Privacy Policy

Vid Gators Privacy Policy

Introduction:

This Privacy Notice explains the ways in which we collect and use the personal data of visitors to our website, Vid Gators. By accessing our site, you confirm that you are at least 13 years old and consent to the collection and use of your personal data as outlined in this notice.

At Vid Gators, the privacy and security of our users is of the utmost importance to us. We have created this Privacy Notice to provide you with information about how we handle your personal data.

Please read this notice carefully and do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns. We are dedicated to upholding fair information practices and ensuring the protection of your privacy.

What data do we collect about you, for what purpose and on what ground we process it:

Any information that can be used to identify a person is considered personal data. This does not include data that has been made anonymous. We may collect and process several categories of personal data related to you.

Communication Data: refers to any information that is sent to us through various forms of communication, such as email, social media, or text message. We use this data to communicate with you, keep records, and protect our legal rights. The reason we are able to process this data is because it is in our legitimate interest to respond to communication, maintain records, and defend ourselves legally.
Customer Data: includes information about purchases you make from us, such as your name, contact information, payment details, and shipping addresses. We use this data to fulfill orders and keep records of transactions. We are able to process this data because it is necessary for us to perform our contract with you or take steps at your request to enter into a contract.
User Data: includes information about how you use our website and any online services, as well as any content you post on our website or other online services. We process this data to operate and maintain our website, provide relevant content, maintain security, create backups, and manage the publication and administration of our website and business. The reason we are able to process this data is because it is in our legitimate interest to effectively manage our website and business.

Technical Data: We collect technical data about your use of our website and online services, such as your IP address, login data, browser details, length of time spent on pages, page views and navigation paths, and information about how often you use our website. This data is obtained from our analytics tracking system and is used to analyze your usage, protect and administer our business and website, deliver relevant content and advertisements to you, and understand the effectiveness of our advertising. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests in properly running our website and business and in growing our business and determining our marketing strategy.
Marketing Data: We also collect marketing data about your preferences for receiving marketing materials from us and our third parties and your communication preferences. This data is used to allow you to participate in promotions such as competitions and giveaways, deliver relevant content and advertisements to you, and measure the effectiveness of this advertising. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests in understanding how customers use our products/services, developing them, growing our business, and determining our marketing strategy.
We may use customer data, user data, technical data, and marketing data to deliver relevant content and advertisements to you (including Facebook ads or other display ads) and to measure the effectiveness of the advertising we serve you. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in growing our business. We may also use this data to send other marketing communications to you, with the legal basis being either consent or our legitimate interests in growing our business.

What Additional Information Do We Collect?

Vid Gators employs a range of methods to gather information about your interactions with it, including the use of cookies and automatic collection. This may include details such as your domain name and IP address, as well as anonymous traffic data that we may use for marketing or to improve our services.

Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your computer during your visit to our website. They assist us in identifying you as a returning user, remembering your display preferences, and suggesting recent searches you’ve made.

We also use cookies to track whether you’ve given consent to their use. While enabling cookies from our website is not necessary for it to function, it will enhance your browsing experience. The information collected through cookies is not used to personally identify you and is fully under our control.

In addition to the cookies we use, our website also incorporates Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google. This service uses cookies to help us analyze user behavior on the site and generate reports on website activity.

The information generated by these cookies, including your IP address, may be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google may also share this information with third parties as required by law or on behalf of Google. Your IP address will not be associated with any other data held by Google.

For more information on the cookies we use, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

Sensitive Data:

We do not gather any Sensitive Data about you, including information about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sexual preferences, political opinions, trade union membership, health status, and genetic and biometric characteristics. We also do not collect any information about criminal records or offenses.

How we collect your personal data:

We collect data about you in a few different ways. For example, you may provide us with data directly by filling out forms on our website or sending us emails. Additionally, we may automatically collect certain data from you as you use our website through the use of cookies and similar technologies. Our cookie policy has more information about this.

Finally, we may also receive data from third parties, such as analytics providers (e.g. Google), advertising networks (e.g. Facebook), email providers (e.g. Active Campaign), webinar providers, live chat providers, payment and delivery services, and data brokers or aggregators.

Marketing Communications:

We process your personal data in order to send you marketing communications based on either your consent or our legitimate business interests. According to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, we may send you marketing communications if you have made a purchase or requested information from us about our goods or services, or if you have agreed to receive marketing communications and have not subsequently opted out. If you are a limited company, we may send you marketing emails without requiring your consent, but you can choose to opt out of receiving these at any time.

Before sharing your personal data with any third parties for their own marketing purposes, we will always obtain your express consent. You can request to stop receiving marketing messages from us or third parties at any time by following the opt-out links in any marketing messages you receive or by contacting us at [email protected]. Please note that opting out of marketing communications will not affect the processing of your personal data for other purposes, such as fulfilling purchases or registering warranties.

What Do We Do with Information We Collect?

Personal information: We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. We will not share it with any third parties without your consent, except in cases where it is necessary to provide the services we offer or to comply with legal requirements. These services may include email facilitation and hosting by third parties.

If you make a purchase from a company we promote after leaving Vid Gators, we will be notified of the purchase and may receive certain identifying information about you. However, we assure you that this information will be kept secure and will not be shared with any other parties.

Anonymous information: To improve our website and understand how it is used, we collect anonymous data on traffic and usage patterns. We may also use anonymous IP addresses for server troubleshooting, website administration, and personalized content display. In order to better understand our business and improve our services, we may share aggregated, anonymous traffic and transaction data with our partners and advertisers. Your personal information will not be revealed in this aggregated data.

Use of cookies: We use information obtained from cookies to analyze your usage of our Site and make necessary changes.

Disclosure of personal information: There may be situations where we are required by law to disclose personal information. We may also choose to disclose personal information if we believe it is necessary to:

Follow legal requirements or legal process served on our blog
Protect and defend the rights or property of our blog or the users of our website
Take immediate action to protect the safety of the public or users of our blog.

Sale of information: To support the evolution of our business, we may need to sell or acquire assets such as My blog or other companies. These assets could include the information that we have collected from this website and orders of our products, including your customer information. If My blog or a substantial portion of its assets are sold to a third party, your personal information may be included in the assets that are transferred.

DMCA claim disclosure: We adhere to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998 and will respond to any claims of copyright infringement in accordance with this act. As part of this process, we may be required to disclose the identity of the person accused of infringing copyright or the person reporting the alleged infringement in order to meet the requirements of the DMCA’s safe harbor provisions.

Sharing of information: To provide a seamless experience on our Website, we have partnered with a number of affiliated service providers. This may involve sharing certain information, such as credit card details, with these partners to facilitate their services. We prioritize the protection of your personal data and expect the same level of privacy from our service providers.

We may also use analytics and marketing services, such as Google Analytics, Google AdSense, Taboola, and RevContent, to enhance our Website and better serve our users. By using our Website, you consent to the use of these service providers in accordance with their intended purposes.

Statistical analysis: To further our advertising and marketing efforts, we may share non-personal information and aggregated data with third parties. Personal information will not be shared in this manner.

Security:

We have implemented security measures, including the use of Secure Sockets Layer protocols, on Vidgators.com to protect the information you provide us. While we take these measures to secure your data, we cannot guarantee that they will be completely effective. As a result, we cannot be held accountable for any loss, misuse, or alteration of information that may occur despite our efforts to prevent it.

Third Party Websites:

Our website contains links to other websites and online platforms that have their own terms of use and privacy policies. These policies may not be the same as ours, and we recommend that you read them. Please keep in mind that we have no influence or control over the provisions outlined in these documents.

How to Opt Out of Interest-Based Advertising:

Opting Out of Interest-Based Advertising Services:

In order to provide a personalized online experience for our users, this website may collect and use device data, including through the use of cookies or other technologies. This data may be collected directly by the website or received from customers and is used to enable interest-based advertising that is tailored to the inferred interests, preferences, and locations of our users.

We adhere to the Network Advertising Initiative‘s (NAI) Codes of Conduct and the Digital Advertising Alliance’s (DAA) Self-Regulatory Principles to ensure that we are upholding the highest standards in online advertising. For more information about the DAA program, please visit DAA website.

Opting Out of Interest-Based Advertising by Third Parties:

Third parties may collect information about your use of this website and combine it with information from other websites or applications. These third parties may use technologies like cookies and web beacons to gather this information for the purpose of analyzing, reporting on, or customizing content or advertising on this website or other sites, or to help improve the operation of this website.

If you want to learn more about interest-based advertising and how to opt out of data collection for this purpose by companies participating in the Network Advertising Initiative or the Digital Advertising Alliance, you can visit the NAIís opt-out page or the DAAís Consumer Choice Page.

Newsletters:

By subscribing to our newsletter on our website, you are agreeing to receive emails that may be used for advertising purposes. These emails may contain tracking pixels, which allow us to track when you open the email and click on any links within it.

This information is used to personalize the content of future newsletters to your interests and will not be disclosed to any third parties. Subscribe now to receive updates tailored to your preferences.

You have the option to opt-out of receiving future emails from us by clicking on the unsubscribe links in our emails or by contacting us at [email protected] to request removal from our mailing list. You can also request access to your personal information by contacting us at [email protected].

If you need to update your personal information, you can do so by contacting us at the same email address. In certain cases, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record-keeping purposes, to complete transactions, or as required by law.

Sensitive Personal Information:

To keep your sensitive personal information, such as your social security number, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal history, and trade union membership, safe, you should never submit it to the Website. If you do choose to share this type of information with us, it will be subject to the provisions outlined in this Privacy Policy.

Children’s Information:

At our Website, we prioritize the privacy of children under the age of 16. We do not intentionally gather personally identifiable information from children in this age range. If you are a parent or guardian and have discovered that we may have collected such information from a child under 16, please contact us as soon as possible at [email protected] and we will take steps to promptly remove the information from our records.

We are dedicated to maintaining the confidentiality of your personal data and to ensuring that you have the ability to exercise your rights. This Privacy Policy gives you the following rights:

Request access to, or modification of, your personal data. This includes the right to access, update, or delete any information we have about you. If possible, you can make these changes yourself through your account settings. If you are unable to do so, please contact us for assistance. You also have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Request the correction of any incomplete or incorrect personal data we have about you.
Object to the processing of your personal data. This right applies if we are relying on a legitimate interest as the legal basis for our processing and if there is something about your situation that makes you want to object to our processing of your personal data on this ground. You also have the right to object if we are using your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
You have the right to request that we erase your Personal Data when there is no valid reason for us to continue processing it.
You have the right to request that we transfer your Personal Data to you or to a third party in a structured, widely used, machine-readable format. Please note that this right only applies to automated information for which you initially gave us your consent to use or where the information was used to fulfill a contract with you.
If you choose to do so, you have the right to withdraw your consent for us to use your Personal Data. This may prevent us from providing you with access to certain features of the Service.

Privacy Policy changes:

You will be kept informed of any changes to our privacy policy through updates on the Privacy Policy page.