Velaras Privacy Policy
Effective Date: August 8, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to Velaras ("we," "us," "our"). We are committed to keeping your personal information safe. This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) explains how we collect, use, disclose, share and safeguard personal information about visitors to our website www.velaras.com (the “Site”). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you’re not comfortable with our practices, we kindly ask that you refrain from interacting with us on the Site. By using our website, you agree to the terms outlined in this policy.
2. Information We Collect and How We Collect It
Depending on how you interact with us and the Site, we may collect a variety of information, including:
Contact Information, including your name, mailing/shipping address, telephone number(s), and email address.
Profile Information, including preferences, interests, and other personal details you choose to share.
Device and Browser Information, including your device type, browser type, operating system name and version, device identifier(s), and IP address.
Location Information, including your approximate location derived from your device’s IP address.
Log and Usage Information, including access times, referring/exit pages, frequency of visits, pages viewed, links clicked, and other interaction data.
We collect your personal information in the following ways:
Directly from you. When you visit and use the Site or otherwise interact with us, we collect the personal information that you share with us. In particular, we collect personal information directly from you when you:
· Purchase products or services from us.
· Use any of the services and features available on the Site.
· Provide us with feedback or submit a request to our team.
Through Automated Means. When you access and engage with the Site, we automatically collect information about your browser, device, and activity, including when you:
Visit and navigate the Site on any device.
3. How We Use the Information
The information we collect is used solely for the following purposes:
· Site Functionality & Security
To operate, maintain, and secure the Site.
To analyze performance and improve user experience.
· Service Delivery
To process transactions, deliver artwork, and manage your account.
To respond to inquiries and provide requested services.
To invoice and communicate with you about purchases.
· Marketing & Communication
To send newsletters and promotional materials (if you opt in).
To understand how you interact with our Site and emails.
· Legal & Compliance
To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights.
To maintain the integrity and security of our business.
· With Your Consent
For any other purpose you authorize.
We do not use the information to identify you personally unless required by law or for security reasons.
4. Sharing of Information
We do not sell, rent, or share your information with third parties, except:
· Legal & Compliance
To comply with laws, court orders, or legal processes.
To protect our legal rights or defend against claims.
· Security & Risk Prevention
To detect, investigate, or prevent fraud, illegal activity, or threats to safety.
· Service Providers
With trusted vendors who help us operate our business (e.g., payment processors, shipping, marketing).
· Business Transfers
In connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, or in the event of bankruptcy.
5. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
We may automatically collect certain types of usage and device information when you visit and interact with the Site, read emails sent by us or on our behalf, or otherwise engage with our content.
We typically use cookies (i.e., small text files sent from a website and stored on your device), pixel tags (or web beacons), and other similar tracking technologies to collect this information. These tracking technologies may collect information about your log data, unique IDs assigned to your device, the date and time of your visit to the Site, the site from which you came and the site that you visit after leaving the Site, and information about the way you engage with the Site and our content (e.g., the pages on the Site that you visit, how frequently you access the Site, whether you open emails or click the links contained in emails sent by us or on our behalf, whether you access the Site from multiple devices, the products you view and click on, and similar actions you take on the Site).
We may use information collected through cookies and other similar tracking technologies for various purposes, including to:
remember that you are logged into the Site and enable certain functionality;
provide you with personalized content and information, including targeted content and advertising;
recognize you across multiple devices;
monitor aggregate usage metrics relating to the Site, such as total number of visitors, the dates/times visitors accessed the Site, the pages visitors viewed, and demographic patterns of our visitors); and
otherwise enhance the Site and your user experience.
Your browser may give you the ability to control cookies or other tracking technologies or to reject cookies.
Because the options you select relating to cookies and other tracking technologies are browser and device specific, you must exercise your choices on each browser and device you use.
For more information about cookies, including how they work and how to manage them, please visit allaboutcookies.org. To control flash cookies, which we may use on certain websites from time to time, you can go here.
Google Analytics.
We use Google Analytics to better understand how users interact with the Services. For information on Google Analytics’ information handling practices and how you can control the use of information sent to Google, please visit: www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. To disable Google Analytics, please download and install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-On, which is available here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/
For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy
6. Data Retention
We retain automatically collected data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or comply with legal requirements.
7. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your data, including:
Access: Request details about the personal information we collect, its sources, how it’s used, and with whom it’s shared.
Correction: Request correction of inaccurate personal information, subject to legal exceptions.
Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information, with certain legal exceptions.
Non-Discrimination: You will not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.
Opt-Out: You may opt out of:
Sale or sharing of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising
Automated decision-making or profiling with legal or significant effects
Processing of sensitive personal information
Promotional emails (via the “unsubscribe” link)
We may need to verify your identity before processing requests. Some requests may be denied or partially fulfilled based on legal obligations.
How to Exercise Your Privacy Rights
To exercise your rights, please contact us at info@velaras.com.
8. Non-U.S. Residents
Our services and this Privacy Policy are intended for U.S. consumers. If you access the Site from outside the U.S., you acknowledge that your information may be transferred to and processed in the U.S., where privacy laws may differ from those in your country.
9. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect your information. However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection.
10. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that we have, we will delete it. Please contact us if you believe a child has provided us with personal information.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes take effect on the date noted at the top of the policy. Continued use of the Site after changes means you accept the updated terms. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Velaras
2755 Northup Way, Bellevue, WA, 98004
info@velaras.com.
Thank you for choosing Velaras. We appreciate your trust and are committed to protecting your privacy.