Privacy & Data Policy

Last revised: August 2026

Scope

This policy applies to all visitors of thevitalfile.com, operated by The Vital File.

Data Collection

Automatically Collected

• IP address (truncated/anonymized where supported by analytics provider)
• Browser user-agent string
• Pages requested and timestamps
• Referrer URL
• Screen resolution and viewport size

Not Collected

• Names, email addresses, or phone numbers (unless voluntarily submitted)
• Payment or financial information
• Social media identifiers
• Location data beyond country-level geo-IP

Cookies & Storage

First-party cookies: session management, preference storage. Third-party cookies: analytics services may set cookies subject to their own policies. No advertising cookies are used.

Affiliate Tracking

Product links may contain affiliate parameters (query strings or subdomains). These identify The Vital File as the traffic source. They do not transmit personally identifiable information from our site to the merchant.

Data Processing & Retention

Analytics data is processed in aggregate. Individual visit records are not stored beyond 26 months. No individual user profiles are created or maintained.

Rights & Requests

Data access, correction, or deletion requests: [email protected]. We respond within 30 days.

Policy Updates

Revision history is maintained via the date stamp above. Material changes will be noted at the top of this page.