OUR COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY
Thank you for visiting the VR National website.
Protecting consumer privacy is very important to us. Our Online Privacy
Statement is available to inform you about our collection and use of personal
information so that you can make informed choices about how your own information
is collected and used. This Online Privacy Statement reflects the VR National
policies covering personal information collected at this website.
We believe that information used responsibly benefits consumers and the
economy, whether it is information we house on behalf of consumers conducting
transactions or information we collect on behalf of our business clients.
For over 8 years, consumers and businesses have relied on VR National
for safe and reliable service. The relationships we have developed through
the years have been established based on mutual trust. Each day we strive
to reinforce our commitment to our clients and consumers. Central to that
commitment is ensuring that we abide by a set of privacy policies, which
are outlined below. These policies guide us in the collection and use
of information as well as employee responsibilities in protecting your
privacy. We use personal information about consumers only in a manner
consistent with these policies.
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
VR National collects personal information in order to offer or provide
goods and services to consumers and our customers. We may obtain this
information from a variety of sources:
- Directly from customer applications, questionnaires and other materials
submitted to us by customers;
- From transactions in which VR National and consumers are involved;
- From clickthru activity on our web sites; and
- From a variety of third-party sources, such as our business customers,
government repositories, consumer reporting agencies and other financial
institutions.
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
VR National does not disclose customer information to third parties without
first giving customers an opportunity to opt-out of certain kinds of disclosures.
There are some disclosures to third parties that are not subject to the
opt-out, such as disclosures necessary to effect, administer or enforce
a transaction requested by you, to companies that perform services for
us or to prevent fraud.
Finally, VR National may disclose information about former customers
to third parties and companies with which VR National is affiliated, as
well as unaffiliated third parties. Those disclosures may consist of the
following:
- Financial background information describing a customer's financial
status;
- Identification information, such as name and address data;
- Transaction information, such as account activity, debit activity
or credit activity; and
- Other information relating to financial matters.
RECIPIENTS OF INFORMATION
VR National may disclose consumer information to companies affiliated
with VR National and to companies or other parties not affiliated with
VR National
(subject to consumers' opt-out rights)
These recipients include:
- Financial institutions, such as banks, credit card companies and
brokerage houses;
- Companies that process transactions or provide other services for
us;
- Government agencies; and
- · In addition, under USA law VR National is permitted to disclose
customer information to certain recipients, like credit reporting.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONAL
CONSUMER INFORMATION.
VR National limits access to personal information to those employees of
VR National and its affiliates who need it to fulfill their business responsibilities.
Employees must adhere to VR National privacy policies. Employees violating
these policies may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including
dismissal.
Vendors and other outside contractors we engage are subject to our contractual
requirements to ensure that sensitive personal information is safeguarded.
WE USE APPROPRIATE SECURITY SAFEGUARDS.
At VR National, security is a priority. We employ appropriate measures
to protect consumer information against unauthorized access, disclosure,
alteration or destruction. These may include, among others, encryption,
physical access security and other appropriate technologies. VR National
continually reviews and enhances its security systems, as necessary.
WE MAINTAIN PROCEDURES TO ASSURE THE QUALITY OF INFORMATION WE
COLLECT AND WHERE APPLICABLE, WE WILL INFORM CONSUMERS ABOUT HOW THEY
CAN ACCESS THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND MAKE CORRECTIONS, IF NECESSARY.
VR National employs appropriate measures to assure the quality of information
we collect directly from consumers. Where VR National collects information
directly from consumers or sources other than our business customers,
we permit them, if possible, to dispute or correct any erroneous or out-of-date
personally identifiable information. Of course, this correction would
not be possible if the information is proprietary to one of our business
customers, reflects historical transaction information or if correction
would violate the privacy or legal rights of a third party. Where applicable,
we abide by laws related to such information. You can correct factual
errors in your personally identifiable information by sending us a written
request that credibly shows error. We reserve the right to independently
verify claims made. To protect your privacy and security, we also will
take reasonable steps to verify your identity before making corrections.
We reserve the right to assess a service charge for providing you any
information in connection with your request.
THE VR National WEBSITE IS NOT DIRECTED AT CHILDREN UNDER THE
AGE OF 13.
Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13 and VR National
does not collect or maintain information at our website from those we
actually know are under the age of 13.
WEBSITE MAY BE LINKED TO OTHER WEBSITES
VR National may create links to third party websites. VR National is not
responsible for the content or privacy practices employed by websites
that are linked from our website.
If you have any questions or comments about our Online Privacy Statement,or
believe we have not adhered to our statement, please email the VR National
Data Protection Officer: customerservice@VRNational.com
VR National reserves the right to amend or modify this statement from
time to time as needed for certain products and services and to abide
by local laws or regulations around the world. We urge you to review this
statement whenever you visit in order to obtain the most current statement.
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