Venusian Society — Privacy & Data Policy
Last updated: July 29th, 2026
1. Commitment to Privacy and Legal Compliance
Venusian Society, operating under Erosìa Collective, is committed to safeguarding your personal information with the utmost respect and care. We comply fully with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and equivalent national legislation within the European Union, and, where applicable to you, other data protection regimes such as the UK GDPR/Data Protection Act, and US state privacy laws, given that our virtual and on-demand offerings are accessed by participants worldwide.
This Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect your data when you access our website, book events, make purchases, or participate in in-person, virtual, or on-demand workshops and activities. Detailed practices are integrated here for transparency.
Personal data is never sold, rented, or shared with third parties except as necessary with trusted service providers (processors) under strict confidentiality agreements, solely to deliver our services such as payment processing, event management, or content streaming/hosting.
2. Data We Collect and Purposes
We collect personal data directly from you or automatically through our site and services, including our virtual and on-demand platforms. Legal bases include contract performance (bookings and content access), consent (marketing), and legitimate interests (safety, administration, license enforcement).
2.1 Data Collected
Identity and Contact: Name, email, phone, address (for bookings, shipping, communication).
Booking and Payment: Event preferences, payment details (processed via secure providers like IRIS Pay or Revolut), age verification.
Profiles and Safety: Health/safety info (voluntary, for hands-on workshops), participant notes (internal use only).
Virtual and On-Demand Access: Account login and device information, streaming and access logs, approximate location/billing country (used to apply access periods, enforce personal-use licensing under our Terms, and apply geographic restrictions).
Technical/Analytics: IP address, browser type, usage data via cookies for site functionality and improvement.
Communications: Feedback, inquiries, social media interactions.
2.2 Purposes and Legal Bases
We collect and process your personal data for specific purposes. Each purpose has a legal basis under GDPR (Article 6), and, where applicable, equivalent bases under other privacy laws. Here’s how we use your information:
Service Delivery Examples: Bookings, event coordination, shipping, payments, granting/streaming on-demand content Legal Basis: Contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR)
Safety and Compliance Examples: Age verification, attendance lists, health/safety notes for shibari workshops, geographic-restriction checks Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f)); Consent for special categories
Content Access and License Enforcement Examples: Monitoring device/account use of on-demand content to prevent sharing, unauthorized downloading, or redistribution, in line with our Terms Legal Basis: Contract; Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(b)/(f))
Communication Examples: Confirmations, updates, inquiries Legal Basis: Contract; Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(b)/(f))
Marketing (opt-in only) Examples: Newsletters, event promotions Legal Basis: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a))
Analytics/Improvement Examples: Site and streaming-platform usage, performance tracking Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f))
This format ensures transparency about why we process data and our legal grounds. We only use data for these stated purposes.
To protect community privacy, attendance lists, membership rosters, on-demand viewer lists, and team identities for events (including Venus Loves Ropes shibari sessions, whether in-person, virtual, or recorded) remain strictly confidential and are never disclosed publicly.
3. Data Sharing and Processors
Data is shared only where necessary:
Processors: Payment gateways (e.g., IRIS Pay, Revolut), shipping carriers (EU-only), email services, hosting providers, and virtual/on-demand streaming or content-hosting platforms. All are required to meet GDPR-equivalent standards under data processing agreements (Art. 28 GDPR) or equivalent contractual safeguards.
International Transfers: Because virtual and on-demand content is accessed globally, some data (such as account, streaming, or access-log data) may be processed or stored outside the European Economic Area by our hosting/streaming processors. Where this occurs, we rely on appropriate safeguards recognized under GDPR, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, an adequacy decision, or an equivalent legal mechanism, and we limit the data transferred to what is necessary for the service.
No Sales: Personal data is never shared for marketing by others.
We employ industry-standard security measures (encryption, access controls, regular audits) to protect data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
4. Data Retention
Data is kept only as long as needed:
Bookings/Payments: Duration of service + 6 years (legal/tax requirements).
Safety Profiles: Event duration + 1 year (or until requested deletion).
Virtual/On-Demand Access and Streaming Logs: Duration of your access period + 12 months, or as needed to investigate license violations, then deleted or anonymized.
Marketing: Until unsubscribe.
Analytics: Anonymized after 26 months.
Deleted data is securely erased or anonymized.
5. Your Privacy Rights
If GDPR applies to you, you have rights under Articles 15–22, including to:
Access, correct, or delete your data.
Object to or restrict processing.
Data portability.
Withdraw consent (no effect on prior processing).
If you are located outside the European Economic Area and a different privacy law applies to you (for example, a US state privacy law), you may have similar rights, such as the right to know what data we hold, to request deletion, or to opt out of certain processing; we will honor valid requests under the law that applies to you.
Contact us to exercise any of these rights; requests are handled within 1 month (extendable where permitted). We verify identity for security. Complaints can be directed to your national or state data protection authority, where one exists.
6. Cookies and Tracking
The site uses cookies for functionality, analytics, and user experience, including on virtual and on-demand viewing platforms. Essential cookies are required; others need consent.
Manage via browser settings or our cookie banner.
Third-party cookies (e.g., analytics, streaming-platform cookies) comply with applicable consent rules, including GDPR.
No tracking for advertising without opt-in.
7. Anti-Spam Policy
All communications are opt-in; unsubscribe anytime via link.
We prohibit spam, phishing, or unauthorized bulk messages using our brand.
Violations lead to removal and legal action.
8. Social Media Policy
We maintain official social media for education and engagement. Community members must:
- Respect others; no harassment, hate speech, or discrimination.
- Not share our content, including virtual or on-demand class content, without permission.
- Avoid posting personal/private info or event photos/videos/recordings without consent.
- Keep interactions constructive.
We moderate, remove violations, and report as needed. Only authorized reps speak officially.
9. Blog, Lexicon, and Public Contributions
If you submit a comment, suggested definition, or other contribution to our blog or lexicon/term database, we may collect your name (or chosen display name), email address, and the content you submit.
Content you choose to publish publicly (for example, a public comment or a lexicon entry credited to you) is visible to other visitors and is not treated as confidential, unlike the attendance lists, membership rosters, and safety notes described in Article 2.
We review and moderate submissions before or after publication and may edit, decline, or remove any contribution, consistent with our Terms of Service.
Legal basis: Consent (for submitting a contribution) and Legitimate Interests (for moderation and community safety).
Retention: Published contributions are kept until you request removal or until we remove them through moderation. Associated account or contact data is retained according to the schedules in Article 4 or for as long as your consent remains in effect.
Blog and Lexicon Contributions: Display name, email, and content of any comments or suggested entries you submit (see Article 9).
10. Children’s Privacy
Services, including virtual and on-demand content, are for adults only (18+, or the higher age of majority that applies in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect children’s data. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected data from a minor, we will delete it promptly.
11. Geographic Restrictions and Data Use
Consistent with our Terms of Service, we do not knowingly provide services, virtual classes, or on-demand content to individuals operating from territories under unlawful military occupation, as recognized by applicable international law. This includes, but is not limited to, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the occupied territories of Ukraine, Northern Cyprus, Georgia, Moldova, Syria, and Western Sahara. We may use billing address, payment, or approximate location information solely to apply this restriction and will not use this data for any other purpose. These restrictions may be updated as international legal determinations evolve.
12. Changes to This Policy
Updates may occur; material changes are posted on the site with notice. Continued use implies acceptance.
13. Contact Information
For privacy questions, rights requests, or issues:
Email: info@venusiansociety.com
Website: Contact Form
Responses within 5 business days.
Last updated: July 29th, 2026
