Privacy Policy
PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT (The fine print)
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information”.
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- “Web beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.
Additionally when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers, Paypal information, email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information”.
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When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
- Communicate with you;
- Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
- When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.
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We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
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SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Shopify to power our online store--you can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy. We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site -- you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
BEHAVIOURAL ADVERTISING
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
You can opt out of targeted advertising by using the links below:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
- Google: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
- Bing: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads
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Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
DO NOT TRACK
Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
YOUR RIGHTS
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
DATA RETENTION
When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
CHANGES
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
CONTACT US
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e‑mail at info@vinylvault.online or by mail using the details provided below:
VinylVault
[Re: Privacy Compliance Officer]
1661 Ringling Blvd PO BOX 48562 34230, Sarasota FL
DIG THE CRATE.
PULL THE SLEEVE.
TAKE IT HOME.
00 COLLECTIONS / 0 RECORDS IN STOCK
Featured crates
Dug by hand, listed one by oneThe counter
Gear, dates and buyingOur process
Every record, every timeNothing goes out
that we would not buy.
The archive
Select a crate
ARCHIVE INDEXCollection
Record
Amount
This copy
The photograph is a catalogue image, not this copy. The grading above describes the record you would be sent.
Hear it
From the listingYour bag
In the bag
00 RECORDSWhat is on
Month
Coming up
Search
Every grade stated.
Every press stated.
How we work
THE RULES- Trading since
- 2018
- Records in stock
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- Crates
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Grades, stated plainly
Grades follow the standard scale (M, NM, VG+, VG) and the sleeve is graded separately from the record when the two differ. If a copy has a fault worth mentioning, the listing mentions it.
Press stated up front
Originals and first pressings are the bulk of what we stock, but we list good reissues too. Country, year and press (1st, RP, RE, promo) are named in the title and on the listing. You never have to guess which copy you are buying.
Packed properly
Records ship out of the sleeve, in a stiffened mailer, with the jacket protected. Orders leave within 48 hours. Returns are open for 14 days if a grade misses.
Two ways to browse
HOW IT WORKSCrate view
The default. A three-dimensional crate you scroll, drag or arrow through, exactly like flicking through a real bin. Click a sleeve to pull it out, click again to flip it over.
Grid view
A plain list of covers, prices and grades, no digging required. Switch any time with the toggle in the header; the site remembers which you prefer.
Shipping,
returns & FAQ
The terms
SHIPPING / RETURNS / PAYMENTShipping
Orders leave within 48 hours. Domestic delivery is 2–5 working days; international 7–21 days depending on customs. Free domestic shipping over $85.
Returns
14 days from delivery. If a record does not match its grade, we cover return postage and refund in full. Sealed items must stay sealed to be returned.
Payment
All major cards, Shop Pay, PayPal and Apple Pay at checkout. Prices are in USD and include no hidden fees.
Questions
FAQWhat do the grades mean?
M is unplayed. NM plays with no surface noise worth hearing. VG+ has light marks and a low noise floor between tracks. VG plays through with audible surface noise but no skips. Anything below that we do not list.
Are the photos of the actual record?
No. Sleeve images come from the Discogs release database and show the pressing, not the individual copy. What is specific to your copy is the grade and the notes, which are written for that record. Want a photo of the exact copy before you buy? Email us and we will send one.
Do you take trades or buy collections?
Yes. We buy all collections, records and CDs. Send a list through the contact address below and we will come back with an offer.
Can I put a record on hold?
For 24 hours, once, on request. After that it goes back in the crate.
I do not get on with the crate. Can I turn it off?
Yes. The Grid / Crate switch in the header changes how collections are shown, and the choice is remembered on this device.
Let them pick the record.
How it works
THE FINE PRINTIt arrives by email
The digital one, on the day you choose, or straight away if you leave the date empty. It carries a code and a link; both do the same thing at checkout.
Or it is a card
The physical one is a real card at the same amounts. Collect it from the counter or have it posted; you choose which at checkout.
Any amount we sell
The chips are the usual ones. Type another and the field says which amount it can take, because a gift card is priced in the admin and not on this page.
It does not expire
Whatever is left after an order stays on the card, and the card keeps working until it is spent.
It is not a discount code
A gift card is money. It goes in the same box at checkout, but it comes off the total rather than off the price.
Lost it?
The email can be sent again from the address below. We can look it up on the order it came from.
Still in print.
By genre
All of them
NEWEST FIRSTWhat the grades mean.
The scale
BEST FIRSTHow we use it
THE FINE PRINTMedia and sleeve, separately
Listed as media/sleeve: NM/VG+ means the record is Near Mint and the jacket is Very Good Plus. Where only one grade is given, it is the media.
Graded conservatively
If a copy sits between two grades it gets the lower one. We would rather you were pleased than argue about it.
If a grade misses
Returns are open for 14 days. If a record does not match its stated grade we cover return postage and refund in full.
Accessibility
Two ways to browse
NO DIGGING REQUIREDGrid view
The Grid / Crate switch in the header is the important one. Grid view is a plain list of covers, titles, grades and prices with an Add to bag button on each, no three-dimensional crate, no dragging, no animation. Your choice is remembered on this device.
Crate view with a keyboard
Tab to the crate, then: up and down arrows dig, Enter or Space pulls the record in front out and opens its details, Enter again turns the sleeve over, Escape puts it back. The record in hand is announced as you go, and the read-out at the bottom of the crate is real text, not a picture.
Reduced motion
If your system asks for reduced motion, the crate stops gliding and the sleeves stop tilting. Nothing on this site moves, flashes or auto-plays on its own.
What we have done
WCAG 2.1 AAText and colour
Body and label text meets a 4.5:1 contrast ratio against the page, large type and hairlines meet 3:1, and colour is never the only way something is marked. Text can be resized to 200 per cent and the layout reflows to a single column without horizontal scrolling.
Keyboard and focus
Everything you can click, you can reach with Tab, in a sensible order, with a visible focus outline. Nothing traps focus. A skip link jumps past the header.
Screen readers
Headings, landmarks, lists and form labels are marked up properly. Changes that only show visually (a record added to the bag, a search result count, which record is in hand) are announced.
Sleeve images
Every sleeve image carries a text alternative, and the condition, press and grade of a record are always written out as words, never left to the picture.
Known gaps and how to reach us
WE WILL FIX ITCheckout
Payment is handled by Shopify. We have chosen an accessible checkout, but that part of the journey is not ours to change; if you hit a problem there, tell us and we will take the order another way.
Tell us what does not work
If anything on this site gets in your way, email vinylvaultinc@gmail.com. We read every message and will answer within two working days. If you would rather order by email or by phone, say so and we will simply do it for you, at the same prices.
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Up and down arrows dig through the crate. Enter or Space pulls the record in front out of the crate and opens its details; Enter again turns it over. Escape puts it back. Every record is also listed as plain text. Switch to Grid view in the header if you would rather not use the crate.
Crate
Demo catalogue, these records are generated, not stock