Privacy Policy

1) Data Controller

2) Personal Data We Collect

We may collect:

• Contact details (name, email, organization) submitted via forms
• For The Observatory: your ChatGPT sign-in identifier and email, the name, role, and interests you submit, and your invitation status and review dates
• Message content you send us
• Technical data (IP address, browser type, device identifiers, pages visited, approximate location derived from IP)
• Cookies and similar technologies (see Cookie Policy)

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data. Please do not submit confidential or sensitive information via website forms.

3) How We Use Personal Data

We use personal data to:

• Respond to inquiries and schedule briefings
• Review Observatory invitation requests and manage access to private briefings. Applying does not subscribe you to marketing email. Christopher Taylor reviews applications; contact christopher@taylorventurelab.com to request removal of your application or membership information.
• Improve website performance and security
• Prevent abuse, spam, and fraud
• Comply with legal obligations

4) Legal Bases (GDPR/UK GDPR)

Where applicable, we rely on:

• Legitimate Interests (responding to requests, securing our services, improving the site)
• Consent (where required for cookies/marketing)
• Contract (if we enter into an agreement)
• Legal Obligation (compliance and recordkeeping)

5) Sharing & Disclosure

We may share data with trusted service providers who support website hosting, analytics, security, and communications, under appropriate contractual safeguards. We do not sell personal data.

6) International Transfers

If data is transferred outside your jurisdiction, we use appropriate safeguards (such as standard contractual clauses where required).

7) Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above or as required by law.

8) Your Rights (GDPR/UK GDPR)

You may have the right to:

• Access, correct, delete your data
• Restrict or object to processing
• Data portability
• Withdraw consent (where applicable)
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise rights, contact: privacy@taylorventurelab.com

9) Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal data. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

10) Children

This website is not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect data from children.

11) Updates

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page.