About us
Last Updated: August 09, 2022
At Vastika, Inc. , we are committed to protecting your personal information and your
right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about our policy, or our practices
with regards to your personal information, please contact us.
When you visit our website and use our services, you trust us with your personal
information. We take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy notice, we describe our
privacy policy. We seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information
we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take
some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are any terms in this
privacy policy that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our Sites and our
services.
This privacy policy applies to all information collected through our website, and/or any
related services, sales, marketing or events (we refer to them collectively in this privacy
policy as the “Sites”).
Please read this privacy policy carefully as it will help you make informed decisions
about sharing your personal information with us.
1. What information do we collect?
Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us such as name, contact
information, your job title, company name, any file you wish to share with us, and
website.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when expressing an
interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services, when
participating in activities on the Sites or otherwise contacting us.
The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions
with us and the Sites, the choices you make and the products and features you use.
The personal information we collect can include the following:
- Name and Contact Data: We collect your first and last name, email address, phone number, and other similar contact data.
- Your Job and Company Data: In some cases, we also collect your job title and Company website address.
- Documents: We collect any documents you want to share with us.
Information automatically collected
In Short: Some information – such as IP address and/or browser and device
characteristics – is collected automatically when you visit our Sites.
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the Sites.
This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact
information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address,
browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring
URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our
Sites and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain
the security and operation of our Sites, and for our internal analytics and reporting
purposes.
Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar
technologies.
Information collected from other sources
In Short: We may collect limited data from public databases, marketing partners, and
other outside sources.
We may obtain information about you from other sources, such as public databases,
joint marketing partners, as well as from other third parties. Examples of the information
we receive from other sources include: social media profile information; marketing leads
and search results and links, including paid listings (such as sponsored links).
2. How do we use your information?
In Short: We process your information for purposes based on legitimate business
interests, the fulfillment of our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations,
and/or your consent.
We use personal information collected via our Sites for a variety of business purposes
described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance
on our legitimate business interests ("Business Purposes"), in order to enter into or
perform a contract with you ("Contractual"), with your consent ("Consent"), and/or for
compliance with our legal obligations ("Legal Reasons"). We indicate the specific
processing grounds we rely on next to each purpose listed below.
We use the information we collect or receive:
The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions
with us and the Sites, the choices you make and the products and features you use.
The personal information we collect can include the following:
- To send you marketing and promotional communications for Business Purposes and/or with your Consent. We and/or our third party marketing partners may use the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. You can opt-out of our marketing emails at any time (see the “WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS” below).
- To send administrative information to you for Business Purposes. We may use your personal information to send you product, service and new feature information and/or information about changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
- To post testimonials with your Consent. We post testimonials on our Sites that may contain personal information. Prior to posting a testimonial, we will obtain your consent to use your name and testimonial. If you wish to update, or delete your testimonial, please contact us and be sure to include your name, testimonial location, and contact information.
- Request Feedback for our Business Purposes and/or with your Consent. We may use your information to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Sites.To protect our Sites for Business Purposes and/or for Legal Reasons. We may
use your information as part of our efforts to keep our Sites safe and secure (for example, for fraud monitoring and prevention). - To enforce our terms, conditions and policies for Business Purposes, Legal Reasons and/or possibly Contractual.
- To respond to legal requests and prevent harm for Legal Reasons. If we receive a subpoena or other legal request, we may need to inspect the data we hold to determine how to respond.
- For other Business Purposes. We may use your information for other Business Purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Sites, products, services, marketing and your experience.
3. Will your information be shared with anyone?
In Short: We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to protect
your rights, or to fulfill business obligations.
We only share and disclose your information in the following situations:
- Compliance with Laws. We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).
- Vital Interests and Legal Rights. We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
- Vendors, Consultants and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your data with third party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include: data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service and marketing efforts. We may allow selected third parties to use tracking technology on the Sites, which will enable them to collect data about how you interact with the Sites over time. This information may be used to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. Unless described in this Policy, we do not share, sell, rent or trade any of your information with third parties for their promotional purposes.
- Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
- Affiliates. We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this privacy policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
- Business Partners. We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services or promotions.
- With your Consent. We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.
4. Do we use cookies and other tracking technologies?
In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your
information.
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to access or store information.
5. How long do we keep your information?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes
outlined in this privacy policy unless otherwise required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the
purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or
permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). No purpose in
this policy will require us keeping your personal information for longer than 5 years.
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal
information, we will either delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible (for example,
because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will
securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until
deletion is possible.
6. How do we keep your information safe?
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of
organizational and technical security measures.
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures
designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However,
please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure.
Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of
personal information to and from our Sites is at your own risk. You should only access
the services within a secure environment.
7. Do we collect information from minors?
In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of
age.
We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By
using the Sites, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or
guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent's use of the Sites. If we
learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected,
we will take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you
become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 18, please
contact us.
8. What are your privacy rights?
In Short: You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.
If you are resident in the European Economic Area and you believe we are unlawfully
processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local
data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details
here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm
Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by
default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and
to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect
certain features or services of our Sites.
9. Do we make updates to this policy?
In Short: Yes, we will update this policy as necessary to stay compliant with relevant
laws.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be
indicated by an updated “Revised” date and the updated version will be effective as
soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy policy, we may
notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending
you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be
informed of how we are protecting your information.
10. How can you contact us about this policy?
If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may email us
at dallas@vastika.com or by post to:
Vastika Inc.
1200 West Walnut Hill Lane, Suite# 2200,
Irving, TX 75038.