Privacy Policy
VeriKYC Data Protection
Last updated: February 08, 2024
This Privacy Policy describes policies regarding collection, use, and disclosure of information when you use the Service and informs you about your privacy rights.
The Company uses personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, the User agrees to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
Words with capitalized initial letters have definite meanings under the conditions specified. Definitions apply whether appearing in singular or plural form.
Definitions
For purposes of this Privacy Policy:
- Account means a single account created for the User to access the Service or parts thereof.
- Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control of a party, where control means 50%+ ownership of shares or voting securities.
- Company (referred to as "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our") refers to Trendy Harmony Lda, Rua Castilho, No 14-C, 5 1250-069 Lisbon.
- Cookies are small files placed on your computer or device by a website, containing browsing history details.
- Country refers to Portugal.
- Device means any device that can access the Service, such as a computer, mobile phone, or digital tablet.
- Personal data are any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
- The Service refers to the Website.
- Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Company, including third-party companies hired to facilitate the Service.
- Usage Data refer to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or by the Service's infrastructure.
- Website refers to Vericasa, accessible from vericasa.com.
- The User means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which that individual is accessing or using the Service.
Collection and Use of Your Personal Data
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
When using the Service, we may ask you to provide personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address
- First name and nickname
- Usage data
Usage Data
Usage Data is automatically collected when you use the Service.
Usage Data may include information such as your Device's Internet Protocol address (IP address), browser type, browser version, pages visited, time and date of visit, time spent on pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
When the User accesses the Service through a mobile device, we may automatically collect certain information, including the type of mobile device, unique ID of your mobile device, IP address, operating system, type of mobile Internet browser, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit the Service or access it through a mobile device.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on the Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used include beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze the Service.
Technologies we use may include:
- Cookies or browser cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on your Device. The User can instruct their browser to refuse all Cookies or indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if the User does not accept Cookies, they may not be able to use some parts of the Service. Unless you have adjusted your browser settings to refuse Cookies, the Service may use Cookies.
- Web Beacons. Certain sections of the Service and emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags and single-pixel gifs) that allow the Company to count users who visited those pages or opened an email and for other statistics related to the site.
Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
We use session and persistent cookies for the following purposes:
Necessary/Essential Cookies
- Type: Session cookies
- Managed by: Us
- Purpose: These cookies are essential to provide services available through the website and allow users to use some features. They help authenticate users and prevent fraudulent account use.
Cookie Policy/Notice Acceptance of Cookies
- Type: Persistent cookies
- Managed by: Us
- Purpose: These cookies identify whether users have accepted cookie use on the website.
Functionality Cookies
- Type: Persistent cookies
- Managed by: Us
- Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices you make when using the Website, such as login details or language preference.
Use of Your Personal Data
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Service, including monitoring the usage.
- To manage Your Account: to manage your registration as a user of the Service.
- For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for products, items or services you have purchased or any other contract with Us through the Service.
- To contact You: to contact you by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication.
- To Provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information.
- To manage Your requests: to attend and manage your requests to Us.
- For business transfers: We may use your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets.
- For Other Purposes: We may use your information for data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining promotional campaign effectiveness and to evaluate and improve the Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.
We may share your personal information in the following situations:
- With Service Providers: to monitor and analyze the use of the Service and to contact You.
- For business transfers: in connection with any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition.
- With Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates, requiring them to honor this Privacy Policy.
- With business partners: to offer you certain products, services or promotions.
- With other users: when you share personal information or interact in public areas.
- With Your Consent: for any other purpose with your consent.
Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Delete Your Personal Data
You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You. You may update, amend, or delete your information at any time by signing in to your Account. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have provided to Us.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
Business Transactions
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Law Enforcement
Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
Other Legal Requirements
The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation
- Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
- Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
- Protect against legal liability
Security of Your Personal Data
The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.
General Data Protection Regulation
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a comprehensive European data protection law that gives users broader rights to their personal data and increases compliance responsibilities for organizations. Vericasa is taking a global approach to the GDPR to help ensure that all users benefit from greater control and clarity. You can find out more by sending an email to DPO@vericasa.com.
The private user has the following rights under the GDPR:
- Access your personal data;
- Correct errors in your personal data;
- Delete their personal data;
- Disable the processing of your personal data;
- Export your personal data.
All the information will be stored on our servers, which meet the highest standards of security. The information and documentation sent to the Vericasa platform is exclusively for Vericasa's use and no private information is transmitted to third parties.
In compliance with the GDPR, Vericasa has appointed a DPO. To find out more, please contact DPO@vericasa.com.
Vericasa uses Standard Contractual Clauses (also known as EU Model Clauses) to transfer personal data from the EU.
Children's Privacy
The Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us.
Links to Other Websites
The Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us:
By email: support@vericasa.com