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When you visit the public area of VLP's Web site, you remain anonymous. To the extent you use e-mail links via the Web site to communicate with the VLP or anyone affiliated with us and provide us with personally identifiable information, however, you will not remain anonymous. Because it is not possible to anticipate every conceivable context in which such information might be provided to us via e-mail, VLP can provide you no assurance that personally identifiable information you choose to provide to us via e-mail will be maintained as private.
VLP collects your Internet Protocol (IP) address. An IP address is a number that is assigned to your computer when you use the Internet. The IP address data that we collect does not contain any personally identifiable information about you and is used to administer our site, to determine the numbers of different visitors to the site and to gather broad demographic data.
The non-personally identifiable data that VLP collects in these ways is accessible by certain VLP personnel as well as certain third-party Web site designers and personnel involved with the third-party service that hosts the Web site. VLP uses all non-personally identifiable data that it collects internally and together with its Web site designer and host in order to improve the Web site. The information is used, for example, to evaluate what portions of the Web site are more popular than others, to determine from where visitors came to the site, and to determine how many times particular pages of the site were accessed in aggregate. VLP personnel may use the data to prepare reports regarding Web site activity as part of the process of maintaining and improving the site.
WHAT STEPS DOES VLP TAKE TO PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY?
To the extent permitted by law, VLP will not sell, share, or otherwise disclose any of the information it collects online without your permission. Exceptions are disclosures to third parties who monitor the Web site, to parties who assist or cooperate in preparing firm mailings and to third parties with whom VLP may co-sponsor an event (in which case VLP may share attendee lists for purposes of the event). In addition, VLP does not presently collect personally identifiable information via the public area of its Web site except to the extent that such information is provided from visitors who voluntarily submit a feedback/inquiry form or send electronic mail to VLP or any of its lawyers. Personal information collected through this Web site is saved in VLP's contact database where it may be combined with pre-existing contact information in the database. VLP and the host of its Web site take reasonable security precautions to maintain the privacy of the data that is collected, such as ensuring that it is accessible only to appropriate personnel and that the information is user ID- and password-protected.
WHAT ARE THE PRIVACY POLICIES OF THIRD-PARTY SITES TO WHICH VLP'S WEB SITE LINKS?
VLP provides links to third party Web sites that it does not control. Therefore, VLP urges you to review the privacy policies posted on these third party Web sites at the time you first visit such sites. VLP undertakes no obligation to review or ensure enforcement or compliance with the privacy policy of any Web site to which it links.
IS DATA STORAGE AND PROCESSING CONDUCTED IN THE UNITED STATES?
Regardless of where you are located, VLP's Web site collects information and processes and stores that information in databases located in the United States.
CAN VLP REVISE THIS PRIVACY POLICY?
Due to the rapidly evolving technologies on the Internet, VLP may occasionally update this privacy policy. All revisions will be posted to VLP's Web site. VLP urges you to review its Privacy Policy frequently.
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