How we collect, use, and protect your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how The Canvas Motif, operated by Siddharth Soni ("we", "us", "Studio"), collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit thecanvasmotif.com or engage our visual content production services.
This policy is aligned with India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA). As a Data Fiduciary under the Act, we process your personal data only for lawful purposes, with your consent where required, and with appropriate safeguards in place.
We collect only the information needed to respond to your enquiry and deliver our services:
We do not collect sensitive personal data (Aadhaar, financial credentials, health data) and have no mechanism to do so on this website.
This website does not use third-party analytics scripts, advertising trackers, or behavioural profiling tools. We do not use cookies beyond what the browser itself sets for basic page functionality (no cookie consent banner is shown because we set no tracking cookies).
We use your information solely to:
We do not use your information for unsolicited marketing. If you opt into receiving updates about our work or availability, you may unsubscribe at any time by emailing us.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party.
We may share your information with:
As described in our Terms of Service, we may display images and films from completed projects in our portfolio, on this website, and on our social media channels (primarily Instagram at @thecanvasmotif).
If your project involves images of identifiable individuals (portraits, personal brand work, team shoots), we will obtain appropriate model releases. If you wish to keep your project confidential, please let us know in writing before the shoot commences and we will honour that request.
Your project files and contact information are stored on encrypted cloud services. We retain project data for a period reasonably necessary for delivery and post-project support, and for the minimum period required by Indian tax and accounting law (currently 8 years for GST records).
Contact enquiries that do not convert to a project are deleted within 12 months of the last communication.
While we take reasonable precautions to protect your data, no method of electronic storage or transmission is 100% secure. We will notify you promptly if we become aware of a data breach affecting your personal information, as required under the DPDPA.
As a Data Principal under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, you have the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, email us at info@thecanvasmotif.com with "Privacy Request" in the subject line. We will respond within 30 days.
Our services are not directed at children under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If a shoot involves a minor subject, we require the written consent of a parent or guardian before the shoot date.
This website may contain links to our social media profiles or third-party platforms. Once you leave our site, this Privacy Policy does not apply. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any site you visit.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will always be available at thecanvasmotif.com/privacy.html. Continued use of our services after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.
For any privacy-related questions, requests, or complaints, contact:
We aim to acknowledge all privacy requests within 72 hours and resolve them within 30 days.