California Privacy Rights

This California Privacy Rights notice applies to visitors and users of the DCLA Studios website located at dclastudios.com.

DCLA Studios is an independent art and design studio presenting original artwork, creative collections, commissioned projects, exhibition concepts, visual studies, and related studio services.

This notice supplements the DCLA Studios Privacy Policy and explains the privacy choices that may be available to California residents.

1. Notice At Collection

When visitors interact with DCLA Studios, limited personal information may be collected to support professional communication, commission inquiries, creative project discussions, website security, and visitor-requested services.

Categories Of Information May Include

• Name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Business or organization name
• Project, commission, collaboration, or inquiry details
• Communication and correspondence records
• Internet Protocol address
• Browser, device, and operating-system information
• Referring website and general website activity
• Cookie and similar technical information

Purposes Of Collection

Personal information may be used to:

• Respond to questions and professional inquiries
• Review commission, exhibition, and collaboration requests
• Discuss artwork, creative collections, or studio services
• Prepare estimates, proposals, schedules, or agreements
• Maintain project and correspondence records
• Improve website accessibility, performance, security, and usability
• Detect spam, misuse, malicious activity, or unauthorized access
• Comply with legal, contractual, accounting, or administrative obligations

2. California Privacy Rights

California residents may have privacy rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended, when that law applies to the relevant business or data-processing activity.

To the extent applicable, those rights may include:

• The right to know the categories of personal information collected
• The right to request access to certain personal information
• The right to request correction of inaccurate personal information
• The right to request deletion of personal information, subject to legal exceptions
• The right to know the purposes for which personal information is used
• The right to know the categories of third parties receiving personal information
• The right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information
• The right to limit certain uses of sensitive personal information where applicable
• The right not to receive unlawful discriminatory treatment for exercising applicable privacy rights

These rights are subject to applicable law, identity verification requirements, and legal exceptions.

3. How To Exercise Your Rights

California residents may submit a privacy request through the DCLA Studios Contact Page.

A request should clearly identify:

• The name and contact information connected with the original interaction
• The type of privacy request being submitted
• The form submission, inquiry, project, or correspondence involved
• Enough information to help DCLA Studios locate the relevant record

DCLA Studios may need to verify the identity and authority of the person submitting a request before providing, correcting, or deleting personal information.

Please do not submit passwords, payment-card details, financial account information, government identification numbers, medical records, or other highly sensitive information through a general contact form.

4. Authorized Agents

Where permitted by applicable law, a California resident may authorize another person to submit a privacy request on their behalf.

DCLA Studios may request written authorization, proof of identity, or other documentation reasonably necessary to verify that the agent is authorized to act for the individual.

5. Verification & Response

DCLA Studios may compare information provided in a privacy request with information already maintained in studio or website records.

Additional information may be requested when reasonably necessary to verify the request, prevent fraud, protect another person’s privacy, or safeguard confidential information.

DCLA Studios will respond to verified requests in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

6. Information That May Be Retained

Certain information may be retained when reasonably necessary to:

• Complete or document a requested transaction or professional service
• Maintain commission, project, proposal, approval, or correspondence records
• Comply with accounting, tax, contractual, or legal obligations
• Protect intellectual property and enforce studio rights
• Prevent fraud, misuse, security incidents, or unlawful activity
• Resolve disputes or enforce written agreements
• Maintain internal records that are reasonably aligned with visitor expectations

7. Website Analytics & Cookies

DCLA Studios may use essential WordPress technology, server logs, website-security tools, cookies, embedded services, or limited analytics to maintain and improve website performance, accessibility, security, navigation, and visitor experience.

These systems may process information concerning:

• Page performance
• Browser and device compatibility
• General traffic patterns
• Referring websites
• Website errors
• Security events
• Interaction with embedded content

DCLA Studios does not knowingly use website analytics to collect sensitive personal information.

Visitors may control or disable cookies through their browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect embedded content, website security, or other site functionality.

8. Global Privacy Control

Some browsers and browser extensions allow visitors to send a Global Privacy Control signal communicating a preference to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information.

DCLA Studios does not sell personal information. Where applicable law requires recognition of a valid browser-based privacy signal, DCLA Studios will treat that signal in accordance with applicable requirements and the technical capabilities of the website.

9. Third-Party Platforms

The DCLA Studios website may contain links to or embedded content from external services, including:

• Instagram
• Pinterest
• TikTok
• Video-hosting platforms
• Press and publication websites
• Creative and portfolio platforms
• Other third-party websites

External services may collect information, place cookies, or monitor visitor interaction according to their own privacy policies.

DCLA Studios does not control and is not responsible for the privacy practices, accessibility, security, content, or operational policies of third-party platforms.

10. Artwork & Intellectual Property

Original artwork, paintings, digital images, creative collections, visual concepts, photographs, written content, design studies, exhibition concepts, graphics, and portfolio materials displayed by DCLA Studios remain protected intellectual property.

Privacy rights do not grant permission to reproduce, download, scrape, redistribute, commercially exploit, train artificial-intelligence systems with, or create derivative works from protected studio content.

A privacy request does not require DCLA Studios to disclose confidential business information, proprietary creative methods, protected intellectual property, security information, or personal information belonging to another individual.

11. Non-Discrimination

DCLA Studios will not unlawfully discriminate against an individual for exercising an applicable California privacy right.

Exercising an applicable privacy right will not result in denial of ordinary website access or unequal treatment, except where a difference is reasonably related to the availability, value, security, or operation of a requested service.

12. Accessibility & Assistance

DCLA Studios is committed to making privacy information available in an accessible and usable format.

Visitors who require assistance accessing this page or submitting a privacy request may contact DCLA Studios through the DCLA Studios Contact Page.

Additional accessibility information is available through the DCLA Studios Accessibility Statement.

13. Policy Updates

This California Privacy Rights notice may be updated periodically to reflect changes in website technology, studio practices, applicable law, or third-party services.

The effective date displayed at the top of this page identifies the current version. Revised versions will be published on this page.

14. Contact DCLA Studios

California privacy questions, accessibility requests, or personal-information requests may be submitted through the DCLA Studios Contact Page.

Please provide enough information to identify the relevant website interaction, inquiry, or correspondence.