We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how DARE ("we", "our", or "us") collect, use, and safeguard your data when you browse our website or interact with our work.

1. Information We Collect

We collect data strictly when you choose to interact with us. This includes:

• Personal Information: Such as your name, email address, or phone number, provided voluntarily through our website's contact form.

• Project Details: Any information you share about your creative needs, collaboration requests, or portfolio-related inquiries within the form message.

• Usage Data: Our website hosting platform automatically registers submission timestamps and your IP address exclusively when you submit our contact form. We do not track your browsing behavior across the site.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your data solely to respond to your inquiries or project requests, showcase and improve our portfolio services based on client inquiries, and maintain legal compliance and prevent misuse of our contact form.

Our legal basis for processing this data under the GDPR is:

• Consent: You provide explicit consent by ticking our contact form checkbox before submission.

• Pre-contractual Steps: Processing is necessary to take steps at your request prior to entering into a potential contract or collaboration.

3. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We share your data only with trusted service providers required to operate our site—specifically Framer, which provides our website hosting and secure form processing infrastructure.

Because Framer operates globally, the information you submit via our form may be transferred to, and stored on, servers located outside the European Economic Area (EEA), primarily in the United States. These transfers are safeguarded using Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission to ensure your data remains protected.

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy. If our communication leads to a professional engagement, your details will be retained for the duration of our contract and subsequent statutory financial periods. If no professional relationship results, your form submission data will be securely deleted after 24 months for administrative record-keeping.

5. Cookies & Tracking

This website does not use tracking cookies, marketing pixels, or external analytics tools. No tracking cookies will be saved to your device by browsing this site.

6. Data Security

We implement strong technical and organisational measures to protect your data from unauthorised access, alteration, or disclosure. All form submissions are securely processed through our hosting infrastructure.

7. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your data:

• Access, rectify, or update your personal information.

• Request the complete deletion of your data (the right to be forgotten).

• Withdraw consent to be contacted at any time.

• Restrict or object to the processing of your data.

• Request the transfer of your data to another provider (data portability).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@darefreelancers.com. If you are not satisfied with how we handle your request, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission via www.dataprotection.ie.

8. Third-Party Links

Our website may include links to external sites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these external platforms. Please review their individual policies before providing personal information.

9. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our tools or legal duties. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date at the top.

10. Contact Us

This website is operated by the team at DARE. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to request data erasure, please reach out to us.