Privacy Policy

Last Updated 19 May 2024

Welcome to STORM Design Studio. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal information we collect, how we use and protect that information, and your rights regarding your personal data, in compliance with PIPEDA, GDPR, and CCPA.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following data about you:

- Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, and other contact details when you fill out forms on our website or contact us.
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and platform.
- Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, products, and services.
- Marketing and Communications Data: Your preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Data collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

- To provide and manage our services.
- To respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests.
- To send administrative information to you.
- To send you marketing communications, where permitted by law.
- To personalize your experience on our website.
- To improve our website and services based on your feedback.
- To comply with legal obligations and resolve disputes.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on:

- Your consent.
- The performance of a contract.
- Compliance with legal obligations.
- Legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when it’s appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.

5. Data Security

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems and are required to keep the information confidential.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your personal data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

- The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to 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.
- 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 at our email: info@stormdesign.studio

8. Third-Party Links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We, therefore, have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

9. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options.

10. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

11. International Transfers

We may transfer your personal data to countries other than the country in which you are resident. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country. We ensure that your personal data is protected by requiring all our group companies to follow the same rules when processing your personal data.

12. 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. 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.