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TERMS OF USE, PRIVACY POLICY & COOKIES

Effective: 01/06/2021

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Introduction

 

  1. This Terms of Use set out the terms and conditions on Your use of Our Website (“Site” or “Website”). The Site is owned and operated by VNCT Ltd, which is a company/business registered in the United Kingdom (“We”, “Our” or “Us”) - Registered company no: 13193208.
     

  2. This Terms of Use is a unilateral agreement. Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using Our Site. By visiting and using Our Site, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions as Party (“Party” or “Parties”) to this Terms of Use with immediate effect. Do not use Our Site or Services if you do not agree to be bound by the terms and conditions provided herein.

 

Description of Service

 

  1. Our Site provides access to a collection of websites (the "Service"). You acknowledge and agree that the Service may include advertisements, sponsored links, promotional listings, or paid placement.
     

  2. You acknowledge and agree that We do not represent the businesses/brands or sell any of the products and services of these businesses/brands that are listed or found in Our Website.
     

  3. You also understand and agree that the Service may include certain communications from Us, such as announcements, messages, newsletter, and other communications which are considered part of the Service.
     

  4. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features enhancing the current Service, including the release of new our Site’s features and services, shall be subject to the Terms of Service.

 

 

Disclaimer
 

  1. We have no control over the Third-party Websites, links, and resources found in Our Site.
     

  2. You therefore acknowledge and agree that We are not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and do not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from these third-party sites or resources.
     

  3. You further acknowledge and agree that We shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any of these third-party sites or resources.
     

 

Representations, Warranties, and Undertakings

 

  1. You warrant, represent, and undertake that:

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a. you shall fully comply and at all times continue to fully comply with all applicable laws, statutes and regulations, including, without limitation, all privacy laws, and content regulation;
 

b. you have the legal capacity and authority to enter into this Terms of Use, and make payment in accordance with this Terms of Use; and

 

2. If you choose to register a password protected user profile to use Our Site – in order to access Our Site’s full features - you agree to all of the following:

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a. provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself and;
 

b. maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete.

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Any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete,  shall be reasonable grounds for Us to suspect that such information is untrue. We shall have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service (or any portion thereof).

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Account Security

 

  1. Should you choose to register to Our Site, You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account.
     

  2. You agree to immediately notify Us of any unauthorised use of your password or account or any other breach of security. We are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to follow these instructions.

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Warranty

 

Our Services are provided to you on an "as is" basis without representations, warranties, or conditions of any kind. We disclaim all warranties, conditions, and representations of any kind, whether express, implied, or collateral, including, but not limited to, all conditions, representations or warranties of merchantability, of fitness for a particular or general purpose, of non-infringement, of compatibility or that Our Services are secure or error-free or will operate without interruption or will be provided in a timely or proper manner or at all.

 

YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, AND (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

 

NO INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS OF USE.

 

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Limitation of Liability

 

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (iii) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (iv) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.

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Indemnity


You agree to indemnify and hold Us, Our subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Sites you submit, or make available through the Service, your use of the Service, your connection to the Service, your violation of this Terms of Use, or your violation of any rights of third parties.

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General Practices and Maintenance of Our Site

 

  1. You agree that We shall not be responsible or liable for the deletion or failure to store any messages and other communications or other Sites maintained or transmitted by the Service.
     

  2. You acknowledge that We reserve the right to deactivate your account if it is suspected to have violated Our Terms of Use.
     

  3. We reserve the right to change Our general practices and limits in Our Site at any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice.
     

  4. We also reserve the right time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently Our Site and/or Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that We shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of this Site or Our Service.

 

Relationship With Third Parties and Advertisers
 

  1. We do not represent the third parties and the advertisers found on Our Site.
     

  2. Your dealings with third parties and advertisers found on or through the Service are solely between you and such third parties or advertisers.
     

  3. You agree that We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on Our Site.

 

Trademarks and Copyright
 

  1. Our trademarks and service marks, and other logos and product and service names (“Vincent and/or VNCT and the dog-ear triangle logo“) are trademarks of VNCT Ltd. You agree not to display or use in any manner, the VNCT Ltd marks without Our permission.
     

  2. If you believe that your work has been infringed or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please reach out to Us at hello (@) vnct.co and provide all of the following information:
     

a. the electronic or physical signature of the person authorised to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright;

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b. the description of the infringed copyrighted work;

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c. the description of where the infringing material is located on our Site;

your address, email address, and telephone number;

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d. a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;

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e. a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

 

 

Related Provisions

 

  1. Notice. Notice may be provided to you via email. The Service may also provide notices of changes to the Terms of Use or other matters by displaying notices or links to you on the Service.

  2. Force Majeure. We shall not be held liable or responsible for any failure or delay in fulfilling or performing any obligation under this Terms of Use when such failure or delay is caused by or results from causes beyond the reasonable control of the affected party, including but not limited to fire, floods, embargoes, war, acts of war (whether war is declared or not), insurrections, riots, civil commotions, strikes, lockouts or other labor disturbances, acts of God or acts, omissions or delays in acting by any governmental authority.

  3. No Third-Party Rights. Nothing in this Terms of Use, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person (other than the Parties hereto) any right, benefit, or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Terms of Use.

  4. Relationship of the Parties. Nothing contained in this Terms of Use will be deemed to be construed by the Parties or any third-party as creating a partnership, an agency relationship, or joint venture between the Parties or any of their respective employees, representatives, or agents.

  5. No Assignment of Rights. Your rights and obligations under this Terms of Use are personal to you. You may not assign any of your rights or delegate any of your duties under this Terms of Use without Our prior written consent and any assignment or delegation or attempts thereof to assign or delegate your rights or obligations shall be null and void.

  6. Governing Law. This Terms of Use and any non-contractual rights or obligations arising out of or in connection thereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom.

 

 

 

Data Protection and Privacy Policy

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This Website is owned and operated by VNCT Ltd, as the controller and the processor of the personal data of the Users on this Website, whose business address is located at: 175 Peckham Rye, London, SE15 3HZ, UK (hereinafter referred to as the “Company” “We”, “Us” or “Our”).

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Personal data subjects are visitors of this Website or persons who use the functionality of this Website (hereinafter referred to as "Users" or "You").

Collectively the Company and the User are together referred to as Parties.

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Please read the following terms and conditions (“Data Protection and Privacy Policy”, “Policy”) carefully before using this Website or any of Our other Websites. By accessing, using, or visiting this Website or Our other Websites, You agree to the following terms and conditions including any additional terms and conditions

referenced herein.

 

Note that these terms and conditions may change at any time at Our sole discretion, hence You are required to review Our terms and conditions from time to time for updates. If You do not agree to any term or condition, You should not access or otherwise use Our Website/s.

 

The following terms and conditions apply to all Our Website. "Content" refers to any materials, documents, images, graphics, logos, design, audio, video, and any other information provided from or found on Our Websites. Any content, features, or tools added to Our Websites shall be subject to the current terms and conditions.

 

By agreeing to Our Data Protection and Privacy Policy, You represent that You are at least the age of majority in Your country, state or province of residence, or that You are the age of majority in Your country, state or province of residence and You have given Us Your consent to allow any of Your minor dependents to use this Website.

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1. Our Data Protection and Privacy Obligation

We take Our data protection and privacy responsibilities and obligations seriously. Our Data Protection and Privacy Policy explains how We collect, use and share Your personal data as a result of Your use of Our Websites, including the personal data We collect from You and when and why We use it, sharing Your personal data, transferring personal data, how We protect and store personal data, Your rights and obligations to your personal data, Our rights and obligations to your personal data, information of the use of cookies in Our Website, and how You can contact us.

 

2. Third Party Websites

The references and links to Third-Party Websites found on Our Website are not covered by Our Data Protection and Privacy Policy. Our Data Protection and Privacy Policy only applies to personal data collected on this Website and does not apply to Your use of third-party sites. We have no control over linked Third-Party Websites and Your use of other sites is at Your own risk and is subject to their separate privacy statements and policies.

 

3. Personal Information We Collect, When and Why Do We Use it?

We collect information about You when Your register on Our Website. We collect Your personal data by recording the details You provide to Us via Our Website (i.e., Your name, gender, birthdate, email address, etc.), and by observing Your use of Our services and Our Website.

 

Personal data which are collected and processed by the Company in respect to User’s:
 

i.          name, surname, or patronymic

ii.         address (i.e., business or residence)

iii.         contact information (i.e., e-mail address and phone number)

v.         login credentials (i.e., username).

vi.         personal appearance information (i.e. hair colour, eye colour, skin tone or approximate weight and height)

vii.        age

viii.       year of birth

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For purposes of accurately identifying the User, We may request a copy of your valid identification.

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As part of your obligation as a User in accordance with the GDPR, all data which are provided by You must be correct and valid. You are solely responsible for the accuracy, completeness, and correctness of the data which You provide.

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  1. How We Use Your Personal Information

We use Your personal data to:

  1. identify You;

  2. provide You with Our services;

  3. maintain Your account and records;

  4. communicate with You in the frame of the provision of Our services;

  5. respond to Your questions and comments;

  6. monitor the dynamics and levels of use of Our Website and the quality of Our services;

  7. determine the interest in Our services;

  8. improve the quality of Our services and Our Website;

  9. notify You about Our special offers and services that may be interesting for You;

  10. determine Your experience on Our Website;

  11. receive information from You (i.e. surveys);

  12. charge fees or payments (whenever applicable but not without explicit notice of 90 days);

  13. eliminate problems and errors on Our Website;

  14. prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities;

  15. ensure compliance with Our Data Protection and Privacy Policy and other applicable Policies or Terms and Conditions on Our Website.

 

1. Sharing and Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your personal data may be disclosed (transferred) by the Company to any of Our affiliates, subsidiaries, or business partners (regardless of their territorial location) for the purposes described in Our Data Protection and Privacy Policy. We guarantee that such companies are aware of the correctness of personal data processing according to the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and are in compliance with the provisions of this regulatory enactment.

We may from time to time involve third parties for the processing of Your personal data for the purposes indicated above, provided that such processing will be governed by contractual arrangements in the form prescribed by law. Your personal data may also be disclosed to the appropriate governmental, regulatory, or executive body in case it is prescribed or permitted by law.

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2. Compliance with GDPR and other Applicable Data Privacy Laws

 

We comply with the principles established by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, namely, personal data are:

  1. processed legally, honestly, and transparently by Us;

  2. collected for certain, explicit and legitimate purposes and are not processed further in a way that is incompatible with these purposes;

  3. adequate, appropriate and limited to what is necessary for the purposes for which they are processed;

  4. accurate and, if necessary, updated; every reasonable step should be taken to ensure that personal data which were inaccurate, taking into account the purposes for which they were processed, were erased or corrected without delay;

  5. stored in a form that allows identification of Users no longer than it is necessary for the purposes for which personal data are processed;

  6. processed in a way that provides proper protection of personal data, including protection from unauthorised or illegal processing, as well as from accidental loss, destruction or damage using appropriate technical or organisational measures.

 

3. Rights and Obligations of the Parties

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The rights and obligations of the Parties are not limited by the enumeration provided in this Policy but are also provided in the General Data Protection Regulation.

Rights of the User:

  1. to ask the Company for correction or deletion of the User's personal data;

  2. to provide the Company an objection for processing of User’s personal data;

  3. to provide the additional information regarding User's personal data to the Company (subject to the provision of an additional statement explaining the reasons);

  4. to set the data processing restriction if any of the following conditions is met:

  1. the accuracy of personal data is being disputed by You during a period that allows the Company to verify the accuracy of Your personal data;

  2. processing is illegal, and You oppose the deletion of Your personal data and require instead the restriction of its use;

  3. the Company no longer needs Your personal data for processing purposes, but they are required by You to establish, implement, or protect Your legal requirements; or

  4. You objected to the processing of Your personal data before checking the legal grounds for processing such data by the Company.

  1. to request and receive personal data about You (limited only to personal data You provided to the Company) in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transfer this data to another controller without any interference from the Company;

  2. to be informed whether the Company store information about You;

  3. to request from the Company the exact purpose of processing Your personal data and information about categories of Your personal data that are being processed by the Company;

  4. to request access to Your personal data which the Company stores;

  5. to request the estimated period during which Your personal data will be stored by the Company, and if it is not possible, the criteria according to which the period of storage of such data is determined;

  6. to file an objection with the Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection in Cyprus if You believe that the Company has violated the applicable data protection legislation against You.

Obligations of the User:

  1. to provide Your accurate and true personal data in full volume, in accordance with the Terms & Conditions placed on this Website and this Policy;

  2. to promptly provide the Company with Your updated personal data by means as specified in Section J of this Policy, if any of Your personal data were changed;

  3. to notify the Company promptly about the fact of an unauthorized receipt of Your personal data by a third party if You became aware of such a fact;

  4. to notify the Company about any disagreements with any of the purposes of data processing or if You wish the Company to terminate the processing of Your personal data via sending a corresponding message to Our email at hello (@) vnct.co.

 

The User is fully aware that sending a notice of disagreement with any of the purposes of personal data processing and/ or of intention to stop processing of his personal data being made by the Company shall be the legal ground for the termination of any relationships between the Parties within the Terms & Conditions placed on this Website.

 

You are solely responsible for the veracity, accuracy and timeliness of Your personal data being provided to the Company.

 

Rights of the Company:

  1. to terminate any and all contractual relationships (stipulated by the Terms & Conditions posted on the Company's Website) with You in case of non-provision of Your consent to the Company for processing of Your personal data for the purposes specified in this Policy; and

  2. to amend this Policy unilaterally without receiving any prior approval for such amendments from You.

 

Obligations of the Company:

  1. The Company is obliged to report any correction or erasure of personal data, or restriction of the processing of the User's personal data to every third party to whom the User's personal data have been disclosed by the Company for any of data processing purposes established by this Policy, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort for the Company;

  2. to inform You about the recipients of Your personal data (third parties), if a relevant request has been received from You;

  3. to provide You with Your personal data (being stored by the Company) in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format if a relevant request has been filed by You;

  4. to notify the supervisory authority about a User's personal data breach not later than 72 hours after becoming aware of such a fact. Where the notification to the supervisory authority is not made within 72 hours, the notification made after such time shall be accompanied by reasons for the delay.

  5. to notify immediately the User about the fact of his/her personal data breach if such a breach is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of the User.

  1. Time Period for Retention of Personal Data

 

The time period of storing Your personal data by the Company extends for the entire period of the duration of relationships between the parties provided by the Terms & Conditions placed on the Company's Website as well as for the next three years after the termination of the Parties` relationships (to resolve possible disputable issues).

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  1. Legal protection

We shall comply with the Law on the Processing of Personal Data (Protection of the Individual), no. 138(I)/2001 dated November 23, 2001, as amended; with General Information Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and Electronic Communications Privacy Directive (Directive 2002/58 / EC) as amended by Directive 2009/136 / EC.

  1. Access to, Correction, Erasure and Deletion of data (How to Contact Us?)

If You wish to view any personal data that We store about You or if You want to make any changes to Your personal data or delete them; or if You wish to receive information on how Your personal data are used by the Company, how We ensure the confidentiality of Your personal data, You can submit a request.

You must submit such a request to the Company in writing. The request must contain Your name, address, and description of the information which You wish to receive, correct, or delete. The request can be submitted by You via e-mail ​hello (@) vnct.co or via standard mail at the address: ​175 Peckham Rye, London, SE15 3HZ​.

 

To maintain confidentiality, when submitting the request, You also need to submit a confirmation of Your identity. For this purpose, You need to attach a copy of Your passport to a request.

 

We reserve the right to charge reasonable fees for duplicate requests, requests for additional copies of the same data and/ or requests which are considered obviously unreasonable or excessive. We can also refuse to provide answers on requests which

 

We consider to be obviously unreasonable or excessive.

  1. Policy on Cookies, Tags, and other identifiers (“Cookies”)

Cookies are text files placed on Your computer or mobile device to collect standard internet log information and User behaviour information.

Types of Cookies and Why We Use Them

  1. Absolutely necessary cookies: Cookies that essential to enable you to move around a Website and use its features.

 

  1. Performance/Analytical cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use Our Website. Information collected includes, for example, the Internet browsers and operating systems used, the domain name of the Website previously visited, the number of visits, average duration of visit, and pages viewed. These cookies do not collect information that personally identifies you and only collect aggregated and anonymous information. Performance/Analytical cookies are used to improve the user-friendliness of a Website and enhance your experience. More information about Our use of this type of cookie is provided below.
     

  2. Functionality cookies: These cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make (such as your username or ID, language preference, or the area or region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other customisable parts of web pages. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised, and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
     

  3. Advertising and Targeting cookies: These cookies track browsing habits and are used to deliver targeted (interest-based) advertising. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an ad and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They remember that you have visited a Website and this information is shared with other organisations, such as advertisers.
     

Please be aware that We only use absolutely necessary cookies, performance/analytical cookies, and functionality cookies which are required for your effective use of Our Website. If additional information about the Company’s use of Cookies is required, please get in touch with us.

Our Website creates Cookies for each session when You visit it. We use Cookies:

  1. to ensure that any selections You make on Our Website are adequately recorded; and

  2. for analysis of the traffic on Our Website, to allow Us to make suitable improvements.

Please be aware that it is not possible to use this Website without Cookies. If additional information about the Company’s use of Cookies is required, please get in touch with Us.

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