Project Architect
Privacy Policy (Software)

Version 2.0.0 - updated 4 August 2026

This English version is the controlling text for the international storefront if a translation conflicts, subject to mandatory applicable law. This document covers the Project Architect software (Adobe Premiere Pro extension / panel). It does not fully cover the marketing website or separate web services (for example the sample contribution page). It does not replace individualized legal advice.


1. Data controller

The data controller is FOCOL, publisher of Project Architect.

Privacy / data questions: support@focol.io
Purchase / invoice: contact@focol.io and https://focol.io


2. Scope and general principle

This policy applies to the Project Architect Software installed on the User’s machine.

The Software is designed to run primarily locally. Metadata analysis, bin organization, and media handling run on your computer. There is no automatic upload of your images, videos, footage, or project files to a Publisher server. Media stays 100% local, unless you voluntarily send a file (for example via a separate sample-contribution web service, outside this document).

Personal data processing on the Publisher’s servers related to the Software mainly concerns licensing, security, and technical product updates.


3. Categories of data processed

3.1 License and activation (server and/or local)

Depending on use and the license lifecycle, the following may be processed: the license key; the machine identifier (HWID / device hash); technical workstation or installation identifiers (for example installation_id, identity_key); a technical instance label (seat); email and buyer information associated with the purchase or license, primarily via the payment merchant Lemon Squeezy, not as an in-panel marketing signup; technical license data (status, plan, timestamps, technical error reasons, trial state, seat or quota counters); a session token (for example JWT) enabling license checks without repeatedly re-entering the key; audit signals related to activation, validation, rejection, or limits (anti-fraud / anti-abuse), without media content.

3.2 Technical network data

When calling the license service or related services, technical connection data may be processed, including the IP address, for security, rate-limiting, and abuse prevention. These processing activities are not used for advertising profiling.

3.3 Local storage on the machine

The Software may store on your machine (local files and/or panel storage): license state, key, session token, preferences, metadata cache, session logs and reports. These remain local unless you voluntarily send them (for example as an attachment to a support email).

3.4 What the Software does not collect

By default, the Software does not collect the content of your media, footage, or Premiere projects; advertising analytics or marketing tracking inside the panel; your address book or data outside the license, update, and local use described here.


4. Purposes of processing

These processing activities are carried out to activate, validate, and manage the license (including seats, machine-change quota, trial); prevent fraud and unauthorized use; maintain security and continuity of the license service; diagnose technical incidents; provide support; support human review of suspected abuse (license key disablement remains a human decision); allow the panel to silently download technical product updates remotely (for example the camera recognition database), without uploading your media.


5. Periodic license checks

The Software may contact the license service periodically: for an active Pro license, every 48 hours (you may work offline within that interval; a reconnect may then be required to revalidate the license); for trial or transition modes, about every 24 hours.

If verification fails for a prolonged period, some features may be limited.


6. Remote updates

When enabled in the product, the panel may check for and silently download updates remotely (for example an enriched camera database). No media or footage is uploaded in that process. The download only maintains or improves the Software on your machine. Release information (for example contributor thanks already included in a release note) may be shown locally; that is not footage collection by the panel.


7. Legal bases (GDPR)

For users in the EU or EEA, processing is based notably on performance of the contract (license activation and management, provision of the service); legitimate interest (security, fraud prevention, service continuity, technical updates needed for the product); and compliance with legal obligations where applicable.


8. Recipients and processors

The Publisher does not sell your personal data.

Where strictly necessary for the service, data may be processed by FOCOL (publisher); Cloudflare (hosting and delivery infrastructure for online services related to licensing and updates); Lemon Squeezy (payment merchant / subscriptions); and any other strictly necessary technical provider, under appropriate contractual arrangements.


9. Retention

License-related data are retained for as long as needed for the purposes above, then deleted or archived in line with legal obligations and the need to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims. Technical logs are kept for a limited period appropriate for security and diagnostics.


10. International transfers

Where processing involves transfers outside your jurisdiction (for example via infrastructure or payment providers), the Publisher will implement appropriate safeguards required by applicable law (for example standard contractual clauses, where required).


11. Individual rights

Subject to applicable law (GDPR and local rules), you may request access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection, and portability (where applicable).

To exercise these rights: support@focol.io. You may also lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.


12. Security

The Publisher implements reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect license data and exchanges with its services (including secured communications). No system can guarantee zero risk; residual risk remains.


13. Third-party components (local execution)

Project Architect relies on third-party components for some local technical functions, notably metadata reading: ExifTool (Phil Harvey), Perl dual license (Artistic License / GNU GPL, as applicable), see https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/blob/master/LICENSE; MediaInfo (MediaArea.net), BSD 2-Clause License, see https://github.com/MediaArea/MediaInfo/blob/master/License.html and https://mediaarea.net/MediaInfo.

These components process files on your machine. Corresponding notices are included in the Distribution (THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES and accompanying license texts where applicable).


14. Separate services

Not detailed here: the focol.io marketing website (separate website privacy policy); the camera sample contribution web page (separate processing; terms shown on that service); other Focol online services not built into the panel.

The Software may open an external URL in the browser; that is not media telemetry from the panel.


15. Policy updates

This policy may be updated to reflect Software, legal, or operational changes. The applicable version is the one identified by the version number and date at the top of the document provided in the Distribution and/or reasonably communicated.


16. Related documents

EULA: EULA_EN.md / EULA_FR.md
Purchase / invoice: contact@focol.io and https://focol.io
Support / privacy: support@focol.io
