Privacy Policy

Version: 12/28/2021

The following describes how Bynn Esmond Designs, LLC ( “B.E.D.”, “we”, “us”, “the company”) uses and handles information you provide through esmond.com and its sub-domains and affiliated sites and accounts on Houzz®, Instagram®, Facebook®, Pinterest®, Google® Business, Yelp®, Porch®, NextDoor® and Twitter® (the “Sites). If you ever have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us using the information below. By using this Site, you are consenting to this Privacy Policy.

Who we are

Bynn Esmond Designs, LCC
A limited liability company from California, U.S.A.
http://esmond.com

Collection of your Personal Information

Most of our services do not require any form of registration, allowing you to visit the Sites without telling us who you are. However, some services, such as project inquiry or contact forms may require you to provide us with Personal Data. We use this information to understand your specific needs and to guide further conversations about how B.E.D. can best serve you. We do not sell customer information to third-parties. When you visit our Sites, some information about your computer hardware and software is inherently automatically collected, such as your IP address, domain name, browser type, access time and referring website addresses. We typically use this information for analysis and troubleshooting purposes only.

International Privacy Laws

If you are visiting the Site from outside the United States, please be aware that you are sending information to the United States where our servers are located. Information you submit may then be transferred within the United States or back out of the United States to other countries outside of your country of residence, depending on the type of information and how it is stored. These countries (including the United States) may not necessarily have data protection laws as protective as your country of residence; however, B.E.D.’s collection, storage, and use of your data will at all times continue to be governed by this Privacy Policy.

If you are a member of the European Union (EU), you have special rights under the GDPR. Those include: You have the right to object to the processing of your data and the right to portability of your data. All complaints must be sent to info@esmond.com. You also have the right to erasure, rectification, access, or to seek restrictions to the processing of your personal data in our system. To the extent you provide consent to our processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Any withdrawal of consent does not apply to data collected lawfully prior to such consent. You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority containing jurisdiction over GDPR related issues.

Cookies: What they are and Why they are needed

A cookie is a small string of “text data” that is sent from a website to a browser. It allows for identification of a visitor and therefore can be used to grant access to portions of a website, thus alleviating the need to continually log in with a username and password. B.E.D. and affiliated sites utilize cookies for personalization and tracking purposes. Our sites may only read cookies that are written by us. We cannot access cookies written by other sites.

Our Policy with Minors

Our sites are not designed nor intended for minors (individuals under the age of 18). We do not collect or maintain information from anyone known to be a minor. No part of this website is designed to attract minors. We do not sell products or services intended for purchase by minors. Any personally identifiable information submitted to us about a minor (to the extent this can be discerned) will be deleted. If you are under the age of 18, you may only use the Sites under the supervision of a parent or guardian.

Data Retention

We only retain Personal Data collected from Users for as long as it is needed to fulfill the purposes for which we have initially collected it, unless otherwise required by law. We will retain and use information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements for a period of 10 years.

Use of Your Personal Information

If you do choose to provide your personal information, B.E.D. will not willingly share your information with companies outside our organization, except as described in this Privacy Policy.  You may at times receive communications from B.E.D. related to products and services that we believe might interest you. While we believe these services may enhance your time spent at the Sites, you will at all times have the option and ability to opt out from receiving these communications by specifically choosing to do so via a link which will be provided within emails that we send to you. We may disclose total aggregated user statistics in order to describe my services to potential advertisers, other third parties, affiliate companies, and for other lawful purposes.

The information we gather from you may be used in several ways, either now or in the future, to gain a better understanding of our Sites’ users and their usage pattern as a whole, for site administration and troubleshooting, to process transactions, establish contracts and other matters you initiate, to identify preferences in content and advertising, to target editorial, advertising or other content (such as promotions, special offers or other content) we think might be of interest to you. We may also use information we gather from you to communicate changes and improvements to our website or any registration you have made.  

You have the right to request access to the information we have about you. You can do this by contacting us at info@esmond.com. We will make sure to provide you with a copy of the data we have about you. In order to comply with your request, we may ask you to verify your identity. We will fulfill your request by sending your copy electronically, unless the request specifies a different method. If you believe that the information we have about it is incorrect, or if you wish to remove your private information (such as an email address provided in an opt-in), you may contact us at info@esmond.com. Any data that is no longer needed for the purposes specified herein will be deleted. 

We will not give away, sell, rent or lease any users’ personally identifiable information to any merchant, advertiser or web publisher. However, non-personally identifiable user information (such as usage pattern, browser type and your computer) may be shared with third party businesses or advertisers with which we have a business or contractual relationship. We reserve the right to disclose personal information when needed to comply with the law or a legal process, cooperate with investigations of purported unlawful activities, to identify persons violating the law, in connection with the sale of part or all of B.E.D. or its affiliates assets.  

Please keep in mind that if you disclose personally identifiable information in a public manner through the Sites, this information may be collected and used by others accessing those portions of the Sites. We do not monitor information you disclose on the Sites nor do we accept any liability associated with your voluntary disclosure of this information.   You are responsible for reviewing the privacy statements and policies of other websites you choose to link to or from the Sites, so that you may understand how those sites collect, use and store your information. We are not responsible for the privacy statements, policies or content of any other websites. Websites containing co-branding (referencing B.E.D. and a third party’s name) contain content delivered by the third party and not B.E.D.

Notice of Privacy Rights to California Residents

California law requires that we provide you with a summary of your privacy rights under the California Online Privacy Protection Act (the “Act”) and the California Business and Professions Code. As required by the Act, B.E.D will provide you with the categories of personally identifiable information that we collect through this website and the categories of third party persons or entities with whom such personally identifiable information may be shared for direct marketing purposes at your request. California law requires us to inform you, at your request: (1) the categories of personally identifiable information we collect and what third parties we share that information with; (2) the names and addresses of those third parties; and (3) examples of the products marketed by those companies. The Act further requires us to allow you to control who we can and cannot share that information with. To obtain this information, please send a request by email or standard mail to the address found below. When contacting us please indicate your name, address, email address, and what personally identifiable information you do not want me to share with third parties. Please allow thirty (30) days for a response. Also, please note that there is no charge for controlling the sharing of your personally identifiable information or requesting this notice.

Limitations

By using the Sites you agree that B.E.D. is not responsible for: (i) any disclosure of your personal information made by you to a third party through your use of the Sites; (ii) any disclosure of your personal information obtained illegally from us; or (iii) any accidental disclosure of your personal information made by B.E.D.

Policy Changes

B.E.D. may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any modifications will be effective immediately when we post them. We will take steps to notify users of any modifications, however, you are responsible for reviewing any modified terms. When Policy updates are made, the date of revision will be present at the top of the Policy. Your continued use of a Site following any changes means you accept and agree to any changes. For your convenience and future reference, the date of the Privacy Policy is included so that you can compare any different versions of the Privacy Policy to determine any changes made to the Privacy Policy.

Your Comments and Concerns

This website is operated by Bynn Esmond Designs, P.O. Box 333, San Carlos, CA 94070. All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support and other communications relating to the Sites should be directed to: info@esmond.com.