VKM Int'l values the users of our
website (the "Website vkmintl.com"). Your privacy and
trust are very important to us. We recognize that you may be concerned
about our collection, use, and disclosure of the personally identifiable
information ("Personal Information") that we collect when
you use the Website and the services offered on the Website ("vkmintl.com"
). This Privacy Policy describes the information that we collect
from you, how we collect this information, and what we do with it
after we collect it. By using the Website you are accepting the
practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions
or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at
info@vkmintl.com.
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What Types of Information Does VKM Int'l Collect
From Me?
Personal Information. We collect Personal Information
that you provide to us, such as your name, mailing address, phone
number and email address.
Non-Personal Information. We also
collect non-personal information from you, such as your browser
type, the URL of the previous website you visited, your ISP, operating
system, and your Internet protocol (IP) Address ("Non-Personal
Information"). Non-Personal Information cannot be
easily used to personally identify you.
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How and When Does VKM Int'l Collect This Information?
Communications With Us. If you communicate
with us regarding the Website or VKM Int'l services,
we will collect any information that you provide to us in any such
communication.
Analytic and Reporting Technologies. Like
the operators of most websites, we use analytic and reporting technologies
to record Non-Personal Information such as Internet domain and host
names, Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser software, operating
system types, clickstream patterns, and the dates and times that
the Website and VKM Int'l services are accessed. We
also contract with several online partners to help manage, monitor
and optimize our Website and VKM Int'l services
and to help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising, communications
and how visitors use the Website. To do this, we may use web beacons
and cookies.
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How Does VKM Int'l Use My Information?
Personal Information. We use Personal Information
primarily for our own internal purposes, such as providing, maintaining,
evaluating, and improving VKM Int'l services and
the Website, fulfilling requests for information, producing and
providing the services that you order, and providing customer support.
Non-Personal Information. We use Non-Personal
Information to track the use of the Website and the VKM
Int'l Services and for other internal purposes, such as
providing, maintaining, evaluating, and improving VKM Int'l
services and the Website.
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When Will VKM Int'l Disclose My Information
to Third Parties?
Disclosure to Successors. We may
disclose your Personal Information to any successor-in-interest
of ours, such as a company that acquires us. In the event
VKM Int'l goes through a business transition,
such as a merger or acquisition by or with another company, or sale
of all or a portion of our assets, your Personal Information will
likely be among the assets transferred. You will be notified
via email or by a notice on our Website of any such change in ownership
or control of your Personal Information.
Disclosure to Unaffiliated Third Parties. We
may disclose your Personal Information to prevent an emergency,
to prevent harm to others, to respond to legal requirements, to
protect or enforce our rights and policies, to protect or enforce
the rights of a third party, or as required or permitted by law
(including, without limitation, to comply with a subpoena or court
order).
Disclosure to Third Party Service Providers and
Online Partners. We may contract with various third parties
who help us provide, maintain and improve the Website and VKM
Int'l services. For example, we use a third party to process
payments made to us, and may subcontract out production, fulfillment,
analytics, reporting or other operations. We also contract with
several online partners to help manage, monitor and optimize our
Website and VKM Int'l services and to help us measure
the effectiveness of our advertising, communications and how visitors
use the Website. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to
prevent such third parties from disclosing your Personal Information,
except for the purpose of providing the services in question. We
cannot guarantee that such third parties will not disclose your
Personal Information.
Disclosure of Non-Personal Information. We
will disclose Non-Personal Information, in aggregate form, to potential
strategic partners, advertisers, investors, customers, and others. You
may not opt-out of the sharing of this information. However, it
cannot be easily used to identify you personally.
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What About Cookies and Web Beacons?
A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of
your computer. Most websites use cookies. We use cookies to track
your use of the Website and VKM Int'l services.
A web beacon is an often-transparent graphic image,
usually no larger than a 1x1 pixel that is placed on a web page
or in an e-mail that is used to monitor the behavior of the user
visiting the Website or receiving the e-mail.
Cookies and web beacons used by VKM Int'l
and our online partners are not linked to Personal Information. This
Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies and web beacons by VKM
Int'l and our online partners only.
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Does VKM Int'l Protect My Personal Information?
Personal Information. Whenever we obtain your
Personal Information, we use commercially reasonable efforts to
protect it from unauthorized access or disclosure. However, we are
not insurers of the security of your Personal Information. Accordingly,
we assume no liability for any disclosure of data due to errors
in transmission, unauthorized third party access or other acts of
third parties, or acts or omissions beyond our reasonable control.
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Security
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect
the Personal Information submitted to us, both during transmission
and once we receive it. However, no method of transmission over
the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore,
while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect
your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
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Does This Privacy Policy Apply When I Access
Third Party Websites?
You may be able to access third party websites directly
from the Website. This Privacy Policy does not apply when you access
third party websites. We cannot control how third parties may use
Personal Information you disclose to them, so you should carefully
review the privacy policy of any third party website you visit before
using it or disclosing your Personal Information to its provider.
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What About Children's Privacy?
Under Thirteen. VKM Int'l
services are intended for users ages 13 and older only. Accordingly,
we will not knowingly collect or use any Personal Information from
children that we know to be under the age of 13. In addition, we
will delete any information in our database that we know originates
from a child under the age of 13.
Thirteen to Seventeen. Prospective users between
the ages of 13 and 17 can only use VKM Int'l services
under their parents or legal guardian's supervision. If
you are between the ages of 13 and 17, you, your parent, or your
legal guardian may request that we opt-out from receiving communications
from us. If you wish to do so, please contact us at info@vkmintl.com.
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