This Privacy Policy describes our practices in connection with information
that we collect from you when you use Virtru.
Transparency. We only use and share information about our users as spelled out in our Privacy Policy or other notices or in the agreements under which we provide the Services. We want you to know how we use your information, and to avoid any surprises.
Sensible Defaults. Our default user settings try to balance user experience and privacy in as sensible a fashion as we can.
Data Security. Security is our business.We use reasonable organizational, technical and administrative measures to protect personal information under our control.
Choice. We let our users know when and how we collect information and we are designing our Services to offer our customers choices about how their information is used.
Limited Collection of Data. We seek to collect and retain the least amount of user data necessary for the functioning, security, and effective operation of our business.
Working with Partners. We make privacy a key factor in selecting service providers who have access to Personal Information.
Last Updated: November 18, 2021
This Privacy Policy describes our practices in connection with information that we collect from you when you use our website at www.virtru.com (the “Site”) or our hosted encryption, access control and revocation services (the “Services”). By visiting the Site, using the Services or otherwise providing information to Virtru, you consent to our use and treatment of such information pursuant to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
“Personal Information” means:
Any information you provide to us or to our third party service providers:
Identifiers and Internet or other electronic network activity information automatically collected through our Site and Services:
From Other Sources:
The Site and Services are not directed to and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from individuals under the age of sixteen (16). We request that these individuals not provide Personal Information through the Site or Services.
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognizing you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. View our Privacy Policy for more information.
Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.
If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.
Virtru values your privacy and security. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how they may be used on our website at www.virtru.com (the “Site”). This Cookie Policy supplements the Virtru Privacy Policy. By using our Site, you are agreeing that we can use cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy.
What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a small file that can be stored on your computer or mobile device by Virtru or by third parties when you use the Site.
Types of Cookies
Cookies can be in the form of session cookies or persistent cookies. Session cookies are deleted from your computer or mobile device when you close your browser. Persistent cookies will remain stored on your computer or mobile device until deleted or until they reach their expiration date.
Browser Independent cookies, such as local and/or session storage and interaction requests store certain data on your computer or mobile device with no expiration date. Despite the fact that these requests do not set any cookies, they can still transfer information to first or third parties.
Source of Cookies
To learn more about cookies, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.
Categories of Cookies
We use the following categories of cookies on the Site for the following purposes:
How to Control Cookies
If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to decline the use of cookies. Cookies are generally easy to disable or delete, but the method varies between browsers. If you choose to decline cookies, some or all of the features, functionality and promotions available through the Site may not be available to you.
If you want to clear all cookies left behind by the websites you have visited, here are links where you can download three programs that clean out tracking cookies:
On our Site, we use cookies from Google for advertising and analytics. You can learn about Google’s practices by going to www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/, and manage your privacy preferences through Google Ads Settings and the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
If you wish to opt out of interest-based advertising from our other third-party vendors, visit the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
We may use information, including Personal Information, for the following purposes:
Where we need to collect Personal Information by law or under the terms of a contract we have with you and you fail to provide that information when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you. In this case, we may have to cancel the Services, but we will notify you before doing so.
If you wish to have more information regarding the legitimate interests we rely on, please contact us in accordance with the “Contacting Us” section below.
Virtru does not sell your Personal Information.
We may disclose Personal Information:
In the last twelve (12) months, we have disclosed:
This Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected by any third party through any website, application, or content that may link to or be accessible from the Site. The inclusion of a link on the Site does not imply endorsement of the linked site by us or by our affiliates.
Security is our business! We use reasonable organizational, technical and administrative measures to protect Personal Information under our control. We also require our third-party service providers with access to Personal Information to use reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality and security of the Personal Information they maintain for us. Unfortunately, no data transmission or data storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of any account you might have with us has been compromised), please immediately notify us of the problem by contacting us in accordance with the “Contacting Us” section below.
We retain Personal Information for as long as needed or permitted in light of the purpose(s) for which it was obtained and consistent with applicable law.
The criteria used to determine our retention periods include:
The Services are controlled and operated by us from the United States. Your Personal Information may therefore be stored and processed in any country where we have facilities or in which we engage third party service providers, and by using the Services you understand that your information will be transferred to countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, which may have data protection rules that are different from those of your country. In certain circumstances, courts, law enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies or security authorities in those other countries may be entitled to access your Personal Information.
If you live in the EEA, we may transfer Personal Information to countries for which adequacy decisions have been issued (the full list of these countries is available here), use contractual protections for the transfer of Personal Information to third parties, such as an intra-company agreement that complies with the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or their equivalent under applicable law, or rely on third parties’ certification to the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework, where applicable.
You may contact us in accordance with the “Contacting Us” section below to obtain a copy of the safeguards we use to transfer Personal Information outside of the EEA.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will become effective when we email you about the changes or post the revised Privacy Policy on the Site. Your use of the Site or Services following any such updates will constitute your acceptance of such updates. If we make a material change that will apply to information we had already collected, we will additionally seek your affirmative consent.
If you are a California resident, you have the right to:
To make a request, please call us at 1 (855) 892-7499, email us at info@virtru.com, or visit https://support.virtru.com. To verify your identity, we will generally ask you to provide certain information that we already maintain in our records. Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, may make a request related to your Personal Information. To make a request on your behalf, an authorized agent may contact us by email with proof of your written and signed permission.
Although Virtru does not sell Personal Information, if you are a Nevada resident, you have the right to opt-out of any future sale of Personal Information we have collected or will collect. To make such a request, please email us at info@virtru.com.
If you are an EEA resident, you have the right to:
To make such a request, please email us at info@virtru.com.
Virtru Email Protection for Gmail uses Google APIs according to the Google API Services User Data Policy. More information can be found here.
Virtru Corporation, located at 1130 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 210, Washington, DC 20036, D.C. County, US, is the company responsible for the collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information under this Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at info@virtru.com, or please write to the following address: 1130 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 210 Washington, DC 20036. You may also make a complaint to your local data protection authority.
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