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Privacy Policy

Welcome to sharedvisiononline.com (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy explains how the team behind sharedvisiononline.com (the “we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, stores, and shares personal information when you visit or interact with the Site. It also describes your rights under applicable data‑protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). By using the Site you agree to the practices described below.

What Personal Data We Collect

Information You Provide Directly

  • Comments: When you post a comment on a blog article we collect the content of the comment, your name or nickname, and the email address you provide.
  • Contact Emails: If you send us a message via the contact form or email, we retain the email address, name, and any other details you include in your message.

Automatically Collected Data

  • Server Logs: Our web server records your IP address, browser type, operating system, referral URL, pages visited, and timestamps.
  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use essential cookies to keep you logged in (if applicable) and analytics cookies to understand how visitors use the Site. You can manage these through your browser settings.
  • Analytics: We may use third‑party analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics) that collect information such as device type, location (derived from IP), and browsing behaviour.
  • Embedded Content: The Site may contain videos, social media posts, or other content hosted on external platforms. Those platforms may collect your IP address, browsing activity, and other data in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Why We Use Your Data

  • To Provide and Improve the Service: We use your comments and contact messages to respond to inquiries, moderate discussions, and enhance the quality of our content.
  • Security and Maintenance: Server logs help us detect technical problems, prevent fraud, and protect the Site from malicious activity.
  • Analytics and Research: Aggregated data from cookies and analytics tools helps us understand visitor demographics, popular topics, and overall performance, allowing us to make informed improvements.
  • Legal Compliance: We may retain and disclose information when required by law, a court order, or to protect our legal rights.

Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR)

When the GDPR applies, we rely on one or more of the following lawful bases:

  • Performance of a Contract: Processing your contact details to reply to your inquiry or to manage your comment is necessary for the contract of providing information services.
  • Legitimate Interests: Using server logs, cookies, and analytics to secure the Site, improve functionality, and understand audience interests is based on our legitimate business interests.
  • Consent: Where required (e.g., for optional marketing cookies), we obtain your explicit consent before placing the cookie.
  • Legal Obligation: Retaining certain logs may be required by tax, accounting, or other statutory obligations.

How Long We Keep Your Data

We retain personal data only for as long necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy:

  • Comments and Contact Emails: Stored for up to 24 months unless you request deletion earlier.
  • Server Logs: Kept for 90 days for security monitoring; anonymised aggregates may be kept longer for statistical analysis.
  • Cookies: Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser; persistent cookies remain for the period set by the cookie (typically 30 days) unless you delete them.
  • Analytics Data: Retained according to the policies of the analytics provider, usually up to 14 months in an aggregated, non‑identifiable form.

Who We Share Your Data With

  • Hosting Provider: Your data may be stored on servers operated by a third‑party hosting company that processes the information solely to provide hosting services.
  • Analytics and Advertising Partners: If we use analytics or advertising services, those partners may receive anonymised or pseudonymised data (e.g., IP address, device type) to generate reports. They are contractually obligated to use the data only for the purposes we specify.
  • Legal Authorities: We will disclose personal data if we are legally required to do so, such as in response to a subpoena, court order, or government investigation.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Correction: Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Deletion (Right to be Forgotten): Request that we erase your personal data, subject to legal exceptions.
  • Restriction: Request that we limit the processing of your data.
  • Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used format and transmit it to another controller.
  • Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
  • Complaints: Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, such as the data‑protection authority in the country where the Site is operated.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@sharedvisiononline.com. We will respond within the timeframes required by law.

Children’s Privacy

The Site is intended for a general audience and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal data without parental consent, please contact us at contact@sharedvisiononline.com and we will promptly delete the information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or technology. When we make a material change, we will post a notice on the Site and update the “Effective Date” at the bottom of this page. We encourage you to review this page regularly.

Effective Date

This Privacy Policy is effective as of 2026-10-23.