• Wearables record your data.
• Wearables provide data that athletes and coaches may use to monitor outcomes relevant to health, rehabilitation, recovery, sleep, training and competition.
• Wearables have differing data privacy policies that you should read and understand.

Below is a short guide on data privacy when using a wearable.

N.B. This guide does not provide advice on the use of and interpretation of data being collected from athletes to inform health, rehabilitation, recovery, sleep, training, competition or for specific research purposes.

All wearable devices require you to provide consent to their Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy before you start using the device.

Each provider and device have different Terms and Policies. In these documents they will state how they will use your data. What you should consider before agreeing to their Privacy Policies is:

• Can you make choices about what data is collected, shared and used?
• Can you access or remove all your data if you cease to use the product?
• Will the provider share or sell your data to other companies or advertisers?

Where is the data stored – most devices will store your data overseas and as such your data may be accessed by a foreign government

Most wearable vendors provide good privacy protections, but it should be noted that some of the highest privacy protections are reserved for residents of the EU, China and California - Australians may not always have the same protections.

All wearables provide an option to manage your privacy within its settings functions. These settings allow you to manage your privacy and control what may be shared publicly – note that some devices have a public by default pre-setting.

If there is data you want to keep private you will need to change the settings.

Most wearables can track your location, so you may like to consider setting up a privacy zone to exclude revealing your home address.

Whatever settings you input, you may also want to consider there are times and places when you want additional privacy. In these situations, you could remove the device or turn it off.

Where possible you may want to consider opting-out of personalised advertising and use of your data in advertising.

All organisations holding personal data are expected to operate security controls adequate to protect against known risks. However, all organisations at some time can be subject to a cyber-attack that may cause a privacy breach.

If you are concerned that your data may be breached contact the vendor. Assistance if your privacy has been breached is available at: https://www.idcare.org.