Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy sets out how Grace K. Designs, LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses and protects any information that you provide to us when you use this website.  When we say “Website” we mean https://www.gracekdesign.com/ and any other microsites or mobile websites we operate or use.  “Social Media Pages” are the official social media pages we operate on Instagram, Pinterest, or other social media platforms. If you have any questions about these definitions or anything else in this privacy policy, please email us at gracek@gracekdesign.com.

Information We Collect

When you visit our Website, we may collect the following types of information from you:

·       Contact Information: We collect contact information, which includes personal information (e.g., name and email address) that you knowingly provide when you use our Website and fill out our forms.

·       Device Information: When you visit our Website or interact with our Social Media Pages or online ads, we may learn about your web browser, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device.  Additionally, as you browse the Website, we may collect information about the individual web pages that you view, what websites referred you to the Website, and information about how you interact with the Website. 

How Your Information is Collected

We may collect the information described above directly from you, from third parties we partner with, or through cookies or other automated means. These sources may include:

·       You: We collect information directly from you, whenever you: contact us with questions or comments; upload or post content to our Social Media Pages; or fill out any forms on our Website or Social Media Pages.

·       Your Device or Browser: Certain information is automatically collected from your device or browser and analyzed when you visit our Website, interact with our Social Media Pages or online advertising.

·       Third Parties: We work with third parties who provide services to us, like analytics or advertising companies.  These third parties share information they have collected with us. Your information may also be collected and processed by third parties who will process your information independently in accordance with their own privacy notices.

·       Cookies: We use cookies (small files stored on your device or browser), log files, and other similar technologies to automatically collect information when you visit our Website.  Through the use of cookies, we may link information about your interactions with our Website over time, for example, which pages you visit, which links you use, and how long you stay on each page.  We also contract with third party advertising or analytics companies to serve you online ads on other websites.  These companies use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about your interactions with our Website and interactions with other websites.  These advertising companies may use and share the information gathered to deliver ads more tailored to your interests. 

How We Use Your Information

We require certain information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular, for the following reasons:

·       Advertising: Presenting advertising online and via email, or other communication channels, including through partnerships with social media platforms and internet search engines. 

·       Understanding our customers: Analyzing your activity with us (including your interactions with our Website and emails or other forms of communications, analyzing trends and statistics, and keeping track of web traffic and traffic sources).  We keep track of the pages you visit and the manner in which you use the Website to determine whether to make changes to the Website.  We may, from time to time, review your information and information of other Website users to help us analyze trends, preferences, and demographics.

·       Personalization: Using your preferences and other collected information to personalize your Website experience by using information about you to recommend services or promotions that we believe you may be interested in as well as personalizing advertising and experiences on our Website, emails, and ads.

·       Communications: Communicating with you, including responding to your requests through our Website.

·       Customer Experience: Serving content on our Website and Social Media Pages and developing our products and services.  

·       Security: Protecting our Website and our customers from fraud, security threats, and other illegal or harmful activity. We and our third party service providers may disclose specific individual information if we or they reasonably believe it is necessary to: (i) investigate any suspected misuse of the Website; (ii) protect or defend our rights, property and interests; or (iii) under exigent circumstances, to protect the personal safety of users of the Website or the public.

·       Legal Obligations: Complying with legal and regulatory requirements and responding to requests from courts or other government bodies.

How We Share Information with Service Providers and Third Parties and for What Purposes

We may share personal information with third parties for certain purposes. For example, we share personal information with:

·       Service Providers: We partner with third parties to assist with many aspects of our business, including advertising, analyzing your interests and activity on our Websites and Social Media Pages, and helping us communicate with you. These third parties may provide services related to any of the purposes described in How We Use Your Information, and we may share with them any types of information described in Information We Collect. We may also receive information collected by these third parties and combine it with the information we have collected. Some of these third parties may be located outside the United States. Your information may also be collected and processed by third parties who will process your information independently in accordance with their own privacy notices.

·       Marketing Providers: We partner with third parties to assist with the advertising and marketing of our business. We may share with them the types of information described in How We Use Your Information. We may also receive information collected by these third parties and combine it with the information we have collected. 

·       Other Third Parties: We will disclose information about you, including to government bodies or law enforcement agencies, when we believe it to be necessary for compliance with the law or to protect our Website, the users of our Website, or the public.  

Controlling Your Personal Information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

·       Location Information: You can disable location-based services on your mobile device or web browser by adjusting the settings on your device or browser.  This will prevent our Website from accessing your location information.  Note that some services may not be available if you disable location-based services

·       Emails: You can unsubscribe from marketing emails by clicking a link in the footer of such emails, and selecting your communication preferences.

·       Social Media: This Privacy Policy does not cover the privacy and security practices of social media platforms on which we have Social Media Pages. Please review the terms, policies, and settings of those social media platforms if you have questions about how they use and collect your data.

·       Online Advertising: For information about opting out of third party advertising, visit: <NAI Opt-Out> or <DAA>.  You will leave this Website for a separately managed online site where you can specify your preferences. You can also click on the icon that may appear on some of our advertising served through this technology.  We may use more than one third party company for advertising, which would require you to opt out of each company.

·       Cookies: For a more thorough explanation of what cookies are and how they operate, please visit aboutcookies.org or allaboutcookies.org. On their own, cookies do not personally identify you; they recognize your browser. You have the ability to manage the use of cookies on your computer using controls in your browser. To learn more about how to manage cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly or purposefully request or collect personal information from any person under the age of 18 years old. If you believe that your child under the age of 18 has submitted personal information to us in connection with our Website, please contact us at gracek@gracekdesign.com.

Security

We take steps to help protect the confidentiality and security of your personal information. Although we use measures to protect your personal information, in general, information transmitted through the Internet may not be completely secure.  Accordingly, we cannot guarantee the security of information provided over the Internet or stored in our databases. Your transmissions are, therefore, at your own risk. 

Supported Web Browsers and Do Not Track Signals

We recommend that you use the latest web browser versions to optimize your experience.  Older web browser versions may not be able to access or utilize all pages on our Website as intended. We may not be able to receive or honor web browser “Do Not Track” signals and our Website may continue to collect information in the manner described within this Privacy Policy.  

Updates

We reserve the right to modify, alter, or otherwise update this Privacy Policy at any time, so we encourage you to review this policy from time to time.  Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective at the time they are posted and your continued use of our sites after posting will constitute acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, those changes.  If we make any material changes to our privacy practices, we will update this Privacy Policy and change the effective date at the top of this page.

Governing Law

This Privacy Policy will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, without giving effect to its conflicts of law provisions. By accessing or using the Website, you consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Ohio.

External Links

This Website may, from time to time, contain links to websites owned and operated by third parties (“Third Party Sites”).  We encourage you to review the privacy policies of such Third Party Sites so that you understand how those websites collect, use and share your information.  We are not responsible for the privacy policies or other content on Third Party Sites.

Contact Information

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For your privacy-related questions, comments, and concerns, please email us at gracek@gracekdesign.com.