Privacy policy

Who we are

This website is operated by Venture Republic LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Venture Republic”, “we”, “us”). We are responsible for the personal information described in this policy.

Venture Republic LLC, 8 The Green STE R, Dover, DE 19901, USA. Email: hello@venturerepublic.net.

This policy covers our website and the forms on it. Work we do for clients is covered by the agreement we sign with each client, including how we handle any data they share with us.

Information we collect

We only collect what we need for the thing you asked us to do.

• Project enquiries. Your name, work email, company, website, budget range, timeline and the details you share about your project.
• General contact. Your name, email, the topic you choose and your message.
• Resource downloads. Your name and email, and whether you agreed to receive our newsletter.
• Job applications. Your name, email, phone number, location, years of experience, links to your portfolio, LinkedIn or GitHub, your CV and anything else you choose to send.
• Usage data. Basic technical information such as browser type, device, pages viewed and referring site, collected through cookies and similar tools. See Cookies below.

We do not ask for payment details on this website, and we do not knowingly collect sensitive information such as health or financial data.

How we use it

• To reply to your enquiry, prepare a proposal and run a project if we work together.
• To send you the resource you requested.
• To send our newsletter, only if you opted in. Every email has an unsubscribe link.
• To review job applications and contact candidates about their application.
• To understand how the website is used so we can improve it.
• To keep the website secure and meet our legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use it for automated decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects on you.

Legal basis

If you are in the UK, the EU or another region with similar laws, we rely on these legal bases:

• Consent for the newsletter and for non-essential cookies. You can withdraw it at any time.
• Steps before a contract when you ask us about a project or apply for a role.
• Legitimate interests for replying to general messages, improving the website and keeping it secure.
• Legal obligation where we must keep records, for example for tax.

Cookies and analytics

We use essential cookies to make the website work. With your consent, we also use analytics cookies to measure traffic and improve the site.

We use Google Analytics. You can block or delete cookies at any time in your browser settings.

Who we share it with

We share personal information only with service providers that help us run the studio, under agreements that require them to protect it:

• Website hosting and form handling
• Email and newsletter delivery
• Recruitment and file storage
• Professional advisers, such as lawyers and accountants, where needed.

We may also disclose information if the law requires it, or as part of a merger or sale of the business, in which case this policy would continue to apply.

International transfers

Our team and some of our service providers access or store personal information outside the UK and EU, including in the United States. Where we transfer personal information out of the UK or EU, we use appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses.

How long we keep it

• Enquiries that do not become projects: 24 months after our last contact.
• Client records: for the length of the engagement and as long as tax and legal rules require afterwards.
• Job applications: 12 months, unless you ask us to delete yours sooner or agree to us keeping it for future roles.
• Newsletter subscribers: until you unsubscribe.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you can ask to access, correct or delete your personal information, object to or restrict how we use it, receive a copy in a portable format, or withdraw consent. California residents can also ask what we have collected and ask us to delete it, and we will not treat you differently for asking.

Email hello@venturerepublic.net to make a request. We reply within 30 days. You can also complain to your local data protection authority.

Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information, including access controls and encrypted connections. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children

This website is meant for businesses and professionals. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of the page shows when it last changed. If we make significant changes, we will make that clear on this page.