Who this policy applies to.
This Privacy Policy applies to visitors to dpstudios.us, businesses and clients that contact or work with DPSTUDIOS, professionals who apply to or participate in the DPSTUDIOS Community, and users who access future client or talent workspaces.
Information you provide to us.
Depending on how you interact with DPSTUDIOS, we may collect information such as:
- Name, email address, phone number, company name and contact information.
- Project requests, business objectives, budgets, deadlines, service requirements and uploaded references.
- Talent applications, specialties, skills, location, availability, portfolio links, work history and professional information.
- Account information used to access future Client or Talent workspaces.
- Project communications, files, feedback, milestones, revisions and deliverables.
- Payment, billing or transaction-related information when payment functionality is connected.
- Information submitted through contact forms, AI-assisted interactions, support requests or other platform features.
We may also receive basic technical information automatically, such as browser type, device information, pages visited, approximate location derived from IP address, referring pages and general website usage information.
Why we use information.
DPSTUDIOS may use information to:
- Respond to inquiries and evaluate project requests.
- Create proposals, quotes, project scopes and team structures.
- Match Community members with projects based on skills, availability and fit.
- Manage client relationships, projects, tasks, files, milestones, revisions and delivery.
- Provide and improve the DPSTUDIOS platform, website and user experience.
- Communicate about projects, accounts, applications, memberships and service updates.
- Prevent fraud, abuse, unauthorized access and security incidents.
- Maintain business records and comply with applicable legal or accounting obligations.
- Analyze platform usage and improve products, services and workflows.
Different users see different information.
DPSTUDIOS is designed around a managed relationship between clients and Community talent. Client-facing and internal project information may therefore be separated.
Clients may receive access to information relevant to their projects, including status, milestones, approvals, files and communication with their assigned Account Director.
Community members may receive only the information reasonably necessary to complete their assigned project responsibilities. Internal commercial information such as the total client price, DPSTUDIOS margin, private agreements or unrelated client information may not be shared with Community members.
We do not sell personal information.
DPSTUDIOS does not intend to sell personal information to third parties. We may share information when reasonably necessary with:
- Community professionals assigned to a project.
- Account Directors, administrators and authorized DPSTUDIOS personnel.
- Technology, hosting, storage, communication, analytics, payment or other service providers that support the platform.
- Professional advisers such as accountants, attorneys or consultants when necessary.
- Government authorities or other parties when disclosure is legally required or necessary to protect rights, safety or security.
Payment information may be handled by payment providers.
When online payments are introduced, DPSTUDIOS may use third-party payment processors. Payment card information may be submitted directly to those processors rather than stored by DPSTUDIOS. Additional payment methods such as bank transfer or other supported payment options may also involve information required to verify and reconcile transactions.
Website technology may collect usage data.
DPSTUDIOS may use cookies, local storage and similar technologies to remember preferences, maintain sessions, store language selection, improve usability and understand how visitors use the website.
We may also use analytics or advertising technologies in the future. If additional consent or disclosure is required for those technologies, the website may present appropriate controls or notices.
We aim to protect information responsibly.
DPSTUDIOS intends to use reasonable administrative, technical and organizational safeguards appropriate to the platform and the type of information handled. However, no website, transmission method or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Users are responsible for protecting their login credentials and should notify DPSTUDIOS if they believe an account or project workspace has been accessed without authorization.
We keep information only as reasonably needed.
Information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to provide services, manage projects, maintain business and financial records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, comply with legal obligations and preserve legitimate business history.
You can contact us about your information.
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights regarding access, correction, deletion, restriction or other treatment of your personal information.
You may also request that DPSTUDIOS update inaccurate contact or account information, or ask questions about how information related to you is handled.
Some information may need to be retained where required for legal, accounting, fraud-prevention, security or legitimate business purposes.
DPSTUDIOS is designed for business and professional use.
DPSTUDIOS is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children through its business, project-management or professional Community services.
The platform will evolve.
Because DPSTUDIOS is developing new platform capabilities, this Privacy Policy may be updated as features such as user accounts, messaging, project management, payments, AI functionality, analytics or other services are introduced.
The date at the top of this page should indicate the latest published version.
Questions about privacy?
If you have questions or requests related to this Privacy Policy or information handled by DPSTUDIOS, contact us through the DPSTUDIOS Contact page.