This Privacy Policy describes how Venturebel LLC ("Venturebel," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses information about you when you visit our website at venturebel.com (the "Site") or otherwise interact with us.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
1.1 Information you provide directly
When you contact us by email, complete a form on the Site, or correspond with us in connection with a potential or active engagement, you may provide information such as your name, email address, company name, role, and the contents of your message.
1.2 Information collected automatically
When you visit the Site, certain information is collected automatically, including your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit. This information is collected through server logs and similar technologies.
1.3 Cookies and similar technologies
The Site may use a limited number of cookies and similar technologies to operate properly, remember your preferences, and understand how the Site is used. You can control cookies through your browser settings; disabling cookies may affect Site functionality.
2. How We Use Information
We use the information we collect to:
- respond to your inquiries and communicate with you;
- evaluate, negotiate, and deliver consulting engagements;
- operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Site;
- detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents;
- comply with applicable laws and respond to lawful requests; and
- fulfill any other purpose disclosed to you at the time of collection.
3. Legal Bases for Processing
Where applicable, we process personal information based on (a) your consent, (b) the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures, (c) our legitimate interests in operating and improving our business, or (d) compliance with a legal obligation.
4. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with:
- Service providers who perform functions on our behalf (such as hosting, email delivery, analytics, and security), bound by confidentiality and appropriate data-protection obligations;
- Professional advisors such as auditors, lawyers, and accountants where reasonably necessary;
- Authorities or other parties when required by law, subpoena, court order, or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of others; and
- Successors in interest in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of assets.
5. Third-Party Services
The Site embeds a Google Maps view on the Contact section to display our office location. When you view that section, Google may collect information about your visit in accordance with its own privacy policy (policies.google.com/privacy). We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party services.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy, to comply with our legal, accounting, or reporting obligations, and to resolve disputes or enforce our agreements.
7. Your Rights
7.1 U.S. residents
Depending on your state of residence (for example, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, or other states with applicable privacy laws), you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we hold about you, and to opt out of certain processing. We do not sell personal information and do not knowingly engage in targeted advertising based on personal information.
7.2 EEA, UK, and similar jurisdictions
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or a comparable jurisdiction, you may have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal information, to data portability, and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
7.3 Exercising your rights
To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details in Section 12. We will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law and may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.
8. International Transfers
Venturebel is based in the United States. If you access the Site from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States. By using the Site, you consent to such transfer and processing.
9. Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal informatioƒ against loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Children's Privacy
The Site is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the Policy was last revised. Material changes will be communicated by posting the updated Policy on the Site.
12. Contact
Questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy can be sent to:
Venturebel LLC
3833 Powerline Rd, Suite 201
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, United States
Email:
info [at] venturebel [dot] com