Privacy Policy

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 11 Feb 2020 9:10PM

1. Scope

This Privacy Notice (“Notice”) applies to personal information collected by the Company of visitors to the [www.vibesdotcom]  site (the “Site”).  This Privacy Notice describes in detail the types of information we collect about you; how we use your information and with whom we share it; the choices and rights you have with regard to your information; how we protect your information; and how you can contact us about our privacy practices.

When you visit the Site, you are visiting Vibes.Dotcom website.  Affiliates of Vibes.Dotcom operate a large number of websites and other services associated with Vibes.Dotcom various businesses, brands and products.  Each of these properties and services you may choose to visit has privacy notices that differ from this Privacy Notice due to the nature of those properties and services. 

The Site is intended for a general audience, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 18. In addition, please review our Terms of Use, which governs your use of the services.

2. Information we collect and obtain

We obtain personal information through this Site about you from a variety of sources.  This includes personal information you provide to us directly, information we obtain from other sources, and information we gather through automated means.

Information you provide to the Vibes.Dotcom Site.  When you access certain features of the Site, or directly correspond with us, we may collect certain types of information from you:

Contact information (such as name, postal address, email address and telephone and/or mobile numbers);

Occupational data (such as profession, position, title, company);

Other information you may provide to us, such as through our “Contact Us” feature; and

Information obtained from other sources. We may obtain personal information about you through the Site from publicly and commercially available sources and from our  service providers, including geo-location data.

Information Collected by Automated Means Through Our Site.  We also gather information by automated means (such as cookies, web beacons, web server logs, JavaScript and other similar technologies), including through technologies designed to obtain information regarding your use of the Site.  The information we obtain in this manner may include:

Your Internet Protocol (IP) address;

Device information, including unique identifiers and connection information, including the means of internet connection (e.g., WiFi connection, ISP);

Your device type and settings, software used, browser type and operating system;

Language preferences;

Websites or other services you visited before and after visiting the Site (referring URL); 

Web pages you view and links you click on within, and what search queries you may have run on, the Site (clickstream);

Dates and times you access or use the Site;  and

Location information, including the city and state associated with a unique identifier.

3. How we use the information we obtain

We, or service providers acting on our behalf, may use the information collected from and about you to:  

Provide our services;

Respond to inquiries from you and other third-parties, including inquiries from law enforcement agencies;

Anonymize or de-identify personal information to provide our subsidiaries and affiliates and third parties with aggregated data reports showing anonymized information and other non-personal information;

Operate, evaluate and improve our business (including developing, enhancing, analyzing and improving our Site; managing our communications; performing data and statistical analytics; and performing accounting, auditing and other internal functions);

Protect against, identify and prevent fraud and other unlawful activity, claims and other liabilities; 

Comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards, contractual obligations and our terms of service and other policies; and

In other ways for which we provide specific notice at the time of collection.

4. Information we share

We may share your personal information:

With our Service Providers.  With our service providers who perform services on our behalf.

For Legal Requirements and Proceedings. We may disclose information to law enforcement authorities or other government officials if we are required to do so to comply with subpoenas, court orders, legal process or other law enforcement or other government measures, and to comply with other legal obligations.  We may also disclose information if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual fraudulent or illegal activity.  

To Protect our Services and Users. We may disclose information to protect and defend the rights, interests and safety of the Site, our subsidiaries and affiliates, and their employees, contractors and agents; to protect the security and safety of our users of the Site, including when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss.  

For Business Transfers. In the event of a proposed or completed sale or transfer of all or a portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a reorganization, dissolution or liquidation).  

Non-personal Information. When the information collected from or about you is not defined as personal information under applicable law, we may share such non-personal, de-identified information or aggregated information with third parties at our discretion.

5. Your choices and rights

We offer you certain choices and you also may have certain rights in connection with the personal information we collect about you. 

You can choose to use the Site without providing any information about yourself to us directly, but please note, as described above, some information may be collected automatically or be requested by us so that you can take advantage of certain features on the Site. 

We may use third-party analytics services on our Site, such as Google Analytics.  The analytics providers that administer these services use technologies such as cookies, web beacons and similar technologies to help us analyze your use of the Site. To learn more about how to opt out of Google Analytics services, please visit the link below:

Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Subject to applicable law, you may have certain rights to access, review, update, delete and/or correct inaccuracies in your personal information in our custody and control by emailing or writing to us at [email protected] We may request certain personal information for the purposes of verifying the identity of the individual seeking access to his/her personal information records.

6. How we protect personal information

We maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect the personal information we have about you against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use.  However, no data transmission or storage, or use of the Internet, can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

7. Transfers of information

The Site is hosted in and managed from Malaysia, which may be outside the country in which you initially provided the information.  We may transfer the personal information we collect about you to another country, which may not be deemed to have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information.  Applicable laws in Malaysia and/or other countries may allow the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities to access your personal information when in such country.  

If you are a user located outside Malaysia or the country to which your information may be transferred, you understand (and, as permitted under applicable law, consent to) having any personal information processed in the United States and/or such country. When we transfer your information, we will protect that information as described in this Privacy Notice. 

8. Changes to our privacy notice

From time to time, we may change our Privacy Notice to reflect changes to our privacy practices and our Site.  If we modify the Privacy Notice, we will update the “Last Modified Date” and the changes will be effective as of the date we post such Notice.   For material changes, we will notify you by posting a prominent notice on our Site indicating at the top of the Privacy Notice when it was most recently updated and/or seek your consent as may be required.

10. How to contact us

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Notice or the manner in which we or our service providers treat your personal information, would like to exercise your choices, or would like us to update information we have about you or your preferences, please contact us as follows:

Email:  [email protected]

Cookie notice

Like many companies, we and our service providers and third-party partners, including vendors, use cookies, web beacons and other technologies on our website (“Site”) to collect information that helps us enhance your experience and our Site.  As described in more detail below, the cookies and other similar technologies (collectively “cookies”) that we use allow our Site to function, and help us to understand how to better tailor the Site to your interests.

What are cookies?

A “cookie” is a small text file that is placed on a visitor’s computer or other Internet-connected device to uniquely identify it or to store information in the browser. A “web beacon” links web pages to servers and may be used to transmit information collected through cookies back to a web server.

Strictly necessary cookies and similar technologies are essential to the Site in order make our Site work correctly. You may block placement of these cookies through your browser settings, but without them, the performance of the Site may be affected and you may not be able to take full advantage of our services and features.  These cookies may be used to assist in fraud prevention, security, and to enable purchasing capabilities. 

How we use information we collect from cookies and similar technologies

We use the information we collect through automated means to allow you access to our Site and for the following general purposes:  

Protect our Networks: Cookies and similar technologies help us identify and prevent threats to our Site. They are necessary to protect your information and our business from outside threats.

Allow you to Access our Site:  Cookies and similar technologies permit your connection to our Site: our servers receive and record information about your computer, device, and browser, including potentially your IP address, browser type, other software or hardware information, and your geographic location.

Access Usage of Site:  We use information about your usage of our Site, such as pages you have visited and search queries you have run, to assess how our Site is used.

In addition, third parties that support our Site by providing other services, such as allowing tracking aggregate service usage, may also use cookies and other technologies to collect information relevant to the provision of those services.  For more information on how third parties use cookies and similar technologies on our Site, please see the section below on How Third Parties Use Information from Cookies and Similar Technologies on our Site.

How third parties use information from cookies and similar technologies on our site

We work with third parties that provide services to support our Site. For example, we use analytics services supported by third party companies, who generate analytics cookies on our behalf, such as Google Analytics.  We may not have access to these cookies, although we may use statistical information arising from the cookies provided by these third parties to customize the Site and for the other purposes described above. These companies may also transfer this information to other parties where required to do so by law, or where such other parties process the information on their behalf.

Please note that Vibes.Dotcom may not control these third-party cookies and other technologies and their use may be governed by the privacy notices or policies of the third parties employing them. The information practices of these third parties are not covered by this Privacy Notice.

How to manage cookies and similar technologies

You have choices regarding cookies being placed on your device by Vibes.Dotcom and its service providers. However, without cookies, you may not be able to use all of the features of our Site.  Similarly, if you upgrade or change your browser or device or delete your cookies, you may need to use these opt-out tools again. We have outlined below ways to manage your cookies.

Managing cookies via your browser settings

You have the option to stop cookies from being downloaded to your device from the Site at any time by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser.  Most browsers will tell you how to change your browser settings to notify you when a cookie is being set or updated, or to restrict or block certain types or all cookies. 

Changes to this cookie notice

From time to time, we may change this Cookie Notice to reflect changes to our privacy practices and our Site.  This may be related to changes in the law, changes in our Site or treatment of your personal information. Where necessary, we will notify you of these changes.  We will always display clearly when the Cookie Notice was last amended.