Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
At VC Market (vc-market.com), we highly value your privacy and are firmly committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share your personal information when you access or use our website and services. We follow strict data protection principles in accordance with applicable data privacy laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
We are committed to safeguarding your personal information and maintaining transparency about how your data is processed, while ensuring that your privacy rights are respected and upheld.
2. Scope of Policy and Data Controller Role
This Privacy Policy applies to all users and visitors of vc-market.com. It governs the collection and processing of personal data through your use of our website and services, including when you contact us, access content, or purchase goods or services through vc-market.com.
For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, VC Market is the Data Controller of your personal data. If you have any questions regarding this policy or your data, you may contact us at [email protected].
3. Categories of Data Processed
We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:
– Usage Data: Includes information such as IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referral URLs, page interactions, visiting patterns, session time, and other diagnostic data collected when you visit vc-market.com.
– Account Data: Includes identifying and contact details such as your full name, billing and shipping addresses, email address, and phone number. This information is provided when you create or manage an account with us.
– Profile Data: Includes your user preferences, interests, search history, product purchases, account settings, marketing preferences, and behavioral interactions with the website and its services.
– Communication Data: Includes your correspondence with us, including email communications, conversations with our support team, and records of your inquiries or feedback.
– Technical Data: Includes device-specific data such as device model, operating system version, device identifiers, system configurations, and network data.
– Transaction Data: Includes payment details (excluding full payment card information, which is handled securely by third-party providers), billing information, delivery information, purchase history, and related transaction records.
– Preference Data: Includes data collected on your marketing preferences, interests in specific product categories, and your choices regarding how we engage with you, including opt-ins and opt-outs.
4. Legal Bases for Processing
We rely on the following legal bases under GDPR and CCPA for processing your personal data:
– Contractual Necessity: To provide you with our services, fulfill transactions, and manage your account or requests.
– Legitimate Interests: To improve user experience, maintain website functionality, prevent fraud, analyze service performance, and communicate with you about relevant updates or services, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights.
– Consent: Where you have given explicit consent for specific data processing activities, such as receiving promotional offers or third-party communications.
– Legal Obligations: To fulfill legal, regulatory, or tax obligations.
5. Your Rights
Under applicable privacy laws, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
– Right of Access: You can request access to the personal data we hold about you.
– Right to Rectification: You may update or correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
– Right to Erasure: You can request the deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances, such as when the data is no longer needed for its original purpose.
– Right to Restriction: You may request temporary or permanent restrictions on our processing of your data.
– Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your personal data in a commonly used, machine-readable format and have it transferred to another data controller.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will verify your identity before processing any request and respond in accordance with applicable legal timeframes.
6. Security Measures
We implement and maintain appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against loss, alteration, unauthorized access, disclosure, or destruction. These include, but are not limited to:
– Data encryption during storage and transmission;
– Strict access control and authentication measures;
– Regular security assessments and vulnerability scanning;
– Secure data backups and disaster recovery protocols;
– Ongoing staff training on data privacy and cybersecurity.
7. International Transfers
Your data may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in regions outside your country of residence, including jurisdictions that may not offer the same level of data protection as your home jurisdiction. When we transfer data internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including Standard Contractual Clauses approved by relevant data protection authorities and compliance with applicable regional laws.
8. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to meet legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements. The below outlines general retention periods by data category:
– Usage Data: Up to 12 months
– Account Data: While your account remains active and for up to 5 years after closure
– Profile Data: Up to 3 years after last activity
– Communication Data: Up to 2 years after correspondence
– Technical Data: Up to 12 months
– Transaction Data: Up to 7 years in compliance with legal obligations
– Preference Data: Until consent is withdrawn or 3 years of inactivity
In some cases, we may anonymize your data for research or statistical purposes, in which case we may retain the data indefinitely in a non-identifying format.
9. Cookie Policy
vc-market.com uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience, analyze usage patterns, and deliver tailored content. Cookies are placed on your device and categorized as follows:
– Essential Cookies: Necessary for site functionality, account login, navigation, and security.
– Functional Cookies: Improve website features and remember user settings and preferences.
– Analytics Cookies: Collect data to understand how users interact with the site, identify errors, and measure performance.
– Performance Cookies: Enhance site speed and responsiveness, monitor site performance, and gather insights into user engagement.
You may manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings or our Cookie Management options as described below.
10. Cookie Management and Compliance with GDPR & CCPA
When you visit vc-market.com, we provide you with the option to manage your cookie preferences through a consent banner or settings menu in accordance with GDPR and CCPA requirements. You may choose to:
– Accept all cookies;
– Accept only essential/necessary cookies;
– Customize your cookie preferences by category.
You also have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information (as defined by the CCPA), which can be exercised by using our “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” mechanism, where applicable.
11. Special Protections for Children Under 13
vc-market.com does not knowingly collect or process personal data from children under the age of 13. If it comes to our attention that data has been inadvertently collected from a child under this age, we will take appropriate steps to delete such data. Parents or guardians who believe that their child has submitted personal information to us may contact us at [email protected].
12. Policy Updates & User Notifications
We reserve the right to revise this Privacy Policy as necessary to reflect updates in our data practices or legal and regulatory requirements. Where changes are material, we will notify users through the website or via direct communication where appropriate. Continued use of vc-market.com constitutes acknowledgment of the updated policy.
13. Contact
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, your personal data, or the way we process it, please contact us at:
VC Market
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://vc-market.com
We are committed to ensuring compliance with applicable privacy regulations and providing you with transparency and control over your personal data. Please reach out if you have any privacy-related concerns or wish to exercise your rights.