Privacy Policy

Last updated: 20/12/2024

Design for AI (designforai.co) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website designforai.co (the “Website”). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Website.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect includes:

a. Personal Data

Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, and telephone number, that you voluntarily provide to us when you interact with the Website, for example, when you:

  • Contact us through email or contact forms.
  • Subscribe to our newsletter or marketing communications.
  • Submit feedback or inquiries.

You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, however, your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the Website or limit our ability to respond to your inquiries.

b. Derivative Data

Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Website, such as:

  • Your IP address.
  • Your browser type and version.
  • Your operating system.
  • Referring website addresses.
  • Pages you view on the Website.
  • The dates and times of your visits.
  • Actions you take on the Website.

This data helps us understand how users interact with our Website and allows us to improve its functionality and user experience. We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect this information (see section on “Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies” below).

c. Data From Third Parties

We may receive information about you from other sources, such as:

  • Social media platforms if you interact with our social media presence through the Website (subject to their privacy policies).
  • Analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics) to help us understand website usage.

When we receive data from third parties, we will protect it in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

d. Data from Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use the Website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You can find more information about Google Analytics and its privacy practices at [Insert Link to Google Analytics Privacy Policy].

2. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Website to:

  • Provide and maintain the Website: To ensure the Website functions correctly and efficiently.
  • Respond to your inquiries and provide support: To address your questions, feedback, and requests.
  • Send you administrative information: Such as updates to our policies or changes to the Website.
  • Send you marketing and promotional communications: If you have opted in to receive such communications, we may send you emails about new content, products, services, or special offers. You can opt-out of receiving these communications at any time by following the unsubscribe link in the email or contacting us directly.
  • Personalize your experience: To tailor the content and information you see on the Website based on your interests.
  • Improve the Website: To analyze user behavior and feedback to enhance the Website’s design, content, and functionality.
  • Monitor and analyze usage and trends: To understand how users interact with the Website and identify areas for improvement.
  • Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis: For internal use and potentially for sharing with third parties in an aggregated and anonymized form.
  • Prevent fraudulent activity and protect our rights: To detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions, unauthorized access, and other illegal activities.
  • Comply with applicable laws and regulations: To meet our legal obligations.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

  • With your consent: We may share your information with third parties if you have given us your explicit consent to do so.
  • To our service providers: We may share information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf (e.g., email marketing providers, website hosting providers, analytics providers). These third parties are contractually obligated to protect your information and only use it for the purposes we specify.
  • For legal reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, court order, subpoena, or other legal process. We may also disclose your information to law enforcement authorities or other government officials to comply with legal obligations or protect our rights and the rights of others.
  • In connection with a business transfer: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, bankruptcy, or other corporate transaction, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Website of any change in ownership or control of your personal information.
  • To enforce our terms and conditions: To protect our rights and property.
  • With third-party partners for marketing purposes: Only if you have consented to such sharing.

4. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

The Website may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies to collect and store information.

  • Cookies: These are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. We may use cookies for various purposes, including:
    • Essential cookies: These are necessary for the Website to function properly.
    • Performance cookies: These allow us to analyze how visitors use the Website so we can measure and improve its performance.
    • Functionality cookies: These allow the Website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
    • Targeting or advertising cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests.
  • You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of the Website.
  • Web beacons and tracking pixels: These are small electronic files that permit us to count users who have visited certain pages and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).

5. Security of Your Information

We use reasonable organizational, technical, and administrative measures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Retention of Your Information

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include:

  • The length of our relationship with you.
  • Whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject.
  • Whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position (such as in regard to applicable statutes of limitations, litigation, or regulatory investigations).

7. Your Rights Under the Australian Privacy Principles

The Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) provide individuals with certain rights regarding their personal information. These rights may include:

  • The right to access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
  • The right to correction: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
  • The right to erasure (also known as the right to be forgotten): In certain circumstances, you have the right to request that we delete your personal information.
  • The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
  • The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
  • The right to data portability: In some circumstances, you have the right to receive the personal information you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and the right to transmit that data to another controller.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below. We will respond to your request in accordance with the APPs.

8. Third-Party Websites

The Website may contain links to third-party websites and applications that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave the Website, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information. Before visiting and providing any information to any third-party websites, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of the third party responsible for that website, and should take those steps necessary, in your discretion, to protect the privacy of your information. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including other websites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the Website.

10. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Last updated” date, and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your rights regarding your personal information, please contact us at:

  • Email: rico.solo.designs@gmail.com