California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Notice
1. Introduction
WebCraft Studios ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting the privacy of our California residents. This California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Notice supplements our main Privacy Policy and applies exclusively to residents of California. It describes how we collect, use, disclose, and share your personal information, and explains your rights and choices regarding that information under the CCPA and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).
Important: This notice only applies to information we collect from California residents online, offline, or through our business services. It does not replace our full Privacy Policy, which applies to all users.
2. Information We Collect
Over the past 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information from California residents. We may collect this information directly from you, indirectly through automated technologies, or from third-party sources.
- Identifiers: Real name, alias, postal address, email address, phone number, IP address, browser cookies, and device identifiers.
- Commercial Information: Records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered; purchasing history; and transaction data related to website usage and service inquiries.
- Internet/Network Activity: Browsing history, search history, interactions with our website, emails, and advertising responses.
- Geolocation Data: Approximate location derived from IP address or device settings when applicable.
- Usage & Technical Data: Analytics data, page views, session duration, device type, operating system, and browser information.
- Professional/Employment-Related Information: Company name, job title, and professional affiliations provided during business inquiries or project consultations.
3. Sources of Information
We collect personal information through the following sources:
- Directly from you: Contact forms, newsletter subscriptions, project consultations, client onboarding, and support requests.
- Automatically: Cookies, web beacons, server logs, analytics platforms, and session tracking technologies.
- Third Parties: Business partners, service providers, analytics vendors, and publicly available sources when relevant to service delivery.
4. Business & Commercial Purposes
We collect, use, retain, and share your personal information for the following business purposes:
- Delivering and maintaining our website, hosting services, and digital products.
- Responding to inquiries, providing customer support, and managing client relationships.
- Processing transactions, billing, and contract administration.
- Analyzing website performance, user behavior, and service improvements.
- Customizing user experience, content, and targeted communications.
- Preventing fraud, securing our systems, and complying with legal obligations.
- Marketing our services (with opt-out mechanisms where required).
5. Disclosure to Third Parties
We may share your personal information with third parties for business purposes. We do not sell your personal information. We share data only with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, subject to confidentiality and data protection agreements.
Categories of third parties with whom we share information:
- Web hosting & cloud infrastructure providers
- Analytics & performance monitoring services
- Email delivery & marketing automation platforms
- Payment processing & accounting services
- Legal, compliance, & cybersecurity advisors
6. Your CCPA Rights
Under the CCPA/CPRA, California residents have the following rights regarding their personal information:
- Right to Know: Request disclosure of the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of information, sources, purposes, and third parties shared with.
- Right to Delete: Request deletion of personal information we have collected, subject to certain legal exceptions.
- Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: While we do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, you may still request to opt out of any future sharing that may be considered a "sale" or "sharing" under CCPA.
- Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: Exercise your privacy rights without being denied goods/services, charged different prices, or provided a different level of quality, unless permitted by law.
7. How to Exercise Your Rights
To submit a verifiable consumer request, please contact us using the information provided in Section 12. We will respond within 45 days of receiving your request. We may require additional information to verify your identity before processing your request, consistent with CCPA requirements.
Verification: For security purposes, we may require proof of identity (e.g., government-issued ID, recent utility bill, or device verification) before fulfilling access or deletion requests.
8. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this notice, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. Retention periods vary by data type and business need. When data is no longer required, we securely delete or anonymize it in accordance with industry standards.
9. Non-Discrimination
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. We will not deny you goods or services, charge different prices or rates, provide a different level or quality of goods or services, or suggest that you may receive a different price or quality unless such differences are directly related to the value of the information provided or permitted under the CCPA.
10. Minors
Our services are not directed to individuals under 16. If we learn we have collected personal information from a minor under 16 without verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information promptly. Parents or guardians who believe we hold such information may contact us for verification and deletion.
11. Updates to This Notice
We may update this CCPA Notice periodically to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or business operations. We will post the updated version on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date. Material changes will be communicated via email or website notice where applicable.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions about this CCPA Notice, wish to exercise your rights, or need assistance with your privacy preferences, please contact our Privacy Team: