The website (denoted here as “Website”) is the product of the Northern Virginia Internet Access Collective ("NVIAC" or "nova.org"). At NVIAC, we respect your privacy and acknowledge that you have certain rights, and we have certain obligations related to the information we collect from you. NVIAC has put different procedures in place to meet the requirements of both the local and various international laws related to your privacy. This Privacy Policy (denoted here as “document” or “notice”) explains the privacy principles and practices of NVIAC (denoted here as “we”, “our”, “us”, or NVIAC) for collecting, storing, using, and sharing of information that a user, a customer, a visitor of Website or Services, or a reader of this page (all denoted here as “you”, “user”, or “your”) provide when you take our services through our online portals, visit our Website www.nova.org (denoted here as “Website”), use our managed hosting services.
This document also describes your rights related to the usage, access, deletion, and correction of your information. NVIAC Privacy Policy is applicable to our customers, the users of our customers (who take their services based on our products or services), users (who visit our Website, or use our Services or products), and anyone who reaches us or provide us with any information through our Website or services.
We recommend that you read this Privacy Policy document entirely to get complete information on how we handle your information. You can also use the navigation links given on the left side to browse through the sections. By using or otherwise accessing the Service, you agree to this policy. If you do not agree to this Policy, please do not access or use the Service. The content of this document:
Personal data means any information that helps directly or indirectly in the identification of any natural person. It may use or contain an identifier such as name, identification number, location details, online identifier (such as email address, profile URL, and others), or any factor relevant to the social, cultural, economic, mental, genetic, physiological, or physical identity.
Sensitive personal data contains the above information but includes the following information specifically:
As per Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation, the “data controller” determines the purposes and the manners to process the data.
The “data processor” is either an organization or a person who processes the personal data for the Data Controller.
It is an operation or set of operations performed upon personal data, or its sets, either manually or by automated systems. Article 4 in General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) lists the Data Processing examples that include collection, storing, recording, structuring, organizing, adapting, consulting, altering, retrieving, disclosing by transmission, using, disseminating or making available, combining or aligning, restricting, destruction, or erasure.
We collect the following information that you provide us directly when you submit any form on our Website or Services.
We use the above-mentioned personal data for that specific reason only for which you have provided it to us. If you want us to remove any personal information from our database, please contact us at privacy@nova.org.
We also store and have access to the data stored and personal information collected from you through NVIAC products and services.
We collect the following information when you create an account with us, modify the account, set preferences, or make purchases.
Some information that we collect is personal information. This information could be used to identify you as an individual.
When you visit our Website, submit a query on our Website, use our Chat, or use other services, we automatically collect information from your device (such as computer or smartphone).
NOTE: In some countries, including EEA (European Economic Area), this information is termed as personal data as per their data protection laws.
3.3.1 Usage information
We track your activities when you visit our Website or use our Services. We collect the following information during these activities and use them to make the proposed facility or service much better:
3.3.2 Cookies and other similar technologies
We may use cookies to collect the previously mentioned information. Moreover, we deploy similar technologies such as web beacons and others. Please view “NVIAC Cookies Policy” for more information about the cookies and other technologies.
We may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
The legal basis for collecting and processing the personal information of users of the European Economic Area depends upon the type of information concerned and the purpose of collecting it. NVIAC usually collects your information, including personal data, with your consent only. We may need this information to deliver you the requisite information or service as per a contract with you or where the processing of your information is in our legitimate interests and is not overridden by your freedom, fundamental rights, or data protection laws. NVIAC also has the legal obligation as per law to collect and process your personal information. We may state the purpose of collecting information at every instance whenever we ask you to provide any personal information required either to offer you your requisite service, to enter into a contract with you, or to comply with a legal requirement. We may also advise you about the essentially required components of your information, including personal data, and the consequences if you do not deliver the required information. The use of your information, including personal data, by our third-party partners or by us are already listed in the “Usage of the Information Section”. If your information is used for other purposes by our third-party partners or by us, we will first get your consent before using the information given. We will notify you about the purpose and interests at that instance. If you need more information or have any query related to our legal basis for collecting and using your information, contact us at privacy@nova.org.
NVIAC is not in the business of selling or providing access to anyone's personal information to third parties, including advertisers. Instead, we share your information with third parties only in the following situations.
We may share your personal information in the following situations:
By using our website and services, you consent to the collection, use, and sharing of your personal data as described in this privacy policy. If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us.
We have to share your information, including your personal data, with Government bodies, regulatory authorities, law enforcement agencies, Courts, or other third parties only if we have a good-faith belief that use or sharing of your information is really necessary due to any of the following reasons. We will try hard to resist and to minimize anything we share to what is strictly required. Don't have any illusions, though: we are a tiny organization and do not have many resources with which to resist.
We understand the importance of transparency and control over your personal information.
Here are your rights as outlined below:
6.1.1 Access
You have the right to request certain information about our collection and use of your Personal Data. If we have disclosed your Personal Information for a business purpose, we will identify the Personal Data categories shared with each third-party recipient category. If we have sold your Personal Information, we will identify the categories of Personal Information purchased by each category of third-party recipient.
6.1.2. Modification
You have the right to correct any incorrect data that may be recorded with us.
6.1.3 Deletion
You have the right to request that we delete the Personal Information we collected from you.
6.1.4. Right to Know
You have the right to know the categories of Personal Information, categories of sources, and/or categories of third parties related to processing your Personal Information.
6.1.5. Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing of Personal Information
You have a right to opt-out of any data sharing or sale of data related to your Personal Information.
While we do not collect any sensitive Personal Information, you have a right to limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information.
We are dedicated to fulfilling these rights in accordance with applicable data protection laws. If you have any questions or wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@nova.org. We will respond to your request in a timely manner and in accordance with legal requirements.
Residents of the European Union (“EU”) and the European Economic Area (“EEA”), including the United Kingdom (“UK”), should take note that this Privacy Policy has been crafted to align with the requirements set forth by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK GDPR, the United Kingdom Data Protection Act 2018, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, and any regulation supplanting any of the aforementioned UK Privacy Laws.
We obtain the consent of our customers in the European Economic Area (EEA) before processing their information, and we do so on their behalf only. As per any applicable EEA law, if you want to access, review, modify, or delete the information that we are processing on another customer’s behalf, you have to contact that Customer to request the same. We can only help you and that customer to fulfill your request as per your instructions. Also, as per any applicable EEA law, if you want to access, review, modify, or delete the information that we are processing on your behalf, please contact us at privacy@nova.org.
If you do not want to use our Services, you or your administrator on your behalf can contact us using the details given on the “Contact Us Page” of this Website to deactivate your account.
This Privacy Policy document does not cover, and NVIAC is also not responsible for the privacy, information, and practices of third parties, including those third parties for whom our Website or Services have links (URLs) and those third parties whose Website or Services have links to our Website or Services. A link or URL to any Website is not our endorsement of a linked service or a site with them.
It is very important for us to secure your information, including your personal data, that we collect through our Website or Services.
We have implemented appropriate security controls for data breaches due to Unauthorized hacking, virus attacks, and technical issues with secure storage of the collected data, access control, firewall, and other necessary protections.
Please note that no online service or Website is completely secure. Still, we are committed to protecting your information through the above-listed measures. However, we cannot guarantee the occurrence of a data breach, data loss, hacking, or unauthorized access.
NVIAC will retain your information, including your personal data until the purpose for its collection is fulfilled unless a longer data retention period is required or, as such, asked by the law (for regulatory, legal, tax, or different reasons) and other legitimate business requirements. Where we have no continuously going on legitimate business purpose to retain or process your information, we either anonymize or delete it.
We may transfer your Personal Information to countries outside of your country of residence for various purposes, including data processing and storage. These international data transfers may involve transferring your Personal Information to countries that may have data protection laws different from those in your jurisdiction.
When we transfer your Personal Information internationally, we take appropriate measures to ensure that your data is protected in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations.
By using our services or providing us with your Personal Information, you consent to transferring your data to countries outside your country of residence. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that any international data transfers comply with applicable data protection laws and that your data is adequately protected.
NVIAC does not create or offer products or services designed to be used by or take information from children below the age of 16 years. The Website and Service are intended for persons licensed to drive. If you are under 16 years old, do not submit information to us. Suppose we become aware that we have inadvertently collected “personal information” (as defined by the United States Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act) from children under the age of 13 without parental co. In that case, sent, we will take reasonable steps to delete it as soon as possible, as required by applicable law. If you believe that information or personal data of a child below 16 years of age has been shared or disclosed to NVIAC, please contact us at privacy@nova.org.
We may change this Policy to reflect changes in the law, our information practices, or the Service's features. At the top of our Policy, we will indicate the date of the most recent update. If we make a material change to the Policy, you will be provided with appropriate notice following legal requirements, which may be through email. By continuing to use the Service, you confirm that you have read and understood the latest version of this Policy. We encourage you also to go through this Privacy Policy document regularly to be informed about the latest changes.
If you have queries, concerns, comments, or feedback about our Privacy Policy document, please email us at privacy@nova.org.