Privacy Policy

This privacy policy specifies how we use, manage and protect any information that you provide when you visit the www.designdistrict.com website.

If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following Privacy Policy, which together with our Terms and Conditions, govern the relationship between MDDA Publishing, LLC (“MDDP”) and you in relation to your use of this website. Please note that the use of this website (www.designdistrict.com) constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy does not apply to websites maintained by other companies or organizations to which we may link.

The term “MDDP” or “us” or “we” refers to the owner of this website whose address is 3841 NE Second Avenue, Suite 400, Miami, Florida USA 33137. The term “you” refers to the user or viewer of this website.

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. You are bound by such revisions and therefore should periodically visit this page to review the then-current Privacy Policy.

MDDP is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then it will only be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not continue to view our website.

This policy has been updated and is effective as of November 26, 2024.

What we collect:

• Personal information you voluntarily supply when you subscribe, or provide your email address which may include, your contact information/name, organization and/or job title.
• Contact information including, mailing address, phone number and email address.
• Demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests.
• Domain name and IP address of your computer.
• Tracking information collected as you navigate our website.

What we do with the information we gather

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

• Internal record keeping.
• We may use the information to customize our products and services according to your interests.
• We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
• We may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes; contact you by email, phone, fax or mail.
• In the aggregate with other information in such a way so that your identity cannot reasonably be determined (for example, statistical compilations).
• As required by law, for example, in response to a subpoena or search warrant.
• As necessary to enforce the Terms and Conditions.
• As necessary to protect the rights, safety or property of MDDP, its users, or others; this may include (for example), exchanging information with other organizations for fraud protection and/or risk reduction.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies

MDDP uses “cookies” and other technologies for legitimate interest to recognize you and to help us understand which parts of our website are most popular, where our visitors are going and how much time they spend there.

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website. You can manage your cookie preferences here:

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other third party website service providers, or other websites of interest. These third party service providers make use of cookies to implement their services. Website usage data is captured using first and third-party cookies and other tracking technologies to determine the popularity of products/services and online activity. Additionally, we use this information for site optimization, fraud/security purposes, and advertising.  Once you leave our site to use these third party websites, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.

We partner with and use third-party service providers to provide site metrics and other analytics services. These third parties can use cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to collect information, such as your IP address, identifiers associated with your device, other applications on your device, the browsers you use to access our webpages, webpages viewed, time spent on webpages, links clicked, and conversion information (e.g., transactions entered into). This information can be used by third-party service providers on behalf of MDDP to analyze and track usage of our website to determine the popularity of certain content, and better understand how you use our website. The third-party service providers that we engage are bound by confidentiality obligations and other restrictions with respect to their use and collection of your information.

This Privacy Notice does not apply to, and we are not responsible for, third-party cookies, web beacons, or other tracking technologies, which are covered by such third parties' privacy policies. For more information, we encourage you to check the privacy policies of these third parties to learn about their privacy practices. For more information about targeted advertising specifically, please visit https://www.aboutads.info/choices.

Examples of our third-party service providers to help deliver our webpages, to connect to our products and services, and to process payment information include:

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how our webpages perform and how to use them. To learn more about how Google processes your data, please visit https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/. To opt out of Google Analytics please visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Google Ads: We use Google Ads to advertise and remarket our services. To learn more about how Google Ads uses your data, please visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en-US

META: We use META to advertise and market our services. To learn more about how META uses your data please visit https://www.facebook.com/help/325807937506242/ or log on to your META account and access your settings. To understand more about META advertising please see here https://www.facebook.com/about/ads.

X: We use X to advertise and market our services. To learn more about how X uses your data, please visit: https://x.com/en/privacy.

Stripe: While our website is free, we do sell subscriptions and back issues. To enable the purchase of these products, we collect and store billing information and use the 3rd party payment platform Stripe, and Stripe API, to process credit and debit card transactions for your subscription.

Shopify: We use Shopify as our e-commerce platform to sell products and subscriptions. To learn more about how Shopify uses your data please visit https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy or log on to your Shopify account and access your settings.

Userway: We use Userway to enhance the accessibility capabilities of our website. To learn more about how Userway uses your data please visit: https://userway.org/privacy/.

Amazon AWS: We use Amazon AWS to host our website and store your data. To learn more about how Amazon AWS uses your data, please visit: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/.

Cookieyes: We use Cookieyes to provide you with cookie management features and to enhance your privacy choices. To learn about how Cookieyes uses your data, please visit: https://www.cookieyes.com/privacy-policy/.