Who we are

Our website address is: https://thesmalltownventure.com.

Small Town Venture (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates this website and provides event tickets, group travel packages, and related digital services. If you have any questions regarding this policy, you can contact us at hello@thesmalltownventure.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Additionally, we use cookies set by Google Analytics to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior patterns in an anonymous form. This helps us analyze traffic and improve user experience. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by visiting the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We share necessary data only with third-party service providers needed to operate our website and services:

• Payment Processors: Payment transactions for event tickets or travel packages are processed securely through Stripe (Privacy Policy: https://stripe.com/privacy) and Square (Privacy Policy: https://squareup.com/privacy). We do not store financial card numbers on our servers.
• Analytics: Visitor usage data is processed via Google Analytics.
• Event/Travel Logistics: Relevant guest details may be shared with destination venues or operational partners as strictly required to fulfill your event admissions or travel bookings.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website (if any) or purchase ticket/travel products, we also store the personal information provided in their user profile or order history. All registered users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information. Transaction records are retained for as long as needed to fulfill operational, accounting, or legal requirements.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

• – California Residents (CCPA/CPRA): California users have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of their personal information. We do not sell your personal data or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
• – European / UK Visitors (GDPR): EEA/UK users have rights to access, correct, port, or erase their personal data, restrict processing, or object to processing.

To exercise any data rights, please contact us at hello@thesmalltownventure.com.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Personal data collected from international visitors (including those in the EU/UK) will be transferred to and stored on servers located in the United States. Payment information is sent directly to payment gateways (Stripe and Square).