Vibration Research Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

1. 1. We are Vibration Research, located at 1294 Chicago Dr. Jenison, MI 49428 USA and welcome to our privacy policy. This policy sets out how we handle your personal information if you’re a Vibration Research user or visitor to our Sites. Specifically, vibrationresearch.com, vibrationresearch.it, vibrationresearch.fr, vibrationresearch.ru, vibrationresearch.cn, vibrationresearch.in, vibrationresearch.cz, vibrationresearch.de, vibrationresearch.eu.
   2. When we say “we”, “us”, “VR”, or “Vibration Research” it’s because that’s who we are, and we own and run the Sites.
   3. If we say “policy” we’re talking about this privacy policy. If we say “user terms” we’re talking about the rules for using each of the Sites. The rules vary by product and each product makes them separately available and seeks consent to them separately to this policy.

The Type of Personal Information We Collect

1. 1. We collect certain personal information about visitors and users of our Sites.
   2. The most common types of information we collect include things like: user-names, member names, email addresses, IP addresses, other contact details, survey responses, blogs, support queries, forum comments, content you direct us to make available on our Sites (such as item descriptions) and web analytics data.

How We Collect Personal Information

1. 1. We collect personal information directly when you provide it to us through web forms for VR content, including white papers, support needs, and demonstration software. We also collect website analytics automatically as you navigate through the Sites.
   2. We collect your personal information when you provide it to us when you complete website forms and buy or provide items or services on our Sites, request support, subscribe to a newsletter, email list, submit feedback, enter a contest, fill out a survey, or send us communication.

How We Use Personal Information

1. 1. Where this is necessary for purposes which are in your interests. These interests include:
      • Operating the Sites
      • Providing you with services described on the Sites
      • Verifying your identity when you sign in to any of our Sites
      • Responding to support tickets, and helping facilitate the resolution of any issues
      • Updating you with operational news and information about our Sites and services, e.g. to notify you about changes to our Sites, website disruptions or security updates
      • Carrying out technical analysis to determine how to improve the Sites and services we provide
      • Monitoring activity on the Sites, e.g. to identify potential fraudulent activity and to ensure compliance with the user terms that apply to the Sites
      • Managing our relationship with you, e.g. by responding to your comments or queries submitted to us on the Sites
      • Managing our legal and operational affairs (including, managing risks relating to content and fraud matters)
      • Training Vibration Research staff about how to best serve our user community
      • Improving our products and services
      • Providing general administrative and performance functions and activities
   2. Where you give us consent:
      • Providing you with marketing information about products and services which we feel may interest you
      • Customizing our services and websites – where this involves the use of cookies or similar technologies – in order to provide a more personalised experience
      • For purposes which are required by law
      • For the purpose of responding to requests by government, a court of law, or law enforcement authorities conducting an investigation

When We Disclose Your Personal Information

1. 1. We will disclose personal information to the following recipients:
      • Companies that are in the Vibration Research group which are located in China, The Czech Republic, Germany, India, The United Kingdom, and the US
      • Authors of any items or services made available to you, so they can facilitate support and license validation, who may be located in any of the countries our products are available in
      • Subcontractors and service providers who assist us in connection with the ways we use personal information (as set out above), in particular: website hosting providers which are located in the US; technical and customer support services which are located in China, The Czech Republic, Germany, India, The United Kingdom, and the US; marketing and analytics services which are located in the US; security and fraud prevention services which are located in the US; subscription management services which are located in the US; payment processing services which are located in China, The Czech Republic, Germany, India, The United Kingdom, and the US; identification verification services located in the US; and operational tooling services which are located in the US. Noting that our subcontractors and services providers may also transfer and access such information from other countries in which they have operations.
      • Our professional advisers (lawyers, accountants, financial advisers etc.) which are located in China, The Czech Republic, Germany, India, The United Kingdom, and the US
      • Regulators and government authorities in connection with our compliance procedures and obligations
      • A purchaser or prospective purchaser of all or part of our assets or our business, and their professional advisers, in connection with the purchase
      • A third party to respond to requests relating to a criminal investigation or alleged or suspected illegal activity
      • A third party, in order to enforce or defend our rights, or to address financial or reputational risks
      • A rights holder in relation to an allegation of intellectual property infringement or any other infringement
      • Other recipients where we are authorized or required by law to do so

Where We Transfer and/or Store Your Personal Information

1. 1. We are based in the US so your data will be processed in the US. Some of the recipients we have described in section 10 above, and to whom we disclose your personal information, are based outside the US in places like Germany, Czech Republic, China, India, and the UK. We do this based on your consent to this policy. To protect your information, we take care where possible to work with subcontractors and service providers who we believe maintain an acceptable standard of data security compliance.

How We Keep Your Personal Information Secure

1. 1. We store personal information on secure servers that are managed by us and our service providers, and occasionally hard copy files that are kept in a secure location in the US. Personal information that we store or transmit is protected by security and access controls, including username and password authentication, two-factor authentication, and data encryption where appropriate.

How You Can Access Your Personal Information

1. 1. You have the right to make a request to access other personal information we hold about you and to request corrections of any errors in that data. You can also close the account you have with us for any of our Sites at any time. To make an access or correction request, contact our privacy champion at dataprivacy at vibrationresearch.com.

Marketing Choices Regarding Your Personal Information

1. 1. Where we have your consent to do so (e.g. if you have subscribed to one of our e-mail lists or have indicated that you are interested in receiving offers or information from us), we send you marketing communications by email about products and services that we feel may be of interest to you. You can “opt-out” of such communications if you would prefer not to receive them in the future by using the “unsubscribe” facility provided in the communication itself.
   2. You also have choices about cookies, as described below. By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. If you choose to reject cookies some parts of our Sites may not work properly in your case.

Cookies (not the type you eat!) and Web Analytics

1. 1. When you visit our Sites, there’s certain information that’s recorded which is generally anonymous information and does not reveal your identity. If you’re logged into your account some of this information could be associated with your account. We’re talking about the following kinds of details:
      • Your IP address or proxy server IP address
      • The domain name you requested
      • The name of your internet service provider is sometimes captured depending on the configuration of your ISP connection
      • The date and time of your visit to the website
      • The length of your session
      • The pages which you have accessed
      • The number of times you access our site within any month
      • The file URL you look at and information relating to it
      • The website which referred you to our Sites
      • The operating system which your computer uses
   2. When you fill out forms on our website we do keep cookies on our site for the form information for your convenience.
   3. For more information about how cookies work please visit allaboutcookies.org.

Information You Make Public or Give to Others

1. 1. If you make your personal information available to other people, we can’t control or accept responsibility for the way they will use or manage that data. There are lots of ways that you can find yourself providing information to other people, like when you post a public message on a forum thread, share information via social media, or make contact with another user (such as a third party Author) whether via our Sites or directly via email. Before making your information publicly available or giving your information to anyone else, think carefully. If giving information to another user via our Sites, ask them how they will handle your information. If you’re sharing information via another website, check the privacy policy for that site to understand its information management practices as this privacy policy will not apply.

How Long We Keep Your Personal Information

1. 1. We retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to provide the services to you and others, and to comply with our legal obligations. If you no longer want us to use your personal information or to provide you with the Vibration Research services, you can request that we erase your personal information and close your Vibration Research account. Please note that if you request the erasure of your personal information we will retain information from deleted accounts as necessary for our legitimate business interests, to comply with the law, prevent fraud, collect fees, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, assist with investigations, enforce the terms of service and take other actions permitted by law. The information we retain will be handled in accordance with this Privacy Policy. To request that your personal data be deleted, please e-mail dataprivacy at vibrationresearch.com from the address you used on our website.

When We Need To Update This Policy

1. 1. We will need to change this policy from time to time in order to make sure it stays up to date with the latest legal requirements and any changes to our privacy management practices.
   2. When we do change the policy, we’ll make sure to notify you about such changes, where required.
   3. A copy of the latest version of this policy will always be available on this page.

How You Can Contact Us

1. 1. You have any questions about our privacy practices or the way in which we have been managing your personal information, please contact our privacy champion in writing at 1294 Chicago Drive Jenison MI, 49428 USA or support@Vibration Research.com.
   2. We’re glad you made it this far into the privacy policy, because knowing this stuff is the best way to understand how your personal information is used and how to best manage it!

If You’re a User or Visitor in the European Economic Area These Rights Also Apply to You

1. 1. For the purposes of applicable EU data protection law (including the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (the “GDPR”), we are a “data controller” of your personal information.
   2. How you can access your personal information:
      • You are also entitled to ask us to port your personal information (i.e. to transfer in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, to you), to erase it, or restrict its processing. You also have rights to object to some processing that is based on our legitimate interests, such as profiling that we perform for the purposes of direct marketing, and, where we have asked for your consent to process your data, to withdraw this consent as more fully described below.
      • These rights are limited in some situations – for example, we can demonstrate that we have a legal requirement to process your personal information. In some instances, this means that we may retain some data even if you withdraw your consent.
      • Where we require your personal information to comply with legal or contractual obligations, then provision of such data is mandatory: if such data is not provided, then we will not be able to manage our contractual relationship with you, or to meet obligations placed on us. In all other cases, provision of requested personal information is optional.
      • If you have unresolved concerns you also have the right to complain to data protection authorities. The relevant data protection authority will be the data protection authority of the country: (i) of your habitual residence; (ii) of your place of work; or (iii) in which you consider the alleged infringement has occurred.

Both personal information and personal data have the same meaning in the context of this Privacy Policy.

Vibration Research Privacy Policy, effective date May 2018, updated May 2022