Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://bloomdesigners.com.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

We use cookies and clear GIFs. “Cookies” are small information that a website sends to a computer’s hard drive while a website is viewed. We use both session cookies (which expire once a web browser is closed) and persistent cookies (which stay on a device until deleted). Among other things, cookies allow us to provide a more personal and interactive experience and to improve our marketing efforts. Persistent cookies may be removed by following the instructions provided by the browser. If cookies are disabled, some areas or features of our websites may not work correctly.

We collect personal information about you from a variety of sources, including when you visit our website, when you voluntarily provide information to us, when data is publicly posted (e.g., Google, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.), or when we receive it from third parties such as our clients.

There may be instances in which the information we collect is considered sensitive personal data under the laws of the country or state where you reside. As a general matter, we only collect sensitive personal data when it is necessary for us to do so.

Embedded content from other websites

Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Use of Information

In addition to the purposes and uses described above, we may use personal information in the following ways:

• To respond to your inquiries related to support, employment opportunities, or other requests.
• To provide the products and services you request.
• To improve our services and product offerings.
• To conduct analytics.
• Send marketing and promotional materials, including information about our goods, services, sales, or promotions.
• For internal administrative purposes and to manage our relationship with you.
• To, in an aggregated or anonymized form, generate industry reports about trends such as trends in hiring and compensation.
• To assess whether you may become a potential client in the future.

As discussed in the sections above, our collection and processing of your information is based in different contexts upon your consent, our need to perform a contract, our obligations under the law, and/or our legitimate interest in conducting our business.

Sharing of Information

In addition to the specific situations discussed elsewhere in this policy, we disclose information in the following situations:

Affiliates and Acquisitions

Companies affiliated with Bloom may use the information to process your inquiries, provide services, and improve our products and services. In limited situations, we may also share Business Contact Information that we collect with one of our affiliated companies so that they can provide you with information concerning the products or services they provide. We may also share your information if another company acquires our company, business, or assets.

Clients

Bloom may share information about Potential Candidates with its clients. Bloom clients determine what (if any) additional third parties will receive such information. Other Potential Employers or Leads to Employers. We may share unsolicited resumes or solicitations from potential candidates with companies that may have an interest in such candidates or individuals who may have led to companies that may have an interest in such candidates.

Other Disclosures with Your Consent

We may ask if you would like us to share your information with other unaffiliated third parties not described elsewhere in this policy.

Other Disclosures without Your Consent

We may disclose information in response to subpoenas, warrants, or court orders, in connection with any legal process or to comply with relevant laws. We may also share your information to establish or exercise our rights, to defend against a legal claim, to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding possible illegal activities, suspected fraud, the safety of person or property, or a violation of our policies, or to comply with your request.

Service Providers

Bloom may provide personal data to third parties that act as agents, consultants, or contractors to perform tasks on behalf of and under Bloom’s instructions. Such recipients must agree to abide by confidentiality obligations and are not permitted to use your data except for the limited purpose we request.

Third-Party Tracking Companies

We may share your information with our analytics partners. As described in this Privacy Policy, these third parties may also collect information directly from you over time and across different websites. The privacy policy of these third-party companies applies to their collection, use, and disclosure of your data. For example, one of our partners is Google Analytics which collects information anonymously and reports website trends without identifying individual visitors.

Retention of Information

We retain personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law or an individual requests that we delete information about them.

Protecting Information

Bloom uses industry-standard security technologies and procedures to ensure data security and integrity for personal data. Bloom also uses reasonable organizational, technical, and administrative measures to protect against unauthorized access, misuse, loss, disclosure, alteration, and destruction of personal information (under its control) about users of its online client services. Unfortunately, data transmission over the Internet cannot be guaranteed as 100% secure. Therefore, while Bloom strives to protect your data, Bloom cannot guarantee the security of personal information. If Bloom is required to notify you about a situation involving your data, Bloom may do so by email, telephone, or mail to the extent permitted by law.

Your Choices

You can make the following choices regarding your personal information:

• Access, Correction, and/or Deletion of Your Personal Information. You may request to access, correct, or delete the personal information Bloom has collected about you by writing to the contact listed below under the “Contact Information.” When we delete personal data, it will be removed from our active database, but it may remain in archives where it is not practical or possible to delete it.
• Ability to object to processing. You may object to our continued processing of your data. If we receive an objection, we will evaluate whether we are required by law to discontinue such processing.
  California Residents. California residents may be entitled to ask us for a notice describing what categories of personal information (if any) we share with third parties or affiliates for direct marketing. If you are a California resident and would like a copy of such notice, please submit a written request using the information in the “Contact Information” section below.
• Online Tracking. We do not currently recognize automated browser signals regarding tracking mechanisms, which may include “Do Not Track” instructions.
  Promotional Emails. You may provide us with your email address to allow us to send you free newsletters, surveys, offers, and other promotional materials, as well as targeted offers from third parties.
• Emails. You can stop receiving promotional emails by following the unsubscribe instructions in the e-mails that you receive or contacting us using the information below. If you decide not to receive promotional emails, we may still send you service-related communications.
• Opt-Out / Revocation of Consent. If we rely on your consent to process personal information, you may revoke that consent by writing to the contact listed below under the “Contact Information.” Note that in some situations, we may no longer be able to provide you services if you revoke your consent; we may also limit or deny your request to withdraw the consent if the law permits or requires us to do so or if we cannot verify your identity adequately.
• Different Purposes. If we use your information for a materially other purpose than it was collected, we will offer you the ability to either opt-in or opt-out of such a use, as required by law.

Transmitting Information to Other Countries

Personal information may be processed in a country where you do not reside that has privacy laws that may be less stringent than the laws in your country. Where possible, we take steps to treat personal information using the same privacy principles that apply under the direction of the land in which we first received your information. By submitting your personal information to us, you agree to transfer, store, and process your data in a country other than your country of residence, including, but not necessarily limited to, the United States. Suppose you would like more information concerning our attempts to apply the privacy principles applicable in one jurisdiction to data when it goes to another. In that case, you can contact us using the contact information below.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns related to this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Attn: Christi Carnahan
Bloom Designers
[email protected]
412-212-6942

If you are dissatisfied with our response and are in the European Union, you may have a right to complain to your local supervisory authority.

Miscellaneous

Modifications to Policy. We may change our privacy policy and practices over time. To the extent that our policy changes materialistically, the policy that was in place when you submitted personal information to us will generally govern that information. You will be provided with notice of material changes to the Policy.

Affiliated Companies. Some Bloom affiliates, programs, and/or sites may have their own, possibly different, privacy policies. Bloom encourages you to read the privacy policies of any Bloom affiliate websites that you may visit.