This privacy policy applies between you, the user of this website, and VanVentures, the owner and provider of the website. VanVentures takes the privacy of your information seriously. This policy explains what personal information is collected, how it is used and the rights you have in relation to it.
This privacy policy should be read alongside our terms and conditions.
You can change your cookie and advertising choices at any time using the privacy and cookie controls available on the website by clicking here.
Please read this privacy policy carefully.
Scope of this privacy policy
This privacy policy applies to the actions of VanVentures and users of this website. It does not extend to third-party websites that can be accessed from VanVentures, including websites reached through advertising, affiliate links or links to social media.
For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, VanVentures is the data controller for the personal data that we determine how and why to process. Third-party advertising, affiliate and technology providers may act separately in relation to information they collect or process through their own services.
What information we collect
Email newsletter
If you choose to sign up for the VanVentures email newsletter, we collect the email address you provide.
We use that email address to send you the newsletter and other email communications you have chosen to receive. You can withdraw your consent and unsubscribe at any time.
Information collected when you leave a comment
When you leave a comment on an article, we collect the display name you choose, the email address you provide, the comment itself and the IP address used to submit the comment.
The display name you choose and your comment are shown publicly. Your email address and IP address are not displayed publicly.
Cookies and similar technologies
VanVentures uses cookies and similar technologies on the website. Some are used to support the operation of the website, while others may be used for advertising, personalisation, measurement, audience research and service development.
Depending on the services involved, information processed through these technologies may include IP addresses, cookie or device identifiers, browser or device information, information about how you interact with the website and information relating to advertisements or affiliate links.
Where consent is required, we ask for it through the privacy and cookie pop-up shown when you first visit the website. You can accept, decline or manage the available options and can change your choices later using the privacy and cookie controls on the website.
Some third-party vendors shown through our consent platform may rely on legitimate interests for certain processing rather than consent. Where this applies, the consent platform provides information about that processing and options to object where available.
Our self-hosted website analytics is explained separately below. It can continue to record statistical website usage when optional advertising and other cookies are declined.
What we do with the information we collect
If you subscribe to the VanVentures email newsletter, we use your email address to send the communications you have chosen to receive.
If you leave a comment, the information submitted with it is used to publish and manage that comment.
Where we rely on consent, you need to take a positive action to opt in. You can withdraw that consent at any time. For email communications, you can use the unsubscribe option provided in our emails. For cookies and related technologies covered by our consent platform, you can change your choices through the website’s privacy and cookie controls.
You also have an absolute right to object to your personal data being used for direct marketing. If you object to direct marketing from VanVentures, we will stop using your personal data for that purpose.
Website analytics
VanVentures uses a self-hosted website analytics system to understand how visitors use the website and to help us improve it. Our analytics records statistical information about visits, including information about pages viewed and technical information associated with the visit and the browser or device being used.
IP address anonymisation is enabled. An IP address is received as part of the request to the website and is anonymised in accordance with our analytics settings before it is stored.
Our website analytics can continue to record statistical website usage when optional advertising and other cookies are declined. It operates separately from the optional advertising and related processing controlled through our privacy and cookie pop-up.
Opt out of website analytics
If you would prefer not to have your visits included in our website analytics, you can opt out using the control below.
You can return to this page at any time to review or change your analytics choice.
Advertising
VanVentures displays advertising through Google AdSense. Google and other advertising vendors may use cookies, IP addresses or other identifiers in connection with serving and measuring advertisements on the website.
Depending on the choices you make through our consent controls, advertising partners may process information for purposes including personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and the development or improvement of services.
Where consent is required for advertising cookies or similar technologies on VanVentures, that processing is controlled through the privacy and cookie pop-up. Some vendors may identify another lawful basis, such as legitimate interests, for particular processing.
You can use the Manage options section of the consent controls to see more information about the purposes and vendors shown by our consent platform and to manage the choices available to you.
The advertising and technology providers used on the website may change over time, so the consent controls provide the most current list of vendors presented through the website.
Affiliate links
Some links on VanVentures are affiliate links. If you follow one of these links and go on to make a qualifying purchase or complete another qualifying action, VanVentures may receive a commission. This does not increase the price you pay.
VanVentures uses affiliate links from services and networks including Awin, Skimlinks and the Amazon Associates Programme.
Awin
Some affiliate links use the Awin affiliate network. When you click one of these links, tracking technologies may be used to record that the visit originated from VanVentures and to determine whether a later qualifying transaction should be attributed to that referral. This allows the relevant advertiser and affiliate network to determine whether commission is due.
Skimlinks
VanVentures also uses affiliate links created through Skimlinks. We add these affiliate links manually to our content. We do not use Skimlinks to automatically convert ordinary links across the website into affiliate links.
When you click a Skimlinks affiliate link, Skimlinks and participating merchants may use cookies or other tracking technologies to recognise the referral and determine whether a purchase or other qualifying transaction should be attributed to VanVentures.
Amazon Associates
VanVentures participates in the Amazon Associates Programme and uses specially tagged affiliate links to products and other content on Amazon. When you click an Amazon affiliate link, Amazon may use cookies or other technologies to recognise the referral and determine whether a qualifying purchase is attributable to VanVentures.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
When an affiliate link takes you away from VanVentures, the privacy and cookie practices of the affiliate network, merchant or other third-party website will also apply. You should check the privacy information provided by that service if you would like to know more about how it processes your information.
Who we share data with
We may share or allow personal data to be processed by third-party service providers where this is necessary for them to provide services used by the website.
Advertising and affiliate services used by VanVentures include Google AdSense, Awin, Skimlinks and Amazon Associates. Depending on the service, your choices and how you interact with the website, these providers may receive or process information such as IP addresses, identifiers, device information, advertising interactions or affiliate-link referrals.
Third parties may process information under their own privacy policies and, where applicable, act as separate data controllers. Their own retention periods and privacy choices may therefore apply to information they control.
We may also disclose personal data to relevant authorities where this is required or permitted by law, including where necessary for the detection of crime or the collection of taxes or duties.
Keeping data secure
We use technical and organisational measures to safeguard the personal data we hold, including storing data on secure servers.
Those measures include procedures for dealing with suspected data breaches. If you suspect any misuse, loss or unauthorised access to your data, please let us know by emailing hello@vanventures.co.uk.
If you would like general advice about protecting your information, computers and devices against fraud, identity theft, viruses and other online problems, you can visit Get Safe Online. Get Safe Online is supported by HM Government and leading businesses.
Data retention
Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we will only keep personal data controlled by VanVentures for as long as it is needed for the purposes described in this privacy policy.
You may have the right to ask us to erase your personal data in certain circumstances. The right to erasure is not absolute, and there may be situations where we are legally permitted or required to retain information.
Even after data is deleted from our active systems, copies may remain on backup or archival media where this is necessary for legal, tax or regulatory purposes.
Information processed independently by third-party advertising or affiliate providers is subject to their own retention practices and privacy policies.
Your rights
Depending on the circumstances and the way your personal data is being processed, you may have the following rights:
- Right of access: you can ask us for a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: you can ask us to correct personal data that is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Right to erasure: you can ask us to delete personal data where the legal conditions for erasure apply.
- Right to restrict processing: you can ask us to restrict the way we use your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to data portability: where this right applies, you can ask for personal data to be moved, copied or transferred.
- Right to object: you can object to certain uses of your personal data. You have an absolute right to object to your personal data being used for direct marketing.
Accessing your personal data
If you make a subject access request, we will respond without undue delay and normally within one month of receiving the request. Where necessary, this period may be extended by up to a further two months if the request is complex or you have made a number of requests. If an extension is needed, we will let you know and explain why.
In most cases, there is no charge for making a subject access request. We may charge a reasonable administrative fee where a request is manifestly unfounded or excessive, or where you request further copies of your personal information, where the law allows us to do so.
Where we are legally permitted to refuse or restrict a request, we will explain the reason for doing so.
To make an enquiry, exercise any of these rights or withdraw your consent where consent is the legal basis for processing, email hello@vanventures.co.uk.
Making a data protection complaint
If you believe VanVentures has not handled your personal data correctly, you can make a data protection complaint by emailing hello@vanventures.co.uk.
We will acknowledge a data protection complaint within 30 days of receiving it. We will take appropriate steps to investigate the complaint, keep you informed of its progress and tell you the outcome without undue delay.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator. You do not have to wait for us to complete our complaints process before contacting the ICO. You can find information about making a complaint and the ICO’s contact details at ico.org.uk.
It is important that any personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please let us know if information you have provided to us changes while we hold it.
Managing cookies and privacy choices
Our privacy and cookie pop-up lets you make choices about optional advertising and related processing and gives you access to more detailed settings.
Some vendors may process personal data on the basis of legitimate interests. You can review and object to this where applicable through the Manage options section of the consent controls.
You can change your cookie and advertising choices later using the privacy and cookie controls on the website. You can also configure your browser to block or remove cookies, although doing so may affect how some parts of the website work.
Declining optional cookies does not opt you out of our self-hosted website analytics. If you do not want your visits included in our analytics, use the separate website analytics opt-out control above.
Links to other websites
This website contains links to other websites, including ordinary external links, affiliate links and advertising links. VanVentures does not control those websites and is not responsible for their content or privacy practices.
Once you follow a link to another website, that website’s own privacy policy and cookie controls apply. You should read its privacy information if you want to understand how it collects and uses your data.
Controlling your personal information
VanVentures does not sell your personal information. We only share or allow personal information to be processed as described in this privacy policy, including where you have given consent, where an applicable third-party provider relies on another lawful basis such as legitimate interests, or where disclosure is required or permitted by law.
Changes to this privacy policy
VanVentures may update this privacy policy from time to time, including when the way we use personal data changes or when changes are required by law. Any updated version will be published on this page.
Where consent is required for a particular use of your personal data, continued use of the website will not be treated as consent to that processing.
Last updated: 2 September 2026.