Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how The Venturist (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our website at https://theventurist.app and related services (collectively, the “Service”).

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

• Account information: When you create an account, we collect your email address and, optionally, your name.
• Newsletter subscription: If you subscribe to our daily newsletter, we collect your email address.
• Communications: If you contact us, we may retain the content of your messages.

Information Collected Automatically

• Usage data: We collect information about how you interact with the Service, including pages visited, features used, and time spent on the platform.
• Device information: Browser type, operating system, and screen resolution.
• Log data: IP address, access times, and referring URLs.
• Cookies: We use essential authentication cookies to manage your session. See Section 5 for details.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Account management: To create and maintain your account, authenticate your sessions, and provide access to the Service.
• Newsletter delivery: To send you our daily venture capital intelligence newsletter via email.
• Service improvement: To analyze usage patterns and improve the quality of our platform and content.
• Communications: To respond to your inquiries and send service-related notifications.
• Security: To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or unauthorized access.

3. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate the platform. Each has its own privacy policy governing its handling of your data:

• Supabase: Provides authentication and database services. Your email and account data are stored in Supabase. Supabase Privacy Policy
• Vercel: Hosts the Service and processes web requests. Vercel may collect IP addresses and request metadata. Vercel Privacy Policy
• Resend: Delivers our newsletter and transactional emails. Your email address is shared with Resend for email delivery. Resend Privacy Policy
• Anthropic (Claude): Powers AI-generated editorial content. No personal user data is sent to Anthropic; only editorial prompts are processed. Anthropic Privacy Policy

4. Data from Public Sources

The Service aggregates publicly available information from third-party sources, including RSS feeds from news publishers (such as TechCrunch, Sifted, and others) and filings from SEC EDGAR (public government data). This data is not personal information and is used solely to provide venture capital intelligence content.

5. Cookies and Tracking

We use essential cookies only. Specifically, we use Supabase authentication cookies to maintain your login session. These cookies are strictly necessary for the Service to function and cannot be disabled.

We do not use advertising cookies, tracking pixels, or third-party analytics cookies. We do not serve targeted advertising or sell your data to advertisers.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account remains active or as needed to provide the Service. If you delete your account, we will delete your personal data within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it by law. Newsletter subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe.

7. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: You may request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Deletion: You may request that we delete your account and associated personal data.
• Data export: You may request an export of your personal data in a portable format.
• Withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.
• Unsubscribe: You may unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the link in any email.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@theventurist.app. We will respond within 30 days.

8. GDPR Compliance (EU Users)

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

• Legal basis for processing: We process your data based on (a) your consent (e.g., newsletter subscription), (b) the performance of a contract (e.g., providing the Service to registered users), and (c) our legitimate interests (e.g., improving the Service and ensuring security).
• Data transfers: Your data may be transferred to and processed in the United States. We rely on standard contractual clauses and the data protection measures of our service providers to safeguard these transfers.
• Right to lodge a complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
• Data Protection Officer: For GDPR inquiries, contact privacy@theventurist.app.

9. CCPA Compliance (California Users)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides you with additional rights:

• Right to know: You may request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
• Right to delete: You may request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to opt-out: We do not sell your personal information. Therefore, there is no need to opt out of the sale of personal data.
• Non-discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.

To make a CCPA request, contact us at privacy@theventurist.app.

10. Children's Privacy

The Service is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we become aware that we have collected data from a child under 16, we will take steps to delete such information promptly. If you believe a child under 16 has provided us with personal information, please contact us at privacy@theventurist.app.

11. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify you by email or through the Service. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact Information

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: