Privacy Policy | Design Futures Council

Effective Date: Dec 1, 2025

Design Futures Council ("DFC," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website designfuturescouncil.com (the "Site"). By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information You Provide We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

Subscribe to our newsletter
Submit contact forms or inquiries
Register for events or professional development programs
Make payments for services or registrations

This information may include:

Name
Email address
Phone number
Organization/company name
Job title
Mailing address
Payment information (credit card details, billing address)

Information Automatically Collected When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing actions, including:

IP address
Browser type and version
Operating system
Pages visited and time spent on pages
Referring website addresses
Date and time of visits

This information is collected through cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Send newsletters and updates about Design Futures Council activities
Respond to your inquiries and provide customer service
Register you for events and professional development programs
Process payments for services and event registrations
Improve and personalize your experience on the Site
Analyze Site usage and optimize Site performance
Send administrative information (updates to policies, terms, etc.)
Comply with legal obligations

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

What Are Cookies Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us improve your experience on our Site. We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device until deleted). How We Use Cookies We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to:

Remember your preferences
Understand how you use our Site
Analyze Site traffic and performance through Google Analytics
Improve Site functionality

Your Cookie Choices Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

Block all cookies
Accept only certain cookies
Delete cookies after your session

Please note that disabling cookies may limit your ability to use certain features of the Site. Google Analytics We use Google Analytics to collect information about Site usage. Google Analytics uses cookies to track visitor interactions. The information generated is transmitted to and stored by Google. To opt out of Google Analytics, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following circumstances: Service Providers We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, including:

Email marketing platforms (for newsletter distribution)
Payment processors (for event registrations and program payments)
Analytics providers (Google Analytics)
Web hosting providers

These service providers are contractually obligated to use your information only for the purposes of providing services to us and to protect your information. Legal Requirements We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to:

Court orders or legal process
Requests from government authorities
Protection of our rights, property, or safety
Prevention of fraud or illegal activity

Business Transfers If Design Futures Council is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

Secure socket layer (SSL) encryption for data transmission
Secure payment processing through third-party payment processors
Regular security assessments
Limited access to personal information by authorized personnel only

However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Payment Information

When you make payments for event registrations or professional development programs, your payment information (credit card details) is processed by third-party payment processors. We do not store your complete credit card information on our servers. Our payment processors comply with industry standards for payment security, including PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard).

7. Your Privacy Rights

Access and Update You have the right to access and update your personal information. You may:

Update your newsletter subscription preferences
Request access to the personal information we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate information

Opt-Out You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by:

Clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any promotional email
Contacting us directly at contact@designfuturescouncil.com

Please note that even if you opt out of promotional emails, we may still send you transactional or administrative emails (such as event confirmations or policy updates). Do Not Track Some web browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature. Currently, our Site does not respond to Do Not Track signals.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately, and we will take steps to delete that information.

9. Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

10. International Users

Design Futures Council is based in the United States. If you access our Site from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States. By using our Site, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this 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" above. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: Design Futures Council 25 Technology Parkway South, Suite 101 Norcross, GA 30092 United States Email: contact@designfuturescouncil.com

Turnstile Privacy Addendum

Last updated: JUNE 18, 2025

1. INTRODUCTION

Turnstile, developed by Cloudflare, Inc. (Cloudflare), is a pro-privacy website security tool that processes minimal Signals (as defined below) solely to protect web properties against malicious activity by distinguishing human users from bots and blocking bot traffic. Cloudflare does not control whether a website chooses to use Turnstile; instead, we make Turnstile available to any website that is looking for a way to detect and block bot traffic.

2. SCOPE OF THIS ADDENDUM

This Turnstile Addendum is supplemental to Cloudflare's main Privacy Policy. It provides additional information specific to your use and interaction with Turnstile. This Addendum also applies to the personal data processed using Cloudflare’s Challenge Platform, and any reference to “Turnstile” in this addendum applies equally to the Challenge Platform. The Cloudflare Privacy Policy continues to apply to your use and interaction with Turnstile, except where this Turnstile Addendum provides more specific information. In those cases, the more specific information will apply instead.

3. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Cloudflare Turnstile processes a variety of client-side signals (“Signals”) such as client IP address, TLS Fingerprint, User-Agent Header and Sitekey and associated origin. Cloudflare does not have the ability to directly identify any individuals from any of the Signals Turnstile collects, including IP addresses.

4. HOW WE USE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

(i) Bot detection and blocking Turnstile is a tool to protect web properties by distinguishing human users from bots and blocking any detected bot traffic that could otherwise harm the safety and security of that property. It does so by evaluating the Signals listed above specific to both the website visitor and the website visited. The purpose of collecting these Signals is not to identify, profile or target any individuals but solely to detect and block bots. The Signals collected by Turnstile are strictly necessary for this purpose (i.e. detecting and blocking bots to enable visitors to enjoy a safe and secure experience when visiting websites that have implemented Turnstile). Cloudflare is a data processor of Signals that we process to provide the Turnstile service to our customers, that is, securing our customers’ websites. This means that we process Signals for this purpose on behalf of, and pursuant to instructions issued by, our website operator customers (who are the data controllers of any data processed for this purpose). If you have questions, or wish to exercise any data protection rights, regarding Cloudflare’s processing of Turnstile data to provide our service, please contact the relevant website operator. (ii) Improving Turnstile’s bot detection capabilities Cloudflare also processes the Signals described in this Privacy Notice to improve Turnstile. This is necessary to refine and improve our bot detection algorithms in order to respond to evolving bot threats, and to maintain the security of the web properties that website visitors choose to visit. Cloudflare is a data controller of Signals that we process to improve Turnstile’s bot detection capabilities. This Turnstile Privacy Notice (in conjunction with Cloudflare's main Privacy Policy) governs our processing of Signals for this purpose.

5. NOTICE TO EU AND UK RESIDENTS

To the extent that the data described in the Turnstile Privacy Notice qualifies as personal data, then:

When processing this personal data as a processor to protect our customers' websites, our customers, as controllers, determine the lawful basis of this processing, and we process this data under their instruction and on their behalf; and
When processing this personal data as a controller, we rely on our legitimate interests in improving the effectiveness of Turnstile's bot detection capabilities to process this Turnstile data.

6. COOKIES

The Signals collected by Turnstile are strictly necessary for the purpose of detecting and blocking bots to enable visitors to enjoy a safe and secure experience when visiting websites that have implemented Turnstile.

For more information about the cookies used by Cloudflare, please check our Cookie Policy and our Turnstile Developer Docs.

CONTACT FOR PRIVACY CONCERNS

If you have questions or concerns about this Turnstile Privacy Notice or your personal data processed through Turnstile, please contact Cloudflare’s Data Protection Officer at dpo@cloudflare.com.