Privacy Policy

UP Venture Media

UP Venture Media ("UP Venture Media," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you visit our websites, access our digital properties, or otherwise interact with our services (collectively, the "Services").

By using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our practices, please do not use the Services.

This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and forms part of our Terms of Service.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways.

Information You Provide Directly

When you subscribe to one of our publications, create an account, contact us, or otherwise engage with our Services, you may provide:

  • Name and contact information, including email address and, where applicable, mailing address
  • Login credentials, if you create an account
  • Information you submit through forms, surveys, or correspondence
  • Payment information, where you purchase a subscription or other paid service, processed through a secure third-party payment processor

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Services, we and our service providers may automatically collect:

  • Device and browser information, including IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers
  • Usage data, including pages viewed, time spent, referring URLs, and click activity
  • Approximate location based on IP address
  • Cookies and similar technologies, as described in Section 5 below

Information from Third Parties

We may receive limited information from service providers and analytics partners who help us operate and improve the Services. We do not purchase personal data from data brokers.

2. How We Use Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To operate, maintain, and improve our Services
  • To deliver content, newsletters, and communications you have requested
  • To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
  • To personalize your experience and recommend relevant content
  • To analyze usage and measure the performance of our Services
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or security incidents
  • To comply with applicable legal obligations and enforce our terms

We do not use your personal information for automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

3. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information. We share information only in the following limited circumstances:

Service Providers. We share information with vendors who perform services on our behalf, including hosting, email delivery, analytics, customer support, and payment processing. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the services they provide to us.

Legal Compliance. We may disclose information if required by law, subpoena, court order, or government request, or where we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users or the public.

Business Transfers. If UP Venture Media is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change in ownership.

With Your Consent. We may share information for any other purpose disclosed to you at the time we collect the information or with your consent.

4. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • The right to access the personal information we hold about you
  • The right to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
  • The right to request deletion of your personal information
  • The right to opt out of marketing communications
  • The right to opt out of certain uses of cookies and tracking technologies

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@upventuremedia.com. We will respond to verifiable requests within the timeframe required by applicable law.

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the "unsubscribe" link in any message we send.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate our Services and improve your experience. Cookies are small data files stored on your device.

We use the following categories of cookies:

Essential Cookies. Required for the Services to function properly, such as maintaining your session.

Analytics Cookies. Help us understand how visitors use the Services, so we can improve them. We primarily use Google Analytics and similar tools.

Preference Cookies. Remember your settings and preferences, such as language or display options.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings or device controls. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Services.

We do not respond to Do Not Track browser signals at this time, as no common industry standard has been adopted.

6. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) give you the following rights:

  • Right to Know. You may request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources of that information, the purposes for which we use it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
  • Right to Delete. You may request deletion of personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to Correct. You may request correction of inaccurate personal information.
  • Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing. UP Venture Media does not sell or share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as those terms are defined under California law.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights.

To exercise these rights, email privacy@upventuremedia.com. We will verify your request before responding.

7. Nevada Privacy Rights

Nevada residents may request that we not sell certain personal information as defined under Nevada SB220. UP Venture Media does not sell personal information. Nevada residents may still submit a request by emailing privacy@upventuremedia.com.

8. European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland

If you are located in the EEA, the UK, or Switzerland, UP Venture Media acts as a data controller for the personal information we collect about you. We process your personal information on the following legal bases:

  • Performance of a contract when we provide you with the Services
  • Legitimate interests in operating and improving our Services, where those interests are not overridden by your rights
  • Consent, where required, such as for certain marketing communications or non-essential cookies
  • Legal obligation, where we must process information to comply with applicable law

You have the right to access, correct, delete, port, or restrict processing of your personal information, and to object to certain processing. You may also lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@upventuremedia.com.

9. Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encryption of data in transit using SSL/TLS, access controls, and routine security reviews.

No method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is fully secure. While we work to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary to provide the Services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When information is no longer needed, we delete or anonymize it.

11. Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a person under 18, we will delete it promptly.

If you believe we have collected information from someone under 18, please contact us at privacy@upventuremedia.com.

12. International Data Transfers

UP Venture Media is based in the United States. If you access the Services from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or other countries where we or our service providers operate.

Where required by law, we put in place appropriate safeguards for international transfers, including Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

13. Third-Party Links

Our Services may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing them with any information.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will post the updated Policy on this page and revise the "Last Updated" date above. If the changes are significant, we will provide additional notice, such as by email or through the Services.

15. Contact Us

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

UP Venture Media

1666 Av. Juan Ponce de León, San Juan, 00909 San Juan, Puerto Rico

Email: privacy@upventuremedia.com