Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Last Updated: August 27, 2026
1. Introduction
Built On Purpose Studio (“Built On Purpose Studio,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit builtonpurposestudio.com (the “Site”), contact us, book or pay for photography services, access or interact with client galleries, purchase digital images or print products, apply for or participate in our Partner Program, or otherwise interact with Built On Purpose Studio online or through our photography services.
We use Pixieset Media Inc. (“Pixieset”) as a primary technology provider for our website, client management, booking, payments, galleries, image delivery, online store, and certain Partner Program administration.
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2. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information directly from you, automatically when you use our Site or online services, or through service providers that help us operate our business.
Information You Provide to Us
Depending on how you interact with Built On Purpose Studio, we may collect information such as:
* Name
* Email address
* Phone number
* Billing or mailing address
* Photography session or event information
* Session dates, locations, participants, and related details
* Booking and appointment information
* Communications, inquiries, and messages
* Contracts, questionnaires, forms, or other information submitted in connection with our services
* Gallery selections, favorites, downloads, or other gallery activity
* Orders and purchase information
* Billing and transaction information
* Partner Program application and participation information
* Social media usernames, profile links, or other publicly available profile information you provide to us
* Referral codes and information associated with referrals
* Information relating to Partner Program eligibility, participation, and communications
* Payment or tax information that may be reasonably necessary to administer Referral Partner commissions
* Any other information you voluntarily provide to us
Please do not submit sensitive personal information through general website contact forms unless it is reasonably necessary for your request.
Photographs, Videos, and Other Visual Content
As part of providing photography services, we create, process, edit, store, archive, deliver, and otherwise handle photographs, videos, and other visual content that may identify you or other individuals.
This content may include images or videos of adults and minors.
Our rights to use, display, publish, reproduce, license, distribute, or otherwise use photographs and videos are governed by applicable photography agreements, releases, licenses, Partner Program agreements, and other agreements or permissions between you and Built On Purpose Studio.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our Site or use services provided through Pixieset, certain technical and usage information may be collected automatically.
Depending on the service involved, this may include:
* IP address
* Browser and device type
* Operating system
* Approximate geographic location
* Pages viewed
* Date and time of visits
* Referring websites or traffic sources
* Website or service interactions
* Session and usage information
* Cookies and similar technology identifiers
* Other technical information necessary to operate, secure, and analyze the applicable services
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3. Pixieset Website and Studio Manager
Our website is hosted through Pixieset.
We also use Pixieset Studio Manager to manage client inquiries, bookings, scheduling, photography sessions, invoices, payments, communications, Partner Program applications and agreements, and other aspects of our client and Partner relationships.
When you submit a contact form, request information, apply for the Partner Program, book a session, provide information relating to a photography session, complete client or Partner Program documentation, receive an invoice, make a payment, or otherwise interact with these services, information you provide may be transmitted to and processed through Pixieset.
Depending on your interaction with us, this information may include:
* Name and contact information
* Session and booking information
* Appointment dates and times
* Communications with us
* Information you provide regarding your photography session or event
* Contracts, questionnaires, applications, or other client or Partner Program documentation
* Invoice and transaction information
* Payment-related information
* Other information necessary to provide and manage our photography services or Partner Program
Pixieset processes this information to provide its platform and related services to us and may also process certain information for its own legitimate business, security, compliance, and service-operation purposes as described in its applicable privacy policies and terms.
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4. Partner Program
Built On Purpose Studio offers a Partner Program that may include Referral Partners and Portfolio Models.
When you apply for or participate in the Partner Program, we may collect and process information necessary to evaluate your application, communicate with you, administer your participation, manage applicable agreements, track referrals, calculate and administer commissions where applicable, coordinate Portfolio Sessions, and manage other aspects of the Partner relationship.
Depending on the type of participation, this information may include:
* Name and contact information
* Age or date-of-birth information where reasonably necessary
* City or general location
* Social media usernames or profile links
* Information provided in Partner Program applications, questionnaires, agreements, or communications
* Referral codes and associated referral activity
* Qualifying client bookings or transactions associated with a Referral Partner
* Commission, payment, accounting, or tax-related information
* Portfolio Session scheduling and participation information
* Photographs, videos, and other content created through Portfolio Sessions
* Parent or legal guardian information when a Portfolio Model is a minor
* Other information reasonably necessary to evaluate or administer participation in the Partner Program
Information submitted in connection with an application may be used to evaluate whether an applicant is appropriate for the applicable Partner Program role. Submission of an application does not guarantee acceptance.
Participation in the Partner Program is governed by the applicable Partner Program agreement. Rights relating to photographs, videos, likenesses, promotional use, Portfolio Sessions, commissions, and other program-specific matters are governed by the applicable agreement, release, license, or other authorization.
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5. Pixieset Client Galleries
We use Pixieset Client Gallery to host, display, and deliver photographs and videos to our clients and, where applicable, Portfolio Models or other authorized recipients.
Depending on the gallery settings and services being provided, clients and authorized gallery visitors may be able to view, select, favorite, download, share, or purchase photographs, videos, and other content.
Some galleries may be protected by passwords, access codes, download PINs, or other access controls. Clients are responsible for exercising appropriate care when sharing gallery links, passwords, PINs, or other access credentials with other people.
When you access or interact with a client gallery, Pixieset may process information associated with your use of the gallery. Depending on the gallery and features being used, this may include:
* Name and email address
* Gallery access information
* Photographs and videos
* Favorites and image selections
* Download activity
* Purchase and order activity
* Communications associated with a gallery
* Browser, device, IP address, and technical information
* Other information necessary to provide gallery functionality
Gallery content may include photographs and videos of adults and minors.
Gallery access and availability may vary depending on our agreement with the client or participant and the settings associated with the particular gallery.
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6. Social Media and Promotional Use
With appropriate authorization under our photography agreements, releases, licenses, Partner Program agreements, or other applicable permissions, Built On Purpose Studio may use photographs, videos, or other content for portfolio, promotional, advertising, website, social media, publication, or other business-related purposes.
When content is posted to third-party websites or social media platforms, those platforms may collect or process information relating to the content and to individuals who view, interact with, share, comment on, or otherwise engage with the content.
Our use of photographs and videos for promotional, advertising, website, portfolio, or social media purposes is governed by the applicable photography agreement, release, license, Partner Program agreement, or other authorization associated with the photography or applicable relationship.
Your use of and interaction with third-party websites and social media platforms is governed by the privacy policies and terms of those platforms.
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7. Pixieset Store
We use Pixieset Store to allow clients and gallery visitors to purchase digital images, photographic prints, and other photography products.
When you place an order through Pixieset Store, information necessary to process and fulfill the transaction may be collected and processed. This may include:
* Name
* Email address
* Billing and shipping address
* Products or digital images ordered
* Order and transaction information
* Payment-related information
* Information necessary to produce, fulfill, ship, or deliver your order
Information necessary to fulfill physical print or product orders may be provided to photographic laboratories, fulfillment providers, shipping providers, or other vendors involved in completing the order.
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8. Payments and Stripe
Payment processing varies depending on the type of transaction.
Photography Sessions and Studio Manager Payments
Payments for photography sessions, invoices, retainers, and other photography services are managed through Pixieset Studio Manager and the payment methods available through that service.
Pixieset may use third-party payment-processing infrastructure, including Stripe, to securely process these transactions.
Pixieset Store Payments
Payments for digital images, prints, and other products purchased through Pixieset Store are processed through our connected Stripe account or other payment methods that may be made available through the Store.
When you make an online payment, payment information is transmitted to the applicable payment processor. Payment processors may collect information such as your name, billing information, payment-card information, transaction information, and information necessary to authenticate and process your payment.
Built On Purpose Studio does not directly receive or store your complete payment-card number or card security code on our own systems.
We may receive and retain transaction-related information such as:
* Customer name
* Billing information
* Amount paid
* Payment status
* Transaction date
* Invoice or order information
* Limited information identifying the payment method
We use this information for client service, Partner Program administration where applicable, order fulfillment, refunds, commission administration, accounting, tax, fraud prevention, and business-record purposes.
Stripe and other payment providers process information according to their own applicable privacy policies and terms.
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9. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics on the Built On Purpose Studio website to help us understand how visitors find and use the Site.
Our Google Analytics implementation applies to website analytics and is not used by us to analyze activity within Pixieset Studio Manager or individual client galleries.
Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your interaction with the Site, including:
* Browser and device information
* Approximate geographic location
* Pages viewed
* Sessions
* Traffic and referral sources
* Website interactions
* Other website usage information
We use this information to measure Site traffic and performance and better understand how visitors interact with our website.
Information collected through Google Analytics may be processed by Google according to Google’s applicable privacy policies and terms.
You may control or restrict cookies through your browser settings and, where available, privacy or consent controls provided on our Site.
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10. Metricool
We use Metricool on the Built On Purpose Studio website to help measure website traffic and to manage and analyze our social media activity.
Our Metricool website tracking applies to the Site and is not used by us to track activity within Pixieset Studio Manager or individual client galleries.
Metricool’s website analytics technology may collect information about Site visits, including pages viewed, traffic sources, and approximate geographic information.
According to Metricool, its website visitor tracking technology does not use cookies, assign unique identifiers to visitors, or store visitor IP addresses. IP addresses may be processed temporarily for purposes such as determining a visitor’s country.
Our use of Metricool for social media management may also involve information and analytics provided by social media platforms regarding interactions with our business accounts.
Interactions directly with social media platforms are governed by the privacy policies and terms of the applicable platform.
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11. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our Site and the third-party services that support our business may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as:
* Operating website functionality
* Maintaining sessions
* Security and fraud prevention
* Remembering preferences
* Providing booking, gallery, store, and other functionality
* Measuring website traffic and performance
* Understanding how visitors interact with our Site and services
Google Analytics and Pixieset may use cookies or similar technologies in connection with their respective services.
Metricool’s website visitor tracking does not currently use cookies, according to Metricool.
You can configure your browser to refuse or delete cookies. Disabling certain cookies may affect the operation or availability of some website, booking, gallery, or store functionality.
Where required by applicable law, additional controls may be provided allowing visitors to accept or reject certain categories of cookies or similar technologies.
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12. How We Use Personal Information
We may use personal information to:
* Respond to inquiries and communicate with you
* Provide information about our photography services
* Schedule and manage photography sessions and events
* Manage our client relationships
* Prepare and administer contracts and client documentation
* Create and manage invoices
* Process payments and refunds
* Create, manage, and deliver client galleries
* Create, edit, process, store, archive, and deliver photographs and videos
* Deliver photographs, videos, and other commissioned content
* Process photograph selections and favorites
* Process and fulfill digital image, print, and product orders
* Use photographs and videos for portfolio, promotional, advertising, website, social media, publication, or other authorized business purposes when permitted by an applicable agreement, release, license, or other authorization
* Evaluate applications for and administer our Partner Program
* Manage Referral Partner codes, qualifying referrals, commissions, and related records
* Coordinate Portfolio Model participation, Portfolio Sessions, communications, and applicable program requirements
* Provide customer service
* Maintain client, Partner Program, and business records
* Operate, maintain, secure, and improve our Site and online services
* Analyze Site traffic and performance
* Detect or prevent fraud, misuse, or security incidents
* Comply with tax, accounting, legal, and regulatory obligations
* Establish, exercise, or defend legal rights
* Protect Built On Purpose Studio, our clients, Partners, and others
We do not sell personal information.
We do not sell sensitive personal information.
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13. How We Share Personal Information
We may disclose personal information to service providers and other third parties when reasonably necessary to operate our business and provide our services.
These providers may include:
* Pixieset
* Stripe and other payment processors
* Website and cloud-hosting providers
* Website analytics providers
* Email and communications providers
* Social media platforms and social media management or analytics providers
* Photographic laboratories and print fulfillment providers
* Shipping and delivery providers
* Information technology and security providers
* Professional advisers such as accountants, attorneys, or insurers
* Other vendors involved in providing services, administering our business or Partner Program, or fulfilling products ordered by clients
We provide or permit access to personal information as reasonably necessary for these providers to perform their services.
Some service providers may also process information for their own purposes according to their applicable privacy policies and legal obligations.
We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to:
* Comply with applicable law, regulation, court order, subpoena, or other legal process
* Respond to lawful governmental requests
* Enforce our agreements or policies
* Protect our legal rights or property
* Detect, investigate, or prevent fraud or security incidents
* Protect the safety or rights of Built On Purpose Studio, our clients, Partners, or others
Information may also be transferred in connection with a merger, acquisition, sale, restructuring, financing, or transfer of all or part of our business or assets.
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14. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and for legitimate business purposes, including:
* Providing photography services and client support
* Managing bookings and client relationships
* Maintaining client galleries and delivering images or videos
* Fulfilling orders
* Maintaining transaction and payment records
* Maintaining Partner Program applications, agreements, referral records, commission records, and participation history
* Maintaining tax and accounting records
* Resolving disputes
* Enforcing agreements
* Protecting our legal rights
* Complying with applicable legal requirements
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the services involved.
Photographs, videos, gallery content, and associated client or Partner Program information may be retained for different periods depending on our agreements, gallery settings, archival practices, and business needs.
Deletion or expiration of a client or Portfolio Model gallery does not necessarily mean that all photographs, videos, original files, edited files, backups, or other materials associated with the photography session have been deleted from our independent photographic archives, storage systems, backups, or business records.
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15. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
We also rely on third-party service providers, including Pixieset, Stripe, and other providers, to maintain safeguards for information processed through their systems.
However, no website, online service, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or maintained by us or our service providers.
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16. Your Privacy Rights and Choices
Depending on where you reside and applicable law, you may have rights concerning personal information we maintain about you.
These rights may include the ability to:
* Confirm whether we are processing your personal information
* Request access to personal information we maintain about you
* Request correction of inaccurate personal information
* Request deletion of certain personal information
* Obtain a copy of certain personal information you previously provided
* Ask questions about how your information is used or disclosed
* Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
* Opt out of certain uses of personal information where applicable
Certain exceptions may apply. For example, we may retain information when reasonably necessary to complete a transaction, fulfill a contract, administer an applicable Partner Program agreement, maintain tax or business records, protect legal rights, prevent fraud, or comply with applicable law.
A request concerning personal information does not necessarily require us to delete photographs, videos, business records, Partner Program records, or other materials that we are permitted or required to retain under an applicable contract, release, license, legal obligation, or other lawful basis.
To submit a privacy request, contact us at:
studio@builtonpurposestudio.com
We may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before processing a request.
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17. Texas Privacy Rights
The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”) provides eligible Texas consumers with certain rights concerning their personal data and imposes requirements on businesses that are subject to the law.
To the extent the TDPSA applies to Built On Purpose Studio and a particular request, Texas consumers may have the right to:
* Confirm whether we are processing their personal data and access that data
* Correct inaccuracies in their personal data
* Request deletion of personal data provided by or obtained about them
* Obtain certain personal data in a portable format
* Opt out of the sale of personal data
* Opt out of processing personal data for targeted advertising
* Opt out of certain profiling activities
Built On Purpose Studio does not sell personal data or sensitive personal data.
We do not currently process personal data for targeted advertising through our Site.
If our data practices change in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide any notices or choices required by applicable law.
The TDPSA contains exemptions and limitations, including provisions applicable to qualifying small businesses. Regardless of whether a particular TDPSA provision applies to Built On Purpose Studio, we may choose to honor reasonable requests to access, correct, or delete personal information when we can reasonably do so and when retention is not required or appropriate for contractual, legal, security, tax, accounting, archival, or other legitimate business purposes.
Texas residents may submit privacy requests to:
studio@builtonpurposestudio.com
If we deny a privacy request for which Texas law provides a right to appeal, you may submit an appeal by contacting us at the same email address and stating that you wish to appeal our decision. We will review and respond to the appeal as required by applicable law.
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18. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is intended for a general audience and is not designed or directed toward children under 13.
Our photography services may involve photographing children and minors. In those circumstances, we generally interact with a parent, guardian, school, organization, event organizer, or other authorized adult in connection with booking, payment, communication, gallery access, and delivery of photography services.
Photographs and videos depicting minors may be created, processed, stored, archived, and delivered as part of our photography services, including through Pixieset Client Gallery.
When authorized under an applicable photography agreement, release, license, Partner Program agreement, or other permission, photographs or videos depicting minors may also be used for portfolio, website, promotional, advertising, publication, or social media purposes.
Our Portfolio Model Program may include minors. When a Portfolio Model is under 18, the applicable Portfolio Model Agreement must be entered into by the minor’s parent or legal guardian, and we may collect information about the minor and the parent or guardian as reasonably necessary to evaluate and administer participation in the program, coordinate Portfolio Sessions, and maintain applicable agreements and records.
We do not knowingly use our Site to solicit personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate parental or guardian involvement.
If you believe that a child under 13 has submitted personal information directly to us through our Site without appropriate authorization, please contact us at studio@builtonpurposestudio.com so that we can take appropriate action.
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19. Third-Party Websites, Services, and Social Media
Our Site, booking system, client galleries, online store, communications, Partner Program administration, and social media accounts may contain links to or integrations with third-party websites and services.
Third-party providers that may process information in connection with our services include Pixieset, Stripe, Google, Metricool, social media platforms, print fulfillment providers, shipping providers, and other vendors involved in providing our services.
When photographs, videos, or other content are published to a third-party website or social media platform, copies of that content and information associated with it may be stored, processed, shared, or otherwise handled by that platform according to its own policies and functionality.
We do not control the privacy, security, data retention, redistribution, or data-handling practices of independent third parties. Their processing of information is governed by their respective privacy policies and terms.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party services with which you interact.
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20. Visitors From Outside the United States
Built On Purpose Studio is based in Texas, United States.
If you access our Site or services from outside the United States, personal information may be processed or stored in the United States, Canada, or other countries in which our service providers operate.
Privacy and data-protection laws in those countries may differ from those in your country of residence.
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21. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our Site, photography services, Partner Program, technology providers, business practices, or legal requirements.
When changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Policy.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
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22. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or personal information we maintain about you, please contact us:
Built On Purpose Studio
Plano, Texas, United States
Email: studio@builtonpurposestudio.com
Website: builtonpurposestudio.com