Who we are
At Vantage Solutions Group, accessible from vantage-solutionsgroup.com, your privacy is one of our main priorities. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information we collect, how we use it, and your rights under Iowa and Federal law.
Information We Collect
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you interact with our website. This includes:
User Content: Comments, media uploads, or form submissions.
Identity Data: Name.
Contact Data: Email address and phone number.
Technical Data: IP address, browser type, and user agent string (collected automatically for security and spam detection).
How We Use Your Information
In accordance with the law, we only process your data for specific, disclosed purposes:
To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide the information.
To provide and maintain our services.
To respond to inquiries or provide customer support.
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or spam.
Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies to enhance your experience:
Embedded Content: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos). These external sites may collect data about you according to their own privacy policies.
Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name and email in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.
Login: Temporary cookies are used to determine browser compatibility. Login cookies last two days, while “Remember Me” sessions last for two weeks.
Third-Party Sharing and Data Transfers
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We only share data in the following circumstances:
Technical Security: Your IP address is included in password reset emails for security verification.
Service Providers: We may use automated spam detection services (like Akismet) and profile image services (like Gravatar).
Legal Requirements: We may disclose data if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
Data Retention
Comments: Retained indefinitely to facilitate automated approval of follow-up comments.
User Profiles: For registered users, we store personal information provided in their profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their information at any time (except usernames).
Your Rights (Consumer Data Protection Act)
As a site user, or under federal best practices, you are entitled to the following rights:
- Right to Access: You may request to confirm whether we are processing your data and access such data.
- Right to Deletion: You may request that we delete personal data provided by or obtained about you.
- Right to Data Portability: You may request a copy of your data in a portable, readily usable format.
- Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the processing of personal data for purposes of targeted advertising or the sale of personal data.
- Right to Appeal: If we decline to take action regarding a request, you have the right to appeal our decision within a reasonable period.
To exercise these rights, please contact us.
Children’s Privacy
Vantage Solutions Group does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. In compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), if you think your child provided this kind of information on our website, please contact us immediately so we can remove it.
Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your names, emails, and phone numbers. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Contact Us
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us through our website.