FEZ Media is a small design practice, not an advertising business. This page explains the short list of information we collect, why we have it, and how to get it removed.
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 · LAST UPDATED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026
FEZ Media LLC is a Maryland limited liability company and the design practice of Zaye Flowers, based in Baltimore, Maryland. We provide UX and product design, workshops and facilitation, design mentorship, and the FEZ Innovation Lab cohort program. In this policy, “we,” “us,” and “FEZ Media” mean that company, and “you” means anyone who visits fezmedia.co, emails us, applies to a cohort, or engages us for client work.
FEZ Media is the controller of the information described here, and our mailing address is:
FEZ Media LLC
6340 Security Blvd. Suite 100 #1192
Baltimore, MD 21207
United States
When you email us — your name, email address, and whatever you choose to put in the message.
When you send an enquiry through a form on this site — your name, email address, your business or organization if you give one, what you said you need, how you would like to work together, and any timing or budget you choose to share. The form also carries a hidden field noting which page the enquiry came from.
When you apply to the FEZ Innovation Lab — your name, email address, a description of the idea you want to build, your goal for the cohort, and your availability. The form also carries a hidden field noting which page the application came from.
When you send your App Idea Worksheet score — your name, email address, the six scores you gave your idea, the one sentence you wrote describing the problem, and where you said you are with it. This is optional and only happens if you use the “send it for a look” button. The rest of the worksheet never leaves your browser: it is kept in your browser’s local storage and the PDF is generated on your own machine.
When you book a fit call — scheduling runs on Calendly, which is a separate site with its own privacy notice. The name, email address, and anything you type into the booking form go to Calendly first and reach us as the calendar invitation. Nothing is loaded from Calendly until you follow the link.
When you become a client or a cohort participant — the contact and project details needed to do the work and invoice for it, plus anything you share with us during an engagement or a session.
Payment information
Payments — including the FEZ Innovation Lab deposit and balance — are processed by Stripe. Card numbers and banking details go directly to Stripe and are never received or stored by FEZ Media. We see only what Stripe reports back to us: the payer's name and email, the amount, the date, and whether the payment succeeded.
Information collected automatically
fezmedia.co is a static site, and it runs no analytics unless you agree to it first. The banner on your first visit asks whether we may count visits with Google Analytics 4. If you decline, or simply ignore it, nothing from Google is loaded at all — no script, no cookie, no request. If you accept, Google receives your IP address, the page you are viewing, the page that referred you, and general device and browser details, and stores an identifier in your browser so a single visit is not counted twice. We look at that only in aggregate. We do not run advertising pixels or session-recording tools, we have not turned on Google's advertising or audience features, and we do not use analytics to build a profile of you. Our hosting provider keeps standard server logs — IP address, browser type, requested page, timestamp — for delivery, security, and troubleshooting. Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts, which means Google receives your IP address when a page loads.
What we never collect
We do not ask for, and have no use for, government identifiers, financial account numbers, health information, or precise location data. Please do not send them to us.
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How we use it
To answer your message and discuss whether we are a fit.
To review cohort applications, confirm seats, and run the program — including sending session details, materials, and schedule changes.
To deliver client work, manage projects, invoice, and keep our own business records.
To keep the site working, secure, and free of abuse.
To meet legal, tax, and accounting obligations.
We do not sell your information, we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising, and we do not add you to a marketing list because you emailed us or applied to a cohort. If we ever start a newsletter, joining it will be a separate, deliberate opt-in.
If you are in the EU, the UK, or another region with similar law: we process this information to take steps at your request before entering a contract and to perform that contract (client work and cohort enrollment), to comply with legal obligations (tax and accounting records), and on the basis of our legitimate interest in operating and securing a small design practice.
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Who we share it with
We share information only with the service providers that make the site and the practice run, and only to the extent each one needs. They are bound by their own terms and privacy commitments.
Provider
What it handles
Vercel
Hosting and delivery of fezmedia.co, including server logs
Formspree
Delivery of form submissions — cohort applications and enquiries — to our inbox
HubSpot
Our CRM. Receives a copy of what you submit through a form on this site — your name, email, and what you wrote — so we can follow up and keep track of the conversation
Stripe
Payment processing for deposits, balances, and invoices
Calendly
Scheduling for fit calls; receives the name, email, and notes you enter when booking
Google Fonts
Serves the site's typefaces; receives your IP address on page load
Google Analytics
Only if you accept the banner. Counts visits and page views; receives your IP address, page, and referrer, and sets analytics cookies
Our email and file providers
Correspondence, project files, and business records
We may also disclose information if the law requires it, if we need to enforce our Terms and Conditions, or to protect the rights and safety of FEZ Media, our clients, or cohort participants. If the practice is ever sold or merged, information may transfer as part of that transaction; we will say so on this page before it takes effect.
Some of these providers operate in the United States. If you are outside the U.S., your information will be transferred and processed there.
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Cookies and tracking
Nothing is set until you say yes. On your first visit a banner asks whether we may count visits with Google Analytics. Until you accept, no analytics script is loaded and no cookie is written — declining and ignoring the banner have exactly the same effect. The site behaves identically either way, and there is no second ask.
If you accept, Google Analytics writes two cookies — _ga and _ga_W7VMZ72XNV — which let it tell one visit from another and recognize a return visit for up to two years. Those are the only cookies fezmedia.co sets. We set no advertising cookies, and Google's advertising and audience features are switched off on our property.
Your answer is remembered in your browser's local storage, not in a cookie, and it never leaves your device. You can change it whenever you like:
Your current choice: —
Reopens the banner and clears any analytics cookies
You can also block cookies for this site in your browser, install Google's Analytics opt-out add-on, or use your browser's built-in tracking protection.
If you follow a link from our site to Stripe's checkout, Calendly, LinkedIn, the App Store, or any other external service, that service applies its own cookies and privacy policy once you arrive. We do not sell or share your information for cross-context behavioral advertising. Because analytics is off until you opt in, we do not separately vary our behavior in response to browser “Do Not Track” or Global Privacy Control signals — the default here is already no tracking.
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How long we keep it
General inquiries — kept while the conversation is live and for up to two years afterward, so we remember prior context.
Cohort applications that do not lead to enrollment — deleted within twelve months, unless you ask us to keep you in mind for a future cohort.
Client and participant records — kept for the length of the engagement and then as long as tax, accounting, and legal obligations require, typically seven years for financial records.
Server logs — retained on our hosting provider's standard short schedule.
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Your choices and rights
Whatever jurisdiction you are in, you can email hello@fezmedia.co and ask us to:
tell you what we hold about you and provide a copy;
correct anything inaccurate;
delete it, where we are not required to keep it;
stop sending you email;
restrict or object to a particular use, or ask for your information in a portable format.
We will respond within 30 days and will not charge you or treat you differently for asking. We may need to confirm your identity first — usually by replying from the address we already have on file for you.
California residents. We do not sell personal information and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising, including the information of anyone under 16. You may exercise your rights to know, delete, and correct through the same email address, and you may use an authorized agent.
EU, UK, and similar jurisdictions. In addition to the rights above, you may withdraw consent where we rely on it and lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. We would appreciate the chance to resolve it with you first.
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Security
The site is served over HTTPS. Accounts holding your information are protected with strong, unique credentials and multi-factor authentication, and access is limited to Zaye Flowers and any collaborator who needs it for a specific engagement. Payment data is handled entirely by Stripe, a PCI-compliant processor.
No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure, and we will not claim otherwise. Please do not send passwords, card numbers, or other sensitive credentials by email.
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Children
Our services are intended for adults. The site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their information. FEZ Innovation Lab participants must be 18 or older, or enrolled with the consent and involvement of a parent or guardian. If you believe a child has given us information, email us and we will delete it.
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Changes to this policy
If we change how we handle information, we will update this page and move the “last updated” date at the top. Material changes — a new category of data, a new provider that receives it — will be described plainly here, and we will email active clients and participants when the change affects them.
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Contact
Questions, requests, or corrections about this policy:
