Cygnus Designs (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.cygnusdesigns.com and use our services. Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following data about you:
Personal Information
⦁ Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, and address.
⦁ Account Information: Username, password, and other registration information.
Non-Personal Information
⦁ Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, products, and services.
⦁ Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
Financial Information
⦁ Payment Information: Payment card details and transaction information when you make purchases through our website.
2. How We Collect Information
We collect information from and about users of our website:
⦁ Direct Interactions: You may give us your personal information by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by phone, email, or otherwise. This includes information you provide when you create an account, subscribe to our services, participate in discussion boards or other social media functions on our site, enter a competition, promotion, or survey, and when you report a problem with our site.
⦁ Automated Technologies: As you interact with our site, we may automatically collect technical data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We collect this data by using cookies, server logs, and other similar technologies.
⦁ Third Parties or Publicly Available Sources: We may receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources such as analytics providers and advertising networks.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
Service Delivery
⦁ To Provide and Improve Our Services: To present our website and its contents to you, and to provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us.
⦁ To Process Transactions: To process payments and transactions made through our website.
⦁ To Manage User Accounts: To manage your registration as a user of the website, providing access to various functionalities, products, and services.
Communication
⦁ To Communicate with You: To send you updates, newsletters, marketing, or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you.
⦁ To Notify You: To notify you about changes to our website or any products or services we offer or provide through it.
Marketing and Advertising
⦁ To Personalize Your Experience: To tailor content and advertisements to your interests.
⦁ To Conduct Promotions: To administer a contest, promotion, survey, or other site feature.
Analytics and Improvement
⦁ To Improve User Experience: To understand how our users as a group use the services and resources provided on our website.
⦁ To Improve Our Website: To evaluate and improve our website, products, services, marketing, and customer relationships and experiences.
4. How We Share Your Information
We may share your personal information in the following ways:
Service Providers
We may share information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing efforts.
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.
Compliance with Laws
We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena.
Protecting Rights and Interests
We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, or illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
With Your Consent
We may share your personal information with third parties with your consent or at your direction.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience, analyze usage, and provide personalized advertising. Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website.
Types of Cookies We Use
⦁ Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.
⦁ Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.
⦁ Functional Cookies: These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization.
⦁ Targeting Cookies: These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.
Managing Cookies
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 this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
6. Data Security
We use a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. These measures include:
⦁ Encryption: We use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online.
⦁ Access Controls: We implement access control measures to ensure that only authorized personnel can access personal data.
⦁ Regular Security Reviews: We regularly review our information collection, storage, and processing practices to prevent unauthorized access and other security breaches.
Despite these measures, please be aware that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your personal information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
8. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
⦁ Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
⦁ Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
⦁ Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
⦁ Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
⦁ Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
⦁ Objection to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will take steps to delete such information from our files as soon as possible.
10. International Data Transfers
Cygnus Designs is based in the United States, and we may process your information in the United States and other countries. By using our services, you acknowledge that your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States and other countries where data protection and privacy regulations may not offer the same level of protection as in other parts of the world. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date” at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
⦁ Cygnus Designs
⦁ Address: 520 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA
⦁ Phone: (646) 583-7604
⦁ Email: info@cygnusdesigns.com
By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
