Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 03 - 02 - 2021
Last Updated: 03 - 02 - 2021

Pixvalue (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you interact with our website, participate in our programs, or use our services.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following information:

Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, or other details when you contact us or fill out forms.
Submissions & Files: When you participate in Pixvalue competitions or programs, we collect your submitted materials (e.g., animations, models, VFX projects, source files, and related data).
Stories & Media: If you take part in our storytelling programs (e.g., memorial videos), we may collect stories, photos, audio, or video materials you provide.
Usage Data & Cookies: Information about how you use our website, including IP addresses, browser type, and analytics data.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Respond to inquiries and provide customer support.
Operate competitions, programs, and services.
Review, evaluate, and showcase submissions.
Create and deliver requested content (e.g., videos, memorial projects).
Improve our website, services, and offerings.
Comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

3. Ownership & Use of Submissions

Competitions: By submitting content (animations, models, VFX projects, or source files) to Pixvalue competitions, you grant Pixvalue a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, modify, distribute, monetize, and publish your submissions in any format or media, including but not limited to YouTube, social platforms, marketing, and commercial use.
Storytelling & Client Projects: For memorial videos and commissioned work, ownership and usage rights will be defined in separate agreements provided for those programs.

4. Sharing of Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information only in the following cases:

With service providers who help us operate (e.g., hosting, email, analytics).
To comply with legal obligations or protect our rights.
With your consent.

5. Data Retention

We retain personal data and submissions as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law.
Competition submissions may be kept indefinitely as part of Pixvalue’s portfolio, archives, or monetized content.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
Request correction or deletion of your personal data.
Withdraw consent to data use (where applicable).
Opt out of analytics or cookies through your browser settings.

To exercise these rights, use our contact us section.

7. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Cookies & Tracking

Our website may use cookies and analytics tools to improve functionality and understand user behavior. You can disable cookies in your browser settings.

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