Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 2026

Women Groundbreakers ("we", "us", or "our") operates the website thewomengroundbreakers.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit or make a purchase from our store.

1. Data Controller

Women Groundbreakers
Tigergasse 17/5
1080 Vienna, Austria
Email: hello@thewomengroundbreakers.com

2. Data We Collect

We may collect the following personal data:

  • Contact information: name, email address, phone number, billing and shipping address
  • Order information: products purchased, payment details (processed securely by our payment provider)
  • Technical data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, and cookies
  • Communication data: messages you send us via email or contact forms

3. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

  • Order fulfilment: to process and deliver your orders (legal basis: contract performance, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR)
  • Customer service: to respond to your enquiries (legal basis: legitimate interest, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
  • Marketing: to send you newsletters or promotional offers, only with your explicit consent (legal basis: consent, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
  • Legal obligations: to comply with applicable laws such as tax and accounting requirements (legal basis: legal obligation, Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR)

4. Sharing Your Data

We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with trusted third parties solely to operate our store, including:

  • Shopify Inc. – our e-commerce platform provider (data may be processed in the USA; Shopify is certified under applicable data transfer mechanisms)
  • Payment processors – to securely handle transactions
  • Shipping providers – to fulfil and deliver your orders

5. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience, analyse site traffic, and personalise content. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. By continuing to use our site, you consent to our use of cookies.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law (e.g. seven years for accounting records under Austrian law).

7. Your Rights under GDPR

As a resident of the European Economic Area, you have the following rights:

  • Right of access to your personal data
  • Right to rectification of inaccurate data
  • Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
  • Right to restriction of processing
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to object to processing
  • Right to withdraw consent at any time (without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@thewomengroundbreakers.com.

8. Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority (Datenschutzbehörde):
Barichgasse 40–42, 1030 Vienna, Austria
Website: www.dsb.gv.at

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

10. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Email: hello@thewomengroundbreakers.com
Address: Tigergasse 17/5, 1080 Vienna, Austria