when you voluntarily provide it, specifically when you submit an application via the athlete intake form on this website. We do not collect data through tracking pixels, behavioural analytics, or passive monitoring tools.

We do not collect payment information directly. Any payment processing is handled by third-party providers under their own privacy frameworks.

Your data is used solely for the purposes for which it was provided. We do not use athlete data for marketing, profiling, or any commercial purpose beyond the delivery of the coaching service you applied for.

We do not send marketing emails, newsletters, or promotional communications to applicants or athletes without explicit opt-in. Programme-related communications are not marketing.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for commercial purposes.

Your data may pass through the following third-party services in the normal operation of this site and the coaching service. Each is bound by its own privacy policy.

We may disclose personal information if required to do so by South African law, court order, or regulatory authority. In such cases, we will notify you where legally permitted to do so.

Application data from unsuccessful applicants is retained for a maximum of 90 days, after which it is deleted. If you apply again in the future, a new application is required.

Data for active athletes is retained for the duration of the coaching relationship and for a period of 24 months thereafter. This allows for programme continuity if you return after a break.

You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting Greg directly at the address listed in the Contact section. Deletion requests are processed within 30 days.

Under the South African Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and, where applicable, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights regarding your personal data.

• Right of access. You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to correction. You may request that inaccurate or incomplete data be corrected.
• Right to deletion. You may request that your personal data be deleted, subject to any legal obligations that require its retention.
• Right to object. You may object to the processing of your data where that processing is based on our legitimate interests.
• Right to restriction. You may request that we restrict processing of your data in certain circumstances.
• Right to data portability. You may request your data in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
• Right to withdraw consent. Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, contact Greg at greg@gregkench.co.za. We will respond within 30 days.

If you believe your rights have not been respected, you may lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa at inforegulator.org.za.

This website does not use advertising cookies, tracking cookies, or third-party analytics cookies. We do not run Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any equivalent behavioural tracking tool.

Google Fonts is loaded from Google's servers, which may set a session cookie or log your IP address as part of a standard web request. This is incidental to font rendering and is governed by Google's privacy policy.

Formspree may set a session cookie when you submit the application form to prevent duplicate submissions. This cookie is not used for tracking and expires at the end of your browser session.

No cookie consent banner is displayed because no consent-requiring cookies are set by this site.

This site may contain links to external websites including race organisers, running clubs, and other references. We have no control over the content or privacy practices of those sites. Visiting them is governed by their own terms and privacy policies.

Coaching communications may reference third-party platforms such as Strava, Garmin Connect, or similar tools. We do not access or store data from those platforms unless you explicitly share it with us as part of your coaching relationship.

The content on this website is provided in good faith and for informational purposes only. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, Greg Kench makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the completeness, accuracy, or fitness for a particular purpose of any content on this site.

Strength training carries inherent physical risk. All programming delivered through Barbell Empowered is designed for healthy adults who have disclosed all relevant medical history at the application stage. Greg Kench is not liable for injury or adverse outcomes resulting from undisclosed conditions, self-modification of the prescribed programme, or use of the free guide and website content as a substitute for individualised coaching.

To the extent permitted by South African law, liability for any damages arising from use of this site or the coaching service is limited to the total fees paid in the calendar month in which the relevant event occurred.

This policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The version date at the top of this page will be updated accordingly. Continued use of the site or the coaching service after a policy update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

Active coaching athletes will be notified directly of any material changes to this policy.

All data-related enquiries, rights requests, and legal notices should be directed to: