Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

At Forge Fashion, we collect information primarily to enhance your experience and provide our services effectively. This data falls into two main categories:

• 1.1 Information You Voluntarily Provide: This includes data you submit when subscribing to our newsletter, participating in workshops, leaving comments, or contacting us directly. Examples are your name, email address, and any messages you send.
• 1.2 Automatically Collected Information: As you navigate and interact with our website, we automatically gather certain data to improve functionality and content. This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits. This information helps us understand user behavior and optimize our platform.

2. How We Use Your Information

The information we collect is crucial for delivering the curated, sophisticated fashion insights Forge Fashion is known for:

• 2.1 To Provide and Maintain Our Services: This includes delivering newsletters, managing workshop registrations, and ensuring the smooth operation of our website.
• 2.2 To Personalize Your Experience: We use data to tailor content, style guides, and fashion recommendations to your interests.
• 2.3 For Communication: We may use your email to send updates, promotional offers, and information about new articles or services we believe will fit your refined taste. You can opt-out at any time.
• 2.4 For Analytics and Improvement: We analyze user behavior to understand trends, identify areas for improvement, and enhance the overall performance and quality of Forge Fashion.

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

At Forge Fashion, your data's privacy is paramount. We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may disclose data only under specific, protective circumstances:

• 3.1 Service Providers: We may share data with trusted third-party vendors who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users (e.g., email service providers, analytics platforms). These parties are obligated to keep your information confidential.
• 3.2 Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).
• 3.3 Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your personal data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

4. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

Forge Fashion utilizes cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on our service and hold certain information.

• 4.1 What are Cookies? Cookies are small files placed on your device. They allow us to recognize your browser and capture certain information.
• 4.2 How We Use Them: We use cookies for essential functions like maintaining user sessions, analyzing site traffic, and tailoring content. This helps us understand what content resonates most with our discerning audience.
• 4.3 Your Choices: You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

5. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

For users within the European Economic Area (EEA) and the UK, we adhere to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), granting you significant rights over your data:

• 5.1 The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• 5.2 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.
• 5.3 The Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• 5.4 The Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• 5.5 The Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• 5.6 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.

6. Data Security

The security of your data is paramount to Forge Fashion. We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information:

• 6.1 Utilizing SSL/TLS encryption for data transmission.
• 6.2 Regularly reviewing our data collection, storage, and processing practices.
• 6.3 Restricting access to personal information to Forge Fashion employees, contractors, and agents who need to know that information in order to process it for us, and who are subject to strict contractual confidentiality obligations.

While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

8. Changes to This 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.