Venusinventions.com Privacy Policy

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04/09/2021
Venus Inventions, Inc. (“Venus”) owns Venusinventions.com. Venus understands that you care about how we collect, use, and share information when you interact with our website, and we value the trust you place in us. This Privacy Policy explains:

• the types of information we collect through our website;
• how we use and protect that information; and
• the types of information we may share with others and under what circumstances.

This Policy applies when you interact with us through our website. It does not apply to non-Venus websites and mobile applications that may link to the website or be linked to from the website; please review the privacy policies on those websites and applications directly to understand their privacy practices.
Information We Collect
Information We Collect Automatically
When you interact with the website, we collect certain information about your use of our website automatically. This includes:

• Analytics about your interaction with our website, including traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data, the resources that you access, and how you reached our website.
• Details regarding the device you use to access our website, including, but not limited to, your IP address, operating system, and browser type.

We do not collect other personal information from our about you. We do not use cookies or other tracking technologies.
Third-Party Information Collection
When you view video content on our website, the files are hosted by Vimeo. Vimeo may collect information about your viewing activity; please review Vimeo’s Privacy Policy for further information regarding what information they collect and your options regarding your information.
How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect about you for the following purposes:

• To provide you with the best service and improve and grow our business, including to understand how our website is being used, and develop new products and services.
• To protect and secure our website, assets, network, and business operations, and to detect, investigate, and prevent activities that may violate our policies or be fraudulent or illegal.
• To comply with legal process, such as warrants, subpoenas, court orders, and lawful regulatory or law enforcement requests and to comply with legal requirements regarding the provision of products and services.

How We Secure the Information We Collect From or About You
We use a combination of physical, technical, and administrative safeguards to protect the information we collect through the website. While we use these precautions to safeguard your information, we cannot guarantee the security of the networks, systems, servers, devices, and databases we operate or that are operated on our behalf.
How We Share Your Information

We share information as follows:
Service Providers: We engage vendors to perform functions on our behalf, and they may receive information about you. These vendors are obligated by contract to use information that we share only for the purpose of providing these services. The business functions our vendors support include: analytics services; security; and IT.
Government Entities: We may also share data when we believe in good faith that we are lawfully authorized or required to do so to respond to lawful subpoenas, warrants, court orders, or other regulatory or law enforcement requests, or where necessary to protect our property or rights or the safety of our employees or other individuals.
Potential Purchasers of Our Business: We may change our ownership or corporate organization while providing our website. We may transfer to another entity or its affiliates or service providers some or all information about you in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, acquisition, sale of assets or any line of business, change in ownership control, or financing transaction. We cannot promise that an acquiring party or the merged entity will have the same privacy practices or treat your information the same as described in this Policy.
We may use and share at our discretion data that has been aggregated (information that has been compiled into summaries) or de-identified (information that has been stripped of all unique identifiers such that it cannot be linked to a particular individual).
Cross-border Transfer of Data
If you use our website outside of the United States, you understand that we may collect, process, and store your information in the United States and other countries. The laws in the United States regarding information may be different from the laws of your country. Any such transfers will comply with safeguards as required by relevant law. By using the website, you consent to the collection, international transfer, storage, and processing of your data.
Our Practices Regarding Information Belonging to Children
The website is intended for users age thirteen and older. Ventus does not knowingly collect information from children. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected information from anyone younger than the age of 13, we will delete that information.
Changes to This Policy
We may make changes to this Policy from time to time. The “Effective Date” at the top of this page indicates when this Privacy Policy was last revised. We may also notify you in other ways from time to time about the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information described in this Policy.