Design Diary International — Your Data, Our Commitment
Last updated: June 2026
We at Design Diary International, published by Style Essentials (referred to as the Company, we, our, or us), respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and process your personal information when you access our website and services.
Unless indicated otherwise, this policy applies to designdiaryinternational.com and all related online properties owned or controlled by the Company, together referred to as the Platforms. Services means all content, information, and related material made available to you from our Platforms.
If you have any questions about your privacy or our use of your personal data, please contact us at hello@designdiaryinternational.com. Links from our website may take you to external websites not covered by this policy. We recommend you check their privacy policies before submitting any personal information to those sites. We are not responsible for the content, function, or information collection policies of external websites.
1. What information do we collect and how
We only require you to provide personal information where it is necessary for us to provide you with a service at your request, such as when you contact us, subscribe to our newsletter, or register an account on our website. Certain identifiers are collected automatically and some are provided by you directly.
1.1 Information collected directly
We may collect personal information when you do any of the following:
Access our Platforms through any web browser or device. Enquire about our publication, advertising, or partnership services. Subscribe to our digital issues or newsletter. Register an account on our Platforms. Initiate and maintain correspondence with us through any channel.
This information may include your name, email address, contact number, profile information, payment information where applicable, device identifiers such as cookies or IP addresses, and any additional information relevant to your use of our Platforms and Services including your marketing preferences and survey responses.
We take extra precautions to ensure that any sensitive personal data is kept secure and confidential and will only be retained for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
1.2 Information collected automatically
We collect information using cookies and similar technologies to help distinguish you from other users and to improve our Platforms. When you visit our website, we may collect the following:
Which pages you access and which links you follow. Your IP address and general location including country. Details of the hardware and software used to access our Platforms, including device type, operating system, and browser version. URL and time stamps. Details of your visits to our Platforms including traffic data and web logs.
1.3 Information from other sources
We may collect information about you from publicly available sources, from information you have shared publicly including on social media, and from your interactions with our pages, accounts, or posts on social media platforms. We may also receive information from third parties we work with to provide our services, including payment processors, technical support providers, and analytics companies. Whenever we receive information about you from these third parties, we will inform you of what information we have received and how we intend to use it.
2. How and why we use your personal information
We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:
To provide, maintain, and improve our Platforms and Services. To communicate with you about our publication, issues, events, and any correspondence you have initiated with us. To process subscriptions and manage your account. To send you our newsletter and editorial updates where you have opted in to receive them. To analyse how our Platforms are used and to improve their functionality and content. To comply with legal obligations applicable to us.
2.1 Subscription and payment information
When you choose any subscription or paid service, we or our payment gateway provider will not collect financial information including credit or debit card numbers without your explicit consent. Any financial information you provide will be processed by authorised third parties who provide payment processing functionality for our Services.
2.2 Newsletter and marketing communications
Where you have opted in to receive our newsletter or marketing communications, we will use your email address to send you editorial updates, issue announcements, and relevant information about Design Diary International. You may withdraw your consent and unsubscribe at any time by following the unsubscribe link in any communication or by writing to us at hello@designdiaryinternational.com.
3. Sharing your information
We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share your data in the following limited circumstances:
With service providers who assist us in operating our Platforms, processing payments, delivering newsletters, and providing technical support, who are bound by confidentiality obligations and may only use your data for the specific purposes for which we have engaged them. Where required by law, regulation, or legal process. Where necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Design Diary International, our readers, or others. With your consent, in circumstances we will make clear to you at the time.
4. Cookies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience, remember your preferences, and help us understand how our Platforms are used. Cookies are small files placed on your device when you visit our website.
We use essential cookies that are necessary for the website to function, analytics cookies that help us understand how visitors interact with our content, and preference cookies that remember your settings and choices.
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
5. Data retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide you with our Services, to comply with our legal obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements. When we no longer need your personal data we will delete it securely.
6. Your rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access the personal information we hold about you, the right to request correction of inaccurate information, the right to request deletion of your personal information, the right to object to or restrict how we use your information, and the right to withdraw consent where our processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@designdiaryinternational.com. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable law.
7. Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Third-party links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, publications, and services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties and we encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing them with any personal information.
9. Children’s privacy
Our Platforms are not directed at children under the age of 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately at hello@designdiaryinternational.com and we will take steps to delete such information.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on this page with a revised date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
11. Contact us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this privacy policy or our handling of your personal information, please contact us at:
Design Diary International Published by Style Essentials hello@designdiaryinternational.com