Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

• DF-ID LLC is an industrial design and innovation consultancy.
• Business Address: 7 Laurel Road, Demarest, NJ 07627, United States
• Contact Email: privacy@df-id.com

2. Information We Collect

A) Information you provide

• • Name
• • Email Address
• • Phone number (if provided)
• • Company / role (if provided)
• • Message content (including any project details you choose to share)

Contact form note: Our contact form is powered by email. When you submit the form, the information is sent to us via email and is not stored on the Site in a separate database.

If your message includes attachments or you send files by email, we will receive those files as well.

B) Information collected automatically

• • IP address (often used to approximate location)
• • Device, browser, and operating system information
• • Pages viewed, time spent, referring/exit pages, and interactions

3. How We Use Your Information

• • Respond to inquiries and communicate with you
• • Evaluate potential engagements and provide proposals
• • Provide and improve our services and the Site
• • Monitor Site performance and understand usage patterns (analytics)
• • Secure the Site and prevent fraud/abuse
• • Comply with legal obligations and enforce agreements

4. Google Analytics & Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Site (for example, which pages are visited most often and how users navigate the Site). Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect usage information.

Your choices:

• • You can disable cookies in your browser settings (note: some site features may be affected).
• • You can use Google’s browser add-on to opt out of Google Analytics tracking.
• • If we display a cookie banner, you can manage analytics cookie preferences there (where available).

5. Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information with:

• • Service providers that help run our website and communications (e.g., hosting, email, analytics)
• • Professional advisors (legal/accounting) when necessary
• • Authorities if required by law or to protect rights, safety, and security
• • Business transfers if DF-ID is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale (where permitted)

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as reasonably necessary to:

• • Respond to your inquiry and maintain business records
• • Meet legal/tax/accounting requirements
• • Resolve disputes and enforce agreements

7. Security

We use reasonable safeguards to protect personal information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure. Please avoid sending sensitive personal information through the contact form.

8. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information. You may also object to certain processing or request restrictions.

To submit a request, contact us at [privacy@df-id.com]. We may need to verify your identity.

9. Children’s Privacy

The Site is not intended for children under 13 (or under 16 where applicable). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

10. Third-Party Links

The Site may include links to third-party sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last Updated” date reflects the most recent revision.

12. Contact Us