PRIVACY NOTICE
V4 UPDATED OCTOBER 2025
PRIVACY POLICY DETAILS
When we say “Decathlon” (“we”, “us” or “our”) in this privacy notice, we are referring to Decathlon Sports Ireland Limited and its holding company Decathlon S.E. based in France. We process personal data in a manner that respects individuals' privacy rights and complies with legal obligations. This notice reflects our data protection and privacy policy and displays our compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish Data Protection Act 2018.
This Privacy Notice is structured as follows: It explains the categories of personal data we collect. How we receive such data and how long we keep it for. The ways in which we use your personal data. It tells you about possible international transfers, and safeguard. It explains the rights you may have, how to exercise them. And it tells you how to make a complaint. This Privacy Notice supplements other privacy notices and policies, which we, from time to time, may make available to you, and is not intended to override them. We have a separate Cookie Notice which you can find here Cookie Policy. We regularly review this Notice and any changes made will be posted on our website.
Your data is yours! We are transparent about the personal data we process! You can find information about the processing relating to your personal data in this notice, along with where, when, how, and why we process your data, and what your rights are.
Unless otherwise stated below, Decathlon Sports Ireland Limited St Margaret's Road, Ballymun, Dublin 11, D11 X2NC, Ireland Company Number: 589659 is the 'controller' of your personal data. This means that we are responsible, under data protection laws, for deciding the purposes and means for which we process your personal data.
This policy applies to all physical locations and online sites operated by Decathlon, including but not limited to our stores and websites. It applies to all employees, contractors, online and in-person visitors, customers and prospective customers, and anyone whose personal data we process.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Identity Data | Your first name; surname; username or similar identifier like social media handle; date of birth; gender; CCTV; photos; audio and video. |
| Contact Data | Your billing address; delivery address; email address and telephone number. |
| Financial Data | Your bank account and payment card details. |
| Transaction Data | Details about payments to and from you and other details of products and services you have purchased from us; including your tracking number; customer ID number; order amount and order frequency; transaction ID; basket number; details of the products ordered and the date of the purchase. |
| Technical Data | Your internet protocol (IP) address; login data; browser type and version; time zone setting and location; browser plug-in types and versions; device type and identifier; operating system and platform; and other technology on the devices you use to access the website. |
| Profile Data | Your Decathlon account details; such as your Decathlon membership account number; username and password; purchases or orders made by you; your interests; preferences; reviews; feedback and survey responses; as well as information contained in your communications with us. |
| Usage Data | Information about how you use our website; products and services; including your navigation activity when connected to our in-store free Wi-Fi. |
| Marketing and Communications Data | Your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties; your communication preferences; as well as your interaction with our marketing communications if you have provided consent through our cookie framework. |
| Recruitment Data | Information contained in your job application; CV; record of interview; copies of right to work documentation; copy of your passport or other identification; work history; references; and any other personal data included in a cover letter; communications; or provided as part of the application and selection process. |
| Physical Measurements Data | Your measurements such as foot measurements. |
| Special Category Data | Your data relating to your state of health; which we may collect where absolutely necessary. |
- Important: Our website is not intended for children, and we do not knowingly collect and/or process children's data.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Direct Interactions | You may give us your personal data through various means including when you create and manage a user account with us purchase our products or services participate in our events complete surveys submit reviews via our website apply for a job with us visit us in store or communicate with us by post telephone email social media or any other means. |
| Automated technologies or interactions | We may collect your personal data as you browse and interact with our website through the use of cookies and other similar technologies. For more information please see our Cookie Notice: https://www.decathlon.ie/lp/i/cookie-policy |
- There are some circumstances where we need to collect personal data by law, or under our Terms and Conditions. If you do not provide that personal data when requested, you may not be able to purchase products from us.
| Purpose | Type of Data | Legal Basis | Data Recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| To enable you to place orders online or make purchases and use our services in store | Identity Data; Contact Data; Transaction Data | Performance of our contract with you. Our legitimate interest in carrying out our business operating our retail store and online retail platform facilitating and fulfilling customers' orders and providing a good purchase experience. | Other Decathlon entities. Service providers supporting operational functions such as delivery as well as IT web hosting and other technical service providers. |
| To process the delivery and; where necessary; the return of your purchased items. | Identity Data; Contact Data; Transaction Data | Performance of our contract with you. | Other Decathlon entities. Service providers supporting operational functions such as delivery. |
| To notify you of the progress of your order (e.g. order confirmation; dispatch notification; digital receipts). | Contact Data Transaction Data | Performance of our contract with you. | IT providers and Service providers supporting operational functions. |
| To allow linking of your purchases to your Decathlon user account. | Transaction Data; Profile Data | Our legitimate interest in providing account functionality and purchase history tracking for user benefit. | IT providers. |
| To provide fitting services for shoes with our In-Store Foot Scanner or for bicycle and other similar purchases. | Physical; Measurements Data | Consent. | IT providers and Service providers supporting operational functions. |
| To enable you to avail of the Cycle to Work Scheme. | Identity Data (and your employer's name) Contact Data | Performance of our contract with you. | IT providers. |
- We process your personal data to manage your purchase (we may need your delivery address or invoicing address, for example) and to avoid fraudulent transactions (to prevent purchases made with a stolen bank card, for example). We also process the data linked to your means of payment! Want to know more? In this Notice you will find a case-by-case explanation of how we process your personal data. Where we process your personal data on the basis of our or a third-party’s legitimate interest we will ensure that this legitimate interest does not outweigh your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.