Visionaries-Studio ("V-STUDIO", "we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at v-studio.org (the "Website") or engage with our services.

We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.

V-STUDIO is a digital consulting and software engineering company based in Benin, Africa. We provide strategic transformation, technical leadership, and custom development services to enterprises and organizations.

- Company: Visionaries-Studio (V-STUDIO)

- Email: contact@v-studio.org

- Website: https://v-studio.org

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

- Your name

- Your email address

- Your message content

- Service interest (if selected)

- Your name

- Your email address

- Your comment content

- Business name and details

- Project requirements

- Contact information

When you visit our Website, we automatically collect certain information:

- IP address (anonymized for analytics)

- Browser type and version

- Operating system

- Referring website

- Pages visited on our Website

- Time and date of your visit

- Time spent on pages

- Essential cookies for website functionality

- Analytics cookies (with your consent)

For detailed information about cookies, please see our [Cookie Policy](/en/legal/cookie-policy).

We are committed to data minimization. We do not collect:

- Payment or financial information (we do not process payments through our website)

- Social security numbers or government IDs

- Health or medical information

- Biometric data

- Location data beyond country-level

- Data from social media profiles

- Information from third-party data brokers

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

- Respond to your inquiries and contact requests

- Communicate with you about potential projects

- Deliver the services you request

- Analyze how visitors use our Website

- Identify and fix technical issues

- Improve user experience and content

- Respond to your comments and questions

- Send service-related communications

- Provide updates you have requested

- Prevent fraud and abuse

- Ensure website security

- Comply with legal obligations

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

- Analytics cookies (you can withdraw consent at any time)

- Marketing communications (if applicable)

- Website security and fraud prevention

- Improving our services and website

- Responding to inquiries

- Processing project inquiries

- Delivering requested services

- Compliance with applicable laws

- Responding to legal requests

We value your privacy and limit data sharing. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Website and business, such as:

- Web hosting providers

- Email service providers

These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the services they provide to us.

We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or government regulation, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to:

- Comply with legal obligations

- Protect our rights or property

- Prevent fraud or illegal activity

- Protect the safety of our users or the public

In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.

We may share your information for other purposes with your explicit consent.

V-STUDIO does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing or any other purposes.

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

- Retained for up to 2 years after your last interaction

- Deleted upon request

- Aggregated and anonymized

- No personally identifiable information retained

- Retained as long as the associated content exists

- Deleted upon request

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

- Secure HTTPS encryption for all website traffic

- Regular security updates and patches

- Access controls and authentication

- Secure data storage practices

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.

You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.

You can request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.

You can request that we limit how we use your information.

You can request to receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.

You can object to the processing of your personal information for certain purposes.

Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@v-studio.org. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

V-STUDIO is based in Benin. If you access our Website from outside Benin, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in Benin or other countries where our service providers operate.

We ensure that any international transfers of personal data are protected by appropriate safeguards in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately. If we discover that we have collected personal information from a child under 16, we will promptly delete that information.

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not operated by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make changes:

- We will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy

- For significant changes, we may provide additional notice on our Website

- Your continued use of the Website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

- Email: contact@v-studio.org

- Website: https://v-studio.org

We are committed to resolving any concerns you may have about our collection or use of your personal information.

If you are located in the European Economic Area and believe we have not adequately addressed your concerns, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.