privacy policy

This Website is owned by Vredeveld Strategies (“VREDS”), an LLC organization described in the Internal Revenue Code, headquartered in Great Falls, VA. This privacy policy discloses how we, our service providers and those contracting on our behalf collect (individually or collectively, referred to as “Vredevelds,” “VREDS,” or we, us, or our) protect and use information you provide or we collect online, as well as how we protect children’s privacy.

Our online properties are comprised of, but are not limited to, all pages found under this Website and VREDS.org. This privacy policy applies to these sites and our services or activities (individually or collectively, referred to as the site).

If our policy practices change in the future, we will let you know by posting our revised privacy policy on our Website. By using the pages on this site or other services covered by the posted privacy policy, you are accepting the practices described in the privacy policy.

information collection

Personally Identifiable Information. At our site, we do not collect personally identifiable information from individuals unless they provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly. This means we do not require you to register or provide information to us in order to view our site except where specifically directed.

Non-Personally Identifiable Information. We may automatically collect certain technical information from your computer such as your Internet service provider, your Internet Protocol address, your browser type, your operating system, the pages viewed, the pages viewed immediately before and after accessing the Website, and the search terms entered to get to our site. This information allows us to improve and customize our services. See the section on “Use of Cookies and Similar Technology” below for more information.

use and sharing of personally identifiable information

The personally identifiable information you provide is used by us and other entities who are involved in the operation of this site, including general business purposes and the purposes for which you provided the information. General business purposes include marketing, communications, and general education.

The purposes for which you provide information includes our right to use your personally identifiable information for the following reasons: (i) when the person submitting the information authorizes us to share it; (ii) when sharing the information is with a service provider in furtherance of our operations or the operation of the site; (iii) to comply with legal processes such as a subpoena or court order or to otherwise protect your or our legal rights; or (iv) for other purposes for which you provided the information.

By providing personal information to us, you consent that we may transfer your information internally, including among our Web service providers, and that your personal information may be transferred to a third party or for a different purpose in the event Vredevelds ceases to exist or merges with another entity.

submissions

Vredevelds welcomes children to learn more about our organization and, where appropriate, submit comments. For this reason, Vredevelds follows the guidelines for interactive electronic media published by the Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) of the Better Business Bureau for pages targeted to children under 13. However, we encourage this be done only with their parents’ knowledge and supervision. We also encourage children to use an alias, first name, nickname, initials, or other alternative to full names or screen names which correspond with an email address for any activities that will involve public posting.

In keeping with CARU’s Principle regarding respecting and fostering the parents’ role in providing guidance for their children, we encourage parents to check and monitor their children’s use of email and other online activities regularly. Parents can revoke their children’s consent and ask that information about their children or submitted by their children be deleted and removed by contacting our offices by phone at info@vreds.com.

use of cookies and similar technologies

Visitors should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected by the Vredeveld’s Website through the use of “cookies” or other similar technologies such as web beacons. “Cookies” are small text files a Website can use to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate the visitor’s ongoing access to and use of the site, and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements. If a visitor does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the visitor to deny or accept the cookie feature.

“Web beacons” are a small snippet of code embedded in webpages typically used to monitor activity on a webpage and transfer or collect information, such as information about your Internet Protocol address, the URL of the page on which the beacon is located, the browser type that is accessing the site, and the ID number of cookies placed on your computer.

Vredevelds uses “cookie” technology only to obtain non-personal information from its online visitors in order to improve visitors’ online experience and facilitate their visit within our site. Vredevelds may use web beacons to improve Website services, conduct Website analytics, first-party advertising, and to optimize the browsing experience.

links to other websites and services

This site may be linked to other sites and services that are not maintained by Vredevelds. These Websites have their own privacy policies, which you should review prior to visiting them. We have no responsibility for linked Websites and provide these links solely for the convenience and information of our visitors.

our security safeguard

The safety and security of your online experience is of the utmost concern to us. We take measures to implement reasonable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online.

unsubscribe

By providing us your information, we may send you direct marketing materials from time to time. You can opt out of receiving direct marketing from us at any time. Simply follow the “unsubscribe” links on our emails to change your preferences, or you can email us at the address below with your request at info@vreds.com.

Thank you for visiting our site.

This privacy policy was last updated in September 2022.