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Privacy Policy

How we collect, use, and protect your personal information

Last Updated: June 14, 2025

At VisionHowl, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, use our services, or interact with our platform.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the site or use our services.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Information We Collect
  • 2. How We Use Your Information
  • 3. Information Sharing and Disclosure
  • 4. Data Security
  • 5. Your Data Protection Rights
  • 6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
  • 7. Third-Party Links
  • 8. Children's Privacy
  • 9. International Data Transfers
  • 10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
  • 11. Contact Us

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

  • Register for an account
  • Upload or download datasets
  • Fill out a form
  • Subscribe to our newsletter
  • Request customer support
  • Participate in surveys or promotions

The personal information we collect may include:

Identity Information

Name, username, profile picture

Contact Information

Email address, phone number, mailing address

Financial Information

Payment method details (processed securely by our payment processors)

Professional Information

Company name, job title, professional affiliations

Information Automatically Collected

When you visit our website or use our platform, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage patterns. This may include:

  • IP address and device identifiers
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited and time spent on those pages
  • Referring website or source
  • Click patterns and interactions with the site

We collect this information using cookies, log files, web beacons, and similar technologies. For more information about our use of these technologies, please see our Cookies section.

Dataset Information

When you upload datasets to our platform, we collect metadata about those datasets, including:

  • Dataset name, description, and categories
  • File formats and sizes
  • Creation and modification dates
  • Usage statistics (downloads, views)

We do not access or analyze the actual content of your datasets unless explicitly required for the services you request (such as format conversion or quality assessment).

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

Account Management

Creating and managing your account, authenticating your identity, and providing you with account-related features.

Service Provision

Providing the services you request, processing transactions, and facilitating dataset uploads, downloads, and management.

Analytics and Improvement

Analyzing usage patterns to improve our website, services, and user experience.

Communications

Sending you service-related notifications, updates, and responding to your inquiries.

Marketing

With your consent, sending you marketing communications about our products, services, and promotions.

Security and Fraud Prevention

Protecting our platform, users, and services from unauthorized access, fraud, and abuse.

Legal Compliance

Complying with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.

Legal Basis for Processing (EU/EEA Users)

For users in the European Union or European Economic Area, we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

  • Contractual Necessity: Processing necessary for the performance of our contract with you.
  • Legitimate Interests: Processing necessary for our legitimate interests, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
  • Legal Obligation: Processing necessary to comply with our legal obligations.
  • Consent: Processing based on your specific consent.

3. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as:

  • Payment processors
  • Cloud storage providers
  • Analytics services
  • Customer support tools
  • Email service providers

These service providers are contractually obligated to use your information only as necessary to provide services to us and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Business Transfers

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of company assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

Protection of Rights

We may disclose your information when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.

With Your Consent

We may share your information with third parties when you have given us your consent to do so.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

4. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the security of your personal information, including:

Encryption

We use industry-standard encryption to protect your data in transit and at rest.

Access Controls

We restrict access to your information to authorized personnel only.

Secure Infrastructure

Our systems are hosted in secure, monitored environments with advanced threat protection.

Regular Audits

We conduct regular security assessments and audits of our systems and practices.

While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

5. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

Right to Access

You can request copies of your personal data.

Right to Rectification

You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.

Right to Erasure

You can request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.

Right to Restrict Processing

You can request limitation of processing of your data.

Right to Data Portability

You can request transfer of your data to you or a third party.

Right to Object

You can object to processing of your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the Contact Us section. We will respond to your request within the timeframe required by applicable law.

Please note that these rights may be limited in some circumstances by local law requirements.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities and to remember your preferences.

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems.

Authentication Security Load Balancing

Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.

Analytics Error Monitoring Page Load Times

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization.

Preferences Language Settings Form Completion

Targeting Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests.

Advertising Social Media Remarketing

Cookie Controls

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. To learn more about cookies and how to manage them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

View Our Cookie Policy

7. Third-Party Links

Our website and services may contain links to third-party websites, plugins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

8. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. International Data Transfers

We may transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your own. Our servers are located in United Kingdom. If you are accessing our services from outside these locations, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed by us and our affiliates in these countries.

For transfers from the European Economic Area (EEA) to countries not deemed by the European Commission to provide an adequate level of personal data protection, we implement appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission, to protect your personal data.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to stay informed about how we are protecting your information. Your continued use of our services after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Email

[email protected]

Postal Address

VisionHowl Privacy Office
Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Data Protection Officer

[email protected]

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