Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (the "Policy") applies to tessdemir.design (the "Website", or "Site"), and Tess Demir (“us”, “we”, or “our”) and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Tess Demir include tessdemir.design. By using our Website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

While using our Website, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

• Your name, email address, phone number and other contact information;
• Information about your current employment or business;
• The type of design services or information you are seeking.

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include: (a) registering for an account; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Use of your Personal Information

We collect and use your personal information in the following ways:

• to operate and deliver the services you have requested;
• to provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us;
• to provide you with notices about your account;
• to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered between you and us, including for billing and collection;
• to notify you about changes to our tessdemir.design or any products or services we offer or provide through it;
• in any other way we may describe when you provide the information;
• for any other purpose with your consent.

We may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from us and our affiliates.

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Sharing Information with Third Parties

We do not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties.

We may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to us,a nd they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

We may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on us or the Website; (b) protect and defend our rights or property; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of our users, or the public.

Tracking User Behavior

Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:

• delete your personal information from our records; and
• direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.

Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:

• complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, and provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our on-going business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;
• detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;
• debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
• exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;
• comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;
• engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;
• enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;
• comply with an existing legal obligation; or
• otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.

Changes to This Statement

We reserve the right to change this Policy from time to time. For example, when there are changes in our services, changes in our data protection practices, or changes in the law. When changes to this Policy are significant, we will inform you. You may receive a notice by sending an email to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our Website, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

Contact Us

We welcome your questions or comments regarding this Policy. If you believe that we have not adhered to this Policy, please contact us at tess@tessdemir.design.