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We see receipts and the last 4/card brand; Stripe processes the sensitive card data."]},{"title":"How we use that data","items":["To run drknyt.com and .world products, ship updates, and respond to signals you send.","To prevent fraud or abuse, keep uptime steady, and investigate bugs across the Lab stack.","To improve the experience: measuring anonymized usage patterns to decide what to build next.","To satisfy legal, tax, and accounting obligations when we charge for work or products."]},{"title":"Third parties & infrastructure","items":["Hosting and deployment: Vercel (and its CDNs) may log requests for reliability and security.","Payments: Stripe processes the payment credentials and payment methods presented during checkout. Do not send raw card or bank details through a DRKNYT form or email.","Accounts and data: Supabase may provide authentication and data infrastructure for account and product features.","Communications: Mailgun or another disclosed email provider may deliver account, purchase, and support messages; files you send may be stored in managed cloud storage.","We do not sell personal data. We share it with service providers only as needed to operate, secure, support, or comply with legal obligations."]},{"title":"Storage, retention, deletion","items":["We keep account and billing records while you have an active relationship with us and as required by law.","Operational logs are retained for a limited window for security, then rotated or anonymized.","You can ask us to delete or update your data. Some records (like invoices) must stay for compliance.","Backups exist for disaster recovery; removal requests propagate to backups on their normal rotation."]},{"title":"Security & confidentiality","items":["DRKNYT uses access controls intended to limit production access to authorized operational and support needs.","Data in transit uses HTTPS. Sensitive credentials are intended to remain in protected server-side configuration, not public browser bundles.","Each service provider's own privacy and security terms also apply to the data it processes.","Incidents are investigated promptly; if your data is involved, we will notify you when required."]},{"title":"Your choices","items":["Request access, correction, or deletion by emailing lab@drknyt.com. We respond as quickly as possible.","Opt out of non-essential comms; we already avoid spam and only send operational or high-signal updates.","Disable cookies in your browser if you prefer; certain features may degrade or stop working.","If you represent someone else's data, ensure you have the right to share it before sending it to us."]},{"title":"Children & sensitive data","items":["Studio engagement and billing accounts are intended for adults and authorized organizational representatives.","A product intended for families, schools, or children must provide its own age-appropriate notice and consent controls where required.","Do not submit children's personal information, health information, financial account numbers, or other regulated sensitive data through the general project brief unless DRKNYT explicitly requests it through an approved project process."]},{"title":"Questions or data requests","paragraphs":["If you want to access, correct, or delete your data - or you have concerns about how we handle privacy - reach out. 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Its displayed update date is retained here for discovery, not re-certified by this directory.","summary":"The rules for using drknyt.com, working with the studio, and entering DRKNYT product and Lab surfaces.","sections":[{"title":"Read this part","paragraphs":["If you use our products on behalf of a company, these terms apply to that company. Some services may also have product-specific terms or statements of work - those govern where they conflict."]},{"title":"Scope & acceptance","items":["These terms govern drknyt.com, DRKNYT Lab experiences, and related DRKNYT product surfaces, including betas and experiments.","By accessing or using these services, you agree to these terms and our Privacy Policy. If you are acting for a company or organization, you confirm that you have authority to bind it.","A product-specific agreement, accepted statement of work, or order form controls where it conflicts with these general terms."]},{"title":"Accounts, access, and security","items":["Keep credentials and access tokens confidential. You are responsible for actions taken with your access.","We may refuse, suspend, or revoke access to protect the Lab, our infrastructure, or other users.","Experimental features may be gated, throttled, or changed without notice while we stabilize them."]},{"title":"Payments and billing","items":["Studio services are scope-first: fit, deliverables, timing, ownership, price, and billing cadence are confirmed in writing before payment. Prices are in U.S. dollars unless the offer says otherwise.","Payments are processed through Stripe or invoicing. A checkout return page is not proof of payment; processor confirmation controls.","Refund, reservation, delivery, and cancellation terms are described in our Refund & Cancellation Policy and may be supplemented by the accepted statement of work or product terms.","You are responsible for taxes and fees that apply in your jurisdiction."]},{"title":"Subscriptions and beta access","items":["When a recurring plan is offered, its price and renewal cadence are disclosed before purchase. You may cancel future renewals through the available billing controls or by contacting lab@drknyt.com.","Cancellation stops future charges. Access ordinarily continues through the paid billing period unless it is suspended for safety, abuse, legal risk, or a violation of these terms.","LabPass is currently an invitation-only beta. A request, account, or prior price display does not guarantee admission, product availability, or a public recurring offer."]},{"title":"Acceptable use","items":["Do not break the law, abuse the service, reverse engineer proprietary code, or attempt to interfere with our infrastructure.","Do not upload content you do not have rights to share, and respect the privacy and IP rights of others.","Security research is appreciated, but probing or load-testing the platform requires written permission first."]},{"title":"Data handling","items":["Our Privacy Policy explains what we collect and how we use it. By using the services, you consent to that data use.","If you send us third-party data, you represent that you have the right to do so and will comply with applicable laws.","We may use aggregated or de-identified data to improve reliability, safety, and product quality."]},{"title":"Intellectual property","items":["DRKNYT retains ownership of its pre-existing software, primitives, models, methods, designs, branding, and reusable tools. Ownership or license terms for client deliverables are stated in the accepted statement of work.","You keep ownership of your content. You grant us a limited license to host, process, and display it as needed to operate the services.","Feedback or suggestions you provide may be used to improve the stack without obligation to you."]},{"title":"Changes, downtime, and discontinuation","items":["We may add, change, or retire features or products. When feasible, we will give reasonable notice for material changes.","Services may experience downtime (especially experimental ones). We are not liable for losses caused by outages or maintenance windows.","For critical workloads, keep your own backups and redundancy in place."]},{"title":"Warranties and liability","items":["Services are provided \"as-is\" without warranties of any kind, to the fullest extent permitted by law.","Our total liability for claims arising out of these terms is capped at the amounts you paid us in the three (3) months before the claim, except where law requires otherwise.","We are not liable for indirect, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages."]},{"title":"Termination","items":["You may stop using the services at any time. We may suspend or terminate access for breach, risk, or to protect the stack.","Upon termination, your right to use the services ends. 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Its displayed update date is retained here for discovery, not re-certified by this directory.","summary":"Clear boundaries for studio work, recurring access, and purchases made directly through DRKNYT.","sections":[{"title":"Scope","paragraphs":["This policy applies to purchases made directly through drknyt.com unless a product-specific agreement, statement of work, or order form states different terms."]},{"title":"Before work begins","items":["Studio services are scope-first. DRKNYT confirms fit, deliverables, timing, ownership, and payment terms in writing before accepting payment.","For Project Direction and Product Reality Review, you may request a full refund before DRKNYT begins the scheduled work.","If a signed statement of work or order form contains different cancellation terms, that agreement controls for that engagement."]},{"title":"Project Direction","items":["Once the working session begins, the charge is non-refundable except where required by law or when DRKNYT does not deliver the agreed written decision brief.","Please contact us as early as possible if you need to reschedule. A new date depends on current studio capacity."]},{"title":"Product Reality Review","items":["Once review work begins, the charge is non-refundable except where required by law or when DRKNYT does not deliver the agreed review scope.","A Product Reality Review is a diagnostic deliverable. 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WCAG 2.2 AA is a target for applicable public web experiences, not a claim of current conformance.","summary":"Access is part of product quality, with continuing work to identify and correct barriers.","sections":[{"title":"Our commitment","paragraphs":["DRKNYT believes access is part of product quality, not a final compliance pass. We want people with different bodies, senses, cognition, devices, bandwidth, languages, and ways of interacting to be able to understand and use our work.","We design toward current recognized accessibility guidance, with WCAG 2.2 Level AA as a practical target for public web experiences where applicable. A target is not a claim that every surface is already conformant."]},{"title":"Access to meaning","paragraphs":["Access includes understanding the intended meaning, not just operating an interface. We aim to preserve the subject, context and symbolism of an image across supported screen sizes and ways of accessing the content.","Cropping, overlays, text and motion should not remove or change essential meaning. When an image cannot be seen, its essential meaning should remain available through appropriate text. Decorative images should not create unnecessary noise for assistive technology.","Semantic structure, meaningful descriptions, source attribution and machine-readable representations help assistive technology and other systems interpret content and its relationships. Machine access is another access pathway; it is not equivalent to the needs or experiences of people with disabilities."]},{"title":"How we work","items":["Semantic structure, logical reading and focus order, and keyboard access.","Sufficient contrast, visible focus, understandable labels, and useful error messages.","Text alternatives for meaningful images and captions or transcripts for meaningful audio and video where practical.","Layouts that tolerate zoom, larger text, small screens, reduced motion, and different input methods.","Plain language, progressive disclosure, and alternatives when an interaction is not usable by everyone."]},{"title":"Limits and correction","paragraphs":["DRKNYT includes prototypes, experiments, third-party services, and work in active development. Some experiences may not yet meet this standard. Automated test success alone does not prove accessibility.","When someone identifies a barrier, we want to understand the affected task, device, assistive technology, route, and urgency. 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It does not claim representation alone ends oppression or that DRKNYT has every answer.","summary":"A commitment to make the visual record less false by reflecting the people and lives already here.","sections":[{"title":"Our commitment","paragraphs":["DRKNYT wants its imagery to make the visual record less false. The breadth of people, families, identities, relationships, communities, leadership, expertise, success, and ordinary life described here already exists.","We do not intend to invent a more diverse world. We intend to depict the world that is already here more truthfully while recognizing that imagery also shapes belonging, expectation, access, and power."]},{"title":"What this means","items":["We seek meaningful representation across race, ethnicity, culture, age, disability, body, gender expression, sexual orientation, family structure, faith expression, and economic context.","We consider who is centered, who acts, who decides, who owns, who is safe, who receives care, and who is shown experiencing expertise, leadership, success, ease, and joy.","We intentionally include people from historically marginalized communities in roles of power, ownership, expertise, authority, and aspiration.","We seek to portray queer, trans, interracial, disabled, adoptive, blended, chosen, and multigenerational families with warmth and ordinariness."]},{"title":"Truth, respect, and accountability","paragraphs":["We do not assign a protected identity to a real person based on appearance, clothing, companions, or context. We do not alter a real person's race, skin tone, gender presentation, disability, age, body, or relationship to manufacture diversity.","Countering systemic exclusion is part of DRKNYT's mission. We expect our practice to improve through listening, review, correction, and engagement with the communities depicted. 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AI output, including a fluent answer, is not proof that an action occurred or a fact is true.","summary":"AI can assist, but automation is not authority and consequential systems need evidence, limits, and accountable ownership.","sections":[{"title":"Our position","paragraphs":["DRKNYT uses artificial intelligence as a tool for assistance, exploration, analysis, creation, and operation. AI can extend human capability, but fluency is not truth, automation is not authority, and a model response is not proof that an action occurred.","We remain responsible for the systems we choose, the boundaries we set, the data we provide, the actions we permit, and the claims we publish."]},{"title":"Commitments","items":["Consequential AI-enabled systems should have an identifiable human or organizational owner, and human review must be meaningful rather than ceremonial.","AI output alone is not authoritative proof of identity, ownership, payment, consent, legal status, safety, eligibility, or completion of an external action.","We seek to provide models only the information needed for the task and keep private data private even when a model processes it.","We distinguish generated content, inference, user assertion, sourced evidence, and authoritative external results rather than erasing uncertainty.","High-impact actions should be separated from suggestion and protected by validation, permission, limits, and observable confirmation."]},{"title":"Fairness, evaluation, and improvement","paragraphs":["Models can reproduce exclusions and stereotypes present in their training data and in the systems around them. We test important outputs and workflows for unequal treatment, representation, accessibility barriers, and concentration of error or burden.","No AI system is neutral, infallible, or complete. 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A human being involved does not by itself make a system fair, informed, safe, or accountable.","summary":"Human judgment must be active, informed, and accountable; responsibility cannot be laundered through a person, vendor, or interface.","sections":[{"title":"Why this policy exists","paragraphs":["Responsible technology cannot be achieved by writing rules for machines while assuming humans are automatically fair, attentive, informed, or accountable. People design the system, choose the data, set the incentives, approve the action, interpret the result, and decide whether to listen when harm is reported.","A human was involved is not, by itself, a safety standard."]},{"title":"Commitments","items":["Consequential work should have an identifiable owner with enough context and authority to question, pause, correct, or stop it.","Human review must be active and informed: reviewers should understand what they are approving, inspect relevant evidence, and recognize uncertainty.","We treat people as participants rather than raw material, with appropriate consent, privacy, agency, and a practical way to raise a question or report harm when circumstances warrant it.","We question whose perspective is treated as normal, who bears risk, who receives benefit, who is absent, and who has power to challenge the result.","Memory, intuition, authority, familiarity, and confidence are not substitutes for evidence."]},{"title":"No responsibility laundering","paragraphs":["We do not blame an AI system, vendor, contractor, customer, or junior reviewer for a decision whose authority remained with DRKNYT. 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