Effective and Last Updated: September 3, 2026
Design Chronicle (“Design Chronicle,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the privacy of visitors to design-chronicle.com (the “Website”) and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, disclosed, retained and protected when you visit or interact with the Website.
Design Chronicle is an online publication focused on architecture, interior design and related topics. The Website is primarily informational and editorial in nature. We do not currently sell products or services through the Website, display third-party advertising, offer public user accounts, accept public comments, operate a newsletter signup through the Website, or accept press-release submissions through the Website.
By using the Website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Because Design Chronicle is primarily an informational website, we generally collect limited information about visitors.
When you visit the Website, certain technical information may be generated or collected automatically through the Website, our hosting and security infrastructure, and analytics technologies. This may include information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, approximate geographic region, referring website, pages viewed, date and time of access and other technical or usage information.
We may also receive personal information if you choose to contact Design Chronicle directly, for example by sending us an email. In that case, we may receive your name, email address and any other information you voluntarily include in your communication.
We do not currently provide public account registration, article commenting, newsletter registration, public submission forms or ecommerce functionality through the Website.
2. How We Use Information
We may use information collected through the Website to operate, maintain and secure the Website; understand how visitors use the Website; analyze Website traffic and performance; improve our content, navigation and visitor experience; diagnose technical or security problems; prevent fraud, abuse or unauthorized activity; respond to communications that you send to us; protect our rights and the integrity of the Website; and comply with applicable legal obligations.
We do not sell personal information.
We do not use personal information collected through the Website to provide third-party behavioural advertising.
3. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use the Website, such as which pages are visited, how visitors arrive at the Website and general patterns of Website usage.
Google Analytics may collect technical and usage information through cookies or similar technologies.
Where required or where configured through our consent-management system, Google Analytics is activated according to the visitor’s applicable cookie or analytics preferences.
Information collected through Google Analytics is processed according to Google’s applicable terms and privacy practices.
We use analytics information to understand and improve the Website and its content rather than to personally identify individual visitors.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The Website uses cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as essential Website functionality, security, remembering visitor preferences and analytics.
Some cookies are necessary for the Website to function properly or securely. Other cookies, including analytics cookies, may be used according to your preferences where applicable.
You can manage available cookie preferences through the consent tools provided on the Website. You may also control or delete cookies through your browser settings.
Additional information about the cookies and technologies currently used on the Website is available in our Cookie Policy.
5. Website Hosting, Security and Service Providers
We use third-party service providers to operate, host, maintain, secure, optimize and analyze the Website.
These providers may process limited technical or personal information where necessary to provide their services. Depending on the service, this may include information such as IP addresses, server logs, security events, device or browser information and Website usage information.
We may use providers for services including website hosting and infrastructure, website security and fraud prevention, content delivery and performance optimization, analytics, backup or administrative services.
We provide service providers with access to information only where reasonably necessary for the services they perform and expect them to handle information according to their own contractual, legal and privacy obligations.
6. Social Media and Sharing Features
The Website may include links, buttons or sharing features relating to third-party social-media platforms or other external services.
If you choose to interact with one of these features, the applicable third party may receive information about your interaction, including information transmitted by your browser or device. Your use of those services is governed by the privacy policies and terms of the applicable third party.
Simply displaying a link or sharing option on Design Chronicle does not mean that we control how the third-party service processes information.
7. External Links
Articles and other Website Content may contain links to websites, publications, products, businesses, organizations or other resources operated by third parties.
Once you leave Design Chronicle, your interaction with another website is governed by that website’s own privacy practices and terms.
We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy, security, content or practices of third-party websites merely because we link to them.
8. When We May Share Information
We do not sell personal information.
We may disclose information to service providers where reasonably necessary to operate, maintain, secure or analyze the Website.
We may also disclose information where reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, regulation, court order or lawful governmental request; investigate or prevent fraud, security incidents or unlawful activity; protect the rights, property or safety of Design Chronicle or others; establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or obtain professional advice.
We may use or disclose aggregated or de-identified information that does not reasonably identify an individual.
9. Processing Outside Your Country
Some service providers used in connection with the Website may process or store information in countries other than the country in which you are located.
As a result, information may be subject to the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is processed or stored and may be accessible to courts, law-enforcement authorities or governmental authorities where permitted by applicable law.
10. How We Protect Information
We use reasonable administrative, technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect information under our control against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss or misuse.
These measures may include Website security tools, access controls, software maintenance, monitoring and other measures appropriate to the nature of the Website and information involved.
However, no website, internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
11. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to respond to communications, operate and secure the Website, maintain appropriate business or security records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our rights.
Technical, analytics and security information may be retained according to the settings and retention periods applicable to the systems and service providers used to operate the Website.
When personal information is no longer reasonably required, we may delete, anonymize or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal requirements.
12. Children’s Privacy
Design Chronicle is intended for a general audience interested in architecture and interior design and is not directed specifically to children.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through public accounts, comments, newsletter registrations or submission forms because those features are not currently offered on the Website.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action.
13. Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Depending on where you live and the privacy laws applicable to your circumstances, you may have rights relating to personal information held about you, including rights to request access to or correction of personal information and, in certain circumstances, deletion or other restrictions concerning its processing.
You may also manage available cookie and analytics preferences through the consent tools provided on the Website.
If you wish to make a privacy-related request concerning information held by Design Chronicle, please contact us using the information below. We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.
Nothing in this Privacy Policy limits privacy rights that cannot lawfully be waived or restricted.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the Website, our practices, technologies or applicable requirements.
When we update the Privacy Policy, the revised version will be published on the Website with an updated “Last Updated” date.
If Design Chronicle introduces materially different Website functionality in the future, such as public submissions, comments, user accounts, newsletters, ecommerce or advertising, we may revise this Privacy Policy to reflect the resulting information practices.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to make a privacy-related request, please contact:
Design Chronicle
Email: info@design-chronicle.com
