Last Updated: January 2025
VENTROUS LABS INC. ("Company", "we", "us", or "our") operates the DustyShelves website and book club platform. This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information when you use our services.
We collect information you provide when creating an account, joining book clubs, posting notes and comments, and using our contact forms. This may include your name, email address, display name, avatar selection, and any content you create within the platform.
We use the information we collect to provide and improve our book club services, facilitate discussions, track reading progress, send notifications about your book clubs, and respond to your inquiries. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to third parties for marketing purposes.
Content you post in book clubs, including notes, comments, and reactions, is visible to other members of those book clubs. We store this content to maintain the discussion history and reading progress tracking. You can delete your own content at any time.
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We use industry-standard encryption and security practices.
If you are in the European Union, you have certain data protection rights under GDPR. You may request to access, correct, or delete your personal information. You may also object to or restrict our processing of your data, or request data portability. You can manage your account settings and delete your content through the platform.
You may delete your account at any time through your account settings. When you delete your account, we will remove your personal information and account data. However, content you've posted in book clubs may remain visible to other members unless you delete it before closing your account.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the 'last updated' date. For significant changes, we may also notify you via email.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our website's contact form or at data@ventrous.com.
