Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Acceso ("Acceso", "we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights in relation to that information when you use acceso.design and our related services (the "Service").

Acceso processes personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") where applicable.

2. Data Controller

Acceso is the data controller responsible for the personal data described in this Privacy Policy.

For privacy-related questions or requests, you can contact us using the details provided at the end of this policy.

3. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you use the Service.

Information you provide

When you create an account, contact us, submit information, or otherwise interact with Acceso, we may collect:

• Name or username
• Email address
• Account information
• Information included in submissions
• Information you provide when contacting us
• Other information you voluntarily provide

You can browse most of Acceso without creating an account.

Information collected through use of the Service

When you use Acceso, we may automatically process limited technical and usage information, such as:

• IP address
• Browser and device information
• Operating system
• Date and time of access
• Pages and features accessed
• General information about how the Service is used
• Information necessary to maintain the security and operation of the Service

4. Publicly Available Information

Acceso is a curated platform for discovering designers, independent studios, projects, and local design communities.

As part of this service, we may collect and organize professional information that is already publicly available, such as:

• Designer and studio names
• Professional websites and social profiles
• Project and product information
• Professional descriptions
• Publicly available images and other project materials
• Locations associated with professional activities
• Other information relevant to the design industry

This information may come from public websites, portfolios, social media, publications, submissions, or other publicly accessible sources.

We use this information to research, curate, organize, and present design-related information through the Service.

The inclusion of publicly available information on Acceso does not mean that Acceso claims ownership of that information or the underlying works. Intellectual property rights in third-party materials remain with their respective owners, as further described in our Terms of Service.

If you believe information about you or your work has been published incorrectly or should be removed or updated, you can contact us.

5. How We Use Information

We may use personal data to:

• Provide and operate the Service
• Create and manage user accounts
• Provide features such as saved collections
• Process submissions and requests
• Communicate with users
• Understand how the Service is used and improve it
• Maintain the security and integrity of the Service
• Prevent fraud, abuse, and unauthorized activity
• Comply with legal obligations
• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims

We may also use information in an aggregated or otherwise non-personally identifying form to understand general usage patterns and improve the Service.

6. Legal Bases for Processing

Where the GDPR applies, we process personal data on the following legal bases, depending on the circumstances:

Contractual necessity: when processing is necessary to provide a service or feature you have requested, such as maintaining your account and saved collections.

Legitimate interests: when processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as operating and improving the Service, maintaining security, understanding usage, preventing abuse, and protecting our legal and commercial interests, provided those interests do not override your rights.

Legal obligations: when processing is necessary to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal proceedings, or lawful requests.

Consent: where applicable law requires consent for a particular processing activity.

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time.

7. Analytics and Service Improvement

We may collect limited information about how users interact with Acceso in order to understand usage, identify problems, measure the performance of features, and improve the Service.

This may include information about pages visited, interactions with features, device or browser information, and other technical information associated with use of the Service.

We do not use this information to sell personal profiles or to serve targeted advertising across third-party websites.

8. Cookies

Acceso uses only cookies that are necessary to provide certain requested functionality.

When you log in, a necessary cookie may be used to maintain your authenticated session and allow features such as saved collections to function.

Acceso does not use cookies for advertising or cross-site tracking.

9. Sharing Information

We do not sell your personal data.

We may share personal data where reasonably necessary to operate the Service, provide requested functionality, or comply with legal obligations.

This may include sharing information with service providers that assist with hosting, infrastructure, authentication, storage, security, communications, or other services necessary to operate Acceso.

We may also disclose information where required by law, legal process, or a competent authority, or where necessary to protect our rights, users, or the security of the Service.

In the event of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or sale of assets, personal data may also be transferred as part of that transaction where permitted by law.

10. International Data Transfers

Some service providers used by Acceso may process or store personal data outside the European Economic Area.

Where this occurs, we take appropriate measures required by applicable data protection law to protect personal data, which may include relying on an adequacy decision, Standard Contractual Clauses, or another legally recognized transfer mechanism.

11. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Account information is generally retained while your account remains active.

Certain information may be retained for longer where necessary to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, prevent abuse, or establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

When information is no longer required, we will delete it or otherwise dispose of it appropriately.

12. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

13. Third-Party Websites

Acceso may link to third-party websites, portfolios, social media profiles, stores, publications, and other external services.

Those services operate independently from Acceso and are governed by their own privacy policies and terms. We are not responsible for their privacy practices or content.

14. Your Rights

Where applicable under the GDPR and other data protection laws, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances
• Request restriction of processing in certain circumstances
• Object to certain processing
• Request portability of certain personal data
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority

These rights are subject to applicable legal limitations and exceptions.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the Service, our data practices, or applicable legal requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

16. Contact

For questions, privacy requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or the way Acceso handles personal data:

hello@acceso.design

Acceso
Milan, Italy