Document Owner: CEO/CTO

Last Updated: October 21, 2025

Review Frequency: Annually

1. Purpose

This document defines Kino AI's change control process to ensure all changes to production systems are properly planned, reviewed, tested, and documented while maintaining the agility and speed that makes our engineering team effective.

2. Scope

This policy applies to all changes affecting:

• Production systems and applications
• Customer-facing services and integrations
• Infrastructure and cloud resources (GCP)
• Security controls and configurations
• Data storage and processing systems
• Third-party integrations and APIs

3. Change Control Philosophy

As a lean, highly skilled engineering team, Kino AI balances rigor with agility:

• Fast but safe: Streamlined process enables rapid deployment without compromising quality
• Risk-appropriate: Level of review matches change risk and complexity
• Version controlled: All changes tracked and reversible via Git
• Test-driven: Staging environment validates changes before production