Privacy Policy

1. Personal data

We collect data from you only if you provide us with your express consent to do so via our web-based portal. Accordingly, we obtain your name, business electronic mail address, business postal address and telephone number. You are only able to provide us with this information if you have granted your written consent for us to do so.

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2. Children and minors

We neither solicit nor collect data from children and minors.

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3. How we use data

The data we collect from you is used for business purposes only. In order for ValGenesis to meaningfully respond to your inquiry, we must be able to determine to whom our response must be sent, and which method of delivery best suits your desires. Accordingly, data is viewable only by internal sales and marketing personnel who are not authorized to alter or share the data.

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4. Sharing and selling of data

We do not share or sell data.

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5. Data protection officer

ValGenesis has an internal data protection officer to contact if you have any questions or concerns about our data policies or practices. If you would like to exercise your privacy rights, please direct your query to the data protection officer. The data protection officer’s name and contact information are as follows:

Steve Franckhauser, JD CIPP/US CIPP/E

ValGenesis, Inc.

3109 W. Dr. M.L. King Jr. Boulevard

Suite 121

Tampa, FL 33607

510-445-0505

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6. Website data collection

Our website collects certain information automatically and stores it in log files. The information may include internet protocol (IP) addresses, the region or general location where your computer or device is accessing the internet, browser type, operating system, and other usage information about the use of our website, including a history of the pages you view. We use this information to help us design our site to better suit our users’ needs. We may also use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our website, analyze trends, track visitor movements, and gather broad demographic information that assists us in identifying visitor preferences.

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7. Transfer of personal data to the United States

ValGenesis is a global entity headquartered in the United States. Consequently, personal data we collect about you may be processed in the United States. By requesting that we respond to your inquiry, you acknowledge that your personal information can be processed in the United States. The United States has neither sought nor received a finding of “adequacy” from the European Commission under Article 45 of the GDPR. Pursuant to and in compliance with Article 46 of the GDPR, ValGenesis provides appropriate data safeguards by entering into binding data protection clauses, enforceable by data subjects in the EEA and the UK. These clauses have been fashioned and modified based upon the guidance of the European Commission and are updated as necessary.

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8. Security of personal information

To help protect the privacy of data and personally identifiable information you transmit through use of this website, we maintain physical, technical, and administrative safeguards. We recurrently update and test our security technology. We restrict access to your personal data to those employees who need to know that information to provide benefits or services to you. In addition, we train our employees about the importance of confidentiality and maintaining the privacy and security of your information. Accordingly, we are committed to applying appropriate disciplinary measures to enforce our privacy responsibilities.

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9. If you represent an organization

You have choices when it comes to the technology you use and the data you choose to share. When we ask you to provide personal data, you have the option to decline. If you choose not to provide the data required to provide you with a response to an inquiry, we will be unable to respond.