Privacy Policy

Valoks I/S (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website bookshelf.im (the “Service”). This Privacy Policy governs your use of the Service and explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal information when you reserve a handle on our platform.

Information We Collect

When you reserve a handle, we collect and store:

• Your email address
• The handle you reserved

We also collect limited, anonymized session data (such as request logs) for analytics purposes. This data does not identify you personally.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Manage handle reservations
• Communicate with you about our service
• Improve our platform through anonymized analytics

How We Share Information

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties. The only exception would be if required by law (e.g., valid legal process, court order).

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. While no system can be guaranteed completely secure, we follow industry best practices to keep your data safe.

Data Retention

We will retain your email and handle until the launch of our platform or until you request deletion, whichever comes first. Anonymized session data used for analytics may be retained longer for statistical purposes.

Your Rights - GDPR (EEA Users)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These include:

• Right of access - Request confirmation of whether we process your personal data and, if so, obtain a copy of the data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification - Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) - Request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain legal exceptions.
• Right to restrict processing - Request that we limit the processing of your personal data in specific circumstances.
• Right to data portability - Receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and transmit it to another controller.
• Right to object - Object to the processing of your personal data, particularly where processing is based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
• Rights related to automated decision-making - Not be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal or similarly significant effects.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at legal@valoks.com.

Your Rights - U.S. Compliance

California (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). These include:

• Right to know (disclosure) - Request information about the categories of personal information we collect; the categories of sources from which the information is collected; the purposes for which the information is collected or used; the categories of third parties with whom we share personal information (we currently do not share with third parties); and the specific pieces of personal information we hold about you.
• Right to delete - Request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain legal exceptions.
• Right to correct - Request correction of inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
• Right to opt out of sale or sharing - Direct us not to sell or share your personal information. We do not sell or share your data as defined under California law.
• Right to limit use of sensitive personal information - If we ever collect sensitive personal information (we do not at this stage), you may limit how it is used and disclosed.
• Right to non-discrimination - You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your CCPA/CPRA rights.

You may exercise these rights by contacting us at legal@valoks.com.

Nevada and Virginia

We do not sell personal information as defined under Nevada or Virginia state privacy laws.

Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the European Union). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that we have collected such information, we will delete it promptly.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, you can contact us at legal@valoks.com