Privacy

Your data, in plain words.

Last updated: 7 October 2026

This page explains what personal data this website and my coaching collect, what I use it for, and how you can have it corrected or deleted. The short version: I only get what you send me, I use it to coach you, and I don't sell it or pass it on for advertising.

Who is responsible

This website, The Triathlon Lab, is run by Coach Fernando, an independent triathlon coach. For anything on this page, message me on WhatsApp at +55 47 99730-3935.

What I collect when you apply

The application form asks for:

  • your name and email address
  • your goal race, distance and weekly training hours
  • the coaching option you are interested in
  • anything you choose to write in the message field

The form does not send this to the website. It opens WhatsApp with your answers written into a message, and nothing reaches me until you press send there. When you do, I also receive your WhatsApp phone number and profile name.

What I collect if we work together

Coaching needs more detail, and all of it comes from you: your training history, the workout files you share (pace, power, heart rate, GPS routes), your notes on how sessions felt, and any health information you decide to tell me, such as an injury or illness. Health information is sensitive, so I only use it to adjust your training, and you decide how much to share.

What I use it for

  • to read your application and reply to it
  • to plan, review and adjust your training
  • to handle payment and stay in touch about your coaching

I rely on your consent for the application and for any health information, and on our coaching agreement for everything needed to coach you. I don't use your data for advertising and I don't send newsletters.

Services that handle data

  • WhatsApp (Meta) carries applications and our messages. Its own privacy policy applies to that.
  • TrainingPeaks holds your training plan and workout files if you become an athlete. You create that account yourself under its terms.
  • Google Fonts delivers the typefaces on this site. Your browser requests them from Google, which sees your IP address when it does.
  • The hosting provider for this site may keep standard server logs, such as IP address, browser type and the time of the visit.

Some of these companies process data outside your country.

Cookies and tracking

This site sets no cookies, runs no analytics and has no advertising trackers.

How long I keep it

If you apply and we don't end up working together, I delete your application within 12 months. If I coach you, I keep your data while we work together and for up to two years afterwards, in case you come back. You can ask me to delete it sooner at any time.

Your rights

You can ask me what data I hold about you, ask for a copy, have it corrected or deleted, and withdraw your consent. Message me on WhatsApp and I will answer within 15 days. If you are unhappy with how I handle your data, you can also complain to the data protection authority in your country. In Brazil that is the ANPD.

Changes to this page

If what I collect or how I use it changes, I will update this page and the date at the top.