Privacy Policy

Effective Date: March 6, 2026

STNDRDS Magazine (the “Magazine” or “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of our subscribers (the “Subscribers”). This policy details how data about your information is collected, used, and shared when you access our website(s) and services or interact with us (collectively, the “Services”).

APPLICABILITY OF PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy applies to all information we collect through our website from current and former Subscribers and website visitors. When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this policy. This policy also covers our treatment of any personally identifiable information that our business partners and vendors share with us.

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

When you use the Services, you may be asked for certain personal information, including your name, email address, mailing address. Our website also automatically receives and records information on the server logs from your browser, including your IP address, browser type and Cookie information. Our website collects data to operate effectively and provide better quality experiences. If you do not agree to our collection of the information, you may be limited or restricted in the Services available to you.

HOW STNDRDS USES PERSONAL DATA:

• Provide, maintain, and improve the Services;
• Provide Customer Service;
• Inform you of updates to our services, security alerts, and other support and administrative messages;
• Communicate with you about products, services, offers, promotions, and events, and provide other news and information we think will be of interest to you (for information about how to opt out of these communications, see “Choices” below); and
• Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with the Services.

WEBSITE VISITORS

We gather information about all subscribers collectively, such as what areas Subscribers and visitors visit most frequently and what content subscribers access the most. We only use such data anonymously. This information helps us determine how we can continually create a better overall subscriber experience. We may share anonymized information with our vendors or business partners so that they may also understand how Subscribers and visitors use our services. 

COOKIES

When you utilize the Services, we—along with certain business partners and vendors—may use cookies and other tracking technologies (collectively, “Cookies”). 

DO NOT TRACK

Do Not Track (“DNT”) is an optional browser setting that allows you to express your preferences regarding tracking by advertisers and other third parties. We do not respond to DNT signals. 

SHARING INFORMATION

When you use the Services, certain information may be shared with other Subscribers and the public. For example:

• When you submit a comment to the Magazine, visitors to and Subscribers of the Services may be able to see your comments, the username associated with your comments, and the date and time you originally submitted the comment. 
• If you submit content to be published in the Magazine, any personal information submitted with or detailed in the content may be published and available for public review; 
• We will not share, sell, or give away any of our Subscribers’ personal information to third parties, unless one of the following circumstances applies:
  • We may share information with vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work for us. These companies may have access to your personal information as necessary to perform their functions, and they are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality of any personal information in which they come in contact as part of their services to the Magazine.
  • If you participate in promotions, special offers, or other events or activities in connection with the Services, we may share information for marketing purposes with entities that partner with us to provide these offerings;
  • We may share information in response to a request for information if we believe disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, including, but not limited to meeting national security or law enforcement requirements;
  • We may share information in response to an emergency if we believe it is necessary to prevent imminent and serious bodily harm to a person;
  • We may share aggregated or anonymized information, which cannot reasonably be used to identify you;
  • We may share information between and among STNDRDS, and its current and future parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and other companies under common control and ownership; and
  • We may share information with your consent or at your direction.

ONLINE TRANSACTIONS

When you place an order online, your personal details and credit card information are encrypted using TSL/SSL encryption technology before being sent over the Internet. Although we cannot guarantee encryption or the privacy of your personal details, TSL/SSL makes it very difficult for your information to be stolen or intercepted while being transferred. Our credit card transactions are processed by third-party payment processors. All information sent to these third-party payment processors is in the secure TSL/SSL environment, which will protect it against disclosure to third parties. When we receive your order, it also is on a TSL/SSL server. 

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE OR COLLECTIONS

It is your duty to make sure that you keep your account in good standing with us. If you have an outstanding balance, or if you dispute your payment to us with your credit card or financial institution for any reason, please note that all information collected from your activity on our website may be disclosed to the bank and/or collections agency we work with for the purposes of establishing proof of use, proof that service was provided, and/or collecting any outstanding debt owed to us.

DOMESTIC DATA

STNDRDS is based in the United States and the information we collect is governed by U.S. federal and state law. By accessing or using the Services or otherwise providing information to us, you consent to the processing, transfer, and storage of information in and to the U.S.

Nebraska, Texas,
Under Nebraska’s Data Privacy Act (the “NDPA”) and Texas’ Data Privacy and Security Act (the “TXDPSA”), residents of these states have certain rights around collection, use, and sharing of their personal data. These rights are as follows:

• You have the right to confirm processing and to know and request information regarding the categories of personal data:
  • We collect, use, or share; 
  • The purposes for which these categories are collected or used by us; 
  • The sources from which we collect personal data; and 
  • The specific personal data we have collected about you.
• You have the right to request deletion of your personal data.
• You have the right to correct your personal data.
• You have the right to obtain a copy of your data in a portable, readily usable format (Nebraska residents only).

STNDRDS does not sell the personal data of our Subscribers and will not do so in the future without providing you with notice and an opportunity to opt-out of such sale as required by law. Similarly, STNDRDS does not engage in “targeted advertising” or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects. 

Any requests are subject to identity verification.

Nevada
Nevada law (SB 220) requires website operators to provide a way for Nevada consumers to opt-out of the sale of certain information that the website operator may collect about them. STNDRDS does not sell the personal data of our Subscribers and will not do so in the future without providing you with notice and an opportunity to opt-out of such sale as required by law. 

INTERNATIONAL DATA

STNDRDS is a worldwide magazine. We are based in the United States and the information we collect is governed by U.S. law. By accessing or using the Services or otherwise providing information to us, you consent to the processing, transfer, and storage of information in and to the U.S. and other countries, where you may not have the same rights as you do under local law. 

The bases for collecting, processing, transferring and storage of your information are consent, contractual necessity, legal obligation, and legitimate interests.

European Union; European Economic Area; Switzerland
In connection with STNDRDS’ processing of personal data received from the European Union and Switzerland, we adhere to the E.U. General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) and the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (the “SFADP”) and comply with their frameworks and principles. Please direct any inquiries or complaints regarding our compliance with GDPR or SFADP to the email listed in the “Data Protection Officer” section below. If we do not resolve your complaint, you may submit your complaint free of charge to the International Centre For Dispute Resolution-American Arbitration Association (ICDR-AAA) based in the United States. Under certain conditions, you may also be able to invoke binding arbitration to resolve your complaint. We are subject to the investigatory and enforcement powers of the E.U. and Switzerland. If we share E.U. or Swiss data with a third-party service provider that processes the data solely on our behalf, then we will be liable for that third party’s processing of E.U. or Swiss data in violation of the GDPR or SFADP, unless we can prove that we are not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.

United Kingdom
In connection with STNDRDS’ processing of personal data received from the United Kingdom (the “U.K.”), we adhere to the U.K. GDPR/2018 Data Protection Act (the “U.K. GDPR”) and comply with its frameworks and principles. Please direct any inquiries or complaints regarding our compliance with U.K. GDPR to the email listed in the “Data Protection Officer” section below. If we do not resolve your complaint, you may submit your complaint free of charge to the International Centre For Dispute Resolution-American Arbitration Association (ICDR-AAA) based in the United States. Under certain conditions, you may also be able to invoke binding arbitration to resolve your complaint. We are subject to the investigatory and enforcement powers of the U.K. If we share U.K. data with a third-party service provider that processes the data solely on our behalf, then we will be liable for that third party’s processing of U.K. data in violation of the U.K. GDPR, unless we can prove that we are not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.

Brazil
In connection with STNDRDS’ processing of personal data received from Brazil, we adhere to the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (Lei Geral de Protecao de Dados Pessoais) (the “LGDP”) and comply with its frameworks and principles. Please direct any inquiries or complaints regarding our compliance with LGPD to the email listed in the “Data Protection Officer” section below. 

New Zealand
In connection with STNDRDS’ processing of personal data, we adhere to the New Zealand Privacy Act. Because STNDRDS is based in the United States, your personal data will be processed and stored in the U.S., which may not provide the same level of protection as the New Zealand Privacy Act of 2020. By using the Services, you expressly consent to this transfer in accordance with Principle 12 of the Privacy Act. 

PROTECTION & STORAGE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Your personal information is protected by physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in compliance with applicable U.S. federal and state regulations. We also use computer safeguards such as firewalls and data encryption. For example, we use TSL/SSL encryption to safeguard your credit card data when used in e-commerce transactions. In addition, we enforce physical access controls to our offices and files, and we authorize access to Subscribers’ personal information only for personnel who require it to fulfill their job responsibilities. We strive to ensure security on our systems. Despite our efforts, we cannot guarantee that personal information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of our administrative, managerial, and technical safeguards. Therefore, we urge you to take adequate precautions to protect your personal data as well, including never sharing the username and password used in connection with your participation in the Services. 

If STNDRDS learns of a systems security breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. By using the Services, you agree that STNDRDS may communicate with you electronically. The Magazine may post a notice on the website if a security breach occurs. We may also send an email to you at the email address you have provided to us. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing. To receive free written notice of a security breach (or to withdraw your consent from receiving electronic notice of a security breach) you should notify us of your request at this email: [email protected]. 

DATA RETENTION POLICY

All Subscriber data is retained as long as a Subscriber’s account is active or unless a Subscriber requests deletion, subject to permissible retention exceptions permitted by applicable privacy laws. Once a Subscriber’s account has been inactive for 365 days, all Subscriber data is deleted, subject to permissible retention exceptions permitted by applicable privacy laws, pursuant to our Data Retention Policy. 

UPDATING ACCOUNT INFORMATION

The Magazine allows you to change your personal information at any time. To do so, simply login to your STNDRDS account with your username and password, and you will be able to update the information you have submitted.

CHOICES

We also provide you with the opportunity to opt-in to receive these types of communications at the time of registration, but later decide to opt out of several types of communications at the time of registration. If you no longer want to receive them, simply change your preferences on your account settings or communicate your preferences to us via email. You may opt out of receiving promotional communications from us by following the instructions in those communications. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional communications, such as information about your account or your use of the Services. 

As a Data Subject in the EU, EEA, Switzerland, or the UK, you have the right to request, access, rectify, withdraw, delete, and restrict how we process your personal data. These rights include the ability to review the personal data we have in our information and communications systems concerning you, the ability to make any corrections to that personal data, the ability to be informed of who that data may have been shared with, the ability to withdraw your consent for the Magazine to process your personal data, the ability to request that we delete all of your personal data, and the ability to restrict how we process your personal data.

If you deactivate your account or request that we delete your personal data, we may still retain certain information associated with your account for analytical purposes and record-keeping integrity, as well as to prevent fraud, collect any fees owed, enforce our terms and conditions, take actions we deem necessary to protect the integrity of our website or our Subscribers, or take other actions otherwise permitted by the domestic and international privacy laws. In addition, if certain information has already been provided to third parties as described in our Privacy Policy, retention of that information will be subject to those third parties’ policies.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will place any updates to this policy on our website. You may also request a paper copy of the Privacy Policy by contacting us at the email or address noted below. You are bound by any changes to the Privacy Policy by using the Services after such changes have been posted to the website.

DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

To communicate with our Data Protection Officer, please email: [email protected].

CONTACT US

If you have any questions, you can contact us via the following email: [email protected]. 

You can also contact our Data Protection Officer at the e-mail noted above, or our Data Protection Representative located in the EU, EEA, or Switzerland at www.datarep.com/reflex or, or our Data Protection Representative located in the U.K. atwww.datarep.uk/reflex, or write to:

DataRep, 72 rue de Lessard, Rouen, 76100, France

DataRep, Leutschenbachstrasse 95, Zurich, 8050, Switzerland

DataRep, 107-111 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2AB, United Kingdom

THIRD-PARTY Vendords

Types of STNDRDS Vendor Third Parties

• Web server hosting
• Data analysis
• Marketing services
• Security services

To receive a copy of the complete list of third parties, please email: [email protected] and use the subject line “Third Party Request”. The list is proprietary and confidential and may not be used for any other purpose or distributed in any form; violation of this requirement is a violation of the Terms of Use governing this site, and its use and is subject to the commercial use restrictions in the STNDRDS’ Terms of Use.