Privacy Policy
Diane Stein Design • Philadelphia, PA • Effective Date: August 28, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Diane Stein Design collects, uses, shares, and protects
information when you visit our website, submit a contact or consultation form, subscribe to our newsletter, or otherwise
interact with us online. By using our site, you agree to the practices described below.
1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide to Us
• Contact form submissions: name, email address, phone number, and any project details you share (e.g., property
address, room type, budget range, timeline).
• Newsletter signup: name and email address.
• Consultation or project inquiries: additional details you choose to provide, such as photos of your space, style
preferences, or measurements.
Information Collected Automatically
• Usage and analytics data: pages visited, time on site, referring URL, device/browser type, and general location
(city/region), collected through Squarespace’s built-in site analytics.
• Cookies and similar technologies: used by our Squarespace-hosted site to support core functionality, remember
preferences, and understand site traffic.
2. How We Use Your Information
• Respond to inquiries and schedule consultations.
• Manage and communicate about active design projects.
• Send invoices and process payments through our accounting platform, QuickBooks Online.
• Send newsletter updates, if you’ve opted in (you may unsubscribe at any time).
• Analyze site traffic and improve website content and performance.
• Comply with legal, tax, and accounting obligations.
3. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We share information only as needed to operate our business:
• Service providers: our accounting platform (QuickBooks Online) for invoicing and bookkeeping, our
email/newsletter provider, and our website analytics provider.
• Vendors and trade partners: for drop-ship orders, we share the information necessary to ship products directly to
you (e.g., name, delivery address) — vendors do not receive your other contact or financial details.
• Professional advisors: our tax and accounting firm, as needed for compliance.
• Legal requirements: if required by law, subpoena, or to protect our legal rights.
4. Cookies & Tracking
Our site is hosted on Squarespace, which uses cookies and similar technologies to support core site functionality,
remember your preferences, and provide built-in analytics on how visitors use our site. You can control cookies through
your browser settings; disabling cookies may affect some site features.
5. Data Retention
We retain contact and project information for as long as needed to complete your project, satisfy accounting/tax
recordkeeping requirements, and maintain business records, typically for the duration of our relationship plus
applicable statutory retention periods. Newsletter contact information is retained until you unsubscribe.
6. Your Choices & Rights
• Unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the link in any newsletter email.
• Request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information by contacting us (see Section 8).
7. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect your information, including secure, password-
protected access to our accounting and communication platforms. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure,
and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at:
Diane Stein Design
Philadelphia, PA
info@dianesteindesign.com
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The Effective Date above reflects the most recent revision.
Continued use of our site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.