This Privacy Policy describes how Vast, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses and discloses personal information, including through our website at www.vastspace.com or other websites in the Vast group of companies that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Website”).

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Personal Information

In the course of operating our business, we collect information from our customers, vendors, visitors to this Website, and others, some of which constitutes personal information. Generally speaking, personal information is any information about or that is tied to a particular person. Types of personal information include names and the person’s physical and mailing addresses, social security number, email addresses, phone numbers, bank account numbers and driver’s license numbers. Under certain laws and circumstances, personal information may also include information that isn’t by itself associated with a particular person, but that can be linked to a particular person, such as internet protocol (IP) addresses, unique device identification numbers, and internet activity associated with a personal identifier. This Privacy Policy does not govern or restrict our collection, use, or disclosure of any aggregated information or information that does not identify, or cannot be reasonably linked to, any individual.

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How We Collect Personal Information

Typically, we receive personal information directly from individuals about themselves or others in their organization. For example, customers and potential customers may provide personal information of their employee representatives in the course of sales discussions or engagements for our services. In some instances, we may collect information about a person from third party sources, such as when conducting a background check. We also collect personal information through our Website, for example, when you request or subscribe to receive information about our company and services through the Website. Our web servers may also collect information from Website visitors such as your devices IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, operating system, and platform. Some web browsers allow the user to send “do-not-track” signals to websites, but our Website does not respond to those signals.

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How We Use Personal Information

We use the personal information we collect to fulfill the purpose for which it was provided. For example, you may provide us with the personal information of the individuals in your organization responsible for procurement, billing, or project engineering and we will use that information in relation to those roles. We may also use your personal information: (1) to provide you with information and services that you request from us; (2) to provide you with email alerts, event registrations and other notices concerning our services, or events or news, that may be of interest to you; (3) to carry out any contracts or other business relationships entered into between us and you or the organization you represent; (4) to improve our Website and present its contents to you; (5) to comply with laws and regulations, including inquiries and investigations by governmental authorities; (6) for testing, research, analysis, and development of our offerings; (7) to prevent, detect, or investigate data security incidents or protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, and (8) for any other purpose with your consent.

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Disclosure of Personal Information

We may disclose personal information: (1) to our subsidiaries and other affiliates; (2) to contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business; (3) to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it; (4) to a buyer or other successor in the event of a sale or transfer of some or all of our business or assets; (5) for any other purpose disclosed by us when we collect the information; (6) to comply with any court order, law, regulation, or legal process, including responding to any government or regulatory request; (7) to carry out any contracts or other business relationships entered into between us and you or the organization you represent; (8) if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property or safety of us, our customers, or others; or (9) with your consent. We do not sell your personal information for monetary value to third parties.

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Third-Party Providers

Some applications and services embedded within, or linked from, our Website, such as maps and social media platforms linked through widgets on the Website, are controlled by third-party providers. These third-parties may use cookies, alone or in conjunction with other tracking technologies, to collect information about you when you use our Website or navigate away from our Website. These third parties have privacy policies that differ from ours. We do not control these third-parties or their privacy practices, and this Privacy Policy does not apply to any third-party website or service you may access through our Website. If you have any questions about a third-party provider’s privacy policies or advertising, you should contact the responsible provider directly. 

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Cookie Policy

When you visit our website (vastspace.com), third-party technologies— including cookies, pixel tags, web beacons, and JavaScript (collectively, “Cookies”) —may be used to enhance your experience and provide specific functionalities. Cookies are small files containing pieces of information that are saved to your computer or device, collecting details about how you interact with our website, such as the pages you visit and actions you take.

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Our website, like most online services, relies on both first party and third-party cookies for different purposes. First party cookies are essential for basic functioning of our site and do not collect any personal information. Third party cookies, however, serve to analyze site performance, improve security, deliver relevant ads, and support a more customized and efficient user experience by remembering your preferences for future visits.

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This page outlines the different types of Cookies operated by us and our third-party vendors on our site. Each third party Cookie may gather some, or potentially all, of the information about the website visitor available from the website visitor’s session, including but not limited to any communications that the website visitor inputs on the website. The business responsible for these cookies may use the collected data for their own business purposes including, analytics, advertising, and improving their services.

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Types of Cookies We Use

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Cookie Management

You can control and manage cookies associated with your browser. If you are interested in controlling and managing cookies from your browser including any set by our Website, please refer to http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html for information on different ways to configure your browser’s cookie settings.

If you want to clear all cookies left behind by the websites you have visited, here are links where you can download three third party programs that clean out tracking cookies.

• http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
• http://www.spybot.info/en/download/index.html
• http://www.webroot.com/consumer/products/spysweeper/

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You may delete cookies from your web browser at any time or block cookies on your equipment, but this may affect the functioning of or even block the website. You can prevent saving of cookies (disable and delete them) by changing your browser settings accordingly at any time. It is possible that some functions will not be available on our website when use of cookies is deactivated. Check the settings of your browser. Below you can find some guidance: 

• Safari
• Opera 
• Internet Explorer
• Google Chrome
• Mozilla

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Global Privacy Control

Our Website is configured to detect Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) signals from your browser and when the signal is detected, we will treat it as a valid request to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. Upon receiving the GPC signal, we will automatically process your opt-out request without requiring any further action from you. This ensures that your privacy preferences are honored seamlessly. You can manage your privacy preferences through your browser settings. For more information on how to enable the GPC signal, please refer to your browser’s help documentation.

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DAA 

Many advertising companies that collect information for interest-based advertising are members of the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), which maintains a self-regulatory program along with a website where people can opt out of interest-based advertising from their members. To opt-out of website interest-based advertising provided by this organization’s participating companies, visit the DAA’s opt-out portal available at http://optout.aboutads.info/.

• To opt-out of data collection for interest-based advertising across mobile applications by participating companies, download the DAA’s AppChoices mobile application opt-out offering found here: https://youradchoices.com/appchoices.

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Non-Participant Opt-Out Options 

• Some of our vendors do not participate in the DAA self-regulatory program for online behavioral advertising or have developed their own processes for allowing consumers to opt-out: https://branch.app.link/optout
• Some devices and apps do not have access to web-based browser cookie opt-outs. To learn more about the advertising opt-outs provided by your mobile device's operating system (like iOS and Android) or the device manufacture, click here.

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Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We will post any changes we make to this Privacy Policy by posting an updated Privacy Policy with the changes. The date this Privacy Policy was last revised is identified above. You are responsible for periodically visiting this Privacy Policy on our Website to check for any changes.

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Contact Information

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please call your Vast contact or email us at info@vastspace.com.