Privacy policy
Effective Date: 6/9/21
Privacy Policy describes how Dressmaking Amore, LLC collect, use and share information about you. We may change this from time to time, and will notify any changes by revising the date at the top of this policy. Terms not defined here - refer to terms of service.
- Acceptance of These Terms
- By using this site of Dressmaking Amore LLC, you signify your acceptance of this policy and any changes to this policy by Dressmaking Amóre. If you do not agree, please do not use our site. Your use of this site will be deemed your acceptance of any changes to our policy.
- Collection of information
- We collect information from you directly, automatically when you visit the Site, and sometimes from third parties. Some of this information may be personal, personal data, etc, may be considered sensitive. We consider information that identifies you as a specific, identified individual to be personal information, such as your name, phone number, email address, and we treat additional information, including IP addresses and cookie identifiers as personal information where required by applicable law.
- All transactions for the purchase of intangible products, PDF downloads, planners, organizational and resource material, and other online content are made through payment gateways such as PayPal or Stripe that use SSL encryption. These payment gateways are safe and secure for using all types of credit cards and debit cards in different countries and are industry standard for processing online payments.
- Information you provide to us: we collect information when you use our websites, shop in our online stores, create an online account, join our subscription programs, sign up to receive our emails, participate in sweepstakes, contest, surveys, communicate with us via third party social media sites, request customer support, apply for a job or otherwise communicate with us. You name, email address, zip code, billing address, phone number, payment card information, product preferences, demographic information and other information you choose to provide may also be collected, and may be used to send marketing communications unless you opt out of marketing communications from Dressmaking Amóre.
- Information Collected: info about the use of our websites, type of browser, ip address, pages viewed, etc. We may use cookies, web beacons known as tracking pixels and other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you interact with our websites or emails including information about you and your browsing and purchasing behavior. We use this information for various purposes such as improving our website and your online experience, and retargeting purposes with third-parties including Meta and Google, providing you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For example, we use Google analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site. You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- You can opt out of online behavioral advertising on third-parties that serve advertisements on our behalf through personalization settings at those third-parties. You can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/. You may also opt out of and unsubscribe from our email list through any email you have received from us, by navigating to the bottom of the page and clicking “Unsubscribe.”
- We share information about your use of the Site, your purchases, and your interaction with our ads on other websites with our advertising partners. We collect and share some of this information directly with our advertising partners, and in some cases through the use of cookies or other similar technologies (which you may consent to, depending on your location)
- Use of Information: We may use information about you for facilitating and improving your shopping experience, providing products and services you request, process of transactions and sending you related information, including confirmations and receipts, communicate with you, manage your online account, provide news we think will be of interest to you, personalize your online experience and provide advertisements, analyze usage, process and deliver purchased files, personalize your experience through advertisements and content that may be interesting to you, and carry out any other purpose for which the information was collected. We are based in the United States and the information collected is governed by U.S. law. You consent to process and transfer of information in and to the U.S. and other countries. With your permission, we may send email newsletters about our store, new products, and other updates such as checkout reminders. Webhooks will be used to trigger the checkout reminders messaging system.
- Your Information Choices and Control: Dressmaking Amóre respects your need to access and control your Personal Information, so there are certain choices you may exercise such as correcting, updating and deleting your account; changing your preferences for subscriptions, newsletters and alerts; choose whether to receive from us offers and promotions for our products; may request to access the Personal Information we hold about you and that we amend or delete it. Please note that we may be required to keep such information and not delete it or keep it for a certain time, though we will work with you to comply with your requests after our requirements are fulfilled. However, residual copies may remain in our Site’s back-up systems. We may also retain your information for fraud or similar purposes. Please email us at contact@dressmakingamore.com if you need assistance.
Pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), if you are a resident of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), we process your personal information under the following lawful bases:
- Your consent;
- The performance of the contract between you and the Site;
- Compliance with our legal obligations;
- To protect your vital interests;
- To perform a task carried out in the public interest;
- For our legitimate interests, which do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
- GDPR: If you are a resident of the EEA, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you, to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us. Your Personal Information will be initially processed in Ireland and then will be transferred outside of Europe for storage and further processing, including to Canada and the United States.
- CCPA: If you are a resident of California, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you (also known as the ‘Right to Know’), to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us at contact@dressmakingamore.com
DELIVERY OF GOODS AND SERVICES:
Our delivery app which the site uses to deliver the link to your digital product for downloading purposes collects necessary information for accurate delivery, such as contact information containing your name, email address, phone number, as well as your physical address and IP address, and device information such as the kind of browser and operating system.
If you do not receive the digital product link upon purchasing, please contact contact@dressmakingamore.com with purchase details so that we can deliver you your product right away.
COOKIE POLICY
A cookie is a small amount of information that’s downloaded to your computer or device when you visit our Site. We use a number of different cookies, including functional, performance, advertising, and social media or content cookies. Cookies make your browsing experience better by allowing the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login and region selection). This means you don’t have to re-enter this information each time you return to the site or browse from one page to another. Cookies also provide information on how people use the website, for instance whether it’s their first time visiting or if they are a frequent visitor.
The length of time that a cookie remains on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. Session cookies last until you stop browsing and persistent cookies last until they expire or are deleted. Most of the cookies we use are persistent and will expire between 30 minutes and two years from the date they are downloaded to your device.
You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking cookies can negatively impact your user experience and parts of our website may no longer be fully accessible.
Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can choose whether or not to accept cookies through your browser controls, often found in your browser’s “Tools” or “Preferences” menu. For more information on how to modify your browser settings or how to block, manage or filter cookies can be found in your browser’s help file or through such sites as www.allaboutcookies.org.
Additionally, please note that blocking cookies may not completely prevent how we share information with third parties such as our advertising partners. To exercise your rights or opt-out of certain uses of your information by these parties, please follow the instructions in the “Behavioral Advertising” section above.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at contact@dressmakingamore.com
Last updated: 11/22/24
Terms of Service
This website is owned and operated by Dressmaking Amore LLC.
Throughout the site, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Dressmaking Amóre. Dressmaking Amóre offers this website, including all information, tools and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here.
By visiting our site and/or purchasing something from us, you engage in our “Service” and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Service”, “Terms”), including those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. These Terms of Service apply to all users of the site, including without limitation users who are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and/or contributors of content.
Please read these Terms of Service carefully before accessing or using our website. By accessing or using any part of the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any services. If these Terms of Service are considered an offer, acceptance is expressly limited to these Terms of Service.
Your continued use of or access to the website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.
- Account Creation: You may use this site only if you can form a binding contract with Dressmaking Amóre, and only in compliance with this site’s terms and applicable local, state, national and international laws, rules, and regulations. You may choose to create an user account from the site at the point of purchase, and if you proceed you will be required to provide your name and e-mail address. You must provide complete and accurate information about yourself, and you have an obligation to update this information if or when it changes. We will handle your information in agreement with our Privacy Policy which is incorporated into these Terms. When you create an account, you agree that you are solely responsible for any activity related to your account, you will hold Dressmaking Amóre harmless and free from any damages that may arise out of or in any relation with your account and its use. You affirm that you will follow the Terms and have come to consent in our agreements and Terms. You may at any time terminate your account. If you need assistance with this, please contact us at contact@dressmakingamore.com
- Terms of Sale: Dressmaking Amóre will always strive to communicate accurate and up-to-date pricing and product information but will not be responsible for pricing, typographical or other errors. The material on this site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. Any reliance on the material on this site is at your own risk. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this site at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on our site. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor changes to our site. Prices for our products are subject to change without notice. We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part or content thereof) without notice at any time. We shall not be liable to you or to any third-party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the Service. Purchases may not be sold, leased, or re-shared for commercial purposes in any manner. Private use only.
- Legal and Acceptable Use: All rights reserved. You may print your pattern and booklet for your own personal use.
- Restrictions of Use: No part of this sewing pattern or booklet may be sold, given away, or re-shared for commercial purposes in any manner. Private use only. Copyright ©2024 Dressmaking Amóre.
- No Shipping Offered: We collect your address for billing information verification purposes.
- Taxes: No sales tax collected as these are digital products. VAT will be applied to products in the Digital Goods VAT Tax collection at checkout depending on the customer’s location, specifically for European customers. For every order, we collect the billing address and the customer’s IP address for VAT verification purposes.
- Returns & Exchanges: All transactions for the purchase of intangible products, PDF downloads, planners, organizational and resource material, and other online content are made through payment gateways such as PayPal or Stripe that use SSL encryption. These payment gateways are safe and secure for using all types of credit cards and debit cards in different countries and are industry standard for processing online payments. Since your purchase is a digital product, it is “used” after download or opening, and all purchases made on www.dressmakingamore.com are non-refundable and exchangeable. Dressmaking Amóre reserves the right to amend any information, including but not limited to prices, terms of purchase, and other related information relating to its services and products without prior notice.
- Security Rules: Violations of system or network security, prohibiting violating or attempting to violate the security of the Site, including and not limited to accessing data not intended for you, accessing an account that does not belong to you, breaching security or authentication measures without proper authorization, attempting to interfere or interfering with the operation of our site or any part of our email delivery systems.
- Email Communications: Dressmaking Amóre offers an email marketing program, which you agree to use and participate by adding your e-mail when completing your purchase and agreeing to be sent e-mail notifications. We will handle your information in agreement with our Privacy Policy which is incorporated into these Terms. By opting in to or participating in any of our Programs, you accept and agree to these terms and conditions.
- Prohibited Use: the site may be used only for lawful purposes and is available only for personal, noncommercial use which shall be limited to viewing the site, purchasing products, downloading purchased digital files, providing information to the site and downloading the product information for personal viewing. No material from the Site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any way, except as specifically permitted on the Site. The site including all of its information and content such as text, data, icons, artwork, images, photographs, graphics, messages, software, digital files, and HTML used to generate the pages is Dressmaking Amóre’s property and is protected by copyright under United States and or/foreign lawns. You may not use, download, upload, copy, print, display, reproduce, publish, add to, license, or distribute any such materials and content from this site for any public or commercial purpose without prior written permission of Dressmaking Amóre. We may impose limits on use or restrict your access to the Site without notice or penalty.
- Proprietary Rights: As between you and Dressmaking Amóre, Dressmaking Amóre is the owner and/or authorized user of any registered or unregistered trademark or trade name appearing on the site, and is the copyright owner of the Materials and Content on the site unless otherwise indicated. The Dressmaking Amóre logos, designs, titles, phrases, cover art, thumbnails, product names, and copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property in such materials, to be referred to as “Intellectual Property” are owned by Dressmaking Amóre and may be registered in the United States and internationally. Use of the site does not grant any license or right to use any of the Intellectual Property for any reason including but not limited to modify, rent, sell, distribute our Materials and Content without the prior written consent of Dressmaking Amóre. The information on the site, including but not limited to all side design, text, graphics and arrangements of such is protected by law.
- User Content: We do not claim ownership of user-generated content and material. Any and all photographics, images, videos, profiles, communications, comments, feedback. etc that you submit or post on the site or social media accounts or through tools or applications we provide for posting or sharing content with us, or have posted to your social media accounts tagged with any Dressmaking Amore promoted hashtag or tagged account, shall be deemed non-confidential and non-proprietary. By submitting or posting such user content you grant Dressmaking Amóre a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, sub licensable and referable license to copy, publish, translate, reformat, create derivative works from, distribute, reproduce, display, transmit, publish, archive, store, or otherwise use all or any portion of the user content, as well as your name, persona and likeness, included in any user content and your social media account handle, username, real name, profile picture, and or any other information associated with the suer content, in any commercial or noncommercial manner whatsoever in any and all distribution channels without attribution and without further notice to you. No person or entity will have the right to royalty or consideration of any kind for the use of user content. You are solely responsible for user content and hereby agree to hold Dressmaking Amóre and its members harmless from any and all damages, claims and costs. Dressmaking Amóre does not guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy or reliability of any user content or endorse any opinions expressed by anyone else.
- Copyright Complaints: If you believe your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us with the information required by the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the DMCA, 17 U.S.C. §512 “DMCA”. Notices of claimed copyright are to be sent to contact@dressmakingamore.com.
- Products and Billing Information: Certain products or services may be available exclusively online through the website. These products or services may have limited quantities and are subject to return or exchange only according to our Return Policy. We have made every effort to display as accurately as possible the colors and images of our products that appear at the store. We cannot guarantee that your computer monitor's display of any color will be accurate. We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to limit the sales of our products or Services to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. We may exercise this right on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to limit the quantities of any products or services that we offer. All descriptions of products or product pricing are subject to change at anytime without notice, at the sole discretion of us. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time. Any offer for any product or service made on this site is void where prohibited. We do not warrant that the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you will meet your expectations, or that any errors in the Service will be corrected. We reserve the right to refuse any order you place with us. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same credit card, and/or orders that use the same billing and/or shipping address. In the event that we make a change to or cancel an order, we may attempt to notify you by contacting the e‑mail and/or billing address/phone number provided at the time the order was made. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgment, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers or distributors. You agree to provide current, complete and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made at our store. You agree to promptly update your account and other information, including your email address and credit card numbers and expiration dates, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed.
- Privacy Policy: Your submission of personal information through the store is governed by our Privacy Policy. For more details, please review our Privacy Policy above.
- Third Party Links: This site may contain links to websites or other products or services operated by other companies, we are not responsible for their content or policies. Certain content, products and services available via our Service may include materials from third-parties. Third-party links on this site may direct you to third-party websites that are not affiliated with us. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy and we do not warrant and will not have any liability or responsibility for any third-party materials or websites, or for any other materials, products, or services of third-parties. We are not liable for any harm or damages related to the purchase or use of goods, services, resources, content, or any other transactions made in connection with any third-party websites. Please review carefully the third-party's policies and practices and make sure you understand them before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, or questions regarding third-party products should be directed to the third-party. We may provide you with access to third-party tools over which we neither monitor nor have any control nor input. You acknowledge and agree that we provide access to such tools ”as is” and “as available” without any warranties, representations or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising from or relating to your use of optional third-party tools. Any use by you of optional tools offered through the site is entirely at your own risk and discretion and you should ensure that you are familiar with and approve of the terms on which tools are provided by the relevant third-party provider(s). We may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall also be subject to these Terms of Service.
- User Comments, Feedback, Requests, and Other Submissions: If, at our request, you send certain specific submissions (for example contest entries) or without a request from us you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or other materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail, or otherwise (collectively, 'comments'), you agree that we may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any comments that you forward to us. We are and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any comments in confidence; (2) to pay compensation for any comments; or (3) to respond to any comments. We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms of Service. You agree that your comments will not violate any right of any third-party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Service or any related website. You may not use a false e‑mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third-parties as to the origin of any comments. You are solely responsible for any comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any comments posted by you or any third-party.
- Limitation of Liability: We do not guarantee, represent or warrant that your use of our service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free. We do not warrant that the results that may be obtained from the use of the service will be accurate or reliable. You agree that from time to time we may remove the service for indefinite periods of time or cancel the service at any time, without notice to you. You expressly agree that your use of, or inability to use, the service is at your sole risk. The service and all products and services delivered to you through the service are (except as expressly stated by us) provided 'as is' and 'as available' for your use, without any representation, warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, and non-infringement. In no case shall Dressmaking Amóre, our directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, interns, suppliers, service providers or licensors be liable for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages of any kind, including, without limitation lost profits, lost revenue, lost savings, loss of data, replacement costs, or any similar damages, whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, arising from your use of any of the service or any products procured using the service, or for any other claim related in any way to your use of the service or any product, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the service or any content (or product) posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the service, even if advised of their possibility. Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, our liability shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.
- California Consumer Rights Notice: Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California users are entitled to the following consumer rights notice: If you have a question or complaint regarding our site, please contact us at contact@dressmakingamore.com.
- General: These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby we provide you Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of United States. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and changes to our website. The failure of us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms of Service and any policies or operating rules posted by us on this site or in respect to The Service constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between you and us and govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and us (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Service). Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Terms of Service shall not be construed against the drafting party. It is your responsibility to check our website periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to our website or the Service following the posting of any changes to these Terms of Service constitutes acceptance of those changes.
Questions about the Terms of Service should be sent to us at contact@dressmakingamore.com.
Last Edited: 11/22/24