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Privacy Policy

This statement discloses the privacy practices for the IIDA Headquarters.

IIDA Headquarters takes your privacy seriously. We process personal data in different contexts and we do so by fully respecting your privacy and your other rights and freedoms, as part of our unwavering commitment to ethical and responsible practices.

This Privacy Policy describes how we treat the information we collect. Please read this notice carefully.

PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated [11.30.2023]

The International Interior Design Association (“IIDA,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) takes privacy and data protection issues very seriously. We understand the importance of confidentiality and trust when handling personal information. We have designed this Privacy Policy to explain how we handle personal data. As IIDA evolves, we may revise this policy, so please check back frequently.

INFORMATION USE AND COLLECTION

We collect, retain and use your information only where we reasonably believe it would be useful and allowed by law to administer specific business relationships and to provide services. We use information we collect to manage your membership, to identify you, to communicate with you, and to help us respond to your questions.

Sources of Personal Information

We collect personal data both directly from users and via automated technology. We collect and use this information only as permitted or required by, and in compliance with, law.

Categories of Personal Information

We collect the following categories of personal information for the purposes described below:

  • Identifiers (including name, contact, and other identification information)
    • We use this information to manage your membership, to communicate with you, and to connect you with potentially relevant services and events.
  • Customer records information (including name, contact, and payment information)
    • We use this information to manage your membership. Importantly, IIDA does not store or have access to your payment information. That information is managed entirely by a third-party service provider.
  • Commercial information (including records of services purchased)
    • We use this information to manage your membership.
  • Internet or other electronic network activity information (cookies and analytics data)
    • We use this information to optimize the performance of our Website and analyze how visitors arrive at the Website, what type of content is most popular, and what type of visitors in the aggregate are interested in particular kinds of content.
  • Professional or employment-related information
    • We use this information to manage your membership and to connect you with potentially relevant services and events.

Cookies

As with many websites, our website uses a technology called “cookies.” A cookie is a unique, random number that is stored in the browser on your computer. The cookie doesn’t actually identify you, just the computer that is used to visit the site. Cookies automatically identify your browser to the website whenever your computer is used to visit the website. Cookies also let us know how many people visit the website and where visitors go on the website. In addition, cookies can let us know non-personal information, like what web browser is being used to access the website. By tracking how and when you use the website, cookies help us determine which areas are popular and which are not. Many improvements and updates to the website are based on data obtained from cookies. If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, your browser should contain an option that allows you to disable or delete cookie data at any time. Some areas of the website, however, may not provide you with a personalized experience if you have disabled the use of cookies.

INFORMATION SHARING AND DISCLOSURE

We do not sell any personal information, nor do we share it with any third parties, except as set forth below. Protecting personal information is an important part of our business. IIDA will send personal information about you to other companies or people only when: 1) we have your consent to share the information; 2) we need to share your information to provide service you have requested; 3) we need to send the information to companies who work on behalf of IIDA to provide a service to you (unless we tell you differently, these companies do not have any right to use the personally identifiable information we provide them beyond what is necessary to assist us in providing a product or service to you); and 4) we believe release is appropriate to comply with applicable law; enforce or apply other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of IIDA, our users, or others.

MAINTENANCE OF ACCURATE INFORMATION

In order to attain the most complete and accurate records, we consistently maintain customer information. If you have reason to believe that your information is incorrect, please contact us. We respond to requests to correct inaccurate information in a timely manner.

RETENTION OF DATA

We will keep your personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which personal information is collected as stated herein; for as long as is necessary for the performance of the contract between you and us, if any; and to comply with legal and statutory obligations, such as in tax, trade and corporate laws. When we no longer need your personal information for our purposes, we will destroy, delete or erase that personal information or convert it into an anonymous form.

SECURITY OF DATA

Information security is critical to our business. We will take reasonable steps to protect your personal information in our possession from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. We are committed to processing your data in a secure manner and have put in place specific technical and organizational measures to prevent the personal information we hold from being accidentally or deliberately compromised. IIDA uses Symantec Website Security for its sites security certificates. Please be aware that these protection tools do not protect information that is not collected through our website, such as information provided to us by e-mail. We also conduct information risk assessments, we ensure that our staff understands the importance of protecting personal data, and we are responsibly managing access rights within the company.

STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS

Resident of certain U.S. states have unique rights available to them under state data privacy laws. Depending on your residency, you may have the following rights.

Right to access

You may have the right to request that we disclose the categories of personal information collected, the categories of sources from which personal information is collected, the business or commercial purpose for collection, the categories of third parties with which we share personal information, and the specific pieces of personal information that we have about you. You also may have the right to request that we provide your personal information to you in a readily useable format.

Right to request deletion

You may have the right to request that we delete personal information that we collected from you. Note, however, that certain requests to delete personal information may be denied if we are required to retain the information as a matter of law, the information is necessary for detecting security incidents, exercising free speech, protecting or defending against legal claims, or for internal uses reasonably aligned with consumer expectations.

Right to non-discrimination

You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment by us for exercise of these privacy rights. We do not offer financial incentives related to the provision of data.

Authorized agent

You may have the right to designate an authorized agent to make these requests on your behalf.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at 1-312-467-1950 or iidahq@iida.org. We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access the information (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is another appropriate security measure to ensure that personal information is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it.

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS

IIDA is located in the United States. If you are located outside the United States and you interact with our website or provide us personal information, then your personal information will be transferred to the United States. If you do not wish for your personal information to be processed in the United States, do not provide it to us.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Unless otherwise stated, IIDA is a data controller for personal information processed subject to this policy. If you have any questions about this policy or if you believe that your personal information has been processed or disclosed in violation of this policy, please contact us by sending an email to iidahq@iida.org, or a letter to:

International Interior Design Association
111 E. Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60601