Privacy Policy

A visit to our website can result in the storage on our server of information about the access (date, time, page accessed). This does not represent any analysis of personal data (e.g., name, address or e-mail address). If personal data are collected, this only occurs – to the extent possible – with the prior consent of the user of the website. Any forwarding of the data to third parties without the express consent of the user shall not take place.

We would like to expressly point out that the transmission of data via the Internet (e.g., by e-mail) can offer security vulnerabilities. It is therefore impossible to safeguard the data completely against access by third parties. We cannot assume any liability for damages arising as a result of such security vulnerabilities.

The use by third parties of all published contact details for the purpose of advertising is expressly excluded. We reserve the right to take legal steps in the case of the unsolicited sending of advertising information; e.g., by means of spam mail.

Your Personal Data

What we need:

VLA will be what’s known as the ‘Controller’ and ‘Processor’ of the personal data provided to us. We only collect basic personal data about you which does not include any special types of information, i.e. race, religion, biometric data. This does however, include name, email address and location, as well as how you navigate the website.

Why we need it:

We need to know your basic personal data in order to provide you with the services delivered on this website. We use ‘legitimate interest’ as a basis for collecting this data. We will not collect any personal data from you which we do not need in order to provide and oversee this service to you.

What we do with it:

All of the personal data we process is processed by our staff. For the purposes of IT hosting and maintenance, this information is located on servers within the European Union. No third parties have access to your personal data unless the law allows them to do so.

We do not use any automatic profiling or processing systems. All personal data is processed manually. We have a Data Protection regime in place to oversee the effective and secure processing of your personal data.

How long we keep it:

We will keep your data for a minimum of 6 years. We do not use your data for any direct marketing purposes.

What are your rights?

If at any point you believe the information, we process on you is incorrect you can request to see this information and even have it corrected or deleted. If you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer who will investigate the matter.

You also have the right to ask us to delete any information which we hold on you – even if you are not unhappy with the way the information has been used. This is your ‘right to be forgotten’.

If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are processing your personal data not in accordance with the law you can complain to: Die Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit at: poststelle@bfdi.bund.de

Our Data Protection Officer is:

Andy Copeland and you can contact him at: adc@vl-associates.com