Privacy policy

Owner and Data Controller

This site is owned and operated by Vikalinka Limited, United Kingdom.

Owner contact email: julia@vikalinka.com.

Purpose

The purpose of this privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) is to inform users of our Site of the

following:

1. The personal data we will collect;

2. Use of collected data;

3. Who has access to the data collected;

4. The rights of Site users; and

5. The Site’s cookie policy.

This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the terms and conditions of our Site.

For users in the European Union, we adhere to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). For users in the United Kingdom, we adhere to the GDPR as enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018.

By using our Site users agree that they consent to the conditions set out in this Privacy Policy.

When the legal basis for us processing your personal data is that you have provided your consent to that processing, you may withdraw your consent at any time. If you withdraw your consent, it will not make processing which we completed before you withdrew your consent unlawful.

You can withdraw your consent by: Contacting website owners or unsubscribing through email newsletter link.

Legal basis for processing

We collect and process personal data about users in the EU only when we have a legal basis for

doing so under Article 6 of the GDPR.

We rely on the following legal bases to collect and process the personal data of users in the EU:

1. Users have provided their consent to the processing of their data for one or more specific purposes; and

2. Processing of user personal data is necessary for us or a third party to pursue a legitimate interest. Our legitimate interest is not over-riden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of users. Our legitimate interest(s) are: Necessary for the proper functioning of the website.

Personal data we collect

We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not

collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.

Data Collected Automatically

When you visit and use our Site, we may automatically collect and store the following information:

1. IP address;

2. Location;

3. Clicked links; and

4. Content viewed.

Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way

We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:

1. First and last name;

2. Email address; and

3. Country of residence.

This data may be collected using the following methods:

1. Signing up for email newsletter; and

2. Creating a Slickstream account.

Other disclosures

We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:

1. If the law requires it;

2. If it is required for any legal proceeding;

3. To prove or protect our legal rights; and

4. To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the company.

If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another Site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.

Processing of Personal Data

Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

Advertising

CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a Raptive (“Raptive”) is a service provider of this Site for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and Raptive will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Raptive’s data usage, click here: https://raptive.com/creator-advertising-privacy-statement

Analytics

The services contained in this section enable the owner to monitor and analyse web traffic and can be used to keep track of user behaviour.

Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) (Google Inc.)

Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the owner manages the data processing, (“Google”). Google uses the data collected to track and examine the use of this Website, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
Google may use Data collected from cookies and usage to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network.

In order to understand Google’s use of Data, consult Google’s partner policy.

Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

Commercial affiliation

Vikalinka participates in affiliate marketing programs. This means we may post customized links, provided by retailers, to track referrals to their websites, and we may earn an advertising fee from any purchases made through these links. This program uses cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.

Amazon Affiliate Programme (Amazon)

Amazon Affiliate Programme is a commercial affiliation service provided by Amazon.com Inc. Amazon may use cookies and usage data.

Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

Social media

This website allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the Website. The information obtained through this interaction is subject to the user’s privacy settings for each social network.

The social media platforms directly connected to through this website are Facebook, X and Pinterest.

Contacting the User

Mailing list or newsletter

By registering on the mailing list or for the newsletter, the user’s email address will be added to the contact list of those who may receive email messages containing information of commercial or promotional nature concerning this website. The mailing list is managed by our email newsletter partner Kit.

Users may unsubscribe at any time by using an unsubscribe link provided in email newsletters or by contacting the owners of this website.

Personal Data processed: email address; first name; last name.

Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

Content commenting

Content commenting services allow users to make and publish their comments on the contents of this Website.
Depending on the settings chosen by the owner, users may also leave anonymous comments. If there is an email address among the personal data provided by the user, it may be used to send notifications of comments on the same content. Users are responsible for the content of their own comments.
If a content commenting service provided by third parties is installed, it may still collect web traffic data for the pages where the comment service is installed, even when users do not use the content commenting service.

Personal data processed: email address; first name; last name; website.

Data retention

User data will be stored until the purpose the data was collected for has been achieved.

You will be notified if your data is kept for longer than this period.

How we protect your personal data

All data is stored securely and only used for purposes necessary for the proper functioning of the website or according to user consent.

While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.

International data transfers

We transfer user personal data to the following countries:

1. United States; and

2. United Kingdom.

When we transfer user personal data we will protect that data as described in this comply with applicable legal requirements for transferring personal data internationally.

If you are located in the United Kingdom or the European Union, we will only transfer your personal data if:

1. The country your personal data is being transferred to has been deemed to have adequate data protection by the European Commission or, if you are in the United Kingdom, by the United Kingdom adequacy regulations; or

2. We have implemented appropriate safeguards in respect of the transfer. For example, the recipient is a party to binding corporate rules, or we have entered into standard EU or United Kingdom data protection contractual clauses with the recipient.

Rights related to your personal data

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

1. Right to be informed;

2. Right of access;

3. Right to rectification;

4. Right to erasure;

5. Right to restrict processing;

6. Right to data portability; and

7. Right to object.

Children

We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 16 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 16 years of age has provided us with personal data their parent or guardian may contact our data protection officer.

How to access, modify, delete or challenge the data collected

If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data, how we have used your personal data, if we have disclosed your personal data and to who we disclosed your personal data, if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, or if you would like to exercise any of your other rights under the GDPR, please contact our data protection officer here:

Brad Frey

Brad@vikalinka.com

Do not track notice

Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that you can set in certain web browsers. We do not track the users of our Site over time and across third party websites and therefore do not respond to browser-initiated DNT signals. We are not responsible for and cannot guarantee how any third parties who interact with our Site and your data will respond to DNT signals.

A cookie is a small file, stored on a user’s hard drive by a website. Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user’s browsing habits. You can choose to be notified each time a cookie is transmitted. You can also choose to disable cookies entirely in your internet browser, but this may decrease the quality of your user experience.

We use the following types of cookies on our Site:

1. Functional cookies – Functional cookies are used to remember the selections you make on our Site so that your selections are saved for your next visits;

2. Analytical cookies – Analytical cookies allow us to improve the design and functionality of our Site by collecting data on how you access our Site, for example data on the content you access, how long you stay on our Site, etc;

3. Targeting cookies – Targeting cookies collect data on how you use the Site and your preferences. This allows us to personalise the information you see on our Site for you; and

4. Third-Party Cookies – Third-party cookies are created by a website other than ours. We may use third-party cookies to monitor user preferences to tailor advertisements around their interests.

Changes to this policy

This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure that they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.

Complaints

If you have any complaints about how we process your personal data, please contact us through the contact methods listed in the Contact Information section so that we can, where possible, resolve the issue. If you feel we have not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner you may contact a supervisory authority. You also have the right to directly make a complaint to a supervisory authority. You can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority by contacting the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK.