Effective Date: 01/09/2023
Welcome to valcalonline.com (“Website,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). At valcalonline.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled securely and responsibly.
This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information when you visit our website or interact with our services. By accessing or using our website, you agree to the terms and practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Our website address is https://vatcalonline.com.
Information We Collect
Personal Information: When you visit our website, we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, and any other information you voluntarily provide to us through contact forms or other interactions.
Log Data: We automatically collect certain information when you access our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, and other usage data.
Cookies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities on our website. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our website.
- To communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, and provide customer support.
- To analyze website usage and improve our services.
- To comply with legal obligations and enforce our website policies.
- For any other purpose with your consent.
Disclosure of Your Information:
We may disclose your personal information to third parties only in the following circumstances:
- With your consent.
- To comply with legal obligations.
- To protect our rights, privacy, and safety, as well as that of our users or the public.
Data Security:
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We have no control over the content or practices of these websites and are not responsible for their privacy policies. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these third-party websites.
Cookie Policy
Valcalonline.com uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. These small text files are stored on your device to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour. We use cookies for website optimization and to provide personalized content and ads. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect website functionality.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt to save your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our website https://vatcalonline.com, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Comments
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Children’s Privacy (COPPA Compliance)
Valcalonline.com is committed to protecting the privacy of children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 without parental consent, as required by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and other applicable laws and regulations. If you believe that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately, and we will take steps to remove such information from our records.
GDPR Data Protection Rights
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
- Right of Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request to transfer the data we have collected to another organization or directly to you, under certain conditions.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Right to Object to Processing: Under certain conditions, you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the CCPA, California consumers have the right to:
- Request that a business that collects a consumer’s personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
- Request that a business delete any personal data the business has collected about the consumer.
- Request that businesses that sell consumer personal data not sell consumer personal data.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Effective Date.”
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at https://vatcalonline.com/contact-us.