Effective Date: August 1, 2025

1. Introduction

Design In DC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the information you share with us. This Privacy & Cookie Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and safeguard your data when you interact with our website, designinhouston.com (the “Site”).

By using our Site, you agree to the practices described in this Policy.

2. Information We Collect

a. Information You Provide to Us

We collect personal information you provide when you:

• Complete a contact, inquiry, or discovery call form
• Request a quote or proposal
• Subscribe to our newsletter
• Apply for a job

Examples include:

• Name, email, phone number
• Company name, job title, and industry
• Project requirements, budget, and other details you choose to share

b. Information Collected Automatically

We automatically collect certain technical and usage information when you visit our Site, including:

• IP address, browser type, operating system, and device type
• Pages viewed, referring/exit pages, and time spent on the Site
• Data collected via cookies, pixels, and similar technologies

c. Business & Firmographic Data

We may use business-intelligence technology to identify organizational attributes of visitors (e.g., company name, industry, size) from publicly available or licensed sources. This helps us understand our audience and target relevant marketing communications.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use your information to:

• Respond to inquiries and deliver requested services
• Personalize your experience on our Site
• Improve our services and website functionality
• Measure marketing performance and campaign effectiveness
• Identify potential business opportunities in a B2B context
• Comply with legal obligations and protect our rights

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

a. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device to enable certain features, improve performance, and analyze site usage.

b. Types of Cookies We Use

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for basic website functionality.
• Analytics Cookies: Provide insights into visitor behavior.
• Marketing Cookies: Help us deliver relevant advertising and track its effectiveness.
• B2B Insight Cookies: Support identification of visits from business networks for lead generation and analytics.

c. Managing Cookies

You can manage or disable cookies in your browser settings. Disabling essential cookies may affect website functionality.

4.1 Use of RB2B for B2B Identification and Marketing

We use RB2B, a service provided by GetEmails, LLC, to help identify business visitors to our Site and better understand how organizations interact with our content. RB2B uses cookies, pixels, and similar technologies (“Cookie Data”) to associate website activity with business or professional contact information they may already maintain. This helps us identify potential business leads, improve our marketing efforts, and measure campaign performance.

By visiting our Site, you acknowledge that:

• RB2B may collect and process Cookie Data when you interact with the Site.

• We may use the information RB2B provides (“Output Data”) to contact you or your organization regarding our services.

• RB2B processes certain Cookie Data as an independent business under applicable U.S. privacy laws.

• You may manage cookie preferences at any time through our cookie settings or opt out of RB2B-related tracking by visiting: http://app.retention.com/optout

For more information about how RB2B processes data, please review their Terms & Conditions:
https://www.rb2b.com/terms-conditions

5. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are in the EEA or UK, we process your data on the following legal bases:

• Consent (e.g., for marketing cookies)
• Contract performance or steps taken before entering into a contract
• Legitimate interests (e.g., business analytics, marketing)
• Legal obligations

6. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell personal information. We may share data with:

• Service providers that support our operations (e.g., hosting, analytics, marketing platforms)
• Business-intelligence partners for B2B marketing and analytics
• Legal authorities, where required by law

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described here, or as required by law.

8. Your Rights

GDPR (EEA & UK)

• Access, correct, or delete your personal data
• Restrict or object to processing
• Request data portability
• Withdraw consent at any time

CCPA (California Residents)

• Request details of personal data collected
• Request deletion of personal data
• Opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal data (we do not sell personal data)

To exercise your rights, contact us at [email protected].

9. Security

We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard your information. However, no system can be guaranteed 100% secure.

10. Third-Party Links

Our Site may link to other websites. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices.

11. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Policy periodically. The latest version will always be posted on this page with its effective date.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy & Cookie Policy or our data practices, please contact:

Design In DC

1101 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 450 #94

Washington, DC 20036, USA

Email: [email protected]