in case of

We keep track of suspicious activity through a security plugin, and should that ever fail and the data is breached we will notify all commenters for which this website still has the email addresses for. Breaches on other websites that we are linked to, or do business through (like PayPal) are not in our control.

children online

We support efforts to protect children while using the internet and comply with the requirements of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

suggestions for safety

We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity. We encourage open dialogue with children about the safety online and best practices to stay safe.

requesting data deletion

Designyouniverse.com does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we encourage you to contact us and we will do our best to promptly remove such information from our records.

visitor interactions

We do not create profiles of visitors to our site, almost all data processed or saved through designyouniverse.com is not tied to who is visiting our site. So even if you're commenting multiple times, we are not logging your personal identifiable information.

disclaimer about comments

Parts of this website offer an opportunity for users to post and exchange opinions and information in certain areas of the website in comments sections. Comments do not reflect the views and opinions of designyouniverse.com, its agents and/or affiliates. Comments reflect the views and opinions of the person who wrote them and posted them. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, designyouniverse.com is not liable for the comments or for any liability, damages or expenses caused and/or suffered as a result of any use of and/or posting of and/or appearance of the comments on this website.

monitoring comments

We take the safety of our visitors very seriously. Any comments that are threatening, hurtful, violent, or in anyway abusive or harmful will be removed. Designyouniverse.com reserves the right to monitor all comments and to remove any comments which we deem inappropriate, offensive, or that cause breach of these Terms and Conditions.

commenting data collection

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

gravatar

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

license to republish

We do not take license to use, reproduce, edit and authorize others to use, reproduce and edit any of your Comments in any and all forms, formats or media. Your privacy and safety are our number one concern, and indiscriminate use could possibly out someone in a dangerous situation. You do grant us the license to edit comments in a limited manner if there are broken links, html errors, personally identifying information, or if a post is redirected and we need to move your comment to the updated post. These edits are like housekeeping.

user rights and responsibilities

You are entitled to view, amend, or delete the personal information that we hold. Email us your request.

terms and conditions for user content

By posting content (like a comment), you warrant and represent that:

• You are entitled to post the comments on this website and have all necessary licenses and consents to do so;
• The comments do not invade any intellectual property right, including without limitation copyright, patent or trademark of any third party;
• The comments do not contain any defamatory, libelous, offensive, indecent, unlawful material, or material that is an invasion of privacy;
• The comments will not be used to solicit or promote business without prior consent and will not be used for unlawful activities.
• This is a "safe space" and we will not tolerate abuse.

your data and your rights

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

california specific

Legislation in California requires any business that discloses a customer's personal information (as defined by the law) to any third party for direct marketing purposes to provide the customer a method for obtaining the names, addresses and other specified details of anyone who might have received that personal information. We want to protect your privacy both in and outside of California, so anyone can ask for this information by emailing your request to us. We will try to respond to all queries, but we kindly ask you to please note that via this law we are only legally obligated to provide this information to California residents once a year.