Privacy Policy
Last Updated: August 1, 2022
This privacy policy applies to personal information that Vaporesso (“Vaporesso”, “us”, “we) collects from Users (defined below) who access or use our website located at www.Vaporesso.com (the “website”) and in other situations set forth herein. We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected, and please read this privacy policy so that you can understand our data processing activities and your privacy rights. .
For purposes of this privacy policy, the terms “personal information” and “personal data” mean any information that, alone or in conjunction with other information or data, identifies or is linked to a particular individual, household, or device and that is subject to, or otherwise afforded protection under, a data protection law, statute, or regulation. The term “personal information” and “personal data” do not include anonymized or de-identified data that is not attributable to a particular individual, household, or device and is not otherwise subject to a data protection law, statute, or regulation. Vaporesso may anonymize or de-identify personal information and personal data, and such data is not subject to this privacy policy, and Vaporesso may use such data for any purpose.
1. Data controller and representative
Vaporesso implements the processing of personal data listed below through its website. Eve（info@vaporesso.com）is the designated representative of Vaporesso in EU in accordance with the Regulation No. 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data (the “GDPR”).
Please read carefully the following privacy policy which provides you, as the user of the Website (the “User” or “You”), with the relevant information regarding the various processing of personal data implemented by Vaporesso, in accordance with GDPR and relevant data protection laws.
2. Data processing implemented by Vaporesso
2.1 Processing of personal data related to your visit to our website
When the User visits to our Website, Vaporesso implements a processing of personal data as follows:
2.1.1 Personal data collected
Regarding this processing, Vaporesso collects the following personal data through the collection forms in the ordering process or other processes.
- Name;
- Gender;
- Age;
- Email address;
- Address;
- Country;
- Postal code;
- Phone number;
- Company name and industry you work for;
- Information we get from your visit to our websites. We collect information about how you visit our websites (including the webpage that led you to a Vaporesso website, the search terms entered into a search engine which led you to a Vaporesso website);
- Information we get from your use of our products. We collect information about the products that you use and how you use them, including but not limited to battery device model, firmware version, upgrade ROM firmware program info, upgrade operation logs;
- your product serial number;
- Content of customer support communications.
2.1.2 Purpose and legal basis of the processing
Vaporesso uses the information we collect about you for the following purposes:
For Verifying your identity and Providing customer service or support;
Processing and delivering contest or sweepstakes entries and rewards;
Analyze your use of our websites and products to better understand how they are being used so we can improve our services and the user experience and engage and retain users.
2.1.3 Recipients of the personal data
We may also transmit your personal information with companies that help us to run our business by processing personal information on behalf of us for the purposes identified above. Such companies include server services providers, data analysis services providers, fraud monitoring and prevention providers, email delivery service providers, social media, and other marketing platforms and service providers.
In addition, Vaporesso may disclose the User’s personal data:
- if Vaporesso is under a duty to disclose or share such personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to protect the rights, property or safety of its business, its customers or others;
2.1.4 Transfer of personal data
The collected personal data may be transferred by Vaporesso to recipients which are located outside the European Union and such destinations may not have laws which protect the User’s personal data to the same extent as in the European Union.
Vaporesso ensures that the User’s personal data processed by Vaporesso or by its suppliers and partners operating outside the European Union are treated securely and are protected against unauthorized access, loss or destruction, unlawful processing and any processing which is inconsistent with the purposes set out in this privacy policy.
Please find below the relevant information on transfer:
- Vaporesso may transfer the collected information to providers of third party email delivery service to send promotion emails, or to other marketing platforms and service providers to complete relevant service;
- Vaporesso may use third party track tools (such as Adwords, Bing, bugsplat, Criteo, disqus, fabric, Facebook, FireBase, Flurry, Google Analytics, Hotjar, LinkedIn, Pardot, Quora, JPUSH) to track the information on how users use the products and websites, such information will be stored in third party servers. Such third party track tools may send the data analysis report to Vaporesso for Vaporesso’s above mentioned purpose;
We also share such information with our parent company, [Shenzhen Smoore Technology Co., Ltd.] which is located in China;
- Vaporesso may store the collected information on the servers leased from providers of third party server service.
2.1.5 Duration of the storage
Vaporesso will store the collected personal data for the duration of the contract and 60 days after the termination of the contract. Beyond this duration, in order for Vaporesso to be able to demonstrate the existence of a right or a contract or a legal obligation, the relevant personal data will be stored through intermediary archives for a duration that will not exceed what is strictly necessary regarding the purpose of the storage and in accordance with the applicable legislation.
2.2 Processing of personal data related to comments areas
When the User decides to comment a Vaporesso product through the Website, Vaporesso implements a processing of personal data as follows:
2.2.1 Personal data collected
Regarding this processing, Vaporesso collects the following personal data:
- Email address;
- Name or nickname;
- profile photo;
- Other potential personal information provided by the User through its comment (age, location, etc.);
- The content of your comment.
2.2.2 Purpose and legal basis of the processing
This processing is implemented by Vaporesso in order to improve its products and provide the consumers and potential consumers with a better and transparent information about the Vaporesso products. Said comments and the related personal data are provided by the User on a voluntary basis so that the processing of the collected personal data relies on the User’s consent.
Vaporesso may use the comments (with your relevant information) you post for marketing purpose in order for others to better understand and use our products.
2.2.3 Recipients of the personal data
Vaporesso may transmit the collected personal data to third party email delivery service providers, social medias, other marketing platforms and service providers .
2.2.4 Transfer of personal data
The collected personal data are transferred by Vaporesso to recipients which are located outside the European Union and such destinations may not have laws which protect the User’s personal data to the same extent as in the European Union.
Vaporesso ensures that the User’s personal data processed by Vaporesso or by its suppliers and partners operating outside the European Union are treated securely and are protected against unauthorized access, loss or destruction, unlawful processing and any processing which is inconsistent with the purposes set out in this privacy policy.
We also share such information with our parent company, [Shenzhen Smoore Technology Co., Ltd.] which is located in China
Please find below the relevant information on transfer:
- Vaporesso may transfer the collected information to providers of third party email delivery service to send promotion emails, to other marketing platforms and service providers to complete relevant service.
- Vaporesso may store the collected information on the servers leased from providers of third party server service.
2.2.5 Duration of the storage
Vaporesso will store the collected personal data for not more than 5 years after the collection.
2.3 Processing of personal data related to newsletters and advertising emails
The User may want to subscribe to Vaporesso’s newsletter in order to be provided with information and news regarding Vaporesso products. In this case, Vaporesso implements a processing of personal data as follows:
2.3.1 Personal data collected
Regarding this processing, Vaporesso only collects your provided information such as the User’s email address, name or nickname, country, preferred product, and your operation to the promotion emails.
2.3.2 Purpose and legal basis of the processing
Vaporesso implements the processing of personal data in order to provide consumers and potential consumers with information and news regarding Vaporesso products.
The subscription to Vaporesso’s newsletter and the related provision of personal data is made on a voluntary basis so that the processing of the collected personal data relies on the User’s consent.
2.3.3 Recipients of the personal data
Vaporesso may transmit the collected personal data to providers of email delivery service and other service providers such as data analysis providers and server providers.
2.3.4 Transfer of personal data
The collected personal data are transferred by Vaporesso to recipients which are located outside the European Union and such destinations may not have laws which protect the User’s personal data to the same extent as in the European Union.
Vaporesso ensures that the User’s personal data processed by Vaporesso or by its suppliers and partners operating outside the European Union are treated securely and are protected against unauthorized access, loss or destruction, unlawful processing and any processing which is inconsistent with the purposes set out in this privacy policy.
Please find below the relevant information on transfer:
- Vaporesso may transfer the collected information to providers of email delivery service providers to send newsletters or promotion emails.
- Vaporesso may store the collected information on the servers leased from providers of server service.
- Vaporesso may use third party track tools (such as Google Analytics) to track the information on the user’s operation to the advertising emails, such information will be stored in third party servers. Such third party track tools may send the data analysis report to Vaporesso for Vaporesso’s above mentioned purpose.
We also share such information with our parent company, [Shenzhen Smoore Technology Co., Ltd. ] which is located in China
2.3.5 Duration of the storage
Vaporesso will store the collected personal data for 3 years from their collection or from the last contact from the User (whichever is later).
At the end of this 3 years time period, Vaporesso may contact the User in order to know if the User wishes to keep receiving commercial information from Vaporesso. In case Vaporesso would not receive any positive and explicit answer from the User, the personal data would be deleted or archived in accordance with the applicable legislation.
2.4 Processing of personal data related to sweepstakes and contests
When the User registers or otherwise participates in a Vaporesso sweepstake or content, we collect and process personal data as follows:
2.4.1 Personal data collected
Regarding this processing, Vaporesso may collect the following personal data:
- Email address;
- Name or nickname;
- Telephone Number;
- Mailing Address;
- images and photos (depending on the sweepstakes or contest)
- Date of Birth.
2.4.2 Purpose and legal basis of the processing
We will use the personal data you provide us for purposes related to sweepstakes or contest, including administering the sweepstakes, providing notifications to winners and others, communicating with participants, and similar purposes. You should carefully review the “Official Rules” of any sweepstakes or contest in which you participate. This privacy policy applies to sweepstakes and contests we may administer online including through Facebook, Twitter, or other social media or digital platforms. You should also review the policies of these social media platforms on which any of our sweepstakes or contests may run as they may contain additional important and applicable information. We are not responsible for how third-parties, including social media platforms, process personal data. Your participation in a sweepstakes and contests is purely voluntarily, and rely on your consent as a legal basis to process personal information related thereto
2.4.3 Recipients of the personal data
Vaporesso may transmit the collected personal data to third party email delivery service providers, marketing platforms and service providers who assist us administer our sweepstakes and contests.
Vaporesso may post personal information (including images and photos) relating to participants engaged in our sweepstakes and contests on our website, and such personal information will be available to the general public.
2.4.4 Transfer of personal data
The collected personal data are transferred by Vaporesso to recipients which are located outside the European Union and such destinations may not have laws which protect the User’s personal data to the same extent as in the European Union.
Vaporesso ensures that the User’s personal data processed by Vaporesso or by its suppliers and partners operating outside the European Union are treated securely and are protected against unauthorized access, loss or destruction, unlawful processing and any processing which is inconsistent with the purposes set out in this privacy policy.
Please find below the relevant information on transfer:
- Vaporesso may transfer the collected information to providers of third party email delivery service to send promotion emails, to other marketing platforms and service providers to complete relevant service.
- Vaporesso may store the collected information on the servers leased from providers of third party server service.
We also share such information with our parent company, [Shenzhen Smoore Technology Co., Ltd.] which is located in China
2.4.5 Duration of the storage
Vaporesso will store the collected personal data for not more than 3 years after the collection.
2.5 Cookies and trackers
When the User consults the Website, Vaporesso implements cookies and other trackers on the User’s device.
Cookies are small pieces of data that are downloaded to the User’s computer or mobile device when the User visits Vaporesso’s Website.
When the User consults the Website, Vaporesso implements cookies in order to better understand what services are valuable to our customers and to improve the Website. Cookies let the web page server know that User has returned to this site. Cookies also can determine other information, such as the daily visitors to our website and the pages of the site most frequently visited. Cookies are unique and can only be read by the server that assigns them. They cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses.
User have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the HubSpot Subscription Service or Websites you visit. HubSpot keeps track of the Websites and pages you visit within HubSpot, in order to determine what portion of the HubSpot Website or Subscription Service is the most popular or most used. This data is used to deliver customized content and promotions within the HubSpot Website and Subscription Service to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
List of cookies we collect
The table below lists the cookies we collect and what information they store.
Cookie Name Domain Vendor Purpose Category
AWSELB app.hubspot.com Amazon AWS Elastic Load Balancer Performance
__utma hubspot.com Google Google Analytics Targeting
__utmb hubspot.com Google Google Analytics Targeting
__utmc hubspot.com Google Google Analytics Targeting
__utmz hubspot.com Google Google Analytics Targeting
_gauges_unique_hour hubspot.com Gauges Gauges Analytics Performance
_gauges_unique_day hubspot.com Gauges Gauges Analytics Performance
_gauges_unique_month hubspot.com Gauges Gauges Analytics Performance
_gauges_unique_year hubspot.com Gauges Gauges Analytics Performance
_gauges_unique hubspot.com Gauges Gauges Analytics Performance
apex__product hubspot.com SalesForce SalesForce Analytics Strictly Necessary
__hstc hubspot.com HubSpot HubSpot Analytics Targeting
__hssrc hubspot.com HubSpot HubSpot Analytics Targeting
__hssc hubspot.com HubSpot HubSpot Analytics Targeting
hsfirstvisit hubspot.com HubSpot HubSpot Analytics Targeting
hsPagesViewedThisSession hubspot.com HubSpot HubSpot Analytics Strictly Necessary
hubspotutk hubspot.com HubSpot HubSpot Analytics Strictly Necessary
hubspot.hub.id hubspot.com HubSpot HubSpot Authentication Strictly Necessary
hubspotauth hubspot.com HubSpot HubSpot Authentication Strictly Necessary
hubspotauthcms hubspot.com HubSpot HubSpot Authentication Strictly Necessary
hubspotauthremember hubspot.com HubSpot HubSpot Authentication Functionality
_hs_opt_out hubspot.com HubSpot Opt out of HubSpot tracking Targeting
hubspotutktzo academy.hubspot.com HubSpot Time Zone Offset Functionality
__hluid hubspot.com HubSpot In-app usage tracking Targeting
mp_id_mixpanel hubspot.com Mixpanel In-app usage tracking Targeting
Objection to cookies can result from the setting of the User’s browser, as provided below:
-Google Chrome
-Mozilla Firefox
-Safari
-Internet Explorer
-Opera
3. EU, UK, and Swiss Data Protection Rights
To the extent required by the law of your jurisdiction, you may have below rights. Before you exercise below rights, you may consult your legal counsel if the laws of your jurisdiction stipulate below rights. If you are located in the EU, Switzerland, or the UK, you have the following data protection rights:
Rights Content
The right to be informed The User has the right to be provided with clear, transparent and easily understandable information about how Vaporesso collects and uses personal data and its rights. This is the reason why Vaporesso is providing the User with the information in this privacy policy.
The right of access The User has the right to obtain access to its personal data (if Vaporesso is processing it), and other certain information (similar to that provided in this privacy policy).
The right to rectification The User is entitled to have its personal data corrected if it’s inaccurate or incomplete.
The right to erasure This ‘the right to be forgotten’ enables the User to request the deletion or removal of its personal data where there’s no compelling reason for Vaporesso to keep using it. This is not a general right to erasure; there are exceptions.
The right to restrict processing Under certain circumstances, the User has the rights to ‘block’ or suppress further use of its personal data.
The right to data portability The User has the rights to receive its personal data provided to Vaporesso in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and has the right to transmit those data to another controller.
The right to object to processing The User has the right to object, on grounds relating to its particular situation, at any time, to the processing of its personal data.
The right to lodge a complaint The User has the right to lodge a complaint about the way Vaporesso handles or processes its personal data with its national supervisory authority (in France, the CNIL).
The right to withdraw consent If the user has given its consent for a specific processing of its personal data implemented by Vaporesso, the User has the right to withdraw its consent at any time. In case the User does so, it does not mean that anything Vaporesso has done with the User’s personal data with its consent up to that point is unlawful).
The right to define instructions The User has the right to define general or specific instructions regarding storage, deletion and use of its personal data after death.
To exercise any of these data privacy rights, please contact us, or have your designated agent contact us, in accordance with the “Contacting Vaporesso” section listed below. To the extent permitted by law, we will need to verify your identity (or the identity of your agent) and ensure the authenticity of your request.
Complaints. In the event you have concerns about our data processing, you have the right to file a complaint with your data protection authority. For data protection authorities in the EU, please see here: https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/about-edpb/members_en. For the data protection authority in Switzerland, please contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html). For the data protection authority in the UK, please contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the opportunity to deal with your concerns before you approach a data protection authority with a complaint, and invite you to contact us in the first instance.
4. California Privacy Rights
Data Privacy Rights. Pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended (“CCPA”), California residents have additional data privacy rights, including the following:
• Right to Know: The right to know about what personal information Vaporesso collects about you, and our intended use of, and purposes for collecting, your personal information. The personal information that we collect from you, the purposes for which it is used, the source of such personal information, and the parties to whom we share your personal information, among other issues, are set forth in this Privacy Policy (see above).
• Access: The right to access general categories and/or the specific pieces of personal information we have collected, used, disclosed, or sold about you over the past twelve (12) months, including the sources from which the personal information was collected; the business or commercial purpose for which your personal information was collected, used, disclosed, or sold; and, the third parties with whom we have shared your personal information.
• Deletion/Erasure: The right to request that we delete/erase your personal information under certain circumstances.
• Data Portability: The right to request that Vaporesso transfers, to the extent technically feasible, personal information in certain forms and formats.
• Nondiscrimination: The right not to be subject to discrimination for asserting your rights under the CCPA.
To exercise any of the CCPA’s data privacy rights set forth herein, please contact us in accordance with the “Contacting Vaporesso” section listed below. If you would prefer, you may designate an authorized agent to submit a CCPA privacy request on your behalf. An authorized agent must be registered with the California Secretary of State to conduct business in California.
Privacy Request Verification Process. If you make (or your authorized agent makes) any request related to your personal information under the CCPA, Vaporesso will ascertain your identity (and the identity of the authorized agent, to the extent applicable) to the degree of certainty required or permitted under the law before addressing your request. Vaporesso will, to the extent required or permitted by law, require you (or your authorized agent) to verify your request via email or other means and match at least two pieces of personal information we have previously collected from you before granting you access to, or erasing, specific pieces or categories of personal information, or otherwise responding to your request. We may require written documentation that demonstrates a third party is authorized to serve as your agent for the purposes of submitting the requests set forth herein, unless you have provided the authorized agent with power of attorney pursuant to California Probate Code §§ 4121 to 4130. None of the CCPA’s rights are absolute and are subject to legal and regulatory exceptions and exemptions. For more information about the CCPA, please see: https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa.
Opt-Out Rights / Do Not Sell My Personal Information. California residents have the right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information. Vaporesso does not sell your personal information to third parties for profit or other valuable consideration.
5. Nevada Privacy Rights
Vaporesso does not currently conduct “sales” of personal information for purposes of Nevada law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Nevada residents may submit a request directing us to not sell personal information we maintain about them to third parties who will sell or license their information to others. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us in accordance with the “Contacting Vaporesso” section listed below.
6. Email Marketing and Your Rights
You have the right to opt-out of receiving email marketing communications from us. Generally, the email marketing communications that you receive from us will provide you an option to “unsubscribe” from receiving future email marketing communications from us. You may also unsubscribe from such email marketing by contacting us in accordance with the “Contacting Vaporesso” section listed below. You hereby agree to immediately notify Vaporesso in writing, in the event you no longer own, license, or use an email address to which you subscribed to receive email marketing from us.
7. Security
We seek to protect the security of your personal information and use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. HOWEVER, NO INFORMATION SYSTEM CAN BE FULLY SECURE AND WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE ABSOLUTE SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION. MOREOVER, WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SECURITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU TRANSMIT TO THE SITE AND/OR THE SERVICES OVER NETWORKS THAT WE DO NOT CONTROL, INCLUDING THE INTERNET AND WIRELESS NETWORKS, AND YOU PROVIDE US WITH ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION AND DATA AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE OR OTHERWISE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DATA INCIDENT OR EVENT THAT MAY COMPROMISE THE CONFIDENTIALITY, INTEGRITY, OR SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION. The safety and security of your personal information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a username and password, you are responsible for maintaining the security and confidentiality of those credentials and not revealing them to others. You must contact us immediately if you have reason to believe that your username or password has been compromised. You acknowledge and agree that we may contact you via email or other electronic communications in the event we are legally required to notify you of a data security incident or event related to your personal information.
8. No Data Collected from Children
The website is not directed at, nor intended for use by, children. As a result, if you are under the age of twenty-one (21), you are prohibited from accessing or using the website or with providing us with your personal information.
9. Revision of this Privacy Policy
Occasionally, we may change this privacy policy (or other documents related to privacy policy) to allow Vaporesso to use or share your personal data in a different way. If we do, the links to the policy on our websites (which are generally found in the footer of the website) will indicate that the policy has been changed. For new users, the change will become effective upon posting. For existing users, if the change is significant, it will become effective 30 days after posting. We encourage you to periodically review the privacy policy for the latest information on our privacy practices.
10. Contacting Vaporesso
If the User needs to contact Vaporesso for any reason (including to exercise any of its rights in relation to data protection as set out above) please contact support@vaporesso.com.
Vaporesso will act on the User’s requests and provide information free of charge, except where the requests are manifestly unfounded or excessive (in particular because of their repetitive nature) in which case Vaporesso may charge a reasonable fee (taking into account the administrative costs of providing the information or communication, or taking the action requested), or refuse to act on the request.