Privacy Policy

Val-U-Chem Inc. takes privacy seriously.

Val-U-Chem Inc. Privacy Policy Notice for Web-based Services

When you visit the website and social media pages of The Val-U-Chem Inc., we collect no information about you, other than information automatically collected and stored, unless you choose to provide that information to us.

Information Automatically Collected and Stored from Val-U-Chem Inc. Website

When you browse through any website, certain personal information about you may be collected. We automatically collect and temporarily store the following information about your visit:

• Domain name used to access the Internet (e.g., gmail.com if you are using a Google account, or stanford.edu if you are connecting from Stanford University’s domain)
• Date and time of the visit
• Pages visited
• Type of browser used (e.g., Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
• The website address from whence you came

We use this information for statistical purposes and to help us make our site more useful to visitors. Unless it is specifically stated otherwise, no additional information will be collected about you. Val-U-Chem Inc. will record your email address in the event that you fill out one of our website forms. Your email address will be temporarily stored and will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it. Your email address will not be added to any mailing lists.

Personally Provided Information

You do not have to give us personal information to visit our website. If you choose to provide us with additional information about yourself through an email message, form, etc., we will only maintain the information as long as needed to respond to your question or to fulfill the stated purpose of the communication. Communications, which are considered official correspondence, are maintained for historical purposes, as required by law. These communications are archived on a monthly basis, but are also protected by the Privacy Act, which restricts our use of them yet permits certain disclosures.

Persistent Cookies

Consistent with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ policy on the usage of persistent cookies, they are not used on this site. “Persistent Web cookies” are defined as Web cookies that can track the activities of users over time and across different websites.

Disclosure

Val-U-Chem Inc. does not disclose, give, sell, or transfer any personal information about our visitors, unless required for law enforcement by statute.

Systems of Records

Information originally collected in traditional paper systems can be submitted electronically (e.g., electronic commerce transactions and information updates about eligibility benefits). Electronically submitted information is maintained and destroyed pursuant to the Federal Records Act, and in some cases may be subject to the Privacy Act. If information that you submit is to be used in a Privacy Act system of records, there will be a Privacy Act Notice provided.

Official “The Val-U-Chem Inc. ” Social Media Pages and Third-Party Websites

We maintain accounts on third-party websites as tools to better interact with the public. These include social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The security and privacy policies of third-party websites apply to your activity on those sites. Users of third-party websites often share information with the general public, user community, and/or the third party operating the website.

You should review the privacy policies of all websites before using them and ensure that you understand how your information may be used. You should also adjust the privacy settings on your account on any third-party website to match your preferences.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.