Privacy Policy

Information

We Collect

We may collect information you voluntarily provide through our website forms, including your name, email address, social media or portfolio links, professional interests, inquiry details and, where relevant to model submissions, measurements or other profile information you choose to submit.

How We Use Information

We may use submitted information to respond to inquiries, review designer or creative interest, maintain an evergreen model or collaborator network, evaluate requests for access, communicate about MELANIN FASHION WEEK™ opportunities or programming, and operate or improve the website.

Form Processing and Service Providers

Website forms and hosting may be processed through third-party service providers used to operate this site. Those providers may process technical and submitted information on our behalf according to their own terms and privacy practices.

Cookies and Technical Information

The website or its hosting and analytics providers may collect limited technical information such as browser type, device information, referring pages, IP address or similar usage data. If analytics or additional tracking tools are enabled, this policy may be updated to describe them more specifically.

How We Share Information

We do not sell personal information through this website. We may share information with service providers that help us operate the website or process submissions, and when reasonably necessary to comply with law, protect rights or security, or administer an MFW opportunity for which you submitted information.

Retention and Security

We retain information for as long as reasonably useful for the purpose for which it was submitted, our ongoing professional networks, legal obligations or legitimate operational needs. No method of online transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Choices

You may contact us to ask about, correct or request deletion of information you submitted, subject to applicable legal and operational requirements. You may also opt out of non-essential promotional communications by following any unsubscribe instructions provided or by contacting us.

Children

This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly request personal information from children under 13 through these forms.

Updates to

This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as the website, programming or data practices change. The effective date above will be revised when material updates are published.

Contact

For privacy questions or requests, use the MFW Contact page and identify your inquiry as privacy-related.