Effective Date: February 24, 2025
PRIVACY POLICY
Discovering Vision (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website, discoveringvision.com (the “Site”).
1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
Personal Information
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including but not limited to:
- Full name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Billing and payment details
- Correspondence you send to us
Non-Personal Information
We automatically collect certain non-personal information when you visit our Site, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referring website
- Pages viewed and time spent
- Date and time of access
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our Site. For more information, please review our Cookies Policy below.
2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We may use your personal information for the following purposes:
- To provide, maintain, and improve our services
- To process transactions and send related information
- To respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests
- To send administrative information, such as updates to our terms
- To send promotional communications about our products and services (subject to your right to opt-out)
- To personalize your experience on our Site
- To protect against fraudulent or illegal activity
- To comply with legal obligations
3. DATA SHARING & THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
Service Providers
We may share your personal information with third-party service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as:
- Payment processing
- Data analytics
- Email delivery
- Marketing assistance
- Customer service
These service providers are contractually obligated to use your information solely to provide services to us and maintain appropriate security measures.
Legal Compliance
We may disclose your information when we believe, in good faith, that disclosure is necessary to:
- Comply with applicable laws or legal processes
- Protect our rights, property, or safety
- Protect the rights, property, or safety of others
- Investigate fraud or respond to government requests
Business Transfers
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any change in ownership or uses of your information.
Data Sales
We do not sell your personal information to third parties for monetary consideration.
4. YOUR RIGHTS
Your rights may vary depending on your location. Generally, you have the following rights:
United States
- Right to know what personal information we collect
- Right to access your personal information
- Right to request deletion of your personal information (subject to exceptions)
- Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (though we do not sell personal information)
- Right to non-discrimination for exercising these rights
United Kingdom
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), you have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Rectify inaccurate personal data
- Erase your personal data (the “right to be forgotten”)
- Restrict processing of your personal data
- Data portability
- Object to processing
- Not be subject to automated decision-making
- Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
Canada
Under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), you have the right to:
- Access your personal information
- Challenge the accuracy and completeness of your personal information
- Withdraw consent to the collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information
- File a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info.discoveringvision@gmail.com.
5. DATA RETENTION
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
6. SECURITY MEASURES
We implement reasonable technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your data.