Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 1, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Colorist (“Colorist,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, stores, and protects information when you use the Colorist application and related services (collectively, the “Service”).

Colorist is a software-as-a-service platform designed for professional colorists to organize and manage their professional and creative work, including product inventory, color combinations, inspiration videos, notes, and activity journals.

By using the Service, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us, information generated through your use of the Service, and information provided by third-party services that you choose to connect to Colorist.

1.1 Account Information

When you create or access a Colorist account, we may collect:

  • Name.
  • Email address.
  • Username or display name.
  • Authentication information.
  • Profile information that you choose to provide.
  • Subscription and account-plan information.

Colorist allows you to sign in using Google Sign-In.

When you choose to sign in using Google, Google may provide Colorist with information associated with your Google account, such as your name, email address, profile information, and a unique account identifier, as permitted by Google’s authentication services and your Google account settings.

We use this information to authenticate your Colorist account, create and maintain your account, and associate your authorized YouTube access with your Colorist account.

Colorist does not receive or store your Google password.

1.2 Colorist User Content

The Service allows you to create, upload, save, organize, and manage information related to your work as a colorist.

This may include:

  • Product and inventory information.
  • Brand and product names.
  • Product quantities or stock information.
  • Color names and color combinations.
  • Color formulas, recipes, measurements, and notes.
  • Images and photographs.
  • Inspiration videos and video links.
  • Journal entries.
  • Activity logs.
  • Tags, categories, and labels.
  • Organizational information.
  • Personal notes and observations.
  • Other information that you voluntarily enter into the Service.

We refer to this information collectively as “User Content.”

User Content may be personal, confidential, or commercially valuable to you. We treat User Content as information associated with your account and use it primarily to provide the functionality of the Service.

1.3 Google and YouTube Information

Colorist uses Google Sign-In and YouTube API Services to provide account authentication and YouTube-related functionality.

When you choose to connect your Google account to Colorist, we may receive information from Google that is necessary to authenticate your account and provide the YouTube functionality you request.

When you add a YouTube video to Colorist, we may access and process information associated with that video, including:

  • YouTube video ID.
  • Video title.
  • Video description.
  • Video thumbnail.
  • YouTube comments associated with the video.

Colorist uses this information to display and embed the selected YouTube video, display information about the video, allow you to save YouTube videos as inspiration, and provide YouTube comment functionality.

1.4 YouTube Comments

Colorist may retrieve comments associated with YouTube videos so that users can view those comments through the YouTube-related functionality of the Service.

If you choose to post a comment through Colorist, Colorist may submit that comment to YouTube on your behalf using the authorization you have provided.

Posting a comment is an action initiated by you. Colorist does not automatically post comments to YouTube without your action.

YouTube comments submitted through Colorist are subject to YouTube’s applicable Terms of Service and Community Guidelines.

1.5 YouTube Authorization

Colorist may request YouTube authorization scopes necessary to provide its YouTube functionality.

These may include:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly — used to access YouTube data required for the read-only YouTube functionality provided by Colorist.
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.force-ssl — used for authorized YouTube operations, including functionality involving YouTube comments where this authorization is required.

Colorist requests Google and YouTube permissions only for functionality that it currently provides and that requires those permissions.

Colorist does not request or store your Google or YouTube password or other login credentials.

1.6 Payment Information

If you subscribe to a paid Colorist plan, payment information is processed by Stripe.

Stripe may collect and process payment information such as payment card information, billing information, and transaction information necessary to process your payment and subscription.

Colorist does not store complete credit card numbers on its own systems.

Colorist may receive limited payment-related information from Stripe, including:

  • Name associated with the transaction.
  • Billing email address.
  • Billing information.
  • Subscription plan.
  • Transaction status.
  • Payment status.
  • Transaction history.
  • Limited information identifying the payment method.

Stripe’s processing of payment information is governed by Stripe’s applicable privacy policy and terms.

1.7 Information Collected Automatically

When you use the Service, we automatically collect certain technical and usage information, including, where applicable:

  • IP address.
  • Browser type and version.
  • Device type.
  • Operating system.
  • General geographic information derived from IP address.
  • Pages or screens viewed.
  • Features used.
  • Dates and times of activity.
  • Referring website or application.
  • General interaction and usage information.
  • Error and diagnostic information.

We use this information to operate, maintain, secure, troubleshoot, analyze, and improve the Service.

1.8 Google Analytics

Colorist uses Google Analytics to understand how users interact with the Service and to improve the Service.

Google Analytics may collect information such as:

  • Device and browser information.
  • IP address or information derived from it.
  • Approximate geographic information.
  • Pages and screens viewed.
  • Features and interactions used.
  • Session and usage information.
  • Referring sources.
  • Technical and diagnostic information.

We use Google Analytics to understand Service usage, measure performance, identify technical problems, and improve Colorist features and user experience.

Google may process information collected through Google Analytics according to Google’s applicable privacy policies and terms.

1.9 Cookies and Similar Technologies

Colorist may use cookies, local storage, and similar technologies for:

  • Account authentication.
  • Maintaining user sessions.
  • Remembering preferences.
  • Security and fraud prevention.
  • Analytics.
  • Service performance.
  • Improving the user experience.

Google Analytics may also use cookies or similar technologies to collect usage information.

You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may cause some Service features to function improperly.

2. How We Use Information

We use information collected through the Service to:

  • Create and maintain your Colorist account.
  • Authenticate your account.
  • Provide the Service and its features.
  • Store and organize your User Content.
  • Display your inventory, color combinations, journals, notes, and other User Content across your authorized sessions and devices.
  • Provide search, filtering, categorization, and organizational features.
  • Provide YouTube-related functionality that you request.
  • Display and embed YouTube videos that you select.
  • Retrieve YouTube video information and comments.
  • Submit YouTube comments when you expressly choose to post a comment.
  • Process subscriptions and payments through Stripe.
  • Send transactional and service-related communications.
  • Provide customer support.
  • Analyze Service usage through Google Analytics.
  • Monitor and improve Service performance.
  • Develop and improve Colorist features.
  • Detect, investigate, and prevent fraud, abuse, unauthorized access, and security incidents.
  • Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations.
  • Enforce our agreements and Terms of Service.
  • Protect the rights, property, safety, and security of Colorist, our users, and others.

We do not use private journals, formulas, inventory records, or other private User Content for unrelated purposes.

3. How We Use and Store User Content

Your User Content is a core part of the Service.

We process and store User Content so that you can use the features of Colorist. For example, we store inventory information so that you can search and organize your products and store journal entries so that you can access them later.

We may process User Content for purposes including:

  • Providing storage and backups.
  • Synchronizing information between authorized devices.
  • Troubleshooting technical problems.
  • Preventing abuse and security incidents.
  • Responding to customer support requests.
  • Maintaining and operating the Service.

Your Content Remains Yours

You retain ownership of the User Content you submit to Colorist.

We do not sell your private inventory information, formulas, color combinations, journal entries, photographs, or other private User Content.

We use your User Content only as necessary to provide, maintain, secure, and improve the Service and for the other purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

4. Google and YouTube Data

Colorist uses YouTube API Services.

YouTube API data is used only to provide YouTube-related functionality that is visible and available to users through Colorist.

This includes:

  • Identifying YouTube videos selected by users.
  • Retrieving video IDs.
  • Displaying video titles.
  • Displaying video descriptions.
  • Displaying video thumbnails.
  • Embedding YouTube videos.
  • Saving selected YouTube videos as inspiration within Colorist.
  • Retrieving and displaying YouTube comments.
  • Posting comments to YouTube when a user expressly chooses to do so.

We do not sell Google or YouTube user data.

We do not use Google or YouTube user data for targeted or personalized advertising.

We do not use Google or YouTube user data to train artificial intelligence or machine-learning models.

We do not use Google or YouTube data for purposes unrelated to the functionality described in this Privacy Policy.

We do not allow unauthorized third parties to access Google or YouTube user data.

Where Google or YouTube data is processed by a service provider, that processing is limited to providing the infrastructure or functionality necessary to operate Colorist and is subject to appropriate privacy and security obligations.

We do not download or store copies of YouTube audiovisual content as part of Colorist’s video-embedding functionality. YouTube videos are displayed through YouTube’s permitted playback and embedding functionality.

5. Storage and Infrastructure

Colorist uses DigitalOcean for database and infrastructure services.

Information associated with your Colorist account, including User Content and information necessary to provide the Service, may be stored on DigitalOcean infrastructure.

DigitalOcean processes information on our behalf to provide hosting, database, storage, and related infrastructure services.

We use reasonable safeguards to protect information stored through our infrastructure.

6. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information with service providers and third parties in the following circumstances.

6.1 DigitalOcean

We use DigitalOcean for database, hosting, storage, and infrastructure services.

Information may be processed or stored by DigitalOcean as necessary to provide the Colorist Service.

6.2 Google and YouTube

We use Google services for:

  • Google Sign-In.
  • YouTube API Services.
  • Google Analytics.

When you use Google Sign-In or YouTube functionality, information may be exchanged with Google as necessary to provide the functionality you request.

Google Analytics may collect information about your use of Colorist for analytics and measurement purposes.

Google’s processing of information is governed by Google’s applicable terms and privacy policies.

6.3 Stripe

We use Stripe to process payments and subscriptions.

Stripe receives and processes payment information necessary to complete transactions, maintain subscriptions, prevent fraud, and provide payment services.

Colorist does not store complete payment card numbers on its own systems.

6.4 Legal Requirements

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

  • Comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, court orders, subpoenas, or governmental requests.
  • Enforce our agreements.
  • Investigate fraud, abuse, or security incidents.
  • Protect the rights, property, safety, or security of Colorist, our users, or others.

6.5 Business Transfers

If Colorist is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, bankruptcy, sale of assets, or similar business transaction, personal information and User Content may be transferred as part of that transaction.

We will take reasonable steps to ensure that information remains subject to appropriate privacy and confidentiality protections.

6.6 At Your Direction

We may share information when you specifically request or authorize us to do so.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Colorist may provide functionality that interacts with third-party services, including Google, YouTube, Google Analytics, and Stripe.

Third-party services may collect or process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.

Colorist does not control the privacy practices of third-party services.

If you access third-party websites or services through links or content stored in Colorist, those third parties may collect information directly from you.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies and terms of third-party services that you use.

8. Public and Private Information

Your Colorist account and User Content are intended to remain private unless the Service provides a feature that allows you to share information with other people.

We do not make your private inventory, formulas, journals, notes, or other User Content publicly available without your direction or authorization.

You are responsible for reviewing sharing and visibility settings before making content available to other users or third parties.

If Colorist introduces public profiles, community features, or other sharing functionality, information that you choose to make public may be visible to other users or the public as described when you use that feature.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information and User Content for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the Service, maintain your account, fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and protect the security of the Service.

We do not retain Google or YouTube user data indefinitely.

When Google or YouTube data is no longer necessary for the functionality for which it was obtained, we will delete or de-identify that information, subject to applicable legal, security, and operational requirements.

When you delete your Colorist account, we will begin the process of deleting your account information and User Content.

Some information may be retained for a longer period when necessary to:

  • Comply with legal obligations.
  • Resolve disputes.
  • Enforce agreements.
  • Prevent fraud or abuse.
  • Maintain security.
  • Complete financial or accounting records.
  • Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

Backup copies may remain for a limited period before they are overwritten or deleted.

10. Account Deletion and Google/YouTube Access Revocation

You may request deletion of your Colorist account and associated information by using available account settings or by contacting:

colorist.misty@gmail.com

When we receive a valid deletion request, we will take reasonable steps to delete your account information and User Content in accordance with our retention practices.

If you disconnect or revoke Colorist’s access to your Google Account, Colorist will no longer be able to make authorized Google or YouTube API requests using that authorization.

You may revoke Colorist’s Google authorization through your Google Account settings.

Information that we are legally required or otherwise permitted to retain may remain for the applicable retention period.

We recommend exporting or saving information you want to keep before deleting your account.

11. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information, User Content, and Google/YouTube data.

These safeguards may include:

  • Encryption in transit.
  • Access controls.
  • Authentication mechanisms.
  • Monitoring and logging.
  • Secure infrastructure.
  • Limited access to personal information.
  • Security and operational procedures.

We use industry-standard transport encryption when transmitting information.

No internet service, database, or electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

If we become aware of a security incident affecting personal information, we will respond in accordance with applicable law.

12. Your Privacy Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

  • Request access to personal information we hold about you.
  • Request correction of inaccurate information.
  • Request deletion of personal information.
  • Request a copy of certain personal information.
  • Object to or restrict certain processing.
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
  • Opt out of certain marketing communications.
  • Appeal certain privacy decisions where required by applicable law.

To exercise applicable privacy rights, contact:

colorist.misty@gmail.com

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

We will respond to valid requests within the period required by applicable law.

13. Marketing Communications

Colorist may send transactional communications necessary to operate your account, including:

  • Account confirmations.
  • Password-reset messages.
  • Security notifications.
  • Billing notices.
  • Subscription notifications.
  • Important Service announcements.

These communications are necessary to operate your account and are not generally promotional communications.

If we send promotional communications, you may unsubscribe using the instructions included in the communication.

14. Children’s Privacy

Colorist is not directed to children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you believe that a child under 13 has provided personal information to Colorist, please contact:

colorist.misty@gmail.com

We will take appropriate steps to address the situation.

Where applicable law establishes a higher minimum age for processing personal information without parental consent, we will comply with that requirement.

15. International Data Transfers

Colorist and the service providers we use may operate or process information in countries other than the country where you live.

As a result, personal information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in countries with data protection laws that may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

Where required by applicable law, we will use appropriate safeguards for international transfers of personal information.

16. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under applicable California privacy laws.

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, these rights may include the right to:

  • Know or access categories and specific pieces of personal information we collect.
  • Request deletion of personal information.
  • Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
  • Opt out of certain sales or sharing of personal information.
  • Limit certain uses or disclosures of sensitive personal information where applicable.
  • Receive equal service and pricing when exercising applicable privacy rights.

Sale and Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell personal information for monetary consideration.

We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

To exercise applicable California privacy rights, contact:

colorist.misty@gmail.com

We will not discriminate against you for exercising privacy rights provided by applicable law.

17. Colorado Privacy Rights

If you are a Colorado resident, you may have rights under the Colorado Privacy Act, subject to applicable exceptions and limitations.

These rights may include the right to:

  • Access personal data.
  • Correct inaccuracies.
  • Delete personal data.
  • Obtain a portable copy of certain personal data.
  • Opt out of certain processing activities.

To exercise applicable Colorado privacy rights, contact:

colorist.misty@gmail.com

Where required by law, you may appeal a decision regarding a privacy request by contacting us using the same information.

18. Other U.S. State Privacy Laws

Residents of other U.S. states may have additional privacy rights under applicable state laws.

Where required by applicable law, Colorist will honor those rights.

For privacy requests or questions, contact:

colorist.misty@gmail.com

19. Do Not Track and Privacy Signals

Some browsers provide a “Do Not Track” setting.

Because there is not a universally accepted technical standard for responding to Do Not Track signals, Colorist may not respond to such signals unless required by applicable law.

Where required by applicable law, we will honor recognized browser-based privacy signals or other legally required opt-out mechanisms.

20. Google and YouTube Policies

Colorist uses Google API Services and YouTube API Services.

Our use of Google user data is subject to the applicable Google API Services User Data Policy and Google’s other applicable policies.

Our use of YouTube API Services is subject to the YouTube API Services Terms of Service and YouTube Developer Policies.

You may review Google’s Privacy Policy here:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

You may review YouTube’s Terms of Service here:

https://www.youtube.com/t/terms

You may revoke Colorist’s access to your Google Account at any time through your Google Account settings.

21. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

If we make material changes, we will provide reasonable notice, such as by posting the updated Privacy Policy through the Service or notifying you by email where appropriate.

The Effective Date at the beginning of this Privacy Policy indicates when the policy became effective.

If we change how we access, collect, use, store, or share Google or YouTube user data in a material way, we will provide the disclosures and obtain any additional consent required by applicable Google policies and law before using that data for the new purpose.

22. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or Colorist’s privacy practices, please contact us:

Colorist App
Website: coloristapp.com
Privacy Email: colorist.misty@gmail.com