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VROC is committed to protecting your privacy.

This Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into and is a part of the Terms of use, describes how we collect and use your personal information, and choices you have concerning our use of such information. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. From time to time, we may revise this Privacy Policy to address new issues or changes to the Web Site. These changes will be posted on this page so that you will always know our position on privacy. Please check this Privacy Policy periodically to see if there have been any revisions.

If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policies, please use the form on the Contact uspage.

Scope of Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to your use of the Web Site. However, any information that you choose to disclose in your profile or in a public forum portion of the Web Site (for example a chat room or bulletin board) is not covered by this Privacy Policy and may be viewed by third parties not affiliated with VROC. In addition, once you leave this Web Site via a link or otherwise, this Privacy Policy does not apply and VROC cannot, and is not, responsible for how data and information obtained from you on other Web Sites is used by the operators of such Web Sites.

Our Use of Your Personal Information

This Web Site is owned by VROC. We and our service providers and affiliates will only use individuals' information, e.g., your name, e-mail address ("Personal Information") which we obtain from you via this Web Site to:

  • inform Web Site users of technical / functional improvements to the Web Site;
  • deal with inquiries and complaints;
  • protect Web Site security and prevent and detect crime;
  • comply with legal obligations, and any valid legal process, including a search warrant, subpoena, statute or court order.
  • keep in touch with you when necessary;
  • to respond to your questions or comments.

Personal Information Collected by VROC

VROC may request Personal Information about you in connection with your use of, or participation in, the Web Site, including on our forums, profile and registration forms, content submissions, chat rooms, bulletin boards, discussion groups, suggestions, or requests for additional information, or in connection with other services or resources provided on the Web Site.

When Might we Disclose your Personal Information to External Organizations?

We will disclose your Personal Information to external individuals or organizations if:

  • it is with your consent or at your request;
  • we are required to do so by the Courts or to comply with other legal, statutory and/or regulatory obligations including accounting and taxation requirements;
  • it is to protect security and/or to prevent and/or detect crime;

We urge you to be careful about giving out your Personal Information in messages sent on our Web Site, for example in a chat room or bulletin board. Information that you provide in a chat room, on a bulletin board or other publicly available area of our Web Site may be viewed by any user of the Web Site. If you make information available in these forums, it is available publicly and we are not able to protect the privacy of such information. Your disclosure of such information is at your own risk.

The password protected portions of the Web Site are intended to be for your benefit, however, please be aware that you are responsible for taking all reasonable steps to ensure that no unauthorized person shall have access to your password or account. It is your sole responsibility to (1) control the dissemination and use of activation codes and passwords; (2) authorize, monitor, and control access to and use of your account and password; (3) promptly inform us of any need to deactivate a password. You grant to us and all other persons or entities involved in the operation of this Web Site the right to receive, transmit, monitor, retrieve, store and use your Personal Information, including information which may be privileged and confidential under applicable state and federal laws, in connection with the operation of the password protected area of the Web Site. We cannot and do not assume any responsibility or liability for any information you submit to such area of the Web Site or your or third parties' use or misuse of information transmitted or received using such area of the Web Site.

Privacy of Children

We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. This Web Site is not intended to or designed to attract children under the age of 13. We do not intentionally collect Personal Information from any person we actually know is a child under the age of 13.

Security

As you may be aware, no data transmission over the Internet can be entirely secure. As a result, while we will always use reasonable endeavors to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information and the use of our Web Site is at your own risk.

Hyperlinks

We may provide hyperlinks from this Web Site to Web sites of other organizations. Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to this Web Site and that VROC will not liable for the contents of linked Web sites or any transactions carried out with organizations operating those Web sites.

What are Cookies and Why Do We Use Them?

A Cookie is a piece of text which attaches to your hard drive and from which it can store and sometimes track information on how you make use of a Web site. Please note that the Web sites to which this Web Site may be linked may make use of their own Cookies to collect information from you.

VROC uses Cookies because they store and recall data that you have previously provided on our Web Site, which saves you from retyping that data every time you enter the Web Site. We also use the data gathered by Cookies to improve the quality of the Web Site and our services to you and to provide a more interactive and personalized experience.

Most browsers are set to accept cookies, however you can set your browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you do so, please note that some parts of the Web Site may not be accessible or function properly.

Monitoring

Please note that if you communicate with us electronically, including by e-mail, telephone, or fax, these communications may be monitored and/or recorded to protect the interests of our business, our employees, customers and service providers. Any such monitoring will be performed for one or more of the following purposes: maintaining services standards, detection and/or prevention of crime.

Requests for Access to Personal Information

We are happy to provide you with details of the Personal Information that we process about you or retain in our database. To protect your Personal Information, we follow strict storage and disclosure procedures, which means that we will require proof of identity from you prior to disclosing such information.

Information Updates

Please help us to keep your Personal Information current by letting us know if your Personal Information is or becomes inaccurate and/or out-of-date.

Contact Details

If you wish to contact us in connection with this Privacy Policy, please use the form on the Contact us page.

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