Privacy Policy

Last update 2 January 2023

This privacy notice for Laura Vlaicu ("Company", "I", "we", "us" or "our"), describes how and why we may collect, store, use and/or share ("process") your information when you use our services ("Services"), such as when:

  • Download and use our mobile app (Laura Vlaicu/Laura Vlaicu Lite) or any of our other apps that link to this privacy notice
  • You engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing or events

Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our services. If you still have questions or concerns, please contact us at change@lauravlaicu.com.

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

This summary sets out the key points of our privacy notice.

What personal information do we process? When you visit, use or browse our Services, we may process personal information based on how you interact with Laura Vlaicu and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. 

Do we process sensitive personal information? We do not process sensitive personal information.

Do we receive information from third parties? We do not receive any information from third parties.

How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve and administer our Services, to communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention and to comply with the law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so. 

In what situations and with what types of parties do we share personal information? We may share information in certain situations and with certain categories of third parties. Click here to learn more.

What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean that you have certain rights in relation to your personal information. 

How can you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by completing our data subject request form, available here, or by contacting us. We will consider and act on any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

CUPRINS

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

3. ON WHAT LEGAL GROUNDS DO WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION. PERSONAL INFORMATION?

5. WHAT IS OUR POSITION ON THIRD PARTY WEBSITES?

6. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

7. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

8. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

9. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FUNCTIONS

10. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?

11. DO WE UPDATE THIS NOTICE?

12. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?

13. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Personal information you disclose to us

In brief: We collect the personal information you provide to us.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.

Sensitive information: We do not process sensitive information.

Application dates. If you use our application(s), we may also collect the following information if you choose to give us access or permission:

Push Notifications. We may request to send you push notifications about your account or certain features of the app(s). If you wish to opt-out of receiving these types of communications, you can turn them off in your device settings.

This information is needed primarily to maintain the security and operation of our application(s), for troubleshooting and for internal analysis and reporting purposes.

All personal information you provide to us must be true, complete and accurate and you must notify us of any changes to this personal information.

Automatically collected information

In brief: Some information - such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics - is collected automatically when you visit our Services.

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or browse the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (such as your name or contact information), but may include device and usage information such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information. This information is needed primarily to maintain the security and operation of our Services, as well as for internal analysis and reporting purposes.

Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

The information we collect includes:

  • Logbook and usage data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage and performance information that our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services and that we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type and settings, and information about your activity on the Services (such as date/time stamps associated with your use, pages and files viewed, searches and other actions you take, such as features you use), information about device events (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called "crash dumps"), and hardware settings).
  • Device data. We collect device data, such as information about the computer, phone, tablet or other device you use to access the Services. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.
  • Location data. We collect location data, such as information about the location of your device, which may or may not be accurate. The amount of information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Services. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt-out of allowing us to collect this information by either denying access to the information or by disabling the location setting on your device. However, if you choose to opt-out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the Services.

2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

In brief: We process your information to provide, improve and administer our Services, to communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention and to comply with the law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons depending on how you interact with our Services, including:

  • To provide you with targeted advertising. We may process your information to develop and display personalized content and advertising tailored to your interests, location and more.
  • To save or protect the vital interest of a person. We may process your information when it is necessary to safeguard or protect a person's vital interest, such as preventing an injury.

3. ON WHAT LEGAL GROUNDS DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

In brief: We process your personal information only when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e. a legal basis) to do so in accordance with applicable law, such as with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services in order to enter into or perform our contractual obligations, to protect your rights or to fulfill our legitimate business interests.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) require us to explain the valid legal bases on which we rely to process your personal information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:

  • Consent. We may process your information if you have given us permission (i.e. consent) to use your personal information for a particular purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time. 
  • Legitimate interests. We may process your information when we believe it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests, and those interests do not override your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms. For example, we may process your personal information for some of the purposes described to:
    • Developing and displaying personalized and relevant advertising content for our users
  • Legal obligations. We may process your information when we believe it is necessary to comply with our legal obligations, such as cooperating with a law enforcement or regulatory agency, exercising or defending our legal rights, or disclosing your information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
  • Vital interests. We may process your information when we believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.

4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION. PERSONAL INFORMATION?

In shortWe may share information in the specific situations described in this section and/or with the following categories of third parties.

Suppliers, consultants and other third party service providers. We may share your data with third party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents ("third parties") who perform services for us or on our behalf and who need access to such information to do that work. We have contracts with our third parties that are designed to help protect your personal information. This means that they cannot do anything with your personal information unless we have instructed them to do so. They will also not share your personal information with any organisation other than us. They are also committed to protecting the data they hold on our behalf and to keeping it for the period we instruct them. The categories of third parties with whom we may share personal information are as follows:

  • Advertising networks
  • Data analysis services

We may also need to share your personal information in the following situations:

  • Business transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations for, any merger, sale of company assets, financing or acquisition of all or part of our business to another company.

5. WHAT IS OUR POSITION ON THIRD PARTY WEBSITES?

In short: We are not responsible for the security of information you share with third parties with whom we may have links or who advertise on our Services but who are not affiliated with our Services.

The Services may link to third party websites, online services or mobile applications and/or contain advertisements from third parties that are not affiliated with us and that may link to other websites, services or applications. Accordingly, we make no warranty with respect to such third parties and will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by the use of such third party websites, services or applications. The inclusion of a link to a third party website, service or application does not imply endorsement by us. We cannot guarantee the security and privacy of data you provide to third parties. Any data collected by third parties is not covered by this privacy notice. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of third parties, including other websites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the Services. You should consult the policies of such third parties and contact them directly with any questions.

6. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

In brief: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice.

7. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

In shortWe keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this privacy notice, unless otherwise required by law.

We will retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements).

Where we no longer have a legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will delete or anonymise this information or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in back-up archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from further processing until deletion is possible.

8. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In short: In some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom (UK), you have rights that give you greater access to and control over your personal information. You can review, change or close your account at any time.

In some regions (such as the EEA and the UK), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access to and obtain a copy of your personal information; (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; and (iv) where applicable, to data portability. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. You may make such a request by contacting us via the contact details provided in the section "HOW YOU CAN CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTIFICATION?" below.

We will consider and act on any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

If you are in the EEA or the UK and you believe that we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: https://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.

If you are located in Switzerland, the contact details of the data protection authorities are available here: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html.

Withdrawing your consentIf we rely on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us via the contact details provided in the section "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS AD?" below.

However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing prior to its withdrawal, nor will it affect the processing of your personal information carried out on lawful processing grounds other than consent.

Cookies and similar technologies: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject them, this may affect certain features or services of our Services. To opt-out of interest-based advertising from advertisers on our Services, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.

If you have any questions or comments about your privacy rights, you can email us at change@lauravlaicu.com.

9. COMMANDS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FUNCTIONS

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile apps include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting that you can enable to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities tracked and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to browser DNT signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your opt-out choice to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you of this practice in a revised version of this privacy notice.

10. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In short: Yes, if you are a California resident, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.

Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, allows our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about the categories of personal information (if any) that we have disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with whom we have shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please send us your request in writing using the contact information provided below.

If you are under 18, live in California, and have a registered account with the Services, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you post publicly on the Services. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you live in California. We will ensure that data is not publicly posted on the Services, but please be aware that data may not be completely or fully removed from all of our systems (e.g., backups, etc.).

CCPA Privacy Notice

The California Code of Regulations defines a "resident" as:

(1) any person who is in the State of California for other than temporary or transient purposes; and

(2) any natural person who is domiciled in the State of California and who is outside the State of California for a temporary or transient purpose

All other individuals are defined as 'non-residents'.

If this definition of "resident" applies to you, we must respect certain rights and obligations regarding your personal information.

What categories of personal information do we collect?

We have collected the following categories of personal information over the past twelve (12) months:

CategoriesExampleCollected
A. IdentifiersContact details such as real name, nickname, postal address, contact telephone number or mobile number, unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address and account name.
NO
B. Categories of personal information listed in the California Customer Records ActName, contact details, education, employment, employment history and financial information
NO
C. Classification characteristics protected under California or federal lawDate and date of birth by sex
NO
D. Commercial informationTransaction information, purchase history, financial details and payment information
NO
E. Biometric informationFingerprints and voiceprints
NO
F. Internet or similar network activitiesBrowsing history, search history, online behavior, interest data and interactions with our website and other websites, applications, systems and advertisements
NO
G. Geolocation dataLocation of the deviceNO
H. Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory or similar informationImages and audio, video or telephone recordings created in connection with our business activities
NO
I. Professional or job-related informationBusiness contact details to provide you with our Business Level Services or job title, work history and professional qualifications if you are applying for a job with us.
NO
J. Education informationStudent files and information from the directorNO
K. Deductions from other personal informationInferences drawn from any of the personal information collected listed above to create a profile or summary about, for example, a person's preferences and characteristics.
NO

We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories where you interact with us in person, online, by phone or by mail in the context:

  • Getting help through our customer support channels;
  • Participation in customer surveys or competitions; and
  • To facilitate the provision of our Services and to respond to your requests.

How do we use and share your personal information?

Laura Vlaicu collects and shares your personal information by:

More information about our data collection and sharing practices can be found in this privacy notice.

You can contact us by e-mail at change@lauravlaicu.com , or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document.

If you use an authorised agent to exercise your right to opt out, we may reject a request if the authorised agent does not provide proof that he or she has been validly authorised to act on your behalf.

Will your information be shared with anyone else?

We may disclose your personal information to our service providers pursuant to a written contract between us and each service provider. Each service provider is a for-profit entity that processes information on our behalf.

We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as conducting internal research for technology development and demonstrations. This is not considered a "sale" of your personal information.

Laura Vlaicu has not sold any personal information to third parties for business or commercial purposes in the last twelve (12) months. Laura Vlaicu has disclosed the following categories of personal information to third parties for business or commercial purposes in the past twelve (12) months:

  • Category A. Identifiers such as contact details such as your real name, nickname, postal address, telephone number or mobile contact number, unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address and account name.
  • Category B. Personal information as defined in California's customer records law, such as your name, contact information, education, employment, work history and financial information.
  • Category C. Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law, such as gender or date of birth.
  • Category D. Business information such as transaction information, purchase history, financial details and payment information.
  • Category E. Biometric information such as fingerprints and voice prints.
  • Category F. Information about your activity on the Internet or other electronic networks, such as browsing history, search history, online behavior, interest data and interactions with our website and other websites, applications, systems and advertisements.
  • Category G. Geolocation data, such as device location.
  • Category H. Audio, electronic, visual and similar information, such as images and audio, video or call recordings created in connection with our business activities.
  • Category I. Professional or employment-related information, such as business contact information for our Business Level Services or job title, work history and professional qualifications if you are applying for a job with us.
  • Category J. Education information such as student records and yearbook information.

The categories of third parties to whom we have disclosed personal information for business or commercial purposes can be found under "WHEN AND WITH WHOM WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION".

Your rights regarding your personal data

The right to request erasure of data - Erasure request

You can request the deletion of your personal data. If you ask us to delete your personal data, we will comply with your request and delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions provided by law, such as (but not limited to) another consumer's exercise of his or her right to free speech, our compliance requirements arising from a legal obligation, or any processing that may be necessary to protect against unlawful activities.

Right to be informed - Demand to know

Depending on the circumstances, you have the right to know:

  • whether we collect and use your personal information;
  • the categories of personal information we collect;
  • the purposes for which the personal information collected is used;
  • if we sell your personal information to third parties;
  • categories of personal information that we have sold or disclosed for commercial purposes;
  • categories of third parties to whom personal information has been sold or disclosed for commercial purposes; and
  • the commercial or business purpose of collecting or selling personal information.

Under applicable law, we are not required to provide or delete consumer information that is de-identified in response to a consumer request or to re-identify individual data to verify a consumer request.

The right to non-discrimination in the exercise of a consumer's privacy rights

We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your privacy rights.

The verification process

Upon receipt of your request, we will need to verify your identity to determine if you are the same person we have information about in our system. These verification efforts require us to ask you to provide information so that we can compare it with the information you have previously provided to us. For example, depending on the type of request you submit, we may ask you to provide certain information so that we can compare the information you provide with information we already have on file, or we may contact you through a method of communication (e.g., phone or email) that you previously provided to us. We may also use other methods of verification depending on the circumstances.

We will only use the personal information provided in your application to verify your identity or authority to make the request. To the extent possible, we will avoid requesting additional information from you for verification purposes. However, if we cannot verify your identity from the information we already hold, we may ask you to provide additional information for the purposes of verifying your identity and for security or fraud prevention purposes. We will delete such additional information provided as soon as we have finished verifying your identity.

Other privacy rights

You can object to the processing of your personal information.

You can request the correction of your personal data if it is inaccurate or no longer relevant, or you can request the restriction of the processing of your information.

You can appoint an authorised agent to make a claim under the CCPA on your behalf. We may refuse an application from an authorised agent who does not provide proof that they have been validly authorised to act on your behalf under the CCPA.

You may request to opt-out of the future sale of your personal information to third parties. Upon receipt of a waiver request, we will act on the request as soon as possible, but no later than fifteen (15) days from the date of submission of the request.

To exercise these rights, you can contact us by e-mail at change@lauravlaicu.com, or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document. If you have a complaint about the way we handle your data, we would love to hear from you.

11. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTIFICATION?

In short: Yes, we will update this notification as necessary to remain in compliance with relevant laws.

We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date, and the updated version will take effect as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by sending you a notice directly. We encourage you to frequently review this privacy notice to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

12. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?

If you have any questions or comments about this notice, you can email us at change@lauravlaicu.com.

13. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

Based on the applicable laws in your country, you may have the right to request access to, amend or delete the personal information we collect from you. To request to review, update or delete your personal information, please submit a request form by clicking here.