RIVET Studio is a fractional marketing and communications agency. The data controller responsible for your information under this policy is Rivet Studio, LLC.

To get in touch about this policy or any privacy-related matter, please use the contact form on our website.

Information you give us

When you contact us, fill out a form on the Site, or apply to join our contractor network, we may collect:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Information you choose to share in form fields, including professional background, work samples, portfolio links, location, and availability
• Any files or attachments you submit (e.g. a resume)

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Information collected automatically

When you visit the Site, we and our analytics provider automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity, including:

• IP address (anonymized where supported by our analytics configuration)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages viewed, time spent on pages, and referring URLs
• Approximate location derived from IP address (typically city or region level)
• Device identifiers and similar technologies

This information is collected via Google Analytics and similar tools using cookies and comparable technologies. See Section 4 for more detail on cookies.

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your inquiries and communicate with you
• Evaluate applications to join our contractor network and consider you for current and future project opportunities
• Send you communications you have opted into, including The Monthly Ping availability questionnaire
• Operate, maintain, and improve the Site
• Understand how visitors use the Site so we can make it better
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms
• Protect against fraud, abuse, and security threats

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We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Site and understand how it is used. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.
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Types of cookies we use

• Strictly necessary cookies — required for the Site to function. These cannot be disabled.
• Analytics cookies — set by Google Analytics (GA4) to help us understand how visitors use the Site. These are only set after you provide consent through our cookie banner.

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Your choices

When you first visit the Site, our cookie banner will ask you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in the footer of the Site, or by managing cookies in your browser settings.

Disabling cookies in your browser may affect the functionality of the Site.

We do not sell your personal information. We share information only as follows:

• Service providers — third parties that help us operate the Site and our business, including Google (Analytics, Forms, Workspace), our email and CRM tools, and our hosting provider. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information.
• Legal requirements — when required by law, subpoena, or to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
• Business transfers — in the event of a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction.
• With your consent — when you have given us permission to share.

We are based in the United States, and the service providers we use (including Google) may store and process data in the United States and other countries. If you are located outside the United States, your information will be transferred to and processed in countries that may have different data protection laws than your country of residence.

Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards for such transfers, including the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent mechanisms.

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We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

If you have submitted information through our contractor application or are part of The Monthly Ping list, we will retain your information until you ask us to delete it. You can request deletion at any time by reaching out via the contact form on our website.

Depending on where you live, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access — request a copy of the information we hold about you
• Correction — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
• Deletion — ask us to delete your information
• Objection or restriction — object to or restrict certain types of processing
• Portability — request your information in a portable format
• Withdraw consent — withdraw consent for processing based on consent

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California residents

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the CPRA, including the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete personal information, the right to correct inaccurate information, and the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. We do not sell your personal information.

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How to exercise your rights

To exercise any of these rights, reach out via the contact form on our website. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

The Site is not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we learn we have collected such information, we will delete it. If you believe a child has provided us information, please contact us.

The Site may contain links to third-party websites and services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing them with any information.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Where required by applicable law, we will provide notice of material changes through appropriate means. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

This Privacy Policy and any disputes arising out of or relating to it or your use of the Site are governed by the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. You agree that any legal action or proceeding arising under or in connection with this Privacy Policy or your use of the Site shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Clark County, Nevada, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please reach out via the contact form on our website.