Privacy | ViaVision Group

Updated: January 14, 2023

ViaVision Group LLC (“VVG”) values your privacy. The following Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) describes what personal information we collect from you when you use this website, our legal basis for processing that personal information, with whom we may share your personal information and how we transfer it, and your choices with respect to your personal information.

By accessing, using, and/or submitting information through this website, including by filling out forms on our website, regardless of whether the form is ultimately submitted, you consent to this Policy.

If you do not agree with this Policy, you should not submit any information through our website and you must delete all cookies from your browser cache after visiting the Website and refrain from visiting or using the Website.

Information we may collect from you

As you access and use the VVG website, we may collect your name, email address, home address, work address, telephone number, job title, job function, job level, company name, country, information about your job role and other related information in circumstances such as the following:

you choose to use our “Request a Consultation” functionality in order to obtain information about our services or engage in the use of services
you purchase services from us
you download and complete our online forms
you choose to subscribe to our e-mail programs or contact us for other purposes
you choose to answer surveys that we send to you
you submit an inquiry or information through our “Careers” portal.

We may also collect your domain name when you visit this website. We use this information to evaluate the frequency of your page visits to this website as well as how you use this website. We will not collect complete e-mail addresses when you visit our website unless you expressly provide us with your e-mail address.

We may collect personal information from you via our use of cookies (see more information below about how to disable cookies). Cookies are small data files that are placed on the browser or your computer or other device when you access this website. Cookies allow us to recognize your browser whenever you visit this website using a computer or other device. We use both experience and essential cookies to save information about users of this website. Experience cookies –allow us to improve website performance, provide more relevant content and an optimized user experience. Essential cookies –enable you to browse our website and use certain features. These cookies also help keep our website safe and secure and enables visitors to more easily use and navigate our website and services. We also use cookies to verify the accuracy of usernames and passwords that are stored within our database.

Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC on our website. Google Analytics uses cookies or other tracking technologies to help us analyze how users interact with and use the website, compile reports on the website’s activities, and provide other services related to website activity and usage. The technologies used by Google may collect information such as IP address, time of visit, whether a visitor is a return visitor, and any referring website. The information generated by Google Analytics will be transmitted to and stored by Google and will be subject to Google’s privacy policies. To learn more about Google’s partner services and to learn how to opt out of tracking of analytics by Google click here.

You are free to decline cookies and can configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, erase cookies, or notify the user when a cookie is set. Electing to reject or disable cookies may substantially limit your ability to use our website. VVG may also adopt other technologies that serve similar functions as cookies.

Children
Our services are not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. If you learn that a child has provided us with personal information, then you may contact us as at info@viavisiongroup.com.

How we use your information

VVG relies on the following legal bases for processing information about you when you visit our website:

It is in VVG’s legitimate interests to:
- process your personal information in order to provide you with the information that you seek to purchase services from us.
- process your name, contact details and other personal information described in this Policy in order to provide you with the services or information that you have requested from us (for example, by email or telephone or via our services portals) and information about the programs and services to which you have subscribed.
- use information about your visits to the website and information you provide us in surveys you choose to answer in order to help develop improve this website and to provide a better experience for visitors to this website.
- monitor compliance with our terms and conditions of use on this website.
- use cookies to improve the experience of registered visitors to this website.
Performing a contract that we have entered into with you to provide you with the information, products or services that you have requested from us.
Respond to any inquiries you have submitted regarding career opportunities at VVG.
Complying with applicable laws and regulations and VVG’s legal obligations, such as accounting and tax requirements.
Where necessary, we will procure your consent for processing certain personal information. If we process your personal information on the basis of your consent, you may subsequently withdraw that consent at any time by the means indicated at the time consent is procured. This does not affect the lawfulness of the processing that occurred on the basis of your earlier consent, before its withdrawal.

You are not required to provide VVG with personal information when you visit this website, but if you do not do so in the circumstances described above, we will not be able to provide you with information you request or with all of our services, and you will not be able to use all the features of this website.

How we share your information

VVG may share your personal information with our business partners and third parties, such as:

Entities within the VVG group companies, including our subsidiaries and affiliates, in order to help us process your personal information effectively and provide you with the products, services or information you request.
Our consultants and/or service providers, such as website analysts, who may need to process your personal information in order to provide us with information that we need to improve your experience on our website or provide you with the products, services or information you request. We put in place appropriate contractual controls with service providers to prevent them from using, processing or disclosing your personal information outside of the agreed purposes.
A third-party business in the event that all or substantially all of our assets are sold or transferred to another party, or another transaction occurs in which your personal information is one of the business assets transferred.
Law enforcement agencies or a court in order to comply with applicable law or to protect our rights or the rights of third parties.

Service providers to process credit card payments made through our website. Information such as name, billing address, phone number, email address, and credit card information will be submitted to service providers for verification and to manage any recurring payments.
Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC on our website. Google Analytics uses cookies or other tracking technologies to help us analyze how users interact with and use the website, compile reports on the website’s activities, and provide other services related to website activity and usage. The technologies used by Google may collect information such as IP address, time of visit, whether a visitor is a return visitor, and any referring website. The information generated by Google Analytics will be transmitted to and stored by Google and will be subject to Google’s privacy policies. To learn more about Google’s partner services and to learn how to opt out of tracking of analytics by Google click here.
Our website offers publicly accessible blogs. Any content provided in these areas may be read, collected, and used by others who access them. Individuals can request the removal of their personal information from our blog or community forum by contacting us at info@viavisiongroup.com

Data Retention

We will retain personal information for a period of time consistent with the original purpose(s) for which we collected it, as described in this Policy, including, as applicable, (i) for as long as we have an ongoing relationship with the individual to whom the information pertains; (ii) as long as needed to provide services to our users, our customers, or our partners; (iii) as necessary to comply with our legal obligations; (iv) as necessary to resolve disputes or to protect ourselves from potential future disputes; or (v) as necessary to enforce our agreements. Retention periods will be determined taking into account the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information and the purpose(s) for which it was collected. After the retention period ends, we will delete the personal information. Where we are unable to do so, we will ensure that appropriate measures are put in place to prevent any further use of such information.

Links to Other Websites

This website contains links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by VVG. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites. When individuals leave our website, we encourage them to be aware and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This Policy applies only to information collected by this website or in the method(s) otherwise discussed herein.

Social Media Widgets

Our website includes social media features, such as the Facebook “Like” button and “Widgets,” such as the “Share” button that exist on our website. These features may collect IP address and which page was visited on our website and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our website. Interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.

California Privacy Rights

Currently, the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”) does not apply to VVG. However, in the interest of providing our clients the best service possible, we make reasonable efforts to comply with the CPRA. All terms contained in this section are given their definition in those applicable privacy laws.

Personal Information Collection. In the last 12 months, we may have collected the following categories of personal information: Identifiers, Commercial Information, Geolocation Data, Professional Information, Education Information, and Inferences. We have not collected any categories of sensitive personal information in the last 12 months.
Disclosure of Personal Information. In the last 12 months, we may have disclosed all of the categories of information we collect with third parties for a business purpose, as described in the How we share your information section of this Policy. The categories of third parties to whom we sell or disclose your personal information for a business purpose include: (i) our affiliates and subsidiaries; (ii) our service providers and advisors; (iii) online advertising networks and analytics providers; and (v) social networks.
Sales of Personal Information and Sharing for Targeted Advertising. In the previous 12 months, we have sold the following categories of personal information to third parties, subject to your settings and preferences:
- Identifiers
- Internet / Network Information

The categories of third parties to whom we may sell or share the personal information include:

Online Advertising Networks and Analytics Providers
Social Networks

We may also disclose personal information to third parties at your direction or upon your request, in connection with a corporate business transaction, or to comply with legal or contractual obligations, as described in this Policy.
Minors. We do not sell the personal information and do not have actual knowledge that we sell the personal information of minors under 16 years of age. If we wish to do so in the future, we will first seek affirmative authorization form either the minor who is between 13 and 16 years of age, or the parent or guardian of a minor less than 13 years of age. Please contact us at info@viavisiongroup.com to inform us if you, or your minor child, are under the age of 16.

If you are under the age of 18 and you want to remove your name or comments from our website or publicly displayed content, please contact us directly at info@viavisiongroup.com. We may not be able to modify or delete your information in all circumstances.

If you wish to submit a privacy request on behalf of your minor child in accordance with applicable jurisdictional laws, you must provide sufficient information to allow us to reasonably verify your child is the person about whom we collected personal information and you are authorized to submit the request on your child’s behalf (i.e. you are the child’s legal guardian or authorized representative).

“Shine the Light”. The California “Shine the Light” law gives residents of California the right under certain circumstances to request information from us regarding the manner in which we share certain categories of personal information (as defined in the Shine the Light law) with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To opt out of this type of sharing, please email us at info@viavisiongroup.com.

Do Not Track
VVG does not currently take steps to respond to browsers’ “Do Not Track” signals as no uniform standard to respond to such signals has been developed at this time.

Changes to this Policy

VVG reserves the right to modify this Policy from time to time, so please review it regularly. If we make material changes to this Policy, we will notify individuals here, by email, and/or by means of a notice on our homepage prior to the changes becoming effective. Continued use of the website after any updates to this Policy constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy.

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