Privacy Policy

Kumi Studio ("we", "us", or "our") operates https://www.kumistudio.xyz. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal information when you visit our website, submit a contact form, book a meeting, or otherwise interact with us online.

By using this website, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the site or submit personal information through it.

We may collect the following types of information:

• Contact details you provide voluntarily, such as your name, email address, and message content when you use our contact form.
• Scheduling information when you book a consultation through Calendly (for example, name, email, and meeting details).
• Technical and usage data collected automatically, such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and referral source.
• Cookie and analytics data used to understand site performance and improve user experience.

We use personal information for legitimate business purposes, including:

• Responding to inquiries and contact form submissions.
• Scheduling and managing consultations or project discussions.
• Operating, maintaining, and improving our website and services.
• Analyzing website traffic and usage through analytics tools.
• Protecting the security and integrity of our site and preventing abuse.

Where applicable under data protection laws, we process personal information based on one or more of the following grounds: your consent, our legitimate interests in operating and improving our business, performance of a request or pre-contractual steps you initiate, and compliance with legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited data with trusted service providers that help us operate the website and respond to inquiries, such as hosting providers, analytics services, scheduling tools, email delivery systems, and database infrastructure. These providers may only use the information as needed to perform services on our behalf.

We may also disclose information if required by law, regulation, legal process, or to protect the rights, safety, and security of Kumi Studio, our users, or others.

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies, including Google Tag Manager and related analytics tools, to understand how visitors use the site. You can review Google's Privacy Policy. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain site functionality.

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, respond to inquiries, maintain business records, comply with legal obligations, and resolve disputes. Contact form and lead data may be retained in our systems until it is no longer needed for business or legal purposes.

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

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to certain processing of your personal information, or to request portability of data you provided to us.

To exercise these rights or ask questions about your data, contact us at yash@kumistudio.xyz or through our contact page. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable law.

Our website may link to third-party sites such as LinkedIn, Calendly, or other external resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies, including LinkedIn's Privacy Policy and Calendly's Privacy Policy, before providing personal information.

Our website and services are not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle personal information, contact Kumi Studio:

• Email: yash@kumistudio.xyz
• Contact page: Contact us
• Website: https://www.kumistudio.xyz