Legal
PHOTO & MEDIA RELEASE
Effective date: September 20, 2026
Kreate Happiness may document projects, volunteer activities, and community initiatives in order to share the work of the initiative responsibly.
1. Types of documentation
Documentation may include:
- Before photographs
- During project photographs
- After photographs
- Photographs of completed spaces
- Photographs of volunteers
- Video
- Project stories
- Testimonials
2. Purposes of documentation
Documentation may be used for:
- Internal records
- Demonstrating transformations
- Website content
- Social media content
- Marketing materials
- Promotional materials
- Educational purposes
- Presentations
- Fundraising and support efforts
- Community outreach
3. Private residences
Because projects may occur inside private residences, participants and residents may identify areas, rooms, or objects that should not be photographed or recorded.
Reasonable efforts will be made to respect those requests.
4. Sensitive information
Reasonable efforts should be made to avoid documenting:
- Social Security numbers
- Financial records
- Medical records
- Passwords
- Identification documents
- Private correspondence
- Other sensitive personal information
5. Identifiable individuals
Public facing use of media that identifies an individual should be supported by appropriate consent or authorization.
6. Minors
Parent or legal guardian authorization should be obtained where required before identifiable public facing use of media involving a minor.
7. Volunteers
Volunteers may be photographed or recorded during projects, events, and community activities. Volunteers may request that they not be included in public facing media.
8. Use of authorized media
Authorized media may be used across:
- Digital channels
- Social media
- Print materials
- Presentations
- Promotional materials
- Community materials
- Fundraising and support materials
- Educational materials
9. Third party distribution
Once media is published, it may be viewed, shared, or independently reproduced by others. Kreate Happiness cannot guarantee removal of copies that have been independently reproduced or distributed by third parties.
10. Requests concerning media
Requests to remove or stop using specific media will be reviewed, and reasonable efforts will be made to honor them going forward.
Removal cannot be guaranteed for:
- Printed materials already produced
- Materials already distributed
- Archived materials
- Copies held or republished by third parties
11. Consent forms
Kreate Happiness may use separate written consent or authorization forms for specific projects, media use, or participants, including consent forms for minors.
12. No unauthorized publication by participants
Participants, including volunteers, may not publish, post, or distribute photographs, video, or information from a project without appropriate authorization, and must not publicly identify residents or disclose private information encountered during a project.