Optimism Project and Media Group Co., Ltd. (“OPMG,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) operates the Wellness + Design Collection (“WDC”) platform, including the website thewdcollection.com, its editorial publications, awards program, directory listings, and all related services (collectively, the “Services”).

We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website, submit entries through our awards program, make payments, appear in our directory, or otherwise interact with our Services.

By accessing or using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of our Services.

Who Processes Your Data
Optimism Project and Media Group Co., Ltd., a company registered in Thailand is the data controller responsible for your personal data collected through the WDC platform. For inquiries regarding this policy or your data, contact us at team@thewdcollection.com.

Information Collection
WDC collects information from users at multiple points on its web site. We only collect information that is essential to serve you, present your work to the jury, inform you of your winning, remind you of deadlines or to promote your winning, your company and your work to the public.

Any personal information collected in forms is for our private use only. Phone numbers, mail address, and email addresses will not be sold or distributed to third parties or published online.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily submit to us, including but not limited to:

• Name, email address, phone number, and professional title
• Company or property name, physical address, and website URL
• Project descriptions, images, supporting materials, and other content submitted through the awards program
• Testimonials, press materials, and biographical information provided for editorial or promotional use
• Any correspondence or communications you send to us

   

Information collected by Cookies, web analytics and tracking technologies:
When you access our website, we may use technologies that save cookies to your computer or mobile device. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us to improve your experience on the WDC website. We may also collect information using web analytics services. These services, such as Google Analytics help us understand how to improve visitor experience on the website.

Where we store your personal information:

Electronic versions of your personal information are stored on our supplier platform located in the US.

The servers which we use to provide our services to you depends on the location that you or your organization is based; to make it user friendly and faster. For example, if you or your organization elects for our services to be provided within Europe, then the server used to provide our service to you or your organization will be based within Europe.

Where we use third party service providers to assist us, your personal information may also be stored in accordance with their practices and procedures. We require third parties to respect your personal information and to treat it in accordance with the law.

Use of Information
The information may be used to perform a variety of the following purposes: 

• To communicate with entrants regarding their submissions, judging status, and results
• To promote and publicize submitted entries, including the names, project details, and images of submitted entries, through our website, social media, newsletters, press releases, and media partner channels
• To process, evaluate, and administer submissions to the WDC awards program
• To feature entrants and selected properties, studios, and professionals in the WDC online directory
• To distribute press releases, editorial features, and media communications about entrants and selected entries
• To deliver, maintain, and improve the Services
• To send administrative communications, updates, and newsletters (you may opt out of marketing emails at any time)
• To respond to inquiries, support requests, and feedback
• To analyze trends, usage patterns, and the effectiveness of our communications
• To protect the security and integrity of our platform and prevent unauthorized or illegal activity

Your rights in connection with your personal information
Request access to your personal information (commonly known as a “data subject access request”). This enables you to receive a copy of your personal information and to check we are lawfully processing it.

Request correction of your personal information. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate personal information corrected.

Request the erasure of your personal information. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal information where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it.
Request to be forgotten: we will delete all your personal data from our server. If you want to review, verify, correct or request erasure of your personal information, object to the processing of your personal information, or request that we transfer a copy of your personal information to another party, please contact us at team@thewdcollection.com.

You also have the right to ask us to stop processing personal information where we are relying on a legitimate interest and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground.

Right to withdraw consent:
In the limited circumstances where you may have provided your consent to the collecting, processing and transfer of your personal information for a specific purpose, you have the right to withdraw your consent for that specific processing at any time. To withdraw your consent, please contact us at team@thewdcollection.com.

Where we are providing you with marketing information, you can also change your marketing preferences by using the unsubscribe button at the bottom of our marketing e-mails to you.

Once we have received notification that you have withdrawn your consent, we will no longer process your personal information for the purpose or purposes you originally agreed to, unless we have another legitimate basis for doing so.

Information Sharing and Disclosure
To promote WDC entrants, we share information about their projects with media, partners, and in press releases. We will not share any of your personal information, or information that is not intended for publicity. We require third parties and partners to respect the security of your personal information and to treat it in accordance with the law.
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes.

Service Providers
We engage trusted third-party service providers to assist with hosting, email delivery, analytics, customer support, and other operational functions. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and may only use it to perform services on our behalf.

Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that WDC is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. WDC encourages our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this website.

Payment Processors
All payment transactions are processed by third-party payment providers (such as Airwallex, Stripe, or similar services). We do not store or have direct access to your credit card or financial information.

Media and PR Partners
As part of the WDC program, we may share project-related information, images, and professional details of award winners and selected entries with media outlets, editorial partners, and industry publications for the purpose of publicity and editorial coverage. Personal contact information (such as email and phone number) will not be shared with media partners without your prior consent.

Legal Obligations
We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of OPMG, our users, or the public.

Publicity and Editorial Use
By submitting an entry to the WDC awards program, you grant OPMG a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and display the submitted project name, images, descriptions, and professional credits for the purposes of promoting the WDC program, including but not limited to publication on our website, newsletters, social media channels, press releases, and through our media partners.

Entrants and selected entries may be featured in the WDC directory and editorial editions. If you wish to modify or withdraw your listing, please contact us at team@thewdcollection.com.

Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, to comply with our legal and contractual obligations, and to resolve disputes. Submission data and entrant records may be retained indefinitely for archival, historical, and editorial reference purposes.

If you request deletion of your data, we will honor your request within a reasonable timeframe, subject to any legal obligations that require us to retain certain information.

International Data Transfers
WDC serves an international audience, and your personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence, where our servers, service providers, and partners may be located. These countries may have data protection laws that differ from those in your jurisdiction.

By using our Services, you consent to the transfer of your information to these countries. We take appropriate steps to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 18. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information promptly.

Cookies
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you would like, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies or to prompt you before accepting such a cookie. Please note that, if you choose to remove or reject browser cookies, this could affect the availability or functionality of the WDC website.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal data, please contact us at team@thewdcollection.com.