Last Revised on March 1, 2023
Herbalife and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“we”, “us” or “our”) respect your concerns about privacy. This Privacy Policy informs you in a FAQ format of how Herbalife uses your personal information and of the rights you have in relation to your personal information. If you have additional questions regarding this policy, you can contact us at privacy@herbalife.com.
Please note that this policy only applies to Herbalife websites and applications (“Sites”) containing a link to this policy.
You may identify the Herbalife controller of your personal information by using the chart at the end of this policy based on your country of residence. The controller of your personal information determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal information.
Please be also advised that Herbalife products are sold exclusively through our Independent Members (“members”), who are controllers of the personal information that you provide to them. You should contact them directly to understand their data practices.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
For what purposes does Herbalife collect personal information?
Where we have a contractual relationship with you, we process your personal information to perform our contract with you, provide our products and services and manage our relationship, in particular:
We also process your personal information to meet our legal obligations, in particular:
We process the personal information that you provide on the Sites for the following legitimate business purposes:
We use personal information for these purposes because we have a legitimate business interest in operating our business and providing services to our members and their customers. We take reasonable measures to ensure that the interests we pursue are balanced with your interests, rights and freedoms, which we are happy to explain upon request. You have a right to oppose certain uses of your personal information under applicable law; but in this case, you may not be able to fully benefit from our products and services.
Where required by applicable law, we will obtain your consent for the following purposes:
You can withdraw your consent at any time by letting us know at the email address below, by opting out of advertising by e-mail or SMS, or by changing the privacy settings of your browser as set out below. If you withdraw consent, you may not be able to fully enjoy our products and services.
We may also use personal information in other ways for which we provide specific notice at the time of collection.
What personal information does Herbalife collect?
We obtain the following types of personal information:
While the personal information you choose to provide to us is voluntary, certain personal information is necessary to provide you with the relevant product or service. If you choose not to provide necessary information, this may affect our ability to provide you with certain products or services.
In addition, personal information that you provide directly to us will be apparent from the context in which you provide it. For example, when you fill out a form to request information about Herbalife products or Herbalife membership, or to establish contact with a member or to participate in a challenge or sweepstake, you will provide your name, contact details and any other information requested by the form. For instance, you may voluntarily provide health and wellness information, including physical characteristics or descriptions, and other data related to your body, diet, activities, or physiology, in response to a wellness profile questionnaire. On those occasions, we may provide you additional information and choices about our intended use of your personal information, if required. If you sign up to a feature on our Sites, you will provide your name and contact information and any other information necessary to access the feature. Each form on our Sites varies in the information required and collected. Required information is indicated with an asterisk (*) on the form. You may choose to provide additional information within fields that are not required. We also collect your communication preferences, such as whether or not you wish to receive electronic marketing communications from us.
For registered members, Herbalife collects information about products you purchase online, volume and sales statistics, member’s commissions, bonuses or discounts, level, event attendance, banking information to the extent necessary to comply with tax and accounting related statutory provisions, and information voluntarily uploaded by members on the Sites, such as their leads and marketing efforts.
We may receive additional information about you from public and commercially-available sources and other third parties. If you access third-party services, such as Facebook, Google, or Twitter through the Sites, to login to the Sites or to share information about your experience on the Sites with others, we collect information from these third-party services.
Some of the content or functionality of the Sites is being provided by third parties, such as Facebook and Twitter plug-ins. These third parties receive some information about your use of our website, including through the use of cookies and similar technologies (see section on cookies below). Please consult the websites of these third parties to understand how they use your information.
Information collected by automated means
You can visit the Sites without telling us who you are. However, we collect technical information through the Sites, such as your device IP address, unique device identifier, web browser characteristics, device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, clickstream data, and dates and times of website visits. We collect this information in order to make a connection and display our Sites, understand your journey through the Sites and record the options that you have chosen to select. The information collected does not directly identify you but may be helpful to us for marketing purposes and improving the services we offer.
Interest-Based Advertising
On our Site, we obtain information about your online activities to provide you with advertising about products and services that may be tailored to your interests. You may see our ads on other websites because we use third-party ad services. Through these ad services, we can target our messaging to users considering demographic data, users' inferred interests and browsing context. These services track your online activities over time and across multiple websites and apps by collecting information through automated means, including through the use of cookies, web server logs, web beacons and other similar technologies. The ad services use this information to show you ads that may be tailored to your individual interests. The information ad services may collect includes data about your visits to websites that serve advertisements, such as the pages or ads you view and the actions you take on the websites or apps. This data collection takes place both on our Sites and on third-party websites and apps that participate in these ad services. This process also helps us track the effectiveness of our marketing efforts.
Third-Party Analytics Services
We may use third-party analytics services on our Sites. The information we obtain through the Sites may be disclosed to or collected directly by these services.
How does Herbalife store personal information?
Herbalife stores your personal information in a centralized repository together with other information we may have about you, if any. This allows us to avoid duplication, better manage our information resources and provide you with a better service. We use this information for the purposes mentioned above and in accordance with your choices.
How long will Herbalife store personal information?
We retain your personal information for the duration of our relationship with you, plus a reasonable period to comply with applicable statute of limitations, unless a shorter retention period is required by applicable law.
With whom does Herbalife share personal information?
We share personal information we obtain about you and your customers with:
Most of our global service providers are based in the U.S. In addition, Herbalife engages local service providers in the countries where it does business. We require service providers by contract to process personal information only on our behalf and to implement measures to protect the security and confidentiality of personal information.
In addition, we may disclose personal information about you (a) if we are required or permitted to do so by law or legal process, for example due to a court order or a request from a law enforcement agency, (b) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss, (c) in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual fraudulent or other illegal activity, and (d) in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a reorganization, dissolution, liquidation, merger, acquisition or bankruptcy procedure).
How does Herbalife transfer personal information?
Herbalife is headquartered in the U.S. In addition, members in your upline may be established in the U.S or other countries. We may transfer the personal information that we collect about you to recipients in countries other than the country in which the personal information originally was collected. Those countries may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the personal information. When we transfer your personal information to recipients in other jurisdictions (such as the U.S.), we will protect that personal information as described in this policy.
We will comply with applicable legal requirements by providing adequate protection for the transfer of personal information to data recipients in countries outside of your jurisdiction. To the extent that these data recipients are in countries that have not been recognized by the European Commission or another relevant body as providing an adequate level of data protection, we put in place appropriate safeguards aimed at ensuring such a level of data protection, including by entering into data transfer agreements (such as EU Standard Contractual Clauses) with the data recipients. To obtain a copy of the safeguards we have put in place, please contact us as indicated below.
Herbalife's commitment to children's privacy?
The Sites are intended for general audience. In some instances, Herbalife may collect personal information from minors. Herbalife obtains the consent of the minor’s parent or legal guardian as required by applicable law. We do not knowingly collect, use or disseminate any personal information from children under the age of 16 without the consent of the child’s parent or legal guardian, taking into consideration the available technology for age verification.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a text-only string of information that a website transfers to the cookie file of the browser on your computer's hard disk so that the website can remember who you are. Cookies can help a website to arrange content to match your preferred interests more quickly. Some cookies may allow us to recreate and replay user sessions on our Sites.
A cookie will typically contain the name of the domain from which the cookie has originated; the "lifetime" of the cookie; and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy https://www.herbalife.co.uk/footer-pages/cookie-policy/.
What are my rights with respect to my personal information?
Depending on the applicable law, you may have various rights in respect to your personal information, such as a right of access, rectification, restriction of or objection to the processing of your personal information (including objecting to direct marketing and profiling activities), portability of your personal information to another controller and erasure of your personal information in certain circumstances (‘right to be forgotten’). Where you have given us consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, as explained above.
Some of our Sites allow you to review and update your personal information or cancel your membership of the service. Where this function is not available and for assistance with other personal information rights, please contact us here. Please note that these rights are subject to limitations set out in law.
If you do not want to receive advertising by e-mail or SMS, you will be given an opportunity to opt-out in the communications you receive.
If you have additional questions about this policy and our practices or if you have complaints about Herbalife’s use of your personal information, please contact us at:
Data Protection Officer – EMEA
HN Global Business Services Center Kraków Sp. z o.o.ul. Puszkarska 7M, 30-644 Kraków, Poland
privacy@herbalife.com
For users and members in the European Union, if you have concerns about Herbalife’s collection and use of your personal information that Herbalife cannot solve to your satisfaction, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent Supervisory Authority in your jurisdiction.
What about data security?
We maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect the personal information we obtain against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized access, destruction, loss, alteration, disclosure or use. Personal information collected by Herbalife Sites is stored in secure operating environments that are not available to the public. Where necessary, the personal information is encrypted before you conduct your transaction, using appropriate secure technology.
Can Herbalife change this policy?
Herbalife may amend this policy from time to time. We will indicate at the top of the policy when it was most recently updated. We recommend that you visit our website periodically to be aware of the latest version of our policy.
What about links to third-party services?
Our Sites may provide links to other online services, and may include third-party features such as apps, tools, widgets and plug-ins. These online services and third-party features operate independently from us. The privacy practices of the relevant third parties, including details on the information they may collect about you, are subject to the privacy statements of these parties, which we strongly suggest you review. Herbalife is not responsible for these third parties' information practices.
How can I contact the Herbalife controller of my data?
You may identify the Herbalife entity that is controller of your personal information by using the chart below based on your country of residence.
Austria | HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL DEUTSCHLAND GmbH, Gräfenhäuser Straße 85., D-64293 Darmstadt, Germany |
Belgium | INTERNATIONAL BELGIUM S.A./N.V., Drukpersstraat 4. B-1000 BRUSSEL – Belgium |
Bulgaria | Herbalife Polska Sp. z o.o. Janki ul. Falencka 1B, 05-090 Raszyn (“Herbalife Polska”) |
Croatia | Herbalife d.o.o. Radnička cesta 39 - 10000 Zagreb, Croatia (“Herbalife Croatia”) |
Cyprus | HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL GREECE S.A. 110 Pentelis Street, Marousi, 15126 Athens, Greece (“Herbalife Greece”) |
Czech Republic | HERBALIFE CZECH REPUBLIC s.r.o., Identification No. (IČO): 028 55 089, Karolinská 661/4, Karlín, 186 00 Praha 8, Czech Republic (“Herbalife Czech”) |
Denmark | Herbalife Denmark ApS, Hovedvagtsgade 6 |
Estonia | Filuet Baltica Ltd, Piedrujas 7a, Riga, LV-1073, Latvija (“Filuet”) |
Finland | Herbalife International Finland OY (PL 211, 00131 Helsinki, Finland |
France | HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL FRANCE, S.A. , 3 rue Alexandre Volta B.P. 81020, 67451 MUNDOLSHEIM CEDEX |
French Polynesia | HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL FRANCE, S.A. , 3 rue Alexandre Volta B.P. 81020, 67451 MUNDOLSHEIM CEDEX |
Germany | Herbalife International Deutschland GmbH, Gräfenhäuser Straße 85, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany |
Greece | HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL GREECE S.A., 110 Pentelis, 151 26 Marousi, Athens, Greece |
Hungary | Herbalife Hungary Ltd., 1097 Budapest, Gubacsi út 6., Building “B” |
Iceland | Herbalife (U.K.), Limited., The Atrium, 1 Harefield Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1HB |
Ireland | Herbalife (U.K.) Limited, The Atrium, 1 Harefield Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB81HB, United Kingdom |
Italy | Herbalife Italia S.p.A., Viale Citta’ d’Europa 819, 00144 Roma, Italia |
Latvia | Filuet Baltica Ltd, Piedrujas 7a, Riga, LV-1073, Latvija (“Filuet”) |
Lithuania | Filuet Baltica Ltd, Piedrujas 7a, Riga, LV-1073, Latvija (“Filuet”) |
Macedonia | Herbalife d.o.o. Radnička cesta 39 - 10000 Zagreb, Croatia (“Herbalife Croatia”) |
Malta | Herbalife International Netherlands B.V., Postbus 8283, 3503 RG Utrecht, The Netherlands |
Netherlands | Herbalife International Netherlands B.V., Postbus 8283, 3503 RG Utrecht, The Netherlands |
Norway | Herbalife Norway Products AS, Fornebuveien 46-48, 1366 Lysaker |
Poland | Herbalife Polska Sp. z o.o., Al. Jerozolimskie 134, 02-305 Warszawa |
Portugal | HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL S.A., Oeiras Lagoas Park Edifício 8 – 1º Piso 2740-244 Porto Salvo, PORTUGAL |
Romania | Herbalife RO SRL, Str.Arhitect Louis Blanc nr. 1, etajul 7, Sector 1, cod postal 011751, Bucuresti, Romania |
Serbia | Herbalife d.o.o. Radnička cesta 39 – 10000 Zagreb, Croatia (“Herbalife Croatia”) |
Slovak Republic | Herbalife Slovakia s.r.o., ID No: 47 742 445, Karadžičova 8/A, 821 08 Bratislava, Slovak Republic (“Herbalife Slovakia”) |
Slovenia | Herbalife d.o.o. Radnička cesta 39 - 10000 Zagreb, Croatia (“Herbalife Croatia”) |
Spain | Herbalife International de España S.A. |
Sweden | Herbalife Sweden AB, Box 556,101 31 Stockholm, Sweden |
Switzerland | Herbalife International Deutschland GmbH, Gräfenhäuser Strasse 85, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany |
United Kingdom | HERBALIFE (U.K.) LIMITED. The Atrium, 1 Harefield Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1HB. United Kingdom |
Furthermore, Herbalife Europe Ltd. is a controller of certain personal information for engagements with a limited number of third-party service-providers and Herbalife Europe Ltd. has appointed Herbalife International Luxembourg S.à.r.l. as its representative in the European Union. You may contact Herbalife International Luxembourg S.à.r.l. by writing to 16, Avenue de la Gare L-1610 Luxembourg or privacy@herbalife.com.