Quick summary: We collect your name, email, and company name when you contact us. We use this information only to respond to your inquiry. We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes. Questions? Email us at info@veselyinternational.com.
1. Who We Are
Vesely International & Associates ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website veselyinternational.com (the "Site"). We provide business consulting, sales training, and wrap-around business services. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site or interact with us.
If you have questions or concerns about this policy, please contact us at info@veselyinternational.com.
2. Information We Collect
Information You Provide to Us
We collect information you voluntarily provide when you:
- Contact Form: First name, last name, email address, company name, service interest, and any message you submit.
- Email Correspondence: Any information you include in emails sent to us.
- Scheduling a Call: Information you provide when scheduling a strategy call (e.g., name, email, preferred time).
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our Site, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical information, including:
- IP address and general geographic location (country/region)
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Pages visited and time spent on those pages
- Referring URL (the page you came from)
- Date and time of your visit
This information is collected via cookies and similar technologies as described in Section 5.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your inquiry or contact form submission
- Schedule and conduct strategy calls or consultations
- Send you information you have specifically requested
- Improve and optimize our website and user experience
- Understand how visitors use our Site (via analytics)
- Comply with applicable laws and regulations
- Protect the security and integrity of our Site
We will not use your contact information to send unsolicited marketing emails without your explicit consent. If you become a client, we may send you relevant updates and resources related to your engagement.
4. Information Sharing & Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share information with trusted third-party vendors who assist us in operating our website or conducting our business (e.g., web hosting, form processing, email delivery, scheduling tools). These providers are contractually obligated to use your information only to provide services to us and are prohibited from using it for their own purposes.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or government regulation, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights or the safety of others.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or part of our business, personal information may be transferred. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Site before your data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
- With Your Consent: We may share your information with your explicit permission for purposes not listed here.
5. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences and understand how visitors use the site.
How We Use Cookies
Our Site may use the following types of cookies:
- Strictly Necessary: Required for the Site to function. These cannot be disabled without affecting site functionality (e.g., remembering your cookie consent choice).
- Analytics: Help us understand how visitors interact with our Site (e.g., which pages are most visited, how long visitors stay). This data is aggregated and does not identify individual users. We may use a service such as Google Analytics for this purpose.
Managing Cookies
You can control cookies through our consent banner when you first visit the Site. You may also manage cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect Site functionality. For more information about Google Analytics and how to opt out, visit tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal information collected through our contact form for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to your inquiry and maintain business records — generally no longer than 3 years from the date of last contact, unless a longer period is required by law or you become an ongoing client.
Analytics data is typically retained in accordance with the third-party service's own retention policy (e.g., Google Analytics retains data for up to 14 months by default).
7. Data Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Our Site uses HTTPS encryption to protect data in transit.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security and encourage you to use caution when sharing sensitive information online.
8. Your Rights & Choices
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Deletion: Request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
- Objection: Object to our processing of your personal information.
- Portability: Request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Opt-Out of Communications: Unsubscribe from any email communications at any time using the unsubscribe link provided.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@veselyinternational.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
9. California Residents (CCPA / CPRA)
If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):
- Right to Know: You may request that we disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which it was collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
- Right to Delete: You may request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to Correct: You may request that we correct inaccurate personal information about you.
- Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
Categories of Personal Information Collected
In the past 12 months, we have collected:
- Identifiers: Name, email address
- Commercial information: Company name, service interests
- Internet activity: Browsing history on our Site (via analytics)
- Geolocation data: General location (country/region) inferred from IP address
To submit a CCPA request, contact us at info@veselyinternational.com with the subject line "California Privacy Request."
10. Children's Privacy
Our Site is intended for adults and business professionals. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 where applicable by law). If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a minor, please contact us immediately at info@veselyinternational.com and we will promptly delete it.
11. Third-Party Links
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites, resources, or services (such as scheduling tools or social media). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties and encourage you to review their privacy policies before submitting any information.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Vesely International & Associates
Battle Ground, WA
Phone: (360) 559-2388
Email: info@veselyinternational.com
Website: veselyinternational.com