Privacy Policy

This Site is affiliated with CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a Raptive (“Raptive”) for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and Raptive will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Raptive’s data usage, click here: https://raptive.com/creator-advertising-privacy-statement/

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW IS IT USED?

Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.
Information We Collect from Others: We may receive information about you from other sources. For example, if you use a third-party software through the site, they may transfer information to us for fulfillment.
Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
Cookies: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.

HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED

We may use the information collected in the following ways:

To operate and maintain the Website;
To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
To respond to your comments or inquiries;
To market products through display or affiliate advertisements;
To market to you on third-party platforms, such as Facebook;
To provide you with user support;
To track and measure advertising on the Website;
To process payment for purchases you make through the Website; or,
To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.

Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies. The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:

Thrivecart – this service is used to serve our ecommerce platform (Ebooks and courses). If you purchase something from the Website, your Personal Information will be shared with this Service Provider. At no time is your banking information passed back from the payment processor to the Website. We receive only information used for order fulfillment.
Flodesk –this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Flodesk will also track information regarding your interaction with our emails, such as whether they have been opened or you have clicked on a particular link.

At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in the Website’s sole discretion.

Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.

WEBSITE ANALYTICS

Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google's privacy policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

ANONYMOUS DATA

From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.

PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION

If you create a user profile on the Website or leave a comment, certain information may be publicly visible.

COOKIES

The Website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.

Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our Website may be entirely usable.

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. We also use the Gravatar service which uses an anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) to see if you are using their service. If so, after approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://support.gravatar.com/account/data-privacy/

Advertising Privacy Statement

Retargeting Ads
From time to time, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Pinterest, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the Website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website. This means, after visiting the Website, you may see an ad for our services. However, your personally identifiable information is not used by any remarketing service other than to present you offers from the Website. We use the following third-party service providers for remarketing:

Facebook: Opt-out of Facebook remarketing here
Google: Opt-out of Google remarketing here
Pinterest: Opt-out of Pinterest remarketing here

Sponsored Content Tracking Pixels
This Website may engage in sponsored campaigns with various influencer networks, brands, and agencies. All sponsored content is duly disclosed in accordance with the FTC’s requirements. From time to time, these sponsored campaigns utilize tracking pixels (aka web beacons), which may contain cookies to collect data regarding usage and audience. This information is collected by the sponsoring company to track the results of the campaign. No personally identifiable information collected by the Website is used in conjunction with these tracking pixels.

Affiliate Program Participation
The Website may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.

Briana K Designs (Briana Kepner) is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Amazon.com. As part of this Amazon Associates program, the Website will post customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.

Newsletters
On the Website, you may subscribe to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, this allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.

RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Opt-out– You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at brianakdesigns@gmail.com to be removed from our mailing list.

Access– You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to brianakdesigns@gmail.com.

Amend– You may contact us at brianakdesigns@gmail.com to amend or update your personal information.

Forget– If you wish to access or delete your personal data (if any) maintained by Raptive related to advertising on the Site, you can contact us at privacy@raptive.com

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.

SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION

At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.

CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at brianakdesigns@gmail.com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

Meta Business Tools

This site and Shopify products are subject to the Meta Business Tools and Terms, Data Process Terms, and all terms and conditions apply.

CONTACT INFORMATION

At any time, please contact us at brianakdesigns@gmail.com for questions related to this Privacy Policy.

All arbitration must take place in Florida.

Disclaimer & GPSR Compliance

Support and Community
Pattern support is only offered through our Facebook community group and the video tutorial. There are voluntary community members in the Briana K Designs Group on Facebook to answer support questions. These resources provide a platform for troubleshooting, discussion, and additional assistance. Links to join the group and access the video are included within the pattern.
Please note: We do not offer one-on-one support. Patterns are written in technical writing and professionally tech-edited to ensure accuracy. If you believe a mistake has been made, please send us a detailed message explaining the issue and its location within the pattern. This will help us assess and address the concern effectively.

Copyright and Commercial Use
Reproduction, distribution, or sharing of this pattern (including screenshots) is strictly prohibited.
You may sell finished items made from this pattern. Please credit Briana K Designs as the designer for online sales.
Use of our images or photographs to promote your items is prohibited.

Technical Information
File Format: This crochet pattern is provided as a digital PDF file only; no physical copy of the pattern or finished item will be supplied. By purchasing and downloading this pattern, you agree to the following below.
File Size: under 20MB.

Device/Software Compatibility: Compatible with devices supporting PDF readers such as Adobe Acrobat on smartphones, tablets, and computers.

Internet Requirements: An internet connection is needed for downloading the file after purchase.
Usage Instructions: Download the PDF file from the confirmation email or your account’s download section.

Usage Instructions
Complete your purchase on this platform.
Download the PDF file from the confirmation email or your account’s download section.
Open the file on any PDF-compatible device and follow the pattern instructions.
Required tools: see Materials Needed.
Safety and Compliance
Compliance: This pattern complies with the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) and other applicable EU Directives.

Precautions:
Not suitable for children under 16 without adult supervision.
Handle sharp tools (e.g., scissors, hooks, needles) responsibly and keep them out of reach of children.
Follow ergonomic practices during extended crochet sessions to prevent strain or injury. Ensure your device can open PDF files before purchase.

Disclaimer: This product is for educational and personal use only.

Refund Policy
This listing is for a digital download PDF pattern, not the finished item. Due to the nature of digital downloads, no refunds will be issued. Please review all product details before purchase.

Disclaimer for Use:

This pattern is provided "as is" without any guarantees or warranty. In connection with the use of the pattern, the designer makes no warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, non-infringement, or fitness for a particular purpose. The designer is not liable for any damages, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, arising from the use or inability to use the pattern.

Updates and Maintenance. Includes free updates for any corrections or clarifications. Updates will be sent via email or can be downloaded from your account.

Legal and Contact Information:
Business Name: Briana K Designs
Business Address: 1317 Edgewater Dr #7366, Orlando FL 32804
Privacy Policy: https://brianakdesigns.com/privacy-policy/
EU Compliance Responsible Person (for authorities only): Ciara Doyle, The Fairythorn, C15 Y5F9 Ireland, Ciara@thefairythorn.ie

Terms Of Use

he following terms (“Terms of Use”) constitute an agreement between Briana K Designs, LLC (“Company”), and you that governs your use of this website and all of its associated services, content, and functionality. This policy applies to the website administered by Company (“Website”), located at https://brianakdesigns.com/

Your use of the Website constitutes your acceptance of, and agreement to, the following Terms of Use. Company reserves the right to modify, alter, amend or update its Website, policies, and these Terms of Use. These Terms of Use are subject to change without notice. If you do not agree with or do not accept any part of these Terms of Use, you must not use the Website.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IN USING THE WEBSITE

The Website was developed strictly for informational purposes. You understand and agree that you are fully responsible for your use of the information provided on the Website. Company makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees. You understand that results may vary from person to person. Company assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions that may appear in the Website.

USE OF THE WEBSITE

Unless otherwise stated, Company owns the intellectual property and rights to all content and material on the Website. Subject to the license below, all intellectual property rights are reserved.

You may view, download (for caching purposes only), and print pages for your personal use, subject to the restrictions set out below and elsewhere in these Terms of Use.

Unless it is specifically and expressly made available for such purpose, the following uses are NOT permitted:

Republication, redistribution, sale, rental, or sub-licensing of content (including patterns and tutorials in full or in part) from the Website;
Reproduction or duplication of any content on the Website for commercial purposes;
Modification of any content on the Website;

Users are permitted to share one image from the Website on digital channels, as long as the image is credited to the Company, with a link to the Website. For example, if you own a website and wish to feature a piece of Company’s content, you may insert one image from the Website onto your website, as long as you provide credit and a link back to the Website, more specifically the page where the image was taken.

Users may sell finished items made from my patterns. Please credit with a link to https://brianakdesigns.com/

From time to time, the Website will utilize various plugins or widgets to allow sharing of content via social media channels, email, or other methods. Use of these plugins or widgets does not constitute any waiver of Company’s intellectual property rights. Such use is a limited license to republish the content on the approved social media channels only, with full credit to Company.

PROHIBITED USES OF THE WEBSITE

You must not use the Website in a way that causes, or may cause, damage to the Website or impair the availability of access to the Website. You must not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the Website, except to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law. You must not use the Website to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish, or distribute any material that consists of (or is linked to) any spyware, computer virus, Trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger, rootkit, and/or other harmful code or malicious software.

You must not conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities, including, but not limited to, scraping, data mining, data extraction, or data harvesting on or in relation to the Website without Company’s express written permission.

You must not use the Website to transmit or send any unsolicited commercial communications, including, but not limited to, spam comments.

You must not use the Website for any third-party marketing without Company’s express written permission.

COPYRIGHT

Unless otherwise noted, the design, content, and all components of the Website are copyrights owned by Company or third parties and are protected by United States and international copyright laws and should not be reused or republished without express written permission.

TRADEMARKS

Company’s trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not Company’s, in any manner likely to cause confusion among consumers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Company or its owners.

From time to time, the Website will legally utilize trademarks owned by third parties. These trademarks are the respective property of their owners and Company makes no claim of ownership.

CONTENT CONTRIBUTED TO THE WEBSITE
In limited circumstances, you may contribute content to the Website, including, but not limited to, comments, posts, or submissions. Any content you contribute to the site, including, but not limited to text, images, audio material, comments, video material, and audio-visual material, must not be illegal or unlawful, may not infringe on any third-party’s legal rights, and must not be capable of giving rise to legal action whether against you, Company, or a third party.

Company reserves the right to edit or remove: (i) any material submitted to the Website; (ii) stored on Company’s servers; or, (iii) hosted or published on the Website. Company takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.

Notwithstanding Company’s rights under the Terms of Use, Company does not undertake to monitor the submission of all content to, or the publication of such content on, the Website.

GRANT OF RIGHTS

You grant Company a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute any content you contribute to the Website. This includes, but is not limited to, text, images, audio material, comments, video material, and audio-visual material. This license extends to all known and future media. You also grant Company the right to sub-license these rights and the right to bring an action for infringement of these rights.

COMMENT POLICY

The Website offers the option for you to leave comments, engaging with the Website’s posts. The following types of comments will not be tolerated and will be deleted:

harassment directed toward any content creator or Company;
spam;
hate speech;
defamatory statements regarding Company or any third party;
references to illegal acts; or,
comments that may violate the legal rights of a third party.

Company’s sole discretion will be used to determine if a comment is in violation of this comment policy. Any comments in violation will be promptly deleted and no further explanation will be due to you if your comment was determined to be in violation with this policy.

AFFILIATE MARKETING

From time to time, the Website may engage in affiliate marketing. This means that if you use an affiliate link to make a purchase, the Website will receive a commission on that purchase. All efforts are made to ensure that affiliate links are disclosed in accordance with the FTC.

Briana Kepner is participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and link to Amazon.com.

FTC DISCLOSURE

From time to time, the Website may post sponsored content from an advertiser. This means that an advertiser, which may be a brand, agency, or influencer network, will contract with Company to create content featuring certain messages or product placement. Pursuant to the FTC’s requirements, all such advertisements on the Website are clearly and conspicuously disclosed.

Even though compensation (e.g., cash, free product, or services) is received in exchange for this sponsored content placement, Company gives its honest opinion, findings, beliefs, or experiences in such content. All views expressed on the Website are those of the content creator. Any product claim, statistic, quote, or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider, or party in question.

TAKEDOWN REQUESTS

From time to time, the Website will publish posts with images from other third-party websites. Any such use is considered fair use under copyright laws and is fully attributed to the owner. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been used on the Website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and falls outside of fair use, please send a request to brianakdesigns@gmail.com and we will remove the image within 2 to 5 business days.

COMMUNICATION

If you send Company an email, register to use the Website, or provide your email to Company in any other way, you consent to receive communications from Company electronically. You agree that all legal notices provided via electronic means from Company satisfy any requirement for written notice.

THIRD PARTIES

The Website may contain links to third-party websites that are not governed or controlled by Company. You represent and warrant that you have read and agree to be bound by all applicable Terms of Use and policies for any third-party website that relate to your use of the Website. Company assumes no control or liability over the content of any third-party sites. You expressly hold Company harmless from any and all liability related to your use of a third-party website.

Prior to engaging in any events or commercial transactions with any third parties discovered through or linked on the Website, you must complete any necessary investigation or due diligence. If there is a dispute for any events or commercial transactions with a third party discovered through or linked on the Website, you expressly hold Company harmless from any and all liability in any dispute.

NO WARRANTIES

The Website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without any representations or warranties, express or implied. Company makes no representations or warranties in relation to the Website or the information and materials provided therein.

Company makes no warranty the Website will meet your requirements; will be available uninterrupted; timely and free of viruses or bugs; or represents the full functionality, accuracy, and reliability of the Website. Company is not responsible to you for the loss of any content or material uploaded or transmitted through the Website. The Website is written in English and makes no warranty regarding translation or interpretation of content in any language.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

COMPANY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, HOWEVER CAUSED, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA OR USE, INCURRED BY YOU, WHETHER UNDER THEORY OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

INDEMNITY

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Company, its members, employees, officers, directors, managers, and agents harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, suits, actions, liabilities, obligations, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) which Company suffers as a result of third-party claims based on: (i) your negligence or intentional misconduct, (ii) your breach of any provision of the Terms of Use (including representation or warranty); (iii) materials prepared or provided by you including, but not limited to, any claims of infringement, or misappropriation of copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other intellectual property or proprietary right, infringement of the rights of privacy or publicity, or defamation or libel; or (iv) death, personal injury, or property damage arising out of, or relating to, your obligations hereunder.

ARBITRATION

The Terms of Use will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the Terms of Use, or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The place of any such arbitration shall be in or near Seminole Country, Florida. The parties also agree that the AAA Optional Rules for Emergency Measures of Protection shall apply to the proceedings.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

If any provision(s) of the Terms of Use is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be severable and enforceable. If a provision is excessively broad, such a provision shall be limited or reduced in scope so as to be enforceable.

The Terms of Use may not be assigned by you without Company’s prior written consent; however, the Terms of Use may be assigned by Company in its sole discretion.

The Terms of Use are the final, complete, and exclusive agreement of the parties with respect to the Website offered by Company.

All notices with respect to the Terms of Use must be in writing and may be via email to brianakdesigns@gmail.com for Company and to your email address.