Privacy Policy

This privacy policy notice is served by Knight Architects Limited under the website knightarchitects.co.uk. The purpose of this policy is to explain to you how we control, process, handle and protect your personal information through the business and while you browse or use this website. If you do not agree to the following policy you may wish to cease viewing/using this website, and or refrain from submitting your personal data to us.

Policy Key Definitions

• "I", "our", "us", or "we" refer to the business, [Business name & other trading names].
• "you", "the user" refer to the person(s) using this website.
• GDPR means General Data Protection Act.
• PECR means Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulation.
• ICO means Information Commissioner's Office.
• Cookies mean small files stored on a users computer or device.

Key principles of GDPR

Our privacy policy embodies the following key principles;

1. Lawfulness, fairness and transparency
2. Purpose limitation
3. Data minimisation
4. Accuracy
5. Storage limitation
6. Integrity and confidence
7. Accountability

Processing your Personal Data

Under the GDPR, we control and/or process personal information about you electronically using the following lawful bases.

Email marketing

• Lawful basis: Consent
• Where our purpose for processing is: Email Marketing
• Which is necessary because: we wish to keep you informed of our ongoing operations

We process your information in the following ways:

• We hold your data securely on the Mailchimp platform, using it for the sole purpose of sending email newsletters you have consented to receive.
• Data retention period: We will continue to process your information under this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.
• Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties.

Viewing rooms

• Lawful basis: Consent
• Where our purpose for processing is: Providing you with access to a bespoke portfolio — the "viewing room"
• Which is necessary because: we wish to track who accesses these pages

We process your information in the following ways:

• We hold your data securely on our Content Management System, using it for the sole purpose of monitoring usage of viewing rooms.
• Data retention period: We hold your data for one year, after which it will automatically delete from the system.
• Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties.

Your individual rights

Under the GDPR your rights are as follows. You can read more about your rights in details here;

• the right to be informed;
• the right of access;
• the right to rectification;
• the right to erasure;
• the right to restrict processing;
• the right to data portability;
• the right to object; and
• the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling.

You also have the right to complain to the ICO if you feel there is a problem with the way we are handling your data. We handle subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR.

Cookies

We use cookies on this website to provide you with a better user experience. Please see our separate Cookie Policy.

Email marketing messages and subscription

Under the GDPR we use the consent lawful basis for anyone subscribing to our newsletter or marketing mailing list. We only collect certain data about you, as detailed in the "Processing of your personal data" section above. Any email marketing messages we send are done so through the Mailchimp platform.

Email marketing messages that we send may contain tracking beacons / tracked clickable links or similar server technologies in order to track subscriber activity within email marketing messages. Where used, such marketing messages may record a range of data such as: times, dates, I.P addresses, opens, clicks, forwards, geographic and demographic data. Such data, within its limitations will show the activity each subscriber made for that email campaign.

Any email marketing messages we send are in accordance with the GDPR and the PECR. We provide you with an easy method to withdraw your consent (unsubscribe) or manage your preferences and the information we hold about you at any time. See any marketing messages for instructions on how to unsubscribe or manage your preferences.