Privacy Policy – Ventus Legal

Introduction to Our Privacy Commitment

At Ventus Legal, preserving your privacy and maintaining your trust are of the highest concerns to us. As your trusted legal knowledge base, we understand the importance of safeguarding your personally identifiable information in a connected world. Through this Privacy Policy, Ventus Legal outlines how it collects, stores, and uses your information when you use our website and services. Using transparency in our approach, we want to provide you with as much control over the information you submit to us, so that we maintain fidelity to our vision of being a provider of cost effective legal knowledge and information. Be you a practicing attorney, student, or individual seeking legal information, rest assured that your privacy will be respected and observed at all times.

About Ventus Legal

Ventus Legal, created by Emma Rodriguez, is an online platform based in 1500 John F Kennedy Blvd Ste 1400, Philadelphia PA 19102. Our goal is to bridge the gap between complex legal jargon and the public. We provide solidly written, thoroughly researched articles, up-to-date news and commentary, and educational resources on a variety of legal practice areas throughout the United States. As a free informational site, we cater to a wide readership including lawyers and other advocates, practice students, business owners and others who need to make informed legal choices.

Scope of This Privacy Policy

This privacy policy (the “Policy”) explains how Ventus Legal (the “Company”, “we”, “our” or “us”) collects, uses, divulges and maintains information from users of our website(s) (the “Site”), individuals who subscribe to our Company newsletter or review our Company resources and/or services (individually “User”, or collectively “Users”). The Policy applies to information we collect through our Site (https://ventuslegal.com/), your form of communication with us through email, forms, and/or other online forums and platforms. This Policy does not apply to any third-party website beyond our control or owned or operated by any third-party digital service provider which may be linked by our Site. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party websites you may visit.

Information We Collect

Personal Information: If you subscribe to our newsletter, contact us or otherwise interact with selected features, we may ask for personal information including your name, email address, and, when appropriate, your professional or academic affiliation.
Usage Data: We automatically receive data about your interactions with our website, including your IP address, type of browser, device type, referring URL, pages visited and the time and date of your visit. We may use this information to analyze trends and improve our services.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We utilize cookies and similar technologies to personalize content, remember your preferences and analyze website traffic. You can manage cookies using your browser controls.
Communications: If you make an inquiry about our services via email or through our website, we may keep a copy of that communication for purposes of responding to your request and managing our services.

How We Use Your Information

To operate and make available our Site and services.
To customize user experience and provide personalized content.
To send you newsletters, updates, news, or other communications and any expert recommendations or opinions if you have opted-in to receive such communications.
To address your inquiries, questions, comments, support needs, or feedback.
To analyze and report on user engagement and other usage of the Site and services, and to analyze, develop, improve and optimize the performance of the Site and services, content, features, functionality, and user interface.
To satisfy legal obligations; enforce our legal rights; protect the rights, safety or property of Ventus Legal, our users, or others; and our terms of service.

We do not sell or rent personal information to third parties. We may share information with others as described in this policy.

Legal Basis for Data Processing

Ventus Legal processes personal information on the following legal bases:

Consent: Ventus Legal may process your information when you provide explicit consent, such as when you subscribe to our email communications (e.g. the Privateer countries newsletter) or fill out a contact us form on our website.
Legitimate Interests: Ventus Legal may process data when it is necessary to complete our common business objectives and improve our website, understand how people engage with our website or protect the security of the website.
Legal Obligations: When we are obligated by law, rule or regulation we may process or disclose personal information to comply with those obligations.

Where processing your information is required by law, or regulation, we will seek your consent before collecting the data.

Data Retention Policy

We may keep your personal information as long as we need it to carry out the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or allowed under law. For instance:

Newsletter subscription information is kept until you unsubscribe, at which time we permanently erase it.
Communications and inquiry information is kept for as long as is necessary so that we can respond properly to your concerns and improve our responses going forward.
Usage information may be retained for a certain period for analytical and security purposes that are commensurate with standard industry practices.

Once information is no longer needed, we have measures in place for its secure deletion or anonymization.

How We Protect Your Data

Your information security is a priority for Ventus Legal. We use numerous technical, administrative and physical safeguards to ensure the information we hold about you is protected against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. These safeguards include:

The use of encryption technology over the Internet (Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol).
Regular security testing and software upgrades.
Limiting access to your personal data to only those authorized to have such access.
Storing and backing-up data securely.

Diligent efforts are used to protect all information submitted to us. However, no transmission or storage of data is guaranteed to be completely secure. You are encouraged to use passwords and be a vigilant consumer of the information you share online.

Cookies and Other Similar Technology

Ventus Legal utilizes various types of cookies and similar web-tracking technologies to improve your experience on our website, to better understand usage patterns, and to customize content. These cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your computer or device that enable us to remember preferences and gather information about user traffic.

We may use the following types of cookies:

Essential Cookies: Allows you to browse the website and use features
Analytics Cookies: Provides us with insight into how our users navigate through the website
Preference Cookies: Remembers your preferences and settings

You can edit cookies or turn them off via your browser settings. If you disable cookies certain features of our Website may not work.

Third Party Services and Links

Our site may contain links to other sites or provide third party services, including those offered by analytics providers (i.e., Google Analytics) that monitor information about website use and help us understand user behavior. These third party companies may collect information in accordance with their privacy policies, which will not be governed by Ventus Legal’s Privacy Policy.

Consumers should consult the privacy policies of any third party sites or services regarding their practices before providing any personally identifiable information. Ventus Legal is not responsible for, and we do not accept any responsibility for third party websites.

Newsletter Subscription and Transactional Communications

By registering for the Ventus Legal newsletter, you consent to receiving periodic newsletters in the form of e-mails, containing legal news, articles and other related updates and lawyer commentary. We do not use your e-mail address for any purpose other than sending such communications, and we do not share your e-mail address with any outside third parties except to the extent necessary to provide our communications services (for example, with e-mail notification systems operating in a highly professional and strictly confidential manner).

You may unsubscribe from our e-mails at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions contained in each e-mail or by contacting [email protected]. When you unsubscribe, your e-mail address will be taken off our list immediately.

User Rights and Choices

Ventus Legal understands the importance of keeping your personal information under your control. Subject to your jurisdiction and applicable law(s), you may exercise your right to the following:

Right to access: Ask for a copy of all categories of personal data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: Ask for corrections and updates to our records of your personal data as appropriate.
Right to Erasure: Ask for us to delete your personal data in some circumstances.
Right to Restriction: Ask to limit the way we process your personal data.
Right to Object: Object to certain types of processing of your personal data.
Data portability: Request a copy of your data in a commonly used, machine-readable format.

You may exercise any of these rights by contacting us at [email protected], and we will respond to you according to applicable laws.

Children’s Privacy

Ventus Legal is concerned with the privacy of children. Our site and services are not geared to persons under the age of 16. We do not intentionally collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If we learn that we have collected this type of information, we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible. If you believe that we have collected such information, please contact us at [email protected].

International Users and Data Transfers of Your Information

While the users of Ventus Legal are generally customers based in the U.S. law, the Ventus Legal website is available for users worldwide. Accessing this website from outside the United States constitutes acceptance that information you provide us may be stored in the United States or other jurisdictions where our service providers are located. We will take reasonable steps to ensure that your information is given at least an adequate level of protection, as defined in the laws on data protection applicable to us.

Disclosure of Information

Ventus Legal does not sell or lease your personal data to third parties. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

with service providers and partners who we collaborate with to operate our website and provide services, with strict confidentiality assurances;
to respond to legal requests, subpoenas, court orders, and government demands;
to defend the rights, property, or safety of Ventus Legal, our users, or other third parties; and
in connection with a corporate transaction (e.g., merger, asset sale) as permitted by law (we will provide notice in advance for any change).

All shared information is used with references to privacy and only in the manner outlined in this policy.

Data Security Breach Procedures

While we have taken reasonable measures to secure our service, no system is infallible or immune from security intrusion. In the very unlikely event that there is a data breach involving your personal or private information, the Ventus Legal staff will take all commercially reasonable actions to investigate and rectify such breach. Ventus Legal will follow all statutory guidelines regarding data breaches and notify affected individuals as well as any appropriate governmental entity. Ventus Legal’s incident response plan contemplates steps such as:

Containment of and initial assessment of the breach
Notification to affected individuals as warranted
Review and modification of security protocols to prevent future breaches

Your Responsibilities in Securing Data

The Ventus Legal platform employs advanced security methods, but it also needs the active assistance of users like you to safeguard your data. Toward this end, we recommend that you:

Apply both strong and unique passwords to your accounts
Frequently update your browsers and software on all devices
Only share personal information with trusted sources
Report any unusual activity or communications involving our service without delay

Updates and Changes to This Policy

Ventus Legal reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology or applicable law. If such a change is material, we will notify you of the change by updating the date at the top of this policy and, if deemed appropriate, by posting a direct first class or email communication. We encourage you to review this policy from time to time to stay current on how we safeguard your information. Your continued use of our website after any posted changes to this policy means that you accept such changes.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, or your Personally Identifiable Information, please contact us at:

Ventus Legal
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd Ste 1400
Philadelphia PA 19102
(445) 953-2076
[email protected]
https://ventuslegal.com/

We will make every reasonable attempt at resolving your queries promptly and with full disclosure. Thank you for making Ventus Legal your goto legal information portal.

Your Consent

Through the use of the Ventus Legal website and/or any of our services, you acknowledge that you agree to the terms of the Privacy Policy. Each user similarly acknowledges their understanding of their rights on personal data and agreement to the privacy practices described. If you do not agree to this statement or any part of the policy, please do not use our website or any of our services.

Compliance with Governing Law Jurisdiction and Venue

This Privacy Policy and any related disputes are subject to the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States, without regard to its conflict of law principles. By accessing Ventus Legal’s website, you agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the cities and courts located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for all disputes arising under this policy.

Effective Date and Scope of This Policy Version

This Privacy Policy has been in effect since June 1, 2023, and replaces all previous versions. We suggest that you periodically check this page for the most up-to-date information on our privacy practices. The current version of this policy will always be located at https://ventuslegal.com/

Last Statement

Your privacy is paramount to Ventus Legal in our efforts to ensure an open and honest source of current legal information. We strive for the highest ethics with regard to your data privacy and protection. Thank you for your trust in Ventus Legal as your source of current legal information. You are an integral part of our continued success, so we will strive to provide you with the most relevant resources and information for our diverse audience.