Privacy Policy

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VILLA ALBERTINE’S PRIVACY STATEMENT

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit villa-albertine.org (the “Site”). We encourage you to read the complete privacy policy; use of Villa Albertine’s Website constitutes your acceptance of this policy. 

COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

1) Information you give us

Villa Albertine may request information that personally identifies you (personal information) or allows us to contact you. Generally, this information is requested when you register for email newsletters or alerts, contact us with a question or suggestion, or apply for employment. Personal information collected by Villa Albertine generally includes a home address, email address, and phone number; it may include other information as needed to provide a specific service you requested. We collect this information when you enter it on Villa Albertine’s website or provide it voluntarily.

2) Information we automatically collect

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

• “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
• “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
• “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site

USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may use your personal information for the following purposes: 

• To improve site functionality, relevance, and security ; 
• To deliver personalized services such as e-newsletters and postal mailings ; 
• To help us create and publish content most relevant to you ;
• To support strategic development.

Villa Albertine will only collect personal information which you knowingly and voluntarily provide. If you provide us with personal information, we will respond to your inquiry, request or order. We may also contact you to provide information about Villa Albertine activities, programs, development opportunities, and special events that may interest you. Except as described below, we will not share your name or information outside Villa Albertine unless you affirmatively authorize us to do so by opting-in.

When we send you such information by email, you will always have an immediate opportunity to decline further communication. Please use the contact specified in the email so that we can remove you from the list that contains your name.

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RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We will retain your information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Statement unless a longer retention period is required or allowed by law.

Remember that even after you cancel your account, or if you ask us to delete your personal information, copies of some information from your account may remain viewable in some circumstances where, for example, you have shared information with social media or other services. Because of the nature of caching technology, your account may not be instantly inaccessible to others. We may also retain backup information related to your account on our servers for some time after cancellation or your request for deletion, for fraud detection or to comply with applicable law or our internal security or recordkeeping policies. It may not always be possible to completely remove or delete all of your information due to technical constraints or contractual, financial or legal requirements