By using the Site or submitting information to us, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of information.

Information you provide directly:
When you contact us, request a quote, subscribe, pay for services, or otherwise communicate with us, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, company or project information, budget information, requested services, referral source, messages, files, and materials you submit, billing and transaction-related information, and any other information you choose to provide.

Information collected automatically:
When you visit the Site, we or our service providers may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, such as your IP address, browser type and version, device identifiers, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed and time spent on pages, dates and times of visits, and information collected through cookies, pixels, tags, and similar technologies.

Information from third parties:
We may receive information from third parties such as payment processors, website hosting and analytics providers, advertising or social media platforms, customer communication tools, and referral partners or public sources.

2. How We Use Information

We may use personal information to respond to inquiries and provide quotes, communicate with you about services, projects, and support, process payments, subscriptions, and transactions, provide, manage, and improve our Site and services, personalize content and understand Site usage, maintain security and prevent fraud or misuse, comply with legal obligations, enforce our agreements and policies, and market our services where permitted by law.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Site, remember preferences, understand traffic and usage patterns, improve performance, and support marketing or retargeting efforts.

Depending on the tools enabled on the Site, cookies may include essential cookies required for core website functionality, analytics cookies that help us understand how visitors use the Site, and advertising or social media cookies that help measure campaigns or deliver relevant content.

Most browsers allow you to manage cookies through your settings. Blocking some cookies may affect Site functionality.

4. Payments

If you make a payment or subscribe to an offer through the Site, payment information may be collected and processed by a third-party payment processor such as Stripe. We do not store full payment card numbers on our own servers unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Your payment transactions are subject to the applicable payment processor’s privacy policy and terms.

5. How We Share Information

We may share personal information with service providers who help operate our website, communications, payment processing, analytics, hosting, marketing, or business operations; with professional advisors such as lawyers, accountants, or insurers where necessary; in connection with a merger, sale, financing, acquisition, or transfer of all or part of our business; to comply with law, legal process, or governmental request; to protect our rights, users, systems, or property; or with your consent or at your direction.

We do not sell personal information for money. If applicable law uses “sell” or “share” more broadly for targeted advertising, those laws may grant you additional rights described below.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to provide services, maintain records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and comply with legal obligations.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

7. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to know or access the personal information we hold about you, request correction of inaccurate information, request deletion of your information, object to or limit certain processing, withdraw consent where processing is based on consent, and opt out of certain marketing communications or targeted advertising.

To exercise privacy rights, contact us using the information below. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling a request. Applicable law may permit or require us to deny certain requests.

9. California Privacy Notice

If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with specific rights regarding personal information, including rights to know, access, correct, delete, and opt out of certain uses or disclosures of personal information.

DH Media does not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes that would trigger a right to limit under California law, except as permitted by law. DH Media does not knowingly sell personal information for monetary consideration.

California residents may designate an authorized agent to submit requests on their behalf, subject to verification requirements.

10. Marketing Communications

You may opt out of promotional emails from us by using the unsubscribe link in the message or by contacting us directly. Even if you opt out of marketing messages, we may still send you service-related or transactional communications.

11. Children’s Privacy

The Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, contact us so we can review and delete it where appropriate.

12. Third-Party Websites and Embedded Content

The Site may link to third-party websites or include embedded content, social media features, videos, or payment tools operated by third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy or security practices of those third parties. We encourage you to review their policies before interacting with them.

13. International Visitors

If you access the Site from outside the United States, please note that your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate. Those countries may not provide the same data protection protections as your home jurisdiction.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting the revised version on the Site. The updated policy becomes effective when posted unless a later date is stated.

15. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise privacy rights, please contact:

DH Media
[INSERT LEGAL BUSINESS NAME, IF DIFFERENT]
Phone: (206) 852-5238
Email: [INSERT PRIVACY OR CONTACT EMAIL]
Mailing Address: [INSERT BUSINESS ADDRESS]

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Who we are

Suggested text: Our website address is: https://dh.media.

Comments

Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.