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Privacy Policy

Dive into the data Font Awesome collects about you. Here we explain what we collect and when we collect it. You can also learn about how it's used - and as importantly, how it's not used. Lastly, let's walk through how you can control and manage this data.

Link to "What is Font Awesome?" What is Font Awesome?

Font Awesome is the company home of Font Awesome Icons, libraries of free-to-use and paid icons. As a company, Font Awesome publishes icons on its website, fontawesome.com, as well through content delivery networks for use on customers' websites.

Font Awesome sets only its own privacy policy, not the privacy policies of Font Awesome customers, affiliates, or others who use Font Awesome icons. You should ask all of those involved in administering and hosting websites that you use for their privacy policies.

Link to "How does Font Awesome collect data about me?" How does Font Awesome collect data about me?

Font Awesome collects data about you:

Font Awesome does not buy or otherwise receive data about you from data brokers.

Link to "What data does Font Awesome collect about me, and why?" What data does Font Awesome collect about me, and why?

Font Awesome collects data about visits to fontawesome.com.

When you visit fontawesome.com, whether you have an account or not, the site uses cookies, server logs, and other methods to collect data about what pages you visit and when.

Font Awesome uses data about how you use the website to:

  • optimize the website, so it's quick and easy to use
  • diagnose and debug technical errors
  • defend the website from abuse and technical attacks
  • associate your browsing session with an affiliate, if you click throug h an affiliate's referral link
  • associate your account with an affiliate, if you buy after clicking thr ough an affiliate's referral link
  • compile statistics on icon popularity
  • compile statistics on the kinds of software and computers visitors use

Font Awesome usually stores data about how you use the forum in identifiable form for just a few weeks. In special circumstances, like extended investigations about technical attacks, Font Awesome may preserve log data longer, for analysis. Font Awesome stores aggregate statistics about use of the website indefinitely, but those statistics don't include data identifiable to you personally.

Font Awesome collects data about use of its content delivery networks.

Content delivery networks are worldwide networks of computer servers that make sure everyone online can download files quickly from servers near to them. Font Awesome uses content delivery networks to serve files for its free and Pro icons. Many websites using Font Awesome icons have visitors download the icons from Font Awesome's content delivery networks.

When you visit a website that uses a Font Awesome content delivery network to load icons, Font Awesome collects data about what icon files you download and when.

Font Awesome uses data about how you use Font Awesome content delivery networks to:

  • optimize the content delivery networks, so website visitors can down load files quickly
  • diagnose and debug technical errors
  • defend the content delivery networks from abuse and technical attacks
  • calculate fees for Font Awesome Pro customers
  • compile statistics on icon popularity
  • compile statistics on the kinds of software and computers visitors use

Font Awesome usually stores data about how you use content delivery networks in identifiable form for just a few weeks. In special circumstances, like extended investigations about technical attacks, Font Awesome may preserve log data longer, for analysis. Font Awesome stores aggregate statistics about use of content delivery networks indefinitely, but those statistics don't include data identifiable to you personally.

Font Awesome collects account data.

To buy Font Awesome Pro, access Pro files, and configure Pro services like content delivery networks, you need a fontawesome.com account. To sign up for an account, Font Awesome requires your e-mail address, you may optionally provide your name, your company's name and other preference data.

Font Awesome uses your account data to identify you on fontawesome.com.

Font Awesome uses your e-mail address to:

  • announce new versions of Pro icons, software, and services
  • advertise new Font Awesome products and services
  • send you alerts about Pro services
  • reset your password and help keep your account secure
  • contact you in special circumstances related to your account
  • contact you about legal requests

Font Awesome stores your account data as long as your account remains open.

Font Awesome collects payment card data.

To buy licenses and sign up for Font Awesome Pro, Font Awesome requires your payment card data. Font Awesome does not collect or store enough information to charge your card itself. Rather, Font Awesome's payment processors collect that data on Font Awesome's behalf, and gives Font Awesome security tokens that allow Font Awesome to create charges and subscriptions.

Font Awesome uses your payment card data only to charge for Font Awesome products and services. Font Awesome instructs its payment processors to store your payment card data only as long as you use paid Font Awesome services.

Link to "Where does Font Awesome store data about me?" Where does Font Awesome store data about me?

Font Awesome stores account data, data about website use, and data about content delivery network use on servers in the United States of America.

Content delivery network servers are located worldwide, and store data about their use wherever they are located.

Link to "Does Font Awesome share data about me with others?" Does Font Awesome share data about me with others?

Font Awesome does not sell or give information about you to other companies or services. However, Font Awesome does use services from other companies to provide fontawesome.com, content delivery networks, and to distribute and develop icons and software. The companies behind those services may collect data about you on their own, for their own purposes. Some of these services may be used to collect information about your online activities across different websites. All of these services are based in the United States.

Affiliates are companies or individuals who recommend Font Awesome and refer customers through links that enable us to pay them a sales commission. We do not share any personally identifiable data about you with affiliates, even if you purchase Font Awesome through an affiliate's link. We provide affiliates with summary reports of sales and commissions, and a detail report that shows time-stamped log entries of when sales occur.

Link to "Other Services" Other Services

Font Awesome use several other services to run fontawesome.com, the content delivery networks, communicate with users and customers, and operate its business:

Service Privacy Notice Description
Amazon Web Services https://aws.amazon.com/privacy Provides cloud servers and services for running websites.
Basecamp https://basecamp.com/about/policies/privacy Manages Font Awesome team projects.
Backerkit https://www.backerkit.com/privacy_policy Manages Kickstarter campaign rewards delivery and shipping logistics.
GitHub https://help.github.com/privacy-policy Hosts source code and a private repository for Pro customers.
Google Analytics https://www.google.com/analytics/terms Compiles visitor statistics on fontawesome.com
HelpScout https://www.helpscout.net/company/legal/terms-of-service Facilitates response to support questions.
Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/privacy Hosts crowd-funding campaigns.
Sentry https://sentry.io/privacy Tracks technical errors.

Link to "How can I find out about changes?" How can I find out about changes?

This version of Font Awesome's privacy questions and answers took effect .

Font Awesome will post the next version at https://fontawesome.com/privacy. Font Awesome may change how it announces changes in future versions. In the meantime, Font Awesome may update its contact information and list of service providers without announcing a change. Please refer to https://fontawesome.com/privacy for the latest information at any time.

Link to "EU-U.S. DPF Statement and Policy" EU-U.S. DPF Statement and Policy

This EU-U.S. DPF Statement and Policy (this “policy”) explains the rights and policies concerning Fonticons, Inc.’s (“we,” “our,” or the “company’s”) collection, use, sale, and sharing of the personal information relating to any user (“you”) of our website, products, services, and other online tools and resources. We may update and make changes to this policy, so we encourage you to review it periodically. This policy only addresses specific matters concerning collection, use, sale, and sharing of certain personal information. The terms herein supplement and amend our other policies, including but not necessarily limited to any of our other privacy policies. For additional information regarding how the company addresses privacy matters, please review all of our posted policies. It is the intention of our policy to ensure compliance with EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, and to safeguard the rights created and outlined therein as such rights relate to citizens of the EU, UK, and Switzerland.

  1. Personal Data We Collect About You. We collect information to provide goods and/or services to you, to help improve your customer experience, and to support our business functions. We may collect the following categories of consumer personal data:
    • Identifiers: Information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with, a particular individual such as your name and email address.
    • Commercial information: Purchase and transaction history, as well as information necessary to detect and prevent fraud when processing payments.
    • Quantitative Site Use: Information pertaining to your use of our site, such as page views, the source of your visit, views of content during a visit, bandwidth utilized, stored video preferences, and information provided by you regarding your profile.
    • Geolocation data.
  2. Why We Use Your Personal Information. We use your consumer personal information for the following business purposes:
    • Maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, providing storage, or providing similar services;
    • Advertising or marketing;
    • Helping to ensure security and integrity and prevent fraud;
    • Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of our services or devices and to improve, upgrade, or enhance them;
    • Auditing or monitoring of transactions and engagements;
    • Compliance with our legal and regulatory obligations;
    • Conducting research and analysis;
    • To conduct other activities for legitimate business purposes
  3. Third Parties. The information described herein may be stored on servers owned by third parties in the ordinary course of business.
  4. Our Participation in the EU-U.S. DPF.
    1. In order to comply with certain domestic and international legal requirements, we participate in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the "EU-U.S. DPF"). If you would like additional information regarding the EU-U.S. DPF other than what is contained in our Privacy Policy, such information is available at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/
    2. As described herein, Fonticons, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices in the State of Arkansas and State of Missouri, collects certain personal information (described above) and shares it with certain other parties (described above). As part of our participation in EU-U.S. DPF, we adhere to certain Principles, as described on and defined by the EU-U.S. DPF website (the "Principles"). Any of our subsidiaries also adhere to such Principles.
    3. It is the intention of this policy to ensure compliance with EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, and to safeguard the rights created and outlined therein as such rights relate to citizens of the EU, UK, and Switzerland.
    4. Fonticons, Inc. complies with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Swiss-U.S. DPF) as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Fonticons, Inc. has certified to the U.S. Department of Commerce that it adheres to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles (EU-U.S. DPF Principles) with regard to the processing of personal data received from the European Union and the United Kingdom in reliance on the EU-U.S. DPF and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF. Fonticons, Inc. has certified to the U.S. Department of Commerce that it adheres to the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles (Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles) with regard to the processing of personal data received from Switzerland in reliance on the Swiss-U.S. DPF. If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy policy and the EU-U.S. DPF Principles and/or the Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles, the Principles shall govern. To learn more about the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) Program, and to view our certification, please visit https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/
    5. As described herein, Fonticons, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices in the State of Arkansas and State of Missouri, collects certain personal information (described above) and shares it with certain other parties (described above). As part of our participation in EU-U.S. DPF, we adhere to certain Principles, as described on and defined by the EU-U.S. DPF website (the “Principles”). Any of our subsidiaries also adhere to such Principles.
    6. We are committed to applying the Principles to all data we receive from the EU in reliance on the EU-U.S. DPF.
    7. The purposes for which we collect certain personal data is described above.
    8. If you need to contact us, regarding inquiries, or complaints, you can reach us by email at dpo@awesome.me or privacy@fontawesome.com, or by clicking Help on any page at https://fontawesome.com". In addition, certain EU officials and organizations may be able to respond to your inquiries or complaints. You may find their contact information at https://edps.europa.eu/about-edps/contact_en or https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/more-about-edpb/contact-us_en
    9. As described herein, the information we retain may be stored on servers owned by third parties.
    10. You have a right to access the data that we collect about you. If you would like to do so, please contact us via the methods listed above.
    11. Certain personal data, your email for example, is required for the use of our services. Therefore, if you do not wish for us to collect or store any of your personal data, then we will be unable to provide services to you.
    12. An independent dispute resolution body is available to address complaints and provide recourse free of charge to you concerning the issues set forth herein. Specifically, we have elected the JAMS Data Privacy Framework for disputes relating to EU-U.S. DPF. If you need to open a dispute resolution matter relating to EU-U.S. DPF, information is available here: https://www.jamsadr.com/DPF-Dispute-Resolution
    13. Our services, including the activities described herein, may be subject to the investigatory and enforcement powers of the FTC.
    14. By utilizing our services, you agree that, except as described herein and subject to the limitations of the laws of relevant jurisdictions, all matters relating to EU-U.S. DPF shall be subject to binding arbitration. You may initiate binding arbitration in the event that any dispute resolution procedures described by paragraph 4(xi) herein are unsuccessful. Information regarding initiating binding arbitration is available here: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/framework-article/ANNEX-I-introduction
    15. In the event we receive a lawful request by a public or legal authority, such as a subpoena, we are required to abide by such requests and may be required to disclose data containing your personal information, even if you would prefer that we do not make such disclosure. Such disclosures may be required to be made in situations including, but not limited to, the necessity to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.
    16. The rights and obligations contained in this Privacy Policy shall inure to the benefit or our, and your, heirs, successors, and assigns.
  5. Opting Out. You have the opportunity to choose to opt out of your personal information (i) being disclosed to a third party or (ii) being used for a purpose that is materially different from the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized by the individuals. To exercise such option, you can reach us by email at dpo@awesome.me or privacy@fontawesome.com, or by clicking Help on any page at https://fontawesome.com". For your reference, we do not gather personal information specifying medical or health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership or information specifying the sex life of any individual
  6. Our Liability. The Recourse, Enforcement and Liability Principle of the Principles explains that, if we wrongfully transfer your data, we have continuing responsibility for the processing of such personal information. In such case, we remain liable under the Principles if our agent processes your personal information in a manner inconsistent with the Principles, unless we prove that we were not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.
  7. More Information. For more information concerning the Principles, please see https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/program-articles/FAQs