INKTIP PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: November 13, 2026
Last Updated: November 13, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how InkTip ("InkTip," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, retains, discloses, and safeguards Personal Information when you visit or interact with our website, digital platform, script and book listing services, industry databases, and electronic communications (collectively, the "Services").

This Privacy Policy is structured to comply with United States privacy standards, including the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.100 et seq.) and its implementing regulations issued by the California Privacy Protection Agency ("CCPA/CPRA"), the California Online Privacy Protection Act (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 22575, "CalOPPA"), and Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") standards prohibiting unfair or deceptive practices.

KEY DISCLOSURES SUMMARY

Who We Are: InkTip operates an online platform connecting writers and literary rights holders with verified entertainment industry professionals.
What We Collect: We collect identifiers (such as name, email address, mailing address, IP address, and account User ID), commercial and shopping cart payment records, professional and representation details, internet and device session activity, login and download audit logs, and user-submitted literary materials (scripts, books, treatments, synopses, and descriptions).
Sensitive Personal Information (SPI): We collect account login credentials (User ID and password) and payment card or financial account details during shopping cart checkout solely to authenticate accounts and process requested script or book upload orders. InkTip does not store financial account or credit card numbers for later use, nor do we use or disclose SPI to infer characteristics or for secondary purposes.
Selling or Sharing of Personal Information: InkTip does not sell, rent, broker, or distribute mailing lists, contact information, or demographic data to third-party companies or non-members, and does not share Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Your Privacy Rights: California residents and eligible users have the right to know and access, delete, and correct or update their Personal Information, opt out of any sale or sharing, limit the use of SPI (where applicable), opt out of marketing emails, and receive non-discriminatory treatment when exercising privacy rights.
How to Contact Us: Email jerrol@inktip.com or write to InkTip at P.O. Box 12418, La Crescenta, CA 91224.

1. DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Privacy Policy, capitalized terms align with their statutory definitions under the CCPA/CPRA:

"Personal Information" means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household. Personal Information does not include publicly available information, de-identified information, or aggregate consumer information.
"Sensitive Personal Information" ("SPI") means Personal Information that reveals a consumer's social security, driver's license, state identification card, or passport number; account log-in, financial account, debit card, or credit card number in combination with any required security or access code, password, or credentials allowing access to an account; precise geolocation; racial or ethnic origin; religious or philosophical beliefs; union membership; contents of mail, email, or text messages (unless InkTip is the intended recipient); genetic data; biometric information; health data; or sex life or sexual orientation.
"Sale" or "Sell" means selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a consumer's Personal Information to a Third Party for monetary or other valuable consideration.
"Share" or "Sharing" means sharing, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating a consumer's Personal Information to a Third Party for cross-context behavioral advertising, whether or not for monetary or other valuable consideration.
"Service Provider" means a person or entity that processes Personal Information on behalf of InkTip pursuant to a written contract prohibiting retention, use, or disclosure of the data outside the direct business relationship.
"Contractor" means a person or entity to whom InkTip makes available a consumer's Personal Information for a business purpose pursuant to a written contract that includes statutory prohibitions on selling, sharing, or secondary use.
"Third Party" means a person or entity who is not the business with whom the consumer intentionally interacts, nor a Service Provider or Contractor.

2. CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED

In the preceding twelve (12) months, InkTip has collected, and continues to collect, the following statutory categories of Personal Information from users of the Services:

A. Identifiers: Collected (Yes)

Includes full name, alias, postal address, city of residence, email address, telephone number, unique personal identifier (User ID used as an account number in our record system), and Internet Protocol (IP) address.

B. California Customer Records (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)): Collected (Yes)

Includes name, address, telephone number, and payment card or financial account numbers collected via our order form and shopping cart to process script or book upload purchases. Financial account numbers are not stored by InkTip for later use.

C. Protected Classification Characteristics: Not Collected

Except age verification solely to confirm minimum age eligibility of 18 years or older.

D. Commercial Information: Collected (Yes)

Includes records of script or book upload purchases, shopping cart order forms, transaction history, and listing services obtained.

E. Biometric Information: Not Collected
F. Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity: Collected (Yes)

Includes browser type and version, time zone setting, session cookies, web pages viewed, referring websites or search terms, member login timestamps, and upload and download logs of synopses, treatments, and scripts or books.

G. Geolocation Data: Approximate Only

Derived from IP address and time zone settings; precise GPS geolocation is not collected.

H. Sensory Data: Not Collected
I. Professional or Employment-Related Information: Collected (Yes)

Includes organization or company name, resume data, industry credentials, professional credits, and literary representation details (agent or manager contact information).

J. Non-Public Education Information: Not Collected
K. Inferences Drawn from Personal Information: Not Collected
L. Sensitive Personal Information (SPI): Collected (Limited)

Includes member User ID and password credentials created at registration, and financial account or credit card information submitted during shopping cart checkout.

3. SOURCES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

InkTip collects Personal Information from the following categories of sources:

3.1 Directly from You

Information you voluntarily provide when you register for an account (such as your name, email address, User ID, and password), complete industry-verification forms, submit resume data, upload scripts, books, treatments, synopses, and descriptions, place orders through our shopping cart, subscribe to our free weekly e-newsletter, or contact us via email.

3.2 Automatically from Your Device and Account Activity

Technical and usage data (such as IP address, browser type, time zone, referring URLs, page interactions, session cookies, account logins, and script upload or download events) automatically logged when you access or use the website.

3.3 From Authorized Representatives or Verification Sources

Contact and representation details provided by your literary representative, or publicly available industry directories consulted during InkTip's manual review and random verification of Industry Professional accounts.

4. BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES FOR COLLECTION AND USE

We adhere to data minimization and purpose limitation principles, collecting and processing Personal Information only to the extent reasonably necessary and proportionate to achieve the following disclosed purposes:

Account Administration and Service Delivery: Creating and verifying user accounts, using unique identifiers (User IDs and passwords) to verify user identity and serve as account numbers in our record system, updating member accounts to permit script or book uploads, and maintaining user profile, resume, and script listing records.
Order Processing and Billing: Collecting contact and financial information via our order form and shopping cart to bill members for placing scripts, books, and descriptions on InkTip's servers.
Marketplace Connections and Download Notifications: Facilitating direct acquisition and representation inquiries between verified Industry Professionals and Writers (or their designated representatives), and logging all uploads and downloads of synopses, treatments, and scripts or books to provide download notices to script or book owners and their representatives.
Security, Credential Verification, and Abuse Prevention: Conducting mandatory manual reviews of all Industry Professional registrations prior to granting access to script or book download areas, performing random verifications of Industry Professionals, recording all logins and uploads or downloads to investigate security incidents, and detecting potential system abuse or unauthorized access.
Member Communications and Newsletters: Sending transactional and administrative communications when necessary (including data-transfer support), delivering our free weekly e-newsletter, and sending company updates, available script notices, and script-acquisition data (subject to your opt-out rights).
Aggregate Website Analytics and Legal Compliance: Compiling non-identifying statistical information regarding website usage, maintaining site functionality, complying with legal obligations, and enforcing our Terms and Conditions.

5. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

InkTip does not give out, sell, rent, broker, or otherwise distribute mailing lists, contact information, or personal demographic information to third-party companies or non-members. We disclose Personal Information strictly as follows:

5.1 Disclosures to Service Providers and Contractors

We disclose Personal Information to trusted Service Providers and Contractors solely for business purposes under written contracts that prohibit them from retaining, using, or disclosing your Personal Information for any purpose other than performing the contracted services. These include:

Payment Processors: Processing credit card and financial account transactions submitted through our shopping cart (InkTip does not store financial information on its servers for later use).
Hosting and IT Infrastructure Providers: Operating secure, controlled server environments that host website data and uploaded scripts or books.
Communications and Analytics Providers: Delivering opt-in newsletters and transactional notices, and compiling aggregate, non-identifying website usage statistics.

5.2 Marketplace Disclosures Between Registered Members

As a core function of the Services:

Writer and Representative Contact Information: The contact information Writers provide allows verified Industry Professional members to contact them regarding scripts or books of interest. If a Writer is represented, the contact information provided for their representative is published and used in place of the Writer's personal contact information, and the represented Writer's personal contact information is not published on the site.
Script Download Notices: When an Industry Professional downloads a synopsis, treatment, or script or book, InkTip logs the activity and provides a notice of download, including the contact information of the member who performed the download, to the script or book owner and their representative (if applicable).

5.3 Legal and Protective Disclosures

We will disclose Personal Information we collect, use, or receive if required or permitted by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, court order, or similar legal process, and when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud or security breaches, or respond to a lawful government request.

6. "SALE" AND "SHARING" OF PERSONAL INFORMATION & SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION

6.1 No Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

InkTip has not "Sold" or "Shared" (for cross-context behavioral advertising) any category of Personal Information, including the Personal Information of minors under sixteen (16) years of age, in the preceding twelve (12) months. Because InkTip does not sell or share Personal Information, we do not maintain a "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" opt-out link.

6.2 Limitation on Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information (SPI)

InkTip collects and processes Sensitive Personal Information (specifically, member User IDs and passwords, and shopping cart payment details) solely to authenticate user accounts, process requested script or book listing transactions, and protect platform security, which are uses reasonably expected by an average consumer requesting the Services.

InkTip does not retain financial card details after billing completion and does not use or disclose SPI to infer characteristics or for any secondary purpose that would trigger a statutory right to "Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information" under Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.121.

7. COOKIES, TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES, AND DO NOT TRACK

7.1 How InkTip Uses Session Cookies

A cookie is a small data file written to your browser or device when you visit a website.

InkTip uses session cookies to store and retrieve login state, transfer your User ID information from one page to the next within our site, and validate your User ID to protect restricted member and download pages from unauthorized viewing.

Our session cookies last only for the length of time you are logged into InkTip and expire upon logout or session termination.

We may also collect basic device and browser metrics (browser type, IP address, time zone, pages viewed, and referring search terms) to compile non-identifying statistical usage data and detect system abuse.

7.2 Managing Cookies and Do Not Track Signals

You may configure your web browser to block or delete cookies; however, disabling session cookies will prevent you from remaining logged into your account or accessing restricted member areas.

Because InkTip does not use third-party cross-context behavioral advertising cookies or track users across unaffiliated third-party websites, our systems do not alter data collection practices in response to browser "Do Not Track" (DNT) signals.

8. DATA RETENTION AND GOVERNANCE

InkTip retains Personal Information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the disclosed purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or legal defense obligations).

We determine retention periods using the following governance criteria:

Active Member Accounts, Profiles, and Resume Data (Categories A, B, I, L): Retained for the duration of your active membership and thereafter as reasonably necessary to resolve potential disputes and maintain business records.
Uploaded Scripts, Books, Treatments, and Synopses (Categories D, I): Retained while your listing remains active on InkTip and removed promptly upon your deletion request or account termination, subject to applicable backup retention and rotation procedures.
Shopping Cart Order and Billing Records (Categories A, B, D): Transaction records are retained as necessary to comply with applicable federal and California tax and accounting laws. Financial account and credit card numbers are used solely to process your order and are not stored on InkTip's servers for later use.
Security, Login, and Upload/Download Audit Logs (Categories A, F): Retained as reasonably necessary to protect writers' intellectual property, support download verification inquiries, and investigate potential security incidents.

9. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS AND CHOICES

9.1 Self-Service Account and Script Updates ("Correct/Update")

InkTip allows registered members to directly access, update, and modify previously provided information through their online account, including resume data and member contact details.

Members who have placed scripts or books with InkTip may also update or modify information pertaining to their listings, including synopses, treatments, scripts or books, and script or book descriptions.

9.2 Choice and Opt-Out of Newsletters and Promotional Communications

InkTip periodically sends members electronic communications we believe to be of value, including a free weekly e-newsletter, company updates, and script-acquisition notices.

You may opt out of receiving future promotional mailings at any time by:

Following the removal or unsubscribe instructions included at the bottom of every newsletter.
Using the unsubscribe link on our website.
Sending an email to jerrol@inktip.com with the subject line "Opt Out."

Opting out of marketing newsletters will not discontinue essential transactional, billing, security, or script-download notifications while your account remains active.

9.3 California Consumer Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident (and to the extent extended by InkTip to other U.S. users), you have the following statutory rights, subject to legal exceptions:

Right to Know and Access: Request disclosure of (a) the categories of Personal Information collected about you; (b) the categories of sources; (c) the business or commercial purpose for collection; (d) the categories of Third Parties to whom we disclose Personal Information; and (e) the specific pieces of Personal Information we hold about you in a portable format.
Right to Delete: Request deletion of Personal Information we have collected from you (and instruct our Service Providers and Contractors to delete it), subject to statutory exceptions (such as completing an active transaction, maintaining security and download audit logs, exercising free speech, or complying with legal obligations).
Right to Correct Inaccurate Personal Information: Request correction of inaccurate Personal Information maintained about you.
Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing: Direct a business not to sell or share Personal Information. As stated in Section 6.1, InkTip does not sell or share Personal Information.
Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of SPI: Limit the use of SPI to permitted service-fulfillment purposes. As stated in Section 6.2, InkTip uses SPI solely for account login and checkout processing.
Right to Non-Discrimination: Receive equal service and pricing without discrimination or retaliation for exercising any CCPA/CPRA privacy rights.

10. HOW TO SUBMIT A PRIVACY REQUEST AND VERIFICATION PROCEDURES

10.1 Submission Channels

To exercise your CCPA/CPRA rights or request account closure, please submit a verifiable consumer request through the following channel:

Email: Send your request to jerrol@inktip.com with the subject line "CCPA Privacy Request" (or "Opt Out" for mailing list removal).
Mail: InkTip, Attn: Privacy Compliance, P.O. Box 12418, La Crescenta, CA 91224.

10.2 Identity Verification Process

To protect writers' scripts and member accounts against unauthorized access or deletion, we must verify your identity before acting on a request.

We will match at least two (2) or three (3) identifying data points provided by you (such as your full name, registered email address, User ID, and recent order or listing details) against our records.

Requests for specific pieces of Personal Information may require a signed declaration under penalty of perjury.

10.3 Authorized Agents

You may designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf by providing written permission signed by you, alongside direct verification of your own identity with InkTip (unless the agent holds a valid power of attorney under California Probate Code §§ 4121–4130).

10.4 Response Timelines

We will confirm receipt of verifiable requests within ten (10) business days and deliver a substantive response within forty-five (45) calendar days (extendable by up to an additional 45 calendar days with written notice).

11. INFORMATION SECURITY AND ACCOUNT SAFEGUARDS

InkTip maintains reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect Personal Information and uploaded literary materials under our control against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure:

Industry Professional Vetting: All Industry Professional registrations undergo manual review and validation prior to granting access to any script or book download area, supplemented by random ongoing verifications.
Activity Logging and Download Alerts: All logins, uploads, and downloads of synopses, treatments, and scripts or books are recorded by InkTip, and download notices (including the downloading member's contact details) are sent to the script or book owner and/or representative. Security anomalies trigger prompt log investigations.
Member Password Hygiene: Members create their own User IDs and passwords upon registration, must not share those credentials with other individuals, and are strongly encouraged to change their passwords regularly. If you experience any issues during script data transfers or suspect unauthorized account access, please contact us immediately at jerrol@inktip.com.
No Absolute Guarantee: While we implement controlled server environments and security safeguards, no data transmission over the Internet or wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

12. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS AND EUROPEAN RESIDENTS (GDPR/UK GDPR)

InkTip is headquartered in the United States, and our servers are located in the United States. If you visit or use the Services from the European Economic Area ("EEA"), the United Kingdom ("UK"), Switzerland, or Canada, your Personal Information will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States (and, where applicable for infrastructure or service fulfillment, Canada) in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

For eligible EEA and UK residents under the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"):

Legal Bases for Processing: Contractual necessity (Art. 6(1)(b)) to fulfill orders and account services; legitimate business interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) to secure our platform, verify industry professionals, prevent abuse, and compile non-identifying site statistics; consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) for optional newsletters; and legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)).
European Data Subject Rights: You have the right to be informed, access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, data portability, object to processing, and rights regarding automated decision-making and profiling, as well as the right to lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority.

13. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

The Services are intended exclusively for adults eighteen (18) years of age and older.

InkTip does not knowingly collect, solicit, sell, or share Personal Information from children under thirteen (13) years of age (under COPPA) or minors under sixteen (16) years of age (under CCPA/CPRA).

If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from a minor under 18, we will delete it promptly.

14. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our website may contain links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by InkTip. InkTip is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of such third-party websites.

We encourage you to be aware when you leave our website and to review the privacy statements of every external website that collects Personal Information.

15. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We review and update this Privacy Policy at least once every twelve (12) months or as needed to reflect operational or legal changes.

Any updates will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. Material changes affecting how we collect, use, or disclose Personal Information will be communicated via prominent website notice or email prior to taking effect.

16. CONTACT INFORMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the privacy practices of this site, your dealings with InkTip, or if you require this Privacy Policy in an alternative format due to a disability, please contact:

InkTip | Privacy Compliance

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 12418
La Crescenta, CA 91224

Email:
Website: InkTip.us