Lorenzo Pasqualini Architects is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and that we handle your data with complete transparency. Should we ask you to provide any information by which you can be identified, please be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy policy.
Lorenzo Pasqualini Architects may change this policy occasionally by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
1. Our Contact Details
Lorenzo Pasqualini Architects Limited acts as the Data Controller for your information.
- Company Name: Lorenzo Pasqualini Architects Limited
- Address: 124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX
- Phone Number: 07955079639
- General Enquiries E-mail: info@lparchitects.co
- Data Protection & Rights E-mail: admin@lparchitects.co
- Website: www.lorenzopasqualiniarchitects.co
2. The Type of Personal Information We Collect
We currently collect and process the following information:
- Personal identifiers, contacts, and characteristics (for example, name and contact details).
- Name and job title.
- Demographic information such as postcode.
Information relating to your preferences and interests. - Website usage data.
- Other information collected through customer surveys.
3. How We Get Personal Information and Why We Have It
Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:
To request information about Lorenzo Pasqualini Architects, our services, or our projects.
- Information submitted by you to receive or use specific services on our website.
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:
- Your Consent: For sending promotional marketing materials or contacting you for market research. You are able to remove your consent at any time by contacting us.
- Contractual Obligation: Where processing is necessary to respond to your direct service enquiries or execute project contracts.
- Legitimate Interests: For internal record keeping, website optimization, and improving our architectural products and services.
Specifically, we use the information you give us to better understand your needs, provide an enhanced customer experience, and for:
- Internal record keeping to ensure any data we hold on you is accurate, up to date, and secure.
- Improving our products and services.
- Contacting you in direct response to an enquiry.
- Sending promotional emails about new products, services, special offers, events, or other information we think is relevant to you (using the email address you provided).
- Contacting you via email, telephone, or mail for market research purposes.
- Improving your experience of using our website.
4. Sharing Your Personal Information
Any information you provide through this website will only be used by us, or our trusted agents and service providers. Third-party suppliers may process this personal data on our behalf, but they are contractually bound to use your data for administration purposes only.
We will not disclose or sell your personal information to third parties unless we have your explicit permission, or we are strictly required or permitted by law to do so.
5. How We Store Your Personal Information & Data RetentionSecurity
We are committed to ensuring that your information is kept secure. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Data Retention
We only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including satisfying any legal, accounting, or professional indemnity insurance requirements.
- Enquiry Data: Kept for a maximum of 2 years if no business contract is formed, after which it is securely destroyed.
- Project & Client Contract Data: In line with UK construction law and professional indemnity insurance guidelines, we retain core client project records, communication, and contract data for:
- 6 years from project completion for contracts signed under hand.
- 12 years from project completion for contracts executed as a deed.
- Marketing Consent: Retained until you choose to opt-out or unsubscribe.
6. How We Use Cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added, and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes, and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website or their cookies. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites, and such sites are not governed by this privacy policy. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
7. Controlling Your Personal Information (Your Rights)
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
- Marketing Opt-out: Whenever you are asked to fill in a form on our website, ensure you do not tick the box that indicates you want to receive marketing emails.
- Withdrawing Consent: If you no longer wish us to use your personal information for email or direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by emailing us at info@lparchitects.co.
Under UK data protection law, you have specific rights you can exercise free of charge:
- Right of Access: You may request details and copies of the personal information which we hold about you by emailing admin@lparchitects.co.
- Right to Rectification: If you believe that any information we are holding in relation to you is incorrect or incomplete, please email us as soon as possible at admin@lparchitects.co so we can promptly correct it.
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to ask us to erase your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to Restriction/Objection: You have the right to ask us to restrict or object to the processing of your data under certain conditions.
8. How to Complain
If you have any concerns or a dispute about our use of your personal information, you can make a formal complaint directly to us at admin@lparchitects.co.
You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you remain unhappy with how we have handled or used your data.
The ICO’s address: Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk