Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2024

Who We Are

Look, we're Darethion Quinthal Architects, based out of Vancouver. We've been doing this architecture thing for a while now - blending sustainable design with heritage restoration. Our office is at 1247 Granville Street, Suite 420, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1M5, and honestly, we take your privacy as seriously as we take our structural calculations.

When you reach out to us or browse through our project galleries, we collect some info. Nothing shady - just what we need to actually help you out.

What Information We Collect

Here's the deal - we're not trying to build a dossier on you. We collect stuff that actually matters for architectural projects:

  • Contact Details: Your name, email, phone number when you fill out our contact forms or send us project inquiries. Pretty standard.
  • Project Information: Details about what you're looking to build, restore, or design. Can't really help with a heritage building restoration if we don't know what building we're talking about, right?
  • Website Usage Data: Basic analytics - which pages you visit, how long you hang around. Helps us figure out if people actually care about our heritage projects section or if we're just talking to ourselves.
  • Cookies: Yeah, we use 'em. They remember your preferences and make the site work better. Nothing invasive.

How We Use Your Info

We're architects, not data miners. Here's what we actually do with your information:

  • Getting back to you about project consultations and design inquiries
  • Sending updates about your ongoing projects (if you're working with us)
  • Occasionally sharing news about our recent work - but only if you've said that's cool
  • Improving our website so it's actually useful and not just pretty
  • Keeping records for legal and professional requirements - architects gotta maintain documentation, it's part of the gig

We won't sell your info to random companies or spam you with stuff you didn't ask for. That's just not our style.

Who Sees Your Information

Mostly just us - the team at Darethion Quinthal. Sometimes we work with other professionals on projects (engineers, contractors, heritage consultants), and we might need to share relevant project details with them. But that's always within the context of getting your project done right.

We use some third-party services - hosting providers, email platforms, that sort of thing. They're bound by their own privacy policies, and we pick companies that take this stuff seriously.

If the law requires us to disclose information (court orders, regulatory requirements), we'll do that. But it's gotta be legit.

Your Rights

Under Canadian privacy laws (PIPEDA and all that), you've got rights. Here's what you can do:

  • Access: Ask us what info we've got on you. We'll tell you.
  • Correction: If something's wrong, let us know and we'll fix it.
  • Deletion: Want us to delete your data? We can do that, unless we need it for legal reasons or active projects.
  • Opt-out: Don't want our newsletters anymore? Just unsubscribe. No hard feelings.

Just shoot us an email at info@darethionquinthal.info or call (604) 555-0198 to exercise any of these rights.

How We Protect Your Data

We use industry-standard security measures - encrypted connections, secure servers, access controls. Our team's trained on privacy practices, and we don't leave client files lying around for anyone to see.

That said, no system's perfect. We do our best to keep things locked down, but we can't guarantee absolute security. It's just being honest.

How Long We Keep Stuff

For active clients, we keep project-related information as long as we're working together, plus whatever's required by architectural licensing regulations (usually around 7-10 years after project completion - it's a professional requirement).

For general inquiries that don't turn into projects, we'll keep your info for a reasonable time in case you change your mind, then we clear it out.

Third-Party Links

Sometimes we link to other websites - maybe a manufacturer's site for sustainable materials, or a heritage organization we work with. Once you click those links, you're on their turf and their privacy policies apply. We can't control what they do, so check their policies if you're concerned.

Changes to This Policy

We might update this privacy policy from time to time - usually when laws change or we add new services. We'll post the updated version here with a new date at the top. For major changes, we'll probably send an email to let active clients know.

Questions?

Got concerns about privacy or how we handle your information? Just reach out. We're pretty approachable.

Email: info@darethionquinthal.info
Phone: (604) 555-0198
Mail: 1247 Granville Street, Suite 420, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1M5

We'll get back to you within a couple business days - usually faster if you catch us between site visits.