Privacy Policy

VenicePredictionMarkets ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit venicepredictions.com, how we use it, and the rights you have over it. We do not operate a prediction market exchange, do not hold customer funds, and do not handle any deposits or trades. When you click an outbound link, you leave our Site and become subject to the privacy practices of that operator.

1. Information we collect

Information you provide: If you contact us by email or sign up for an editorial newsletter, we collect your email address and any message content you choose to send.

Information collected automatically: Like most websites, we collect standard server logs and analytics data — IP address, approximate location (city/state), browser, device type, referring URL, pages viewed, time on page, and outbound clicks. We use this data only to operate, secure, and improve the Site.

Cookies and similar technology: We use first-party cookies for essential functionality (e.g., remembering theme or session preferences) and a small number of third-party cookies for analytics and affiliate attribution. Affiliate cookies allow operators to credit a referral to us when you sign up via our links — they do not give us access to your account or trading activity.

2. How we use information

• To operate, maintain, and improve the Site.
• To analyze aggregate traffic and content performance.
• To attribute affiliate referrals so we can be paid by partner operators.
• To respond to your inquiries.
• To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents.
• To comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information. We do not use your data to make automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

3. Sharing

We share limited information only with:

• Service providers (hosting, analytics, email, error monitoring) that process data on our behalf under contract.
• Affiliate networks that record outbound clicks and signups attributed to VenicePredictionMarkets.
• Authorities, when required by law, subpoena, or to protect our rights.

4. Data retention

We retain server logs and analytics for up to 26 months in identifiable form, after which they are aggregated or deleted. Email correspondence is retained as long as needed to provide a response and for a reasonable period afterward.

5. Your rights

Depending on where you live (including under the California CCPA/CPRA, the Virginia CDPA, the Colorado CPA, and the EU/UK GDPR), you may have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you.
• Request correction or deletion.
• Opt out of "sale" or "sharing" for targeted advertising (we do not sell, but you may still opt out).
• Withdraw consent for non-essential cookies at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, email privacy@venicepredictions.com from the address you wish us to verify. We respond within 45 days.

6. Children

The Site is not directed to and not intended for anyone under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us data, contact us and we will delete it.

7. Security

We use commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures — TLS encryption, access controls, and secure hosting — to protect Site data. No system is 100% secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. International transfers

The Site is operated from the United States. If you access it from outside the US, your information will be transferred to and processed in the US, where data protection laws may differ from your home jurisdiction.

9. Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy. The "Last updated" date above shows the current version. Material changes will be highlighted on the homepage.

10. Contact

Privacy questions: privacy@venicepredictions.com.