This Policy (the Policy) discloses the privacy practices of ValoBox. ValoBox is the owner of the website and services delivered through ValoBox.com.
This policy governs how ValoBox collects, stores, processes, transfers, uses and protects personal information that it collects about and from you.
- Information that we collect Personal Information (PI) means information that can be directly associated with you (such as your name, email address, telephone number or billing information), or information about ValoBox directly linked to you (such as content purchased).
ValoBox collects Personal Information (PI) in a number of ways:
Information you provide to us directly: This includes your name, sex, email address, physical address, telephone number When you participate in a promotional offer (such as accepting free credit supplied by ValoBox) and/or purchase products or services, we may gather information regarding the offer that you participate in, and any products or services that you purchase When you make a purchase on ValoBox or top up your account we will use trusted third parties to conduct those transactions. ValoBox will not store any of your credit card information - this will all be handled by the third party. We will only store your billing address as appropriate. When you register for an online account, click on a URL, embed a ValoBox book or share a link, we may gather information about user preferences, product interests, community choices and other customer profile information.
Passwords Your user account is protected by a password chosen by you. Passwords protect the integrity of your account. All users are encouraged to select strong passwords and never to share them. We advise that you protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer by logging off once you have finished using a shared computer.
Information from social identities that you use to register with ValoBox: When you log in to ValoBox using one of your social identities such as Twitter, Facebook or GitHub, you will be asked to authorise ValoBox to access some of your information held by that social application. We will use the information as necessary to set you up as a registered user and will store that to enable you to log in with that identity in the future. We will only access other functions provided by those social applications. We will never post updates to your social networks on your behalf without your permission.
Information we collect through technology related to our service: ValoBox may collect and transmit system/product data to us or our authorized agents. This data may include, but is not limited to, system model, operating system, host ID and IP address. ValoBox may record information about your usage, such as when and how often you use the ValoBox service as well as information that you display or click/tap (including User Interface elements, settings, and other information) and may share this information to trusted third parties. ValoBox may record comments that you make within the ValoBox system We use this information to manage and administer our service, and as the basis for advising you of the availability of Content, providing agreed upon testing and monitoring of services that we provide, enhancing our service, improving and targeting our communications with you, helping our content suppliers to improve their products and enhance their marketing capability.
Information we collect through online technology: When you are using the ValoBox service, we collect information about the web pages on ValoBox you visit and the Content that you access. Some web pages use cookies and similar technologies to automatically collect information from you. We send one or more cookies (small text files containing a string of characters) to your computer to uniquely identify your browser. This technology enables us to collect information about your visits to our websites, such as: Internet Protocol Address Browser type Operating system Referring site (site you visited before coming to our site) Date and time of visit URL of pages visited
Our third party web analytics service providers use cookies in order to make it easier for you to navigate our site and to help us manage the content on our site by informing us what content is effective.
Most browsers allow you to remove and block cookies. If you do so, you will need to re-enter your login details (username and password) to access certain parts of our Service and you will be served only generic information that is not focused on your specific interests. Also, you may not be able to use certain ValoBox features or take full advantage of our offerings.
How We Use Information We Collect We use PI to conduct business, provide information and support for our Service, improve our understanding of your needs and interests, develop and improve our Service and personalise communications. Examples include: Advising you of other content that you may find useful or interesting Processing purchases Creating and monitoring accounts Analyzing how our service is used Personalising content Monitoring our services in order to prevent and identify unauthorized content use and violations of our end user agreements Planning and forecasting Legal compliance Preventing fraud and prohibited or illegal activities Supplying our Content suppliers and publishers with sales reports and analytical information on the performance of their Content.
How We Share and Disclose PI We will not sell your information to third party companies for their promotional use, except in the event that ValoBox is involved in a merger or acquisition as described below.
We may share or disclose your PI with: Companies that are related to ValoBox, in order to support business and marketing processes. This includes but is not limited to our service providers, publishers and content suppliers, who are authorized to use your personal information. As necessary, if we suspect a violation of our policies or to protect the rights or safety of any person or entity Government agencies, law enforcement agencies and others, based on a good faith belief that disclosure is necessary to respond to judicial process, valid government inquiry, or is otherwise required by law The buyer, if ValoBox or any of its assets are sold. You will be notified via a prominent notice on our web site of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your personal information. Other third parties for purposes you have allowed by giving us your prior consent.
Notice and Choice We provide notice about our use of PI in this Policy, in our web pages, and in other locations where we collect information. You can choose whether or not to provide your PI to us. If you choose not to provide PI, you may be not be able to take advantage of certain offers, options, events and services that depend upon accurate PI.
Onward Transfer We will only share personal information with third parties if those third parties provide an adequate level of data protection to help ensure the security of personal data.
Security ValoBox uses administrative and technical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of PI against loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. In addition, we use standard security protocols and mechanisms (such as secure socket layer [SSL] encryption) to transmit sensitive data such as credit card details.
You can assist us in protecting your PI by keeping your password and login information secret, and making sure that you terminate user sessions, close the browser, and log out when you access our services from shared computers. Please note that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Access And Accuracy; Updating, Correcting or Deleting Information It is important to us to maintain the accuracy of your contact information.
If you need to update, correct, or request the deletion or deactivation of your information please do so via your ValoBox personal profile page.
We provide individuals with reasonable access to their PI in order to have it corrected, amended or deleted where it is inaccurate or inappropriate for the specified purposes of processing. We will respond to all requests for access within 30 days.
We will retain your information for as long as your account is active, and as necessary to provide you services, to comply with our legal obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements.
Children's Privacy Valo Box's Service is not directed to children under 13 years of age. If that policy changes, we will obtain consent from a parent or guardian before we collect PI from anyone under the age of 13.
Transfers of PI Under Safe Harbor ValoBox transacts business throughout the world and has operations, processes and systems that cross borders. If you choose to provide us with information, including PI, you understand that we may transfer it to affiliates, joint venture partners, and third party service providers around the world.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Please note that this Policy may change from time to time. We will not reduce your rights under this Policy without your explicit consent. We will post any Policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide prior notice via a prominent notice on our site. and Wwe will also keep prior versions of this Policy in an archive for your review.