Ownership & Copyright

Your source material

You retain ownership of the original photographs, conversations, documents, recordings, writing, and memories you submit, subject to any rights belonging to other people or creators.

Permission to produce your project

By commissioning DearStory and submitting material, you give us the limited permission needed to review, edit, adapt, design, reproduce, print, and deliver the agreed project. This permission is for fulfilling your order and does not transfer ownership of your personal source material to DearStory.

DearStory creative work

Original layouts, narrative structures, artwork, production systems, design methods, and other creative elements developed by DearStory may contain our intellectual property. Your final usage rights depend on the commissioned deliverables and any written commercial agreement.

Third-party rights

• You should have the right or permission to share the material you submit.
• Supplying content does not override another person's privacy, copyright, trademark, or publicity rights.
• DearStory may refuse or remove material where ownership, consent, legality, or safety is unclear.

Portfolio permission

Your project is not automatically approved for public display. We require explicit written permission before using private project content in our portfolio, social media, advertising, case studies, or promotional material.