Effective April 17th, 2020.

As a Company, DNA Creates values the privacy of users who visit our website. This website privacy policy outlines the types of data we collect when you visit www.dnacreates.com and why.

DNA Creates is an independent creative advertising agency located in Seattle, Washington. We work with companies both local to the Puget Sound and all over the US. Our mission is to make love between people and brands

Standard log information (IP address, access times and pages visited) is collected by dnacreates.com. Data of this type is used to continue stable operation of server-based data, optimize site performance, and as a record for privacy and security measures.

Dnacreates.com includes content like videos and graphic files that are embedded from 3rd party sites like youtube.com. Content embedded through 3rd party websites on to dnacreates.com maybe be tracking and collecting user browsing and click behavior data, drop cookies and the specific ways in which you engage with that 3rd party content. This browsing and engagement data may be linked to you if you have an account with the 3rd party content provider.

dnacreates.com may also include links to external websites and related social media channels (like our Vimeo, LinkedIn, Instagram, Youtube and Facebook). The DNA Privacy Policy is not applicable to sites we external link to. If you clink to a link that is external to our site, it is recommended that you find the privacy policy created for those individual sites.

When arriving at dnacreates.com, your computer collects a cookie, a small piece of data sent from a website and stored on the user’s computer by the user’s web browser while the user is browsing.

The web browser you use should include an option to delete any or all cookies you choose. It should also enable you to limit or prevent their use entirely.

The cookies we use on dnacreates.com include but are not limited to Google Analytics and Hubspot.

FORM SUBMISSIONS AND PARTICIPANT DATA

When you submit information through our online forms (including Google Forms) for research participation or other purposes, we collect:

– Name and contact information (email, phone number)

– Demographic information relevant to research

– Responses to screening questions

– Availability and scheduling preferences

– Payment information for participant compensation (if applicable)

By submitting your information through our forms, you explicitly consent to:

– Being contacted via email, phone, and/or text message

– Participating in research interviews and studies

– Receiving compensation for your participation where applicable

– Having your anonymized responses used for client research purposes

Google Analytics is a web analytics tool offered by Google, inc. (google.com) to help site owners analyze their website traffic. Through the use of cookies and site monitoring, Google Analytics allows us to understand and optimize user experience and content by building metrics like time on site, the last page a user accesses before leaving the site and what path they take to access data.

Google Analytics full privacy and data policy can be found here. Google has created a tool that allows web users to completely opt-out from being included in Google Analytics data, that tool can be downloaded here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Hubspot is an analytics service DNA Creates uses to manage inbound marketing initiatives. Hubspot privacy policy is located here.

There may be additional 3rd part analytics and usage statistics service providers we use to gain additional insight into web usage.

SMS/TEXT MESSAGING SERVICES

When you provide your phone number through our forms or signup processes, you consent to receive text messages from DNA Creates for the following purposes:

– Research participation notifications

– Interview scheduling and reminders

– Payment confirmations for participation

– Follow-up communications related to your participation

Message frequency varies based on your participation status. Message and data rates may apply. You can opt-out of text messages at any time by replying STOP to any message or by contacting us at interactive@dnacreates.com.

We use Twilio Inc. as our SMS service provider. Twilio’s privacy policy can be found at https://www.twilio.com/legal/privacy.

All questions regarding privacy and web data policy can be directed to interactive@dnacreates.com.

YOUR COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS

You have the right to:

– Opt-out of any communications at any time

– Request deletion of your personal data

– Update your contact preferences

– Withdraw from research participation

To opt-out of text messages, reply STOP to any message.

To opt-out of emails or other communications, contact interactive@dnacreates.com.

To request data deletion or updates, email interactive@dnacreates.com.