The Ultimate Costa Rica is owned and operated by Viva Purpose, Inc.

Viva Purpose, Inc. (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates www.vivapurpose.com, www.cutthecrapcostarica.com,  www.theultimatecostarica.com, and www.pagepublishinghelp.com (the “websites”).

This policy describes how we collect, use, and protect your personal data during your visit to our websites in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK Data Protection Act 2018, and applicable U.S. laws.

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Who is Using Your Personal Data?

Viva Purpose, Inc. is the “data controller” for the information that we collect when you visit our websites. This means we decide how to use it and are responsible for looking after it in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Access to your personal data within Viva Purpose, Inc. will be provided to those staff who need to view it as part of their work in connection with the operation of the website. It will also be shared with the third parties described in Section 6.

Glossary

• Personal Data: Any recorded information that is about you and from which you can be identified. It does not include data where your identity has been removed (anonymous data).
• Technical Data: Any recorded information that is generated automatically by your visit and actions on our site. This data is anonymous and is not linked with your personal data.
• Processing: Anything that we do with your personal data, including collection, use, storage, disclosure, deletion, or retention.

Types of Data We Collect About You

Personal Data You Provide

We collect your personal data when you voluntarily provide it to us. For example, you may give us your email address if you choose to receive newsletters, updates, or other information from us; your contact information if you email, text, or contact us through our websites; and any personal data contained in feedback, comments, photos, videos, or other information you submit via online forms or surveys.

Technical Data We Collect Automatically

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our websites. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

We will automatically collect, store, and use the following categories of data when you browse our site:

• Technical information, including the type of device, IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, operating system, and mobile network information.
• Information about your visit, including URL, clickstream data, pages viewed, page response times, length of visits, and interaction information.

Most web browsers allow some control of cookies through browser settings. To learn more about cookies, visit AllAboutCookies.org.

How We Use Your Data

Viva Purpose, Inc. uses the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain our websites.
• To notify you about changes to our websites.
• To allow you to participate in interactive features when you choose to do so.
• To provide customer support.
• To gather analysis or valuable information for website improvement.
• To monitor the usage of our websites.
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
• To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
• To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts.
• To provide you with notices about your account and/or subscription.
• For any other purpose with your consent.

Legal Basis for Processing Your Personal Data

We will process your personal data on the following legal bases:

• Consent: When you have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for a specific purpose.
• Contractual Necessity: When processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
• Legal Obligation: When we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
• Legitimate Interests: When it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

Where We Store or Use Your Data

We may store your data manually or electronically. Any data stored electronically will be secured on our servers, and any data stored manually will be kept in our premises within the UK.

Transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to our websites.

Sharing Your Data with Third Parties

We may share your personal data with the following third parties for the purposes described:

• Affiliate Marketing Networks:

  • Amazon.com: We participate in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Amazon Privacy Policy.
  • FlexOffers: We may share your data with FlexOffers for affiliate marketing purposes. FlexOffers Privacy Policy.
  • Vellum: We may share your data with Vellum for marketing and advertising purposes. Please refer to their privacy policy for more details.
  • Voice in Plus: We may share your data with Voice in Plus for marketing and promotional activities. Please refer to their privacy policy for more details.
  • Impact: We may share your data with Impact for affiliate marketing purposes. Please refer to their privacy policy for more details.
  • Kindleepreneur: We may share your data with Kindleepreneur for marketing and promotional activities. Please refer to their privacy policy for more details.
  • Thrive Themes: We may share your data with Thrive Themes for website development and marketing services. Please refer to their privacy policy for more details.
  • WhatsApp: We may use WhatsApp for communication purposes. Please refer to their privacy policy for more details.
  • Fiverr: We may share your data with Fiverr for freelance services. Please refer to their privacy policy for more details.
  • BigScoots: We may share your data with BigScoots for web hosting services. Please refer to their privacy policy for more details.
  • Zight: We may share your data with Zight for video communication and marketing purposes. Please refer to their privacy policy for more details.
  • Partnerize: We may share your data with Zight for video communication and marketing purposes. Please refer to their privacy policy for more details.
• Other Service Providers:
  • We may employ other professional service providers to assist with various aspects of our website operations, all of whom are required to protect your data in accordance with our policies.

External Websites

Our websites may contain links to third-party sites. These sites have their own privacy policies, and we do not accept any responsibility for them. Please check these policies before submitting any personal data.

Disclosing Your Data

We may share your personal data with third parties if we are under a legal obligation to do so or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our site, our users, or others.

Retaining Your Data

We will only retain your data for as long as necessary to fulfill our purposes, including any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

International Data Transfers

Your personal data may be transferred to, and processed in, countries outside of the UK or the European Economic Area (EEA). If we do so, we will ensure that your personal data receives an adequate level of protection in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Data Security

We take the security of your personal data seriously and implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect it against unauthorized access, loss, destruction, or alteration.

Your Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have the right to:

• Request access to your personal data.
• Request correction of your personal data.
• Request erasure of your personal data.
• Object to processing of your personal data.
• Request restriction of processing of your personal data.
• Request the transfer of your personal data to another party.

For more information on your rights, please visit the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) website.

If you wish to exercise any of your rights or have concerns, please contact us at [email protected]. We will address your request without undue delay.

Complaints

If you believe that we have not complied with your data protection rights, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the supervisory authority for data protection issues in the UK.

US Privacy Terms

In addition to the foregoing requirements, both Parties shall be bound by and comply with the United States Statutory Required Provisions (“US Privacy Terms”). The US Privacy Terms are hereby incorporated by reference. The US Privacy Terms may be altered, amended, or supplemented at any time and shall be binding upon the Parties immediately upon such amendment. The US Privacy Terms can be found here: http://www.cj.com/legal/us-dpa.

Changes to This Policy

Any changes to our privacy policy will be posted on this page. Please check back frequently for updates.

Contact

If you wish to raise any queries or concerns about this privacy policy please contact us by email at [email protected].