Privacy Policy

Overview

In short: This site exists to introduce Kurly Brains and our two studios. We collect very little. If you fill in the contact form, we get your message by email so we can reply. We don't set any analytics or advertising cookies until you click "Accept" in the cookie banner — tracking is off by default. We don't sell your data, and there are no user accounts, logins, or payments on this site.

This Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information on kurlybrains.com. We've written it to be read, not to hide behind. Wherever a section gets technical, we open it with a short plain-English summary. If anything is unclear, email us and a real person will explain it.

Who we are

We are Kurly Brains — a globally distributed creative collective based in Kathmandu, Nepal, bridging design, code, and AI. We run two studios: Kurly Creative for graphic design and social media marketing, and Kurly Technology for web design, software engineering, and AI automation.

For the information collected through this website, Kurly Brains is the data controller — the organisation responsible for deciding how and why your data is used. The best way to reach us about privacy is by email at info@kurlybrains.com, or by phone at +977 9749409317.

Information we collect

In short: Only what you choose to send us through the contact form, plus — once you've accepted cookies — standard usage analytics. Nothing more.

Information you give us

Most of what we hold is information you decide to share with us:

Contact form. When you use the form on the contact page, we collect your name, email address, an optional company name, the studio you'd like to reach, and the message you write. We use this to read and reply to your enquiry.

Information collected automatically

Some information is collected by the technology that runs the site:

Analytics — only with your consent. Tracking is denied by default. If you click "Accept" in the cookie banner, Google Tag Manager may load Google Analytics and related tags, which can set cookies (such as _ga and _gid) and collect usage data — like the pages you view, roughly where you're visiting from, and how you move through the site. If you decline, or simply ignore the banner, none of these analytics or advertising cookies are set.
Standard server data. Like almost every website, our hosting and infrastructure providers process basic technical request information — such as your IP address, browser type, and the time of your request — as a normal part of serving pages and keeping the site secure. This happens regardless of your cookie choice and is not used to build a profile of you.

How we use it

We use the information above only for clear, limited purposes:

To respond to your enquiry — reading your message and replying to you.
To route you to the right studio — making sure your enquiry reaches Kurly Creative or Kurly Technology as appropriate.
To understand how the site is used — but only with your consent, through analytics, so we can see what's helpful and improve it.
To improve and maintain the site — fixing problems and making the experience better over time.
To keep the site secure — protecting it and our visitors from abuse, fraud, and technical threats.

We don't use your information to make automated decisions about you, and we don't sell it.

Cookies & analytics

Tracking is off by default. When you first visit, you'll see a cookie banner. No analytics or advertising cookies are set until you click "Accept" — if you decline or ignore the banner, none are placed. We remember your choice so we don't keep asking; that preference is stored in your browser, not used to track you.

For the full detail — including exactly which cookies can be set, by whom, and how to change your mind — see our Cookie Policy.

We do not sell your personal data, and we don't share it for anyone else's advertising. We do rely on a small number of trusted service providers ("processors") to run the site and handle your requests. They only process data on our behalf, for the purposes described here:

Email / SMTP provider. Contact form submissions are delivered to us as email through an email/SMTP service.
Google. Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics — only after you accept cookies — process site usage data.
Hosting. Our site is hosted on Vercel, whose infrastructure serves the pages and processes standard request data.

We may also disclose information if the law requires it, or to protect the rights, safety, and security of Kurly Brains and our visitors.

Data retention

We keep information only as long as we genuinely need it:

Contact enquiries. Because the contact form simply emails us, your enquiry lives as an email. We keep it for as long as needed to handle your request and for our reasonable business records, then it can be deleted.
Your cookie choice. Stored in your own browser until you clear it. You can remove it at any time by clearing your browser's site data.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights over your personal data. These can include the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you.
Correct information that's inaccurate or incomplete.
Delete your personal data.
Object to or restrict how we use it.
Withdraw consent at any time — for example, by declining cookies, which you can do by clearing your stored choice.
Portability — receive your data in a usable format.

To exercise any of these, email us at info@kurlybrains.com and we'll help. If you believe we've handled your data improperly, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the information we handle — such as serving the site over secure connections and limiting access to enquiry data to the people who need it. That said, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, so we can't guarantee absolute security. This is one more reason not to send anything highly sensitive through the contact form.

International transfers

We're a globally distributed team, and so are the service providers we rely on. That means your information may be processed in countries outside the one you live in, where data protection laws may differ from your own. Wherever your data is processed, we take steps to make sure it's handled in line with this policy and protected by appropriate safeguards.

Children's privacy

This site is not directed at children under 16, and we don't knowingly collect personal data from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please email us at info@kurlybrains.com and we'll delete it.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time — for example, to reflect changes to the site, our tools, or the law. When we do, we'll revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. The date always reflects the latest version, so it's a quick way to see whether anything has changed.

Contact us

Have a question about your privacy, or want to make a request about your data? Email us at info@kurlybrains.com or call +977 9749409317, and a real person will reply.