Last updated: 4/8/2024
1 INTRODUCTION.
Vianai Systems, Inc. (the “Company,” “Vianai,” “we”, “us”, or “our”) values your privacy. In this Privacy Policy (“Policy”), we describe what information we collect when you use our Site, and how we use and disclose that information.
For purposes of this Policy: “Personal Information” refers to information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. “Site” refers to all Vianai-branded publicly available websites, including sites located on vian.ai and any other pages that link to this Policy. “You” refers to you, a user of our Site.
2 INFORMATION WE COLLECT.
We ask for and collect information about you when you use our Site. We collect this information directly from you, from third parties, and automatically through your use of our Site.
2.1 PERSONAL INFORMATION.
We may collect Personal Information from you when you use our Site. For example, you have the option to sign up for updates from us by providing us your name and email address; or create an account with your email address and a password. You can sign up for, or sign in to, an account using Sign in with Google. When you sign in using Sign in with Google, Vianai will receive the following information: your name and email address. Vianai uses this info to authenticate your identity and link your Google information to your Vianai account(s). You can disconnect Sign in with Google by going to your Google Account settings. In addition, you can also apply for jobs that we may post on the Site by submitting your contact information and resume or curriculum vitae.
2.2 OTHER INFORMATION.
When you use the Site, we may automatically collect information about your use of our Site through cookies and other technologies, such as your domain name; your browser type and operating system; web pages you view; links you click; interactions with our services; your IP address; the length of time you visit our Site; and the referring URL, or the web page that led you to our Site. We may combine this information with other information that we have collected about you, including, where applicable, Personal Information.
2.2.1 Cookies and similar technologies.
2.2.1.1 Cookies.
We and our third-party service providers may use cookies to track information about your use of our Site. Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers stored on your computer or mobile device. Some cookies allow us to make it easier for you to navigate our Site, while others are used to enable a faster login process or to allow us to track your activities at our Site. There are two types of cookies: session and persistent cookies.
• Session cookies exist only during an online session. They disappear from your computer or device when you close your browser or power off your computer or device. We use session cookies to allow our systems to process your online transactions and requests during the session.
• Persistent cookies remain on your computer or device after you have closed your browser or turned off your computer or device. We use persistent cookies to track aggregate and statistical information about user activity. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can edit your browser options to block them in the future. The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell
you how to prevent your computer from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Visitors to our Site who disable cookies will not be able to browse certain areas of the Site or use our services.
2.2.2
“Do Not Track” signals. Currently, our systems do not recognize browser “do-not-track” requests. You may, however, disable certain tracking as discussed above (e.g., by disabling cookies), but such disabling may impair use of the Site.2.2.3
Portions of the Site and our html-formatted e-mails may contain small electronic files known as pixel tags (also referred to as web beacons clear gifs) that permit us, for example, to count and analyze users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).
2.3 MINORS.
Our Site is not directed to children under 18, and you may not use our Site if you are under the age of 18. If we discover that a child under 18 has provided us with Personal Information, we will delete such information from our systems.
3 HOW WE USE INFORMATION WE COLLECT.
We use the information we collect through our Site, including your Personal Information, to:
3.1 PROVIDE OUR SERVICES.
We use this information to provide our Site and its content, communicate with you about your use of our Site, to respond to your inquiries, and for other customer service purposes.
3.2 PROVIDE PERSONALIZED SERVICES.
We use this information to tailor the content and information that we may send or display to you, to offer location customization, and personalized help and instructions, and to otherwise personalize your experiences while using the Site.
3.3 IMPROVE AND DEVELOP OUR SERVICES.
We use this information to ensure our Site is working as intended, to better understand how users access and use our Site, both on an aggregated and individualized basis, to make improvements to our Site, to develop new services, and for other research and analytical purposes.
3.4 OFFER PROMOTIONS.
We use this information for marketing and promotional purposes. For example, we may use your information, such as your email address, to send you news and newsletters, special offers and promotions, or to otherwise contact you about services or information we think may interest you. We also may use the information that we learn about you to assist us in advertising our services on third-party websites.
4 HOW WE SHARE AND DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION.
We may share or otherwise disclose information we collect through our Site, including your Personal Information, as described below.
4.1 AFFILIATES.
We may disclose the information we collect from you to our affiliates or subsidiaries for the purposes described in this Policy.
4.2 SERVICE PROVIDERS.
We may disclose the information we collect from you to third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform functions on our behalf, including, but not limited to, our IT and hosting service providers.
4.3 BUSINESS TRANSFERS.
If we are acquired by or merged with another company, if substantially all of our assets are
transferred to another company, or as part of a bankruptcy proceeding, or if we are in negotiations in connection with any such transaction, we may transfer the information we have collected from you to the other company.
4.4 TO COMPLY WITH LEGAL OBLIGATIONS.
We also may disclose the information we collect from you as we determine necessary or appropriate to comply with legal requirements, a judicial proceeding, court order, or other legal process, such as in response to a subpoena, or to cooperate with law enforcement or other government authorities.
4.5 TO PROTECT US AND OTHERS.
We also may disclose the information we collect from you where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the rights, property, or safety of any person, violations of this Policy, of any relevant Terms of Use, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
4.6 SHARING WITH YOUR CONSENT.
We also may share your Personal Information where you have provided consent.
4.7 AGGREGATE AND DE-IDENTIFIED INFORMATION.
We may share aggregate or de-identified information with third parties and publicly for marketing, advertising, research, or other purposes. We will not sell or share your Personal Information with any third party for their direct marketing purposes without your consent.
5 THIRD-PARTY ANALYTICS.
We use third-party analytics tools, such as Google Analytics or Visitor Analytics, to evaluate usage of our Site and our services. We also may use other analytic means to evaluate our services. We use these tools to help us improve our services, performance, and user experiences. These third-party analytics tools may use cookies and other tracking technologies to perform their services. They also may collect information regarding the use of other websites, apps and online resources. Visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ to learn about Google Analytics. You can exercise the opt-out provided by Google by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
6 THIRD-PARTY LINKS.
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. Any access to and use of such linked websites is not governed by this Policy, but instead is governed by the privacy policies of those third-party websites. We are not responsible for the information practices of such third-party websites.
7 THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISING.
We use third-party advertising companies to deliver advertisements regarding goods and services that may be of interest to visitors to our Site. These advertising companies may deliver advertisements to you based on information relating to your access to and use of the Site and other websites or online services on any of your devices, as well as on information received from third parties. These advertising companies place or recognize a unique cookie, pixel tag, or similar tracking technology on your browser. They also use these technologies, along with information they collect about your online use, to recognize you across the devices you use, such as a mobile phone and a laptop. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content. We do not control how these third parties collect or use your information. However, these third parties may provide you with choices over this type of collection or use of your information. If you would like more information about this practice, and to learn about your choices in connection with it, please visit http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.aspOpen and http://www.aboutads.info/Open.
8 YOUR CHOICES.
If you would like to review and update the Personal Information that you have provided to us, please contact us at privacy@vian.ai. We will reply to and honor such requests to the extent required by law. We may send periodic promotional or informational emails to you. You may opt-out of such communications by following the opt-out instructions contained in the e-mail. Please note that it may take up to ten (10) business days for us to process opt-out requests. If you opt out of receiving promotional emails, we may still send you transactional e-mails about your account or any services you have requested or received from us.
9 SECURITY MEASURES.
We have implemented measures designed to protect personal information within our organization. Please be aware that despite our efforts, no data security measures can guarantee 100% security. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please notify us using the contact details in the Contact Information section below.
10 JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES.
Your Personal Information may be stored and processed in any country where we have facilities or in which we engage service providers, including the United States, which may have data protection rules that differ from those of your country.
11 CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date that it was last updated, which is identified at the top of this page. We may change this Policy from time to time. When we do so, we will post those changes to this web page.
12. CONTACT US.
If you have questions about this Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at privacy@vian.ai
