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Privacy policy
At SealVax, we strive to honor the privacy and security of our users, customers and suppliers, as well as their representatives, in relation to all products, services, applications and websites provided by SealVax LLC and any of its affiliates acting as a Controller under relevant data protection rules and regulations.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this policy or data privacy at SealVax, please contact us at CONTAC US.
Personal data
When you submit a request or electronically pass information to SealVax (including, but not limited to, contact details), you are sometimes asked to provide certain information, including, but not limited to, your name, title, company, address, phone number, e-mail address and line of business.
You may also be providing us with data regarding your device, your client or supplier account, etc. These kinds of data will in many circumstances be considered as personal data under applicable data protection legislation.
Please consult the below content to see for which purposes we process (use, store, etc.) personal data, as well as the legal grounds for such processing and the relevant retention period.
| Purpose | Categories of personal Data | Legal grounds | Retention period (max*) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer management (provision of services; invoicing; customer support; …) | Identification data (name, address, telephone, ...) Electronic identification data (e-mail, IP-addresses, cookies, ...) Financial characteristics (bank account number, credit card details, …) Personal characteristics of data subjects and, in some cases family members (age, gender, civil status, …) | Performance/conclusion of a contract with you Legitimate interests of SealVax in managing our customer relationships* Legal obligation to process data | Up to 10 years after date of last order or end of contract, unless longer period required by law or for litigation |
| Direct consumer sales customer management (provision of services; invoicing; customer support; …) | Identification data (name, address, telephone, ...) | Performance/conclusion of a contract with you | Up to 10 years after date of last order or end of contract, unless longer period required by law or for litigation |
| Know your customer (anti-fraud; anti-money-laundering; …) | Electronic identification data (e-mail, IP-addresses, cookies, ...) | Legitimate interests of SealVax Brands in managing our customer relationships* | Up to 10 years after date of last order or end of contract, unless longer period required by law or for litigation |
| Direct marketing** | Financial characteristics (bank account number, credit card details, …) | Legal obligation to process data | |
| Supplier management (accounting; …) | Personal characteristics (age, gender, civil status, …) | Your consent | Up to 10 years after date of last order or end of contract, unless longer period required by law or for litigation |
| Maintaining the security of our people and assets | Identification data (name, address, telephone, ...) | Performance/conclusion of a contract with you | Typically up to 30 years in the event of physical harm or damage to property |
| Litigation management | Electronic identification data (e-mail, IP-addresses, cookies, ...) | Legitimate interests of SealVax Brands in managing our customer relationships* | Up to 10 years after resolution of the dispute |
| Product/service improvement & business intelligence | Financial characteristics (bank account number, credit card details, …) | Legal obligation to process data | Up to 10 years from product discontinuation |
We endeavour to ensure that personal information is kept as current as possible and that irrelevant or excessive data are deleted or made anonymous as soon as reasonably practicable. However, some personal data may be retained for varying time periods in order to comply with legal and regulatory obligations and for other legitimate business reasons.Where the personal data are no longer needed for the purpose for which they were collected, we delete your personal data with the exception of such data that we are required to retain for the purpose of contractual or statutory (e.g. taxation) retention periods (e.g. invoices). Data that is only retained because it is subject to a retention period is restricted from processing until the period expires and will then be deleted.
In addition, we may, pursuant to valid legal process, such as a search warrant, subpoena, or court order, allow access to any information (including such categories of personal data) provided to SealVax Brands, in order to comply with such process and to protect our rights and property. If warranted, we may also allow access to this information in special emergencies where physical safety is at risk. SealVax moreover reserves the right to disclose any information obtained from or about you to third parties in connection with a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy or sale of all or substantially all of SealVax Brands' assets.
Except as otherwise set forth herein, we do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data with any third parties outside of SealVax.
Data transfers
These categories of personal data may be transferred to other SealVax entities for such purposes, as well as to any third parties to whom the relevant SealVax entity subcontracts all or part of this processing. This may for instance include e-marketing service providers, hosting providers and any other relevant roles.
In the event of transfer of personal data to a country outside of the USA Area, SealVax systematically ensures the application of an adequate level of protection of such personal data by approved means (e.g. selecting “Privacy Shield”-certified processors or putting in place standard contractual clauses on the processing of personal data, in accordance with USA regulation). You can request more information about such measures (including copies where relevant) by getting in touch with SealVax through the contact details above.
Your rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have some or all of the following rights in respect of your personal data. You can exercise these rights by submitting your request (i) using our Contact us (e-mail) or (ii) to your local customer service team. Please note that SealVax may reject requests that are excessive or a misuse of the relevant right.
Access right. You may have the right to obtain confirmation of whether SealVax processes personal data in relation to you and, if so, gain access to a copy thereof. For certain kinds of data, you may also have a right to data portability.
Data accuracy: right of rectification and right to erasure. You may have the possibility to rectify or obtain the erasure of your personal data, provided that the applicable legal requirements are met. The right to erasure is subject to various exceptions, notably as regards personal data whose processing is necessary to support litigation or for compliance with statutory retention.
Limits to processing: right to restriction, right to object & consent withdrawal. In addition, you may have the right to object to the processing of personal data based on SealVax' legitimate interests (see table above) and to otherwise obtain the restriction of certain forms of processing in specific circumstances. In particular, in relation to the processing of personal data for direct marketing purposes, you may have the right to object at any time thereto. Where any processing is based on consent, you may have the right to withdraw such consent at any time (without this affecting the processing prior to the consent withdrawal).
Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authorities. You may have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority, in particular the data protection authority that is competent for your place of residence or the lead supervisory authority for SealVax, namely.
Children
SealVax does not knowingly collect information from children. If SealVax learns that a child has provided it with personal data, it will use reasonable efforts to remove such information from its files.
User's acknowledgment of this privacy
By visiting the Web Site, you acknowledge that you have (had the opportunity to) become familiar with SealVax' privacy policy.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions from this privacy policy at any time. We shall notify any such changes in according with applicable data protection legislation.
Cookies & other means of identification
Our websites use cookies, pixel tags and other forms of identification and local storage (together referred to as “tags/files” hereunder) to distinguish you from other users of our website and of websites of our network. This helps us provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and websites of our network and also allows us to improve our website and our services.
In many cases, these tags/files lead to the use of your device’s processing or storage capabilities. Some of these tags/files are set by SealVax itself, others by third parties; some only last as long as your browser session, while others can stay active on your device for a longer period of time.
These tags/files can fall into several categories: (i) those that are necessary for functionality or services that you request or for the transmission of communications (functionality tags/files); (ii) those that we use to carry out performance and audience metrics regarding our website (analytics tags/files) and (iii) the rest (tracking across a network of other websites, advertising, etc.) (other tags/files)..
Internet browsers allow you to change your cookie settings, for instance to block certain kinds of cookies or files. You can therefore block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies, you may not be able to access all or parts of our website, due to the fact that some may be functionality cookies. For further information about deleting or blocking cookies, please visit: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/
Functionality tags/files do not require your consent. For analytical and other tags/files, however, we request your consent before placing them on your device. You can give your consent by continuing to use our website, or by clicking on the appropriate button on the banner displayed to you.
You can find out more information about the cookies that we use on our websites by reading our cookie policies using the links provided on our websites.
You can find more information about cookies and similar tags/files at the following addresses:
- http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
- http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/
(a guide to behavioral advertising and online privacy, produced by the internet advertising industry).