California Privacy Notice
Additional Information for California Residents
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") requires us to provide you with the following additional information about: (1) the purpose for which we use each category of "Personal Information" (as defined in the CCPA) we collect; and (2) the categories of third parties to which we (a) disclose such personal information for a business purpose, (b) "share" personal information for "cross-context behavioral advertising," and/or (c) "sell" such personal information.
Please note, the CCPA’s scope excludes personal information covered by certain financial services-specific privacy laws, including the GLBA and California Financial Information Privacy Act (“FIPA”). Our separate Privacy Notice that is provided to users applies to this excluded data.
Information We Collect, Use, and Disclose
We collect the following categories of personal information:
Identifiers, such as your name and contact information, IP address, and mobile device identifiers; and
Internet and Electronic Network Data, such as browsing history and use and interaction with our Site.
We use these categories of personal information for the following purposes: provide the Services; communicate with you; marketing and advertising; personalize the Services; improve the Services; business operations; and/or with your consent.
We disclose these categories of personal information with the following categories of third parties: business partners and vendors; affiliated entities; service providers; online advertising and analytics partners; entities for legal purposes; and/or entities for business transactions.
For more information on our practices related to collection, use, and disclosure, please review our Privacy Police above, specifically the following sections: “Information We Obtain Directly from You,” “Information We Obtain from Third Parties,” “Collection of Information Using Cookies and Other Tools,” “How We Use Your Information,” and “How We Disclose Your Information.”
In the 12 months leading up to the date of this Privacy Policy, we may have “sold” or “shared,” or “processed” for “targeted advertising” purposes, the following categories of Personal Information: device and online identifiers, and internet or other electronic network activity information.
Your Choices Regarding “Sharing” and “Selling”
You have the right to opt out of our sale/sharing of your personal information for purposes of targeted advertising and related activities through the use of cookies and pixels by clicking the “Your Privacy Choices” link in the footer of our Site. Please note that you will need to exercise your choice on each browser and each device you use to access the Services. Also, if you have certain settings selected in your browser (including pop-up blockers) you may need to re-configure those settings to adjust your settings. If you have a legally-recognized browser-based opt out preference signal turned on via your device browser, we recognize such preference in accordance with applicable law.
To opt out of the offline disclosure of your information to third parties for these purposes, please email us at compliance@vaneck.com.
Your CCPA Rights
Please see the "Your Rights and Choices" section of our Privacy Policy above for information about the additional rights you have with respect to your personal information under California law and how to exercise them.
If we ever offer any financial incentives in exchange for your personal information, we will provide you with appropriate information about such incentives.
California’s privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), also allows residents of the state of California to limit the use or disclosure of their “sensitive personal information” (as defined in the CCPA) if your “sensitive personal information” is used for certain purposes. Please note that we do not use or disclose “sensitive personal information” other than for purposes for which California residents cannot exercise the right to limit under the CCPA.
Shine the Light Disclosure
The California “Shine the Light” law gives residents of California the right under certain circumstances to request information from us regarding the manner in which we disclose certain categories of personal information (as defined in the Shine the Light law) with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
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