Alden Architects respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored, and protected when you visit our website or communicate with the studio.
It applies to information submitted through website forms, project enquiries, email communications, and other interactions with Alden Architects through our digital channels.
Who We Are
Alden Architects is an architecture and design practice working across architecture, interiors, landscape planning, and urban design and planning.
This Privacy Policy explains how personal information may be collected, used, stored, and protected when you visit the Alden Architects website, submit an enquiry, or communicate with the studio.
Information We Collect
The information we collect depends on how you interact with the website and the studio. We aim to collect only the information that is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
- Contact information such as your name, email address, telephone number, organisation, and other details you choose to provide.
- Project information such as a project location, brief, programme, budget range, or other information submitted through an enquiry.
- Information contained in correspondence when you contact the studio by email or through website forms.
- Technical information associated with your use of the website, where applicable, such as browser, device, or general website usage information.
How We Use Your Information
Information submitted to Alden Architects may be used to respond to enquiries, understand project requirements, communicate with prospective or existing clients, and provide information about our services.
We may also use information to operate, maintain, secure, and improve the website, investigate technical issues, and comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements.
We do not seek to collect personal information that is unnecessary for these purposes.
Legal Basis for Processing
Where applicable, personal information may be processed where this is necessary to respond to a request or enquiry, perform an agreement, comply with a legal obligation, protect legitimate interests, or where you have provided consent.
The appropriate legal basis will depend on the nature of the information and the purpose for which it is being processed.
Data Sharing
Alden Architects does not intend to sell personal information. Information may be shared where reasonably necessary to operate the practice, respond to enquiries, deliver services, maintain our digital systems, or comply with legal obligations.
This may include trusted technology providers, hosting providers, professional advisers, consultants, or other service providers working on behalf of the practice, where appropriate safeguards are in place.
We seek to limit information shared with third parties to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
Data Retention
Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to maintain appropriate business or project records, to meet applicable legal requirements, or to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
Retention periods may therefore vary depending on the type of information, the nature of our relationship with you, and the applicable legal or contractual requirements.
Your Rights
Depending on the jurisdiction and applicable data protection law, you may have rights in relation to your personal information, including the right to request access to information we hold about you, request correction of inaccurate information, or request deletion where applicable.
You may also have rights to restrict or object to certain processing activities and, where processing is based on consent, to withdraw that consent. These rights may be subject to applicable legal exceptions or limitations.
Data Security
Alden Architects takes reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, accidental loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
Access to information is limited where appropriate to people and service providers who require it for legitimate business purposes.
No website, online transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, and users should understand that information transmitted online is subject to inherent security risks.
Contact Us
If you have a question about this Privacy Policy, would like to understand how your information is handled, or want to make a privacy-related request, please contact Alden Architects through the Contact page.
Privacy enquiries
privacy@aldenarchitects.com