Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 2025

Venture Comet (“we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal data when you visit our website.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of information:

(a) Information You Provide Directly

  • Comments: If you leave a comment on our posts, we may collect your name, email address, website (optional), and the content of your comment.
  • Contact details: If you contact us directly (e.g., by email), we will collect the information you provide.

(b) Information Collected Automatically

  • Technical data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, and referring website.
  • Usage data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, links clicked.
  • Cookies: We use cookies and similar technologies. For details, please see our Cookie Policy.

2. How We Use Your Information

We process personal data for the following purposes:

  • To publish and moderate comments on our posts.
  • To maintain and improve our website’s performance and user experience.
  • To understand how visitors use our website through analytics (e.g., Google Analytics).
  • To ensure website security.
  • To comply with applicable laws and regulations.

We do not sell or rent personal data to third parties.

3. Comments and Public Content

Any information you post in a comment (including your name and website link, if provided) will be visible to other website visitors. Please avoid posting sensitive personal information in public comments.

4. Cookies and Analytics

We use cookies to operate our site and to measure traffic and usage. Google Analytics helps us understand visitor behaviour in aggregate.

  • Some cookies are essential to the functioning of the site.
  • Non-essential cookies (such as Google Analytics) are used only with your consent.
  • You can withdraw consent at any time via our cookie banner or browser settings.

For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.

5. Sharing Your Information

We may share information with:

  • Service providers: Such as our website hosting provider, analytics provider (Google), or other technical partners who support our site.
  • Legal authorities: If required by law, or to protect our rights and users’ safety.

All service providers are contractually bound to safeguard your information.

6. International Data Transfers

Our service providers may process your personal data outside the UK or EU. Where this occurs, we ensure that adequate safeguards are in place, such as standard contractual clauses approved by regulators.

7. Data Retention

  • Comments: Retained indefinitely, so discussion threads remain intact.
  • Technical and analytics data: Retained only as long as necessary for analysis and site security.
  • Contact queries: Retained while we handle your enquiry and for a reasonable period afterward.

8. Your Rights

Depending on where you are located, you may have the following rights under data protection laws (e.g., UK GDPR / EU GDPR):

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Rectification: Request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Erasure: Ask us to delete your personal data (subject to certain conditions).
  • Restriction: Request restriction of processing.
  • Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
  • Portability: Request a copy of your personal data in a portable format.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [Insert Contact Email]. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.

9. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data. However, no system can be guaranteed completely secure.

10. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices or content.

11. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under 16 years of age.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us:

Venture Comet
Email: connect@venturecomet.com
Address: Venture Comet Ltd, Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Rd, Cardiff CF24 0HA