Privacy Policy

Vanilla Technologies Ltd. (“Vanilla Vida”, “we”) is committed to maintaining the privacy of its users (“user”, “you”).  The following information describes how Vanilla Vida collects and processes information about you when you use our website (the “Website”).

Our privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) explains:

• What information we collect and why we collect it
• How we use that information
• Your rights with regard to the collection of such information

By using our Website, you agree to this Privacy Policy.

General

Vanilla Vida develops and provides affordable natural vanilla beans by using patented curing technology method (“Services”). The Website provides information about Vanilla Vida and its Services and enables its users to ask for samples, contact Vanilla Vida or receive marketing updates (“Website”).

Collecting Information

Please note that the scope of this Privacy Policy is limited only to information collected by Vanilla Vida through your use of its Website. Some information may be automatically collected, and some is collected when you interact with our Website. The type of information that may be automatically collected is non-personal information, which includes your session durations, the content you accessed on the Website, the frequency and scope of your use of the Website and information about your computer and internet connection including the operating system you use and browser type.

Information from which you can be personally identified may also be collected, including but not limited to your name, address, email address, company, job title and the location of the computer through which you used the Website (hereinafter: “Personal Information”). Personal Information shall be collected only if received voluntarily from you, including, without limitation, via the following ways:

a. Sign Up to ask for our Samples

If you wish to sign up to receive our samples via the Website, we will collect your Personal Information such as your full name, email address and phone number to be abale to contact you and find more about your sample request..

b. Contacting Us

If you wish to team up with Vanilla Vida or contact us for support regarding our Services, Website, this Privacy Policy or any other matter, we will collect your full name, email address, position, company and the content you submitted to facilitate your inquiry.

c. Downloading Materials

If you wish to download certain professional and promotional / technical materials provided over our Website (“Materials”), we might monitor and collect data concerning your usage of the Materials, such as the number of pages you have read and how long you spend reading the Materials.

d. Subscribing to our Newsletter

If you wish to register to our newsletter and be provided with information on the Services and special promotions, we will collect your email address if you choose to provide it and will send you the required materials.

Use of Information

We use Personal Information we collect from you for a range of different business purposes according to different legal bases of processing. We may use or process your Personal Information for the following purposes. One or more purposes may apply simultaneously.

1. Providing the Requested Services

• We collect Personal Information listed in Sections 2 (a-c) above, to provide you with the Website you contracted to utilize.
• Such collection of information will enable us to provide you with technical and professional assistance, with regard our Website.

We process the Personal Information where it is necessary for the adequate performance of the contract regarding the provision of the Website to you.

2. Improvement and Development of the Services

• We collect Personal Information to improve and develop our Website and understand feedback on Vanilla Vida’s Services and Website and to help provide more information on the use of the Website quickly and easily.
• We collect Personal Information for ongoing review and improvement of the information provided on our Website to ensure it is user friendly.
• We collect Personal Information to improve the management and administration of our business and maintain compliancy with our internal policies and procedures.
• We conduct surveys and research, test features in development, and analyze the information we have to evaluate and improve our Services, develop new features, and conduct audits and troubleshooting activities.

We process this information in light of our legitimate interest in improving the Website and Services, to allow our users to have the best experience.

3. Maintain a Safe and Secure Environment

We may use your information to detect and prevent fraud, abuse and security incidents in the following ways:

• Verify and authenticate your identity and prevent unauthorized or illegal activity;
• Enhance the safety and security of our Website;
• Conduct security investigations and risk assessments;
• Prevent or take action against activities that are, or may be, in breach of our terms of service or applicable law.

We process this information in light of our legitimate interest in improving our Website and enabling our users to browse in a secure environment.

4. Personalize Content, Advertising and Marketing

• We collect the details mentioned under Section 2(d) above to provide you with marketing materials you consented to receive.
• Please note, that if you have used Vanilla Vida’s Website in the past, we have a legitimate business interest for matching the data we collect with other data we had already collected. This enables us to understand your needs and interests, optimize the content we send you and make it more suitable and relevant to your needs. This also enables us to improve your experience on the Website by providing you with personalized content, recommendations, and features.

Disclosure of Information and Transfer of Data

We reasonably attempt to ensure that we never intentionally disclose any of your Personal Information, to any third party without having received your permission, except as provided for herein and in this Privacy Policy or otherwise as permitted or required under law.

In order to perform our contractual and other legal responsibilities or purposes, we may, from time to time, need to share your Personal Information with third parties. We may as well share your Personal Information with our affiliates, subsidiaries or any third party service providers and individuals to facilitate our Website or any portion thereof, such as marketing, data management or maintenance services. We share your Personal Information with third party payment processors who assure that your payment information is processed in accordance with the highest data security standard. We may also share your information with analytics service providers for analytics services. Such analytics service providers set their own cookies or other identifiers on your computer, through which they can collect information about your usage of our Website. This helps us compile aggregated statistics about the effectiveness of our Website.

The above mentioned third parties may be located in countries other than your own, and we may send them information we receive. When such third party service providers process your Personal Information on our behalf, we will assure that they comply with obligations similar to those which are set forth in this Privacy Policy. We will also assure that they will abide by our data privacy and security requirements, and will be allowed to use the Personal Information solely for the purposes we set. We will transfer your Personal Information while using appropriate and suitable safeguards, while using a variety of legal mechanisms, including contracts, to ensure your rights and protections travel with your data.

We may also transfer your information, including Personal Information, in connection with a corporate merger, consolidation, the sale of related assets or corporate division or other fundamental corporate changes. Furthermore, information about you may also be released in order to comply with any valid legal obligation or inquiry or process such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute or court order. We will also release specific information in special cases, such as if you use the Website to perform an unlawful act or omission or take any act or omission that may damage Vanilla Vida, its property and goodwill, or if there is an attempted breach of the security of the Website or a physical or property threat to you or others. The authority supervising such activities is the Israeli Privacy Protection Authority, and you have the right to file a complaint to it or any other relevant supervisory authority.

Your Rights

You have the right at any time to request to access or modify your information. To exercise these options, please contact us at info@vanillavida.com

In some jurisdictions, in particular those located within the European Union (the “EU”) or within the European Economic Area (the “EEA”), you may be afforded specific rights regarding your Personal Information. Subject to such eligibility, you may have the following rights to:

1. Request a rectification of your Personal Information where the information we hold about you is incorrect or incomplete.
2. Object to the processing of your Personal Information for direct marketing purposes.
3. Object to the processing of your Personal Information where our legal basis for that processing is that such processing is necessary for our legitimate interests.
4. Object to an automated decision-making (including profiling) in certain circumstances.
5. Request the erasure of your Personal Information in certain circumstances, such as where processing is no longer necessary for the purpose it was originally collected for, and there is no compelling reason for us to continue to process or store it;
6. Receive your Personal Information, or ask us to transfer it to another organization that you have provided to us, which we process by automated means, where our processing is either based on your consent or is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.

If you wish to file a request regarding any of the above, you may contact us at: info@vanillavida.com

Cookies

We may use “cookies” and/or other technologies or files (collectively, “cookies”) to identify how visitors make use of this Website. This aggregated tracking information may be used to help us improve and enhance the Website experience for all of our visitors. In addition, cookies are used for adjusting the Website to your personal preferences. Cookies contain information such as the pages you visited, the length of time you stayed on the Website, the location from which you accessed the Website and more. If you would prefer not to have cookies stored on your computer, you may modify your browser settings to reject most cookies, or manually remove cookies that have been placed on your computer. However, by rejecting the cookies, you may be unable to fully access the offerings on this Website. To find out more about cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org

Opt In or Opt Out

You are always in control of your data, and if you choose to receive information from us, or others, you can change your mind later. If, at any time, you would like to stop receiving such information or opt out of a feature, you may notify us by writing to info@vanillavida.com. You should be aware, however, that it is not always possible to completely remove or modify information in our databases and servers, although we will always make reasonable efforts to do so upon your request.

Links to Other Websites

This Website may provide links to other websites. Please be aware that these other websites are not covered by our Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices exercised by other providers of products or services, advertisers or other websites, companies or individuals, which are not owned or controlled by Vanilla Vida. We suggest that when linking to another website, you always read that website’s privacy policy before volunteering any personally identifiable information.

Data Security

We deploy industry standard measures to ensure the security, confidentiality, integrity and availability of the Personal Information we process. We maintain physical, technical and administrative safeguards, and test and update these periodically. We endeavor to restrict access to Personal Information on a ’need to know’ basis for the provision of Website to you. No such measures are perfect or impenetrable. In the event of a security breach, we will take all reasonable action to minimize any harm. Although we will do our best to protect Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to us and transmission is at the user’s own risk.

Data Retention

Generally, Vanilla Vida does not retain information longer than necessary to provide its Website and for its reasonable business and lawful needs. If you withdraw your consent to us processing your Personal Information, we will erase your Personal Information from our systems, unless the Personal Information is required for Vanilla Vida to establish, exercise or defend against legal claims or it is necessary for the provision of the Website.

Children’s Privacy

The Website is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not, knowingly or intentionally, collect information about children who are under 16 years of age.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 16 YOU MAY NOT USE THE WEBSITE, UNLESS PARENTAL CONSENT IS PROVIDED ACCORDINGLY.

Questions Regarding Our Privacy Policy

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices described above, you are always welcome to contact us at info@vanillvida.com.

Revisions and Modifications to our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to revise, amend, or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. When changing the policy, we will update this posting accordingly. Please review this Privacy Policy often so that you will remain updated regarding our current policies.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Privacy Policy will be governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of Israel without giving effect to its choice of law rules. You expressly agree that the exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or action arising out of or relating to this Privacy Policy shall be submitted to the competent courts in Tel Aviv, Israel, to the exclusion of any other jurisdiction.

This page was updated on April 11^th, 2023.