Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit, user, or make a purchase from curios.com, or any of it's subdomains or apps (the “Site”).
Controller & Contact Information
This Privacy Policy applies to Curios, Inc. ("Curios," “we,” “our,” or “us”). Our principal place of business is in Texas, USA. For questions or to exercise your rights, please contact us at [email protected].
1. Information We Collect
When you use our services—be it visiting the Curios website, browsing digital content, purchasing content via the Marketplace, or uploading via Studio—we collect:
Device and Usage Data: Information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, time stamps, and referring URLs—collected via cookies, beacons, tags, and similar technologies.
Order Information: When you purchase content, we collect your name, billing/shipping address, contact email, payment information (e.g., credit card number, bank details, crypto wallet address)—necessary for order processing and the shared customer model.
2. How We Use Your Information
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
To operate and improve the Curios platform, including support, analytics, marketing, and personalization.
To process transactions and facilitate payments securely.
To share purchaser contact details with content creators for fulfillment purposes (unless you opt out, and to the extent permissible under law).
To send you marketing communications, unless you choose to opt out.
To protect against fraud, misuse, or unauthorized activity, and comply with legal obligations.
3. Sharing of Personal Data
With Creators: We share your contact info with creators whose content you've purchased—unless you opt out—or where required to fulfill the purchase.
Within Curios and Our Service Providers: Shared internally or with partners who assist with services like payments, analytics, marketing, and legal compliance.
Compliance & Protection: We may disclose personal data to comply with laws or protect the rights, safety, or property of Curios, users, or others.
4. Your Privacy Rights (especially for EU/UK users)
Under the GDPR, data subjects have the following rights:
Right to Access: Request confirmation of processing and a copy of your personal data.
Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Delete your personal data when certain grounds apply.
Right to Restrict Processing or Object: Limit or oppose processing under legitimate interest grounds.
Right to Data Portability: Receive your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to Withdraw Consent: At any time, for any processing you previously consented to.
Right to Lodge Complaint: With a relevant supervisory authority in your region.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We respond in accordance with applicable law.
5. Data Retention and Security
We retain your personal data only as long as needed to fulfill the purposes outlined here or comply with legal obligations. We employ administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect your data—such as encryption, pseudonymization, and access controls—aligned with “privacy by design” principle.
6. International Data Transfers
Your data may be transferred to, and stored on, servers located outside your jurisdiction—including outside the EEA or UK. In such cases, we implement appropriate safeguards to ensure compliance with GDPR cross-border transfer requirements.
7. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tools to enhance your user experience, analyze usage patterns, and support platform functionality and marketing. You can control cookie preferences via your browser settings or our cookie banner.
8. Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy periodically to reflect operational or legal developments. Notifications of updates will be visible on our site. Continued platform use after changes implies acknowledgment and acceptance.
9. Complaints & Contact
If you have concerns or wish to file a complaint, please reach out to us at [Insert Email]. EU/UK users also have the right to contact their local data protection authority.