Gatorade Sports Science Institute Labs
Privacy Notice

Effective Date: March 25^th 2025

V. How we may share information we have collected

We may share the categories of personal information listed above to provide you with the GSSI app and as permitted by applicable law, including with:

We may share information with third-party vendors. We may share information with companies who serve as our vendors or third parties who perform services on our behalf. They may help us deliver products or services to you. For example, we may share information with companies who assist with the operation of the GSSI app or features.

We may share information within the PepsiCo family of companies and brands. This includes current and future PepsiCo subsidiaries, affiliates, and joint venture partners and with third parties with which we have an ownership interest or commercial relationship, such as companies whose products we distribute.

We may share information with select business partners. For example, we may share information with partners, and your information may be collected by both us and the third party. Your information will be used by us as described in this Notice or by partners as described in their policies. 

We work with analytics partners. The GSSI app may use analytics, through which our partners may collect internet and electronic network activity information, such as device and usage information. For additional information, please visit our About Our Ads policy.

We may share information with researchers. For example, we may share information to facilitate enrollment in clinical research studies.

We will share information if we think we must in order to comply with the law or to protect our company. For example, we will share information to respond to a court order or subpoena. We may share information if a government agency or investigatory body requests it. This includes United States and non-United States law enforcement or regulatory authorities. We may also share information if we are investigating potential fraud, security incidents, identity theft, harassment, and other illegal activity.

We may share information with any successor to all or part of our business. For example, if part of our business is sold we may include your information as part of that transaction, or in the event of insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership.

We may share information as we otherwise notify you or with your consent. We may use your personal information for any other purposes we otherwise disclose to you, such as when you are interacting with the GSSI app, or if we request consent to share your personal information.

Our sharing of personal information accords with applicable law and we will seek your consent where appropriate.

VI. You have certain choices about how we use your information

You can control cookies and tracking tools. To learn how to manage how we and our vendors use cookies and other tracking tools, and to read our About Our Ads policy. You can learn more about disabling Google Analytics here.

You can control tools on your mobile devices. For example, you can turn off the GPS locator or push notifications on your phone. To modify the push notifications you get from our app, you can alter your preferences in your profile.

You may have other choices under applicable state laws. Depending on where you live, you may have certain additional rights, as described below. We only honor these rights where required by law.

• You may have a right to request to confirm whether or not we process your personal information as well as to access and receive a copy of the specific personal information we have collected about you in a portable format. 
• You may have a right to request deletion of your personal information. 
• You may have a right to request correction of any inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
• You may have the right to opt out of the sale, sharing or targeted advertising of personal information to third parties.
• In some circumstances, you may have the right to opt out of automated decision making and profiling, such as where it produces legal or other significant effects.
• You may have the right to opt-out of the processing (or limit the use) of your sensitive personal information or withdraw consent to process your sensitive personal information.
• You have a right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising any of your rights described under this section.

VII. Retention of personal information

We keep the categories of personal information described above for as long as is necessary for the purposes described in this Notice or otherwise authorized by law. This generally means holding the information for as long as one of the following apply:

• Your personal information is reasonably necessary to manage our operations, to manage your relationship with us, or to satisfy another purpose for which we collected the information;
• Your personal information is reasonably necessary to carry out a disclosed purpose that is reasonably compatible with the context in which the personal information was collected;
• The information is reasonably required to protect or defend our rights or property (which will generally relate to applicable laws that limit actions in a particular case); or
• We are otherwise required or permitted to keep your information by applicable laws or regulations.

VIII. Children's privacy

It is not our intention to collect personal information from children under age 13. If you are a parent or legal guardian and think that your child under 13 has given us information, you can contact us at https://contact.pepsico.com/pepsico/contact-us and we will take appropriate steps. You can also write to us at the address listed below. Please mark your inquiries “COPPA Information Request.” Parents, you can learn more about how to protect children’s privacy online.

IX. Security measures

We use various technical and organizational measures and mechanisms to secure the GSSI app. You should understand that no data storage system or transmission of data over the Internet or any other public network can be guaranteed to be perfectly secure.

X. The GSSI app is intended for a United States audience

If you live outside of the United States and choose to use the GSSI app, you understand that it is at your own risk. You also understand that your information will be sent to and stored in the United States. The United States may not afford the same level of protection as laws in your own country.

XI. We may link to other sites or apps or have third-party services and tools on our platform we don't control

We may link to or allow you to access the GSSI app from third-party websites or platforms. Our sites and apps may also include third-party content that collects information. Third-party content may include tools like cookies and tracking technologies. This may include analytic purposes. We do not control these third parties or their use of these technologies, so please read their privacy policies carefully.

XII. We may update this notice

From time to time, we may change this Notice. When we do, we will notify you of any material changes as required by law. This may include posting an updated copy here and updating the “Last Updated” date. Please check this Notice periodically for updates.

XIII. California specific notices

California “Shine the Light” Law

If you reside in California, you have the right to ask us one time per year for information about our disclosure, if any, of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year. To make a request, please contact us at https://contact.pepsico.com/pepsico/contact-us or write to us at the address listed below. Indicate in your letter that you are a California resident making a “Shine the Light” inquiry. We reserve our right not to respond to requests submitted other than by the means specified in this section, if the request is not labeled or sent properly, or if the request does not have complete information.

California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)

We have explained our privacy practices in full in the other sections of this Notice. In this section, we provide a list of categories of personal information, as set forth in the CCPA, that have been collected, disclosed for business purposes, shared for cross-context behavioral advertising, or sold for commercial purposes during the preceding 12 months, as well as certain other supplemental information. Some of these categories of personal information that we collect may include information that is considered sensitive under the CCPA.

Please see the other sections of this Notice for additional information about our practices and your rights. The personal information we collect about you may include information within the below noted categories of data. While the categories are as defined under California law, the disclosures below also apply to residents of other states as well.

XIV. Rewards Program

As part of the GSSI app, we offer rewards points for completing different activities within the GSSI app. Participation in these activities may require you to provide personal information, such as name, email address, information about your health and exercise habits, and other personal information described above in the section “What information do we collect?,” which we use for the other purposes described in this Notice. For the full terms and conditions, please review the Terms and Conditions for the GSSI app. 

The incentives associated with this rewards program are designed to reward your completion of activities within the GSSI app rather than the value of your personal information. Based on our reasonable and good faith estimate, we receive value from this rewards program, including from increased engagement with our brands and scientific research. Because some of the GSSI app’s features and surveys involve linking your wearable devices and gathering information about your physical activity and health, it may be necessary to collect and process sensitive personal information from you as part of your participation. 

You have the right to cancel your participation in this rewards program by contacting us as indicated below. You also may delete the GSSI app at any time.

XV. Feel free to contact us if you have more questions

If you have questions about this Notice or our data practices, please click on the “General question” box located at https://contact.pepsico.com/pepsico/contact-us to submit your question. You can also write to us or call us at:

PepsiCo, Inc.
Attn: Consumer Relations
700 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577
1-800-433-2652

Gatorade Sports Science Institute Labs Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy

• Physiological information including information about your vital signs, bodily functions, or measurements, such as your heart rate, sleep patterns, steps taken, blood glucose, blood oxygen, ECG, respiratory rate, height and weight, and blood pressure, to the extent such information identifies your past, present, or future health status.
• Biographical and demographic information, to the extent such information identifies your past, present, or future health status.
• Information related to your past and current health or condition, whether you are taking medications, or whether you have allergies.
• Internet and other electronic network activity information, such as through automated means, to the extent such information identifies your past, present, or future health status.
• Other personal information that identifies or may be used to identify your past, present, or future health status.

How We May Use Consumer Health Data

We may use consumer health data for the purposes described in our Privacy Notice, including as reasonably necessary to effectively provide and maintain the products and services you request from us.  This includes to operate our business and services; analyze the use of our products and services; to facilitate your enrollment in clinical research studies; and for safety and security purposes.  We may also combine your consumer health data from third parties with information we already have.  We may also use your consumer health data for other purposes with your consent and as otherwise permitted or required by law.

How We May Share Consumer Health Data

We may share the categories of consumer health data listed above as reasonably necessary to provide you with requested products or services.  Where permitted by law, the types of individuals or entities to whom we disclose consumer health data include:

• The PepsiCo family of companies and brands (as listed here)
• Third-party vendors that perform services on our behalf
• Select business partners
• Analytics partners
• Researchers

We may also share your consumer health data with your consent.

Unless prohibited by applicable law, we may share consumer health data with any successor to all or part of our business. For example, if part of our business is sold we may include your information as part of that transaction, or in the event of insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership.

In addition, we may share consumer health data if we think we must in order to comply with the law or to protect our company.  For example, we will share information to respond to a court order or subpoena.  We may share information if a government agency or investigatory body requests it.  This includes United States and non-United States law enforcement or regulatory authorities.  We may also share information if we are investigating potential fraud, security incidents, identity theft, harassment, and other illegal activity.

Note that it may be possible for third parties to collect consumer health data over time and across different websites, including through the GSSI app.

Your Rights

Applicable law may give you certain rights with respect to your consumer health data, including rights to know, access, request changes, delete, or withdraw consent relating to our use of your consumer health data, subject to certain exceptions.  You can request to exercise such rights or appeal a denied request by contacting our Global Privacy Office at: