Privacy Policy & Data Sovereignty

When models, influencers, visual artists, or creative professionals submit a casting application through our Casting Directorate (/submit), or respond to a direct outreach from our editorial team via Instagram, Threads, or any other channel, we collect specific portfolio and contact data to assess editorial suitability: • Identity & Contact Details: Full name, email address, WhatsApp/telephone number, and country of residence. • Portfolio & Imagery: Editorial photographs, comp cards, physical or creative measurements, category specialisation, and public social media handles (Instagram, TikTok, etc.). • Self-Disclosed Background: Any career history, agency affiliations, or creative biographical information voluntarily provided during application. Legal Basis & Retention: Talent application data is processed under your explicit consent and AURELLE's legitimate editorial interest in curating its directory. Submissions are stored securely in our editorial database and accessed exclusively by authorised casting directors and editorial staff. Application data is never sold, licensed, or shared with external advertising parties. You may request removal of your application data at any time by contacting our editorial desk at the address provided in Clause 7.

AURELLE operates a minimal, privacy-first cookie framework designed to support core site functionality without invasive tracking: • Essential Cookies: Required for secure session handling, authenticated access to our administrative editorial system, and basic site navigation continuity. • Preference Cookies: Used to remember user-selected settings such as language preference (stored as a browser cookie and local storage entry) and display configurations improving your experience across return visits. • Translation Cookies: Our optional multi-language feature, when activated by the user, stores a language selection cookie (`googtrans`) to persist your preferred reading language across pages. This feature is entirely user-initiated and can be reset at any time. • No Behavioural Advertising Trackers: AURELLE does not deploy third-party cross-site advertising cookies, retargeting pixels, or behavioural profiling technologies of any kind. You may clear all cookies and local storage at any time through your browser's settings without affecting your ability to access AURELLE's core editorial content.

The protection of your personal data is a fundamental editorial responsibility at AURELLE. We employ the following security measures across all data handling operations: • Encryption in Transit: All data transmitted between your browser and our servers is encrypted using modern Transport Layer Security (TLS/HTTPS) protocols. • Encrypted Storage: Sensitive personal data including talent application records and commercial inquiry submissions is stored in encrypted database environments with restricted access. • Access Controls: Administrative access to personal data is strictly limited to authenticated editorial directors and authorised internal staff. No external parties, contractors, or advertisers have access to individual records. • Incident Response: In the unlikely event of a data security incident affecting personal information, AURELLE will notify affected individuals and relevant authorities within legally required timeframes, in accordance with applicable data protection regulations. While we employ industry-standard safeguards, no digital system is entirely impervious to risk. We encourage all applicants and correspondents to use secure, up-to-date devices and connections when interacting with our platform.

AURELLE's editorial and casting team actively discovers talent through public social media platforms including Instagram, Threads, TikTok, LinkedIn, and others. If a member of our team contacts you through a direct message or comment on one of these platforms, please note the following: • We only reference publicly visible information such as your username, public portfolio images, and follower metrics to determine editorial relevance. • We do not access, store, or process any private profile information from social platforms without your direct and explicit consent. • Any personal information you choose to share with us via social media DM in response to our outreach is handled under the same standards described in this Privacy Policy. Our website may also contain links to third-party platforms including but not limited to Instagram, Threads, and Spotify. AURELLE is not responsible for the privacy practices or content policies of any external website or platform. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party service you engage with independently. AURELLE's social media pages are managed by our editorial team and subject to the terms and data practices of the respective platforms (Meta, Google, etc.), which operate independently of this Policy.

Depending on your country of residence, you may hold specific legal rights regarding your personal data. These may include: • Right of Access: The right to request a summary of the personal data AURELLE holds about you. • Right to Correction: The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data. • Right to Erasure: The right to request deletion of your personal data where no overriding legal or editorial obligation applies. • Right to Withdraw Consent: Where data processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing. • Right to Restriction: The right to request that we limit how we use your data while a request is being resolved. To exercise any of the above rights, or to ask questions about how AURELLE handles your information, please contact our editorial privacy desk via the Contact page on our website. We aim to respond to all privacy-related requests within 14 business days. Policy Updates: AURELLE reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our editorial operations, platform features, or applicable legal requirements. The most current version will always be published on this page, with the effective date noted at the top of the document. Continued use of AURELLE's platform following any update constitutes your acceptance of the revised Policy. This Privacy Policy was prepared exclusively for AURELLE Digital Magazine and reflects its unique editorial and operational practices. It is not a generic template and should not be reproduced or adapted without authorisation.