1. Introduction
Vital Ground ("we," "our," or "us") operates the website located at vibeeawrist.world (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information about you when you visit our Site or interact with us.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information in a transparent and responsible manner. This policy is written in plain language to help you understand your rights and our practices.
By using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the practices described here, please discontinue use of the Site.
This policy is intended to comply with applicable United States federal and state privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the CAN-SPAM Act, and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
2. Information We Collect
We collect information in several ways depending on how you interact with the Site.
2.1 Information You Provide Directly
When you complete the contact form on our Site, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. If you subscribe to our educational newsletter, we collect your email address. We do not collect payment information, social security numbers, or sensitive personal data through the Site.
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the Site, certain technical information is collected automatically by our web server and third-party analytics services. This may include your IP address (which may be truncated or anonymized), browser type and version, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, time spent on pages, and the date and time of your visit.
2.3 Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate the Site and understand how visitors use it. Please see our Cookie Policy for detailed information about the specific cookies we use and how to manage them.
2.4 Information We Do Not Collect
We do not collect health information, medical records, biometric data, financial account numbers, or government identification numbers. Our Site is purely educational and does not require account creation or the submission of sensitive personal data.
3. How We Use Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
Responding to inquiries: When you contact us through the contact form, we use your name and email address to respond to your question or comment. We do not add you to any marketing list based solely on contact form submissions.
Newsletter delivery: If you subscribe to our educational newsletter, we use your email address to send you updates about new educational content. Each email includes an unsubscribe link. We do not share subscriber email addresses with third parties for marketing purposes.
Site operation and improvement: We use automatically collected technical data to monitor the performance of the Site, diagnose technical problems, understand how visitors navigate the Site, and improve the quality and relevance of our educational content.
Legal compliance: We may use or retain information as required to comply with applicable laws, respond to lawful requests from government authorities, or protect our legal rights.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We do not use your information for automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
4. Cookies and Tracking
Our Site uses cookies to function properly and to understand visitor behavior. Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. We use the following categories of cookies:
Strictly Necessary: These cookies are required for the Site to function. They include cookies that store your cookie consent preferences. These cannot be disabled.
Analytics: These cookies help us understand how visitors use the Site. We may use services such as Google Analytics, which collects anonymized usage data. You may opt out of analytics cookies through our cookie consent tool or by using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Preference: These cookies remember choices you have made, such as your cookie consent settings, to provide a more personalized experience.
You can manage cookie preferences at any time through the cookie consent tool on the Site. Most browsers also allow you to refuse or delete cookies through browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Site.
5. Third-Party Services
We use a limited number of third-party services to operate the Site. Each of these services has its own privacy policy governing their data practices.
Google Analytics: We may use Google Analytics to understand Site traffic and user behavior. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymized data. Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.
Google Maps: Our contact page includes a Google Maps embed to display our physical location. When you view this map, Google may collect data according to its privacy policy.
Font and CDN services: We load fonts from Google Fonts and icons from Font Awesome CDN. These services may log technical requests. We do not control the data practices of these providers.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes. We do not use advertising networks that track you across other websites.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy or as required by law.
Contact form submissions are retained for a period sufficient to address your inquiry and maintain a record of the correspondence, typically no longer than two years unless a longer period is required for legal purposes.
Newsletter subscriber email addresses are retained until you unsubscribe. Upon unsubscription, your email address is removed from the active mailing list. We may retain a suppression record to ensure we do not inadvertently re-add you.
Automatically collected technical data (such as server logs) is typically retained for 90 days or less, unless a longer period is necessary for security or legal compliance purposes.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include:
Access: The right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
Correction: The right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information.
Deletion: The right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain legal exceptions.
Opt-out of communications: The right to unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the unsubscribe link in any email we send.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@vibeeawrist.ddd. We will respond to verifiable requests within the timeframe required by applicable law. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
8. California Residents
If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).
Right to Know: You have the right to request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which we collected it, the business or commercial purposes for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request deletion of personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Correct: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: We do not sell or share your personal information as defined under the CPRA. You therefore need not submit an opt-out request for this purpose.
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA/CPRA rights.
To submit a CCPA/CPRA request, contact us at info@vibeeawrist.world or by phone at +1 (205) 453-9593. We will respond within 45 days of receiving a verifiable consumer request.
9. Children's Privacy
The Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately at info@vibeeawrist.world and we will take prompt steps to delete such information.
Our educational content on nutrition and wellness is intended for adult audiences. We do not market to or target minors.
This policy is consistent with the requirements of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), 15 U.S.C. 6501-6506.
10. Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include HTTPS encryption for data transmitted between your browser and our Site.
No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. While we take reasonable precautions, we cannot guarantee absolute security of your information. We encourage you to use caution when sharing personal information online.
In the event of a data breach that affects your rights and freedoms, we will notify affected individuals and relevant authorities as required by applicable law.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.
We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy. If you do not agree with the changes, please discontinue use of the Site.
12. Contact
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Vital Ground
524 35th St N
Birmingham, AL 35222
United States
Email: info@vibeeawrist.world
Phone: +1 (205) 453-9593