Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information

We may collect several types of information from and about users of our website, including:

• Contact information (such as name, email address, mailing address, and phone number)
• Account information (such as username and password)
• Transaction information (such as payment details, purchase history, and shipping information)
• Profile information (such as preferences, product interests, and demographic information)
• Communications (such as customer service inquiries and survey responses)

1.2 Usage Information

We may automatically collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns when you interact with our website, including:

• Log information (such as IP address, browser type, operating system, referring pages, and access times)
• Device information (such as device identifiers, location information, and mobile network information)
• Usage data (such as traffic data, communication data, and the resources that you access and use on the website)
• Cookies and similar technologies (as described in our Cookie Policy)

2. How We Collect Information

2.1 Direct Collection

We collect information directly from you when you:

• Register for an account
• Place an order
• Subscribe to a newsletter
• Fill out a form
• Participate in a survey or promotion
• Contact customer service

2.2 Automated Collection

We automatically collect certain information when you use our website through the use of cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies. These technologies help us analyze web traffic, customize content, measure promotional effectiveness, and provide you with a more personalized experience.

2.3 Third-Party Sources

We may receive information about you from other sources, including publicly available databases or third parties from whom we have purchased data, and combine this information with information we already have about you.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect about you for various purposes, including to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our website, services, and courses
• Process transactions and send related information, including confirmations, invoices, and receipts
• Send administrative information, such as changes to our terms, conditions, and policies
• Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
• Communicate with you about courses, services, offers, promotions, and events
• Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our website
• Personalize your experience and deliver content and product offerings relevant to your interests
• Facilitate contests, sweepstakes, and promotions and process and deliver entries and rewards
• Protect against, identify, and prevent fraud and other illegal activity, security issues, and claims
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose aggregated information about our users and information that does not identify any individual without restriction.

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide:

• To our subsidiaries and affiliates
• To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business
• To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Design School's assets
• To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it
• For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information
• With your consent
• To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request
• To enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements
• If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Design School, our customers, or others

5. Your Rights and Choices

5.1 Account Information

You can review and change your personal information by logging into the website and visiting your account profile page. You may also contact us directly to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that you have provided to us. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.

5.2 Marketing Communications

You can opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the instructions in those emails or by contacting us directly. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as those about your account or our ongoing business relations.

5.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our website.

5.4 Data Subject Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as:

• The right to access and receive a copy of your personal information
• The right to rectify or update your personal information
• The right to erase your personal information
• The right to restrict processing of your personal information
• The right to object to processing of your personal information
• The right to data portability
• The right to withdraw consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Information" section below.

6. Data Security

We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. All information you provide to us is stored on secure servers behind firewalls.

The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the website.

7. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites and services. We have no control over the nature, content, and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorsement of the views expressed within them.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected by any third party, including through any application or content that may link to or be accessible from or on our website. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

8. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. No one under age 16 may provide any personal information to the website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are under 16, do not use or provide any information on this website, make any purchases through the website, or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any username you may use.

If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at [email protected].

9. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes to how we treat our users' personal information, we will post the new Privacy Policy on this page and notify you by email to the primary email address specified in your account or through a notice on the website home page.

The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our website and this Privacy Policy to check for any changes.

10. Contact Information

To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Policy and our privacy practices, contact us at: