Policies & Terms

The Kuotes is dedicated to providing premium content regarding all aspects of interior design. We are committed to editorial integrity, and we carefully select the designers, brands, and inspiration that we choose to write about. All of the information contained on our site is our original copyrighted content. All third-party content (including but not limited to photos, quotations, or interview material) will be properly cited and attributed to the content owner. Our content published under the name “Kathy Kuo Home” or “the Kuotes” expresses the editorial opinion of Kathy Kuo Home. Any content published by an individual writer for the Kuotes or a third-party writer expresses the sole opinion of that individual and does not necessarily reflect the policies and beliefs of Kathy Kuo Home.

The Kuotes may publish content material submitted from third-party designers and/or friends and fans of the Kuotes. The content editor reserves the right to edit all material submitted to the Kuotes for length, spelling, and grammar; the content editor does NOT reserve the right to make any changes that may alter the tone or meaning of the submitted content. All third-party individuals who submit content to the Kuotes reserve the right to retract their published content and/or request changes to their published content. Requests for content changes are under the discretion of the content editor of the Kuotes. 

The Kuotes currently does not accept advertising on our site. We do, however, work with other companies to host contests and giveaways which may be integrated into our editorial content. We genuinely love all of the services, products, and design work provided by the partners we choose to work with.

The Kuotes is dedicated to publishing design-focused content that we believe to be in good taste and in the style of today. Our content also stems from our own personal design aesthetic. We realize that you may not agree with all of our design ideas and advice. We love talking and debating about all things interior design! We encourage discussion. However, we reserve the right to withhold any mean-spirited, offensive comments that do not align with our belief in positivity and celebration of design work. 

 

PRIVACY POLICY

The Kuotes is committed to protecting your personal privacy and maintaining a safe online experience. This privacy policy outlines how we safely use and share your information. The Kuotes may collect information from our users at different points on the site. If you choose to comment on a post, we require you to submit a valid email address.

When you subscribe to our newsletter or post a comment, we use your email address to send you emails with our new blog posts and information about new site content or features. You can opt out of your subscription at any time by clicking the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of our email digests. When you submit a comment, we may use your email address to reply back to your comment or question. We also use personal information to screen out users who leave comments that violate our terms and conditions of use or our editorial policy. When you submit information as part of a survey or poll, we use that information to improve your reader experience and better cater our content to you. The Kuotes may use your IP address, browser information or information about your Internet service provider to help diagnose problems with our server, gather broad demographic information, and administer our website.

Like all other websites, the Kuotes collects other non-identifying information such as statistics on website usage patterns through the use of cookies and other technologies. This includes information like IP addresses, the type of browser you are using, the third party website from which your visit originated, the operating system you are using, the domain name of your Internet service provider, the search terms you use on our site, the specific web pages you visit, and the duration of your visits. All of this information is collected to help us to enhance and personalize your experience on our site and provide you with better content. We will never use cookies to obtain any information from your computer not related to our site. You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our site.

The Kuotes may contain links to others sites. When you access a third party site from a hyperlink you will be subject to the privacy policy and terms of use agreement of that website operator. Because the third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies, we have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites.

Any information disclosed in Public Areas of the Site is public information that may be viewed and collected by any party. The Kuotes cannot control the use of information disclosed through the posting of content on Public Areas of the Site. We urge you to protect your privacy by not disclosing your home address, telephone numbers, and other personally identifiable information. You acknowledge that your posting and use of content is at your own risk. Kathy Kuo Home and its affiliates shall not be liable to you or any third parties for any direct, indirect, special, consequential or punitive damages arising out of your posting or use of any site content.

The Kuotes may modify or make changes to this privacy policy at any time and without notice and we encourage you to check back often in order to stay current on our policy. Any changes we make to our privacy policy will be posted on this page and your continued use of this site after the privacy policy has been modified and posted will signify your acceptance of such changes or modifications.

 

COPYRIGHT POLICY

The Kuotes frequently uses images as part of posts written by our editors. These images include those submitted by readers, obtained personally, and those covered by the fair use doctrine. If you believe that we have infringed upon your copyrights, you may notify us via our Contact page. We will act expeditiously to remove content on this site that infringes the copyright rights of others.

All of the original content posted by the Kuotes is our content copyrighted by law. If you would like to repurpose any content from our site, we ask that you properly cite the Kuotes as mandated by the fair use doctrine. We additionally request that you 1.) adhere to the editorial standards outlined in our media and press kit and 2.) link to our blog where possible with the knowledge that we also link to all of our outside sources. If you are unsure about whether or not you may repurpose our content, please contact us here.

The Kuotes, our logos, and our featured words and symbols (such as “Get Kuoted”) are trademarks of Kathy Kuo Home.