Privacy Policy

Who We Are & What This Is About

Look, we're Galvryen Forge Quint Architecture, based out of Vancouver. We specialize in industrial heritage work and modern structural design - basically turning old factories into something people actually wanna work in, and building new stuff that'll hopefully become tomorrow's heritage sites.

This privacy policy explains how we handle your info when you reach out to us, check out our projects, or work with us on a build. We're not here to collect data for the sake of it - we've got buildings to design.

Information We Collect

When you contact us or fill out a form on our site, we'll collect stuff like:

• Your name and how to reach you (email, phone number)
• Company name if you're representing one
• Project details you share with us
• Any documents or site photos you send over

Our website also picks up some basic technical stuff automatically - IP address, browser type, which pages you visited. Pretty standard internet stuff. We use this to make sure the site's working properly and to understand what people are actually interested in.

If you're an active client, we'll obviously have project files, contracts, site documentation, and all the correspondence related to your build. That's just part of doing the work.

How We Use Your Information

We're pretty straightforward about this:

• Project work: Obviously, to actually design and execute your project
• Communication: Responding to your inquiries, sending updates, sharing drawings
• Legal stuff: Keeping records we're required to maintain, handling contracts
• Improving our services: Understanding what works and what doesn't
• Portfolio purposes: With your permission, we might showcase completed projects

We don't sell your data. We're architects, not data brokers. That's not our business model.

Who We Share It With

Sometimes we need to share info with other professionals to get the job done:

• Consultants & contractors: Structural engineers, heritage specialists, builders - the team needed for your project
• Legal & regulatory bodies: When required for permits, compliance, or if there's a legal obligation
• Service providers: Our hosting company, email services, project management tools

Anyone we work with is bound by confidentiality agreements or professional standards. We're careful about who gets access to what.

Cookies & Tracking

Yeah, our website uses cookies. Mostly for basic functionality - keeping you logged in if we add a client portal, remembering your preferences, understanding site traffic through analytics.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings if you want, though some parts of the site might not work as smoothly. We're not tracking you across the internet or anything invasive like that.

Your Rights & Choices

Under Canadian privacy law (PIPEDA), you've got rights when it comes to your personal info:

• Access: You can ask what info we have about you
• Correction: If something's wrong, let us know and we'll fix it
• Deletion: Request we delete your data (though we might need to keep some stuff for legal reasons)
• Opt-out: Unsubscribe from any newsletters or marketing emails
• Withdrawal: Pull consent for how we use your info, where applicable

Just reach out to us at info@galvryenforgequint.info if you wanna exercise any of these rights. We'll get back to you within a reasonable timeframe.

Data Security

We take reasonable precautions to protect your information. Our systems are password-protected, we use secure connections (SSL/TLS), and access to client data is limited to team members who actually need it for their work.

That said, no system's 100% bulletproof. If there's ever a data breach that affects your info, we'll let you know and take steps to address it, as required by law.

How Long We Keep Your Data

For active projects, we keep everything current and accessible. After a project wraps up, we retain records according to professional and legal requirements - typically around 7 years for architectural documentation, which is standard practice in Canada.

If you just sent an inquiry and we didn't end up working together, we'll keep your info for about 2 years in case you circle back, then it gets purged unless you ask us to keep it longer.

Third-Party Links

Our website might link to other sites - suppliers, manufacturers, project references. Once you click through to another site, this privacy policy doesn't apply anymore. We can't control what they do with your data, so check their policies if you're concerned.

Changes to This Policy

We might update this policy from time to time - maybe laws change, or we add new services. When we do, we'll update the date at the top and post the revised version here.

For major changes, we'll try to give you a heads-up via email if we have your contact info. But it's worth checking back here occasionally, especially if you're an ongoing client.