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Captures by Brian - Privacy Policy
Effective Date: May 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how this site (“site,” “we,” or “us”) collects, uses, and discloses information about you. This Privacy Policy applies when you use our website, mobile application, and other online products and services that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, our “Services”), contact our customer service team, engage with us on social media, or otherwise interact with us.

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of this policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our website or providing you with a notification). We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy regularly to stay informed about our information practices and the choices available to you.

* Collection of Information
* Use of Information
* Sharing of Information
* Third-Party Embeds
* Transfer of Information to the United States and Other Countries
* Data Security
* Retention of Information
* Your Choices
* Your California Privacy Rights
* Additional Disclosures for Individuals in Europe
* Contact Us

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

Information You Provide to Us

We collect information you provide directly to us. For example, you share information directly with us when you fill out a form, communicate with us via third-party platforms, request customer support, or otherwise communicate with us. The types of personal information we may collect include your name, email address, business information, your content, photos, posts, responses, and series published by you, and any other information you choose to provide.

In some cases, we may also collect information you provide about others, such as when you purchase a service as a gift for someone. We will use this information to fulfill your request and will not send communications to your contacts unrelated to your request, unless they separately consent to receive communications from us or otherwise engage with us.

We do not collect payment information through our Services. We rely on third parties to process payments in connection with our Services. Any information you provide to facilitate such a payment is subject to the third-party payment processor’s privacy policy, and we encourage you to review this policy before you provide any information to the payment processor.

Information We Collect Automatically When You Interact with Us

In some instances, we automatically collect certain information, including:

Activity Information: We collect information about your activity on our Services, such as your reading history and when you interact with posts.
Transactional Information: When you purchase a service, we collect information about the transaction, such as details, purchase price, and the date of the transaction.
Device and Usage Information: We collect information about how you access our Services, including data about the device and network you use, such as your hardware model, operating system version, mobile network, IP address, unique device identifiers, browser type, and app version. We also collect information about your activity on our Services, such as access times, pages viewed, links clicked, and the page you visited before navigating to our Services.
Information Collected by Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies: We use tracking technologies, such as cookies and web beacons, to collect information about you. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us improve our Services and your experience, see which areas and features of our Services are popular, and count visits. Web beacons (also known as “pixel tags” or “clear GIFs”) are electronic images that we use on our Services and in our emails to help deliver cookies, count visits, and understand usage. We also work with third-party analytics providers who use cookies, web beacons, device identifiers, and other technologies to collect information about your use of our Services and other websites and applications, including your IP address, web browser, mobile network information, pages viewed, time spent on pages or in mobile apps, and links clicked. This information may be used to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, deliver content targeted to your interests on our Services, and better understand your online activity.

Information We Derive

We may derive information or draw inferences about you based on the information we collect. For example, we may make inferences about your location based on your IP address or infer reading preferences based on your reading history.

USE OF INFORMATION

We use the information we collect to provide, maintain, and improve our Services, which includes publishing and distributing content, personalizing the information you see and operating our metered paywall. We also use the information we collect to:

Create and maintain your account;
Process transactions and send related information, such as confirmations, receipts, and experience surveys;
Send you technical notices, security alerts, and support and administrative messages;
Respond to your comments and questions and provide customer service;
Communicate with you about new content, products, services, and features offered and provide other news and information we think will interest you (see Your Choices below for information about how to opt out of these communications at any time);
Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Services;
Detect, investigate, and prevent security incidents and other malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity and protect the rights and property of Medium and others;
Debug to identify and repair errors in our Services;
Comply with our legal and financial obligations; and
Carry out any other purpose described to you at the time the information was collected.

SHARING OF INFORMATION

We share personal information in the following circumstances or as otherwise described in this policy:

Legal Compliance: We may disclose personal information if we believe that disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law or legal process, including lawful requests by public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. If we are going to disclose your personal information in response to legal process, we will give you notice so you can challenge it (for example by seeking court intervention), unless we are prohibited by law or believe doing so may endanger others or cause illegal conduct. We will object to legal requests for information about users of our Services that we believe are improper.
Protection of Rights: We may share personal information if we believe that you have violated the law, or if we believe it is necessary to protect the rights, property, and safety of our services, our users, the public, or others.
Professional Advisors: We share personal information with our lawyers and other professional advisors where necessary to obtain advice or otherwise protect and manage our business interests.
With Your Consent: We share personal information with your consent or at your direction.
Aggregated or De-Identified Information: We also share aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you.

TRANSFER OF INFORMATION TO THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES

Captures by Brian is headquartered in the United States. Therefore, we and our service providers may transfer your personal information to, or store or access it in, jurisdictions that may not provide levels of data protection that are equivalent to those of your home jurisdiction. For example, we may transfer personal data to Amazon Web Services, one of our service providers that processes personal information for us. We will take steps to ensure that your personal information receives an adequate level of protection in the jurisdictions in which we process it.

DATA SECURITY

We use a variety of physical, technical, and administrative security measures to protect your personal information. This includes encryption and secure data storage practices to prevent unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of your data. However, no method of transmitting data over the internet or storing data is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information.

RETENTION OF INFORMATION

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to provide the Services to you and for other legitimate business purposes, such as complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our agreements. The criteria we use to determine retention periods include:

The length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you (e.g., as long as you maintain an account with us).
Whether we have a legal obligation to retain the data (e.g., for tax, legal, or regulatory reasons).
Whether retention is necessary for our business purposes, such as preventing fraud or protecting our users.

If we are unable to retain your data for legitimate purposes, we will delete it upon request, where applicable.

YOUR CHOICES

You have various rights over your personal information. You can exercise these rights at any time by contacting us directly at info@capturesbybrian.com. Your rights may include:

Access: Requesting a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
Correction: Requesting to correct or update any inaccurate personal information.
Deletion: Requesting the deletion of your personal information (subject to legal exceptions).
Opt-out of Communications: You can unsubscribe from marketing emails by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in the email or contacting us to stop receiving marketing communications.
Cookies: Adjusting your browser settings to manage or disable cookies, as mentioned above.

YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

The California Consumer Privacy Act or “CCPA” (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.100 et seq.) affords consumers residing in California certain rights with respect to their personal information. If you are a California resident, this section applies to you.

In the preceding 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information: identifiers, commercial information, internet or other electronic network activity information, and inferences. For details about the precise data points we collect and the categories of sources of such collection, please see the Collection of Information section above. We collect personal information for the business and commercial purposes described in the Use of Information section above.

This site does not sell your personal information.

Subject to certain limitations, you have the right to (1) request to know more about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we collect, use, and disclose about you, (2) request deletion of your personal information, (3) opt out of any sales of your personal information, if we engage in that activity in the future, and (4) not be discriminated against for exercising these rights. You may make these requests by emailing us.

You may make these requests by emailing us at info@capturesbybrian.com. If you are a California resident, we will respond to your request within 45 days, in accordance with applicable law.

If you are a California resident and would like to authorize an agent to submit a request on your behalf, please ensure that your agent provides the necessary documentation to verify your identity and authority to act on your behalf.

For more information on your rights under the CCPA, please visit the California Attorney General’s website: https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa.

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN EUROPE

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have certain rights under data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Below are some key rights available to you:

Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information under certain circumstances.
Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we limit how we process your personal information.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information in certain situations, including for direct marketing purposes.
Right to Withdraw Consent: If we process your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority in your jurisdiction.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@capturesbybrian.com.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our practices, or if you would like to exercise any of your rights as outlined above, please contact us at:

Email: info@capturesbybrian.com

Thank you for reviewing our Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting your personal information.

This version includes the full set of updates, including handling privacy rights for California residents, GDPR considerations for individuals in Europe, and contact details for inquiries. If you need further revisions or have additional sections to implement, feel free to let me know!

Captures by Brian - Privacy Policy Effective Date: May 2025

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