This Privacy Policy describes how DesignEdge ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit our website designedge.se (the "Website"), including any subdomains, or use our services (collectively, the "Services").

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us, information we collect automatically when you use our Services, and information from third-party sources.

1.1 Information You Provide to Us

We collect information you provide directly to us when you:

• Create an account or register for our Services
• Fill in forms on our Website
• Subscribe to our newsletter
• Contact us via email, phone, or other methods
• Participate in surveys, contests, or promotions
• Post comments or content on our Website

The types of information we may collect include:

• Contact information (such as name, email address, mailing address, and phone number)
• Account credentials (such as username and password)
• Profile information (such as profile picture and biography)
• Payment information (such as credit card details and billing address)
• Communications and correspondence you send to us
• Any other information you choose to provide

1.2 Information We Collect Automatically

When you access or use our Services, we automatically collect certain information, including:

• Log Data: Information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Website, such as your IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and platform.
• Device Information: Information about the device you use to access our Services, including hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
• Usage Information: Information about your use of our Services, such as the pages you visit, the time and duration of your visits, the links you click, and the search terms you enter.
• Location Information: Information about your approximate location as determined from your IP address.

1.3 Cookies and Similar Technologies

We and our third-party service providers use cookies and similar technologies (e.g., web beacons, pixels, and SDKs) to collect information about your browsing activities and to distinguish you from other users of our Website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide analytical information to the website owners.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the operation of our Website. They enable you to navigate our Website and use its features.
• Analytical/Performance Cookies: These allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our Website. This helps us improve the way our Website works.
• Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to our Website. This enables us to personalize our content for you and remember your preferences.
• Targeting Cookies: These record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We may use this information to make our Website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of our Website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

2. How We Use Your Information

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

• Provide, maintain, and improve our Services
• Process and complete transactions
• Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and administrative messages
• Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
• Communicate with you about products, services, offers, promotions, and events, and provide other news or information about us and our partners
• Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Services
• Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities and protect the rights and property of DesignEdge and others
• Personalize and improve the Services and provide content or features that match user profiles or interests
• Facilitate contests, sweepstakes, and promotions and process and deliver entries and rewards
• Carry out any other purpose described to you at the time the information was collected

3. How We Share Your Information

We may share your personal information as follows:

• With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf.
• For Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
• For Legal Purposes: We may share your information if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request; to enforce our agreements, policies, and terms of service; to protect the security or integrity of our Services; and to protect DesignEdge, our users, or the public from harm or illegal activities.
• With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties when you have given us your consent to do so.

We may also share aggregated or de-identified information, which cannot reasonably be used to identify you, with third parties.

4. Data Retention

We store the information we collect about you for as long as is necessary for the purpose(s) for which we originally collected it or for other legitimate business purposes, including to meet our legal, regulatory, or other compliance obligations.

5. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no Internet or email transmission is ever fully secure or error-free. In particular, email sent to or from our Services may not be secure. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you send to us via email.

6. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include:

• The right to access personal information we hold about you
• The right to request that we rectify or update your personal information that is inaccurate or incomplete
• The right to request that we erase your personal information in certain circumstances
• The right to restrict our processing of your personal information in certain circumstances
• The right to request that we provide you with a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format in certain circumstances
• The right to object to our processing of your personal information in certain circumstances

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

6.1 Account Information

You may update, correct, or delete your account information at any time by logging into your account or contacting us. If you wish to delete your account, please note that we may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes.

6.2 Cookies

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 Services.

6.3 Promotional Communications

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

7. International Data Transfers

We are based in Sweden and the information we collect is governed by Swedish and European Union law. By accessing or using the Services or otherwise providing information to us, you consent to the processing and transfer of information to Sweden and other countries, where you may not have the same rights and protections as you do under your local law.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Services are not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. 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.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email (sent to the email address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on this Website prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the Services to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

DesignEdge
4 Stewart Heights
Mooretown TS22 5AN
Sweden
Email: info@designedge.se
Phone: +440289168334

This Privacy Policy is effective as of May 1, 2024.