Privacy Policy

1. Data controller

The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is:

The Architect Lab
Sole trader, registered in Germany
Email: hello@thearchitectlab.com

2. What data we collect

We collect personal data only when you voluntarily provide it through the contact form on this website. This includes:

• Name
• Email address
• Company name (optional)

Our hosting provider (Vercel Inc.) automatically collects standard server log data when you visit this website. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, and timestamp of access. This data is collected for the purpose of ensuring the security and functionality of the website.

3. Purpose and legal basis

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

• Contact form submissions — to respond to your enquiry and provide information about our services. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (processing necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures taken at your request).
• Server logs — to ensure the security, stability, and proper functioning of our website. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in maintaining website operations and security).

4. Recipients of your data

Your data may be shared with the following service providers who process data on our behalf:

• Vercel Inc. (San Francisco, USA) — website hosting. Vercel is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, ensuring an adequate level of data protection for transfers to the United States.

We do not sell, rent, or otherwise share your personal data with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

5. Data retention

• Contact form submissions are retained for the duration of any resulting business relationship, plus six months after its conclusion, unless longer retention is required by law.
• Server log data is retained for a maximum of 30 days.

6. Cookies and tracking

This website does not use cookies for analytics, advertising, or tracking purposes. No third-party tracking scripts are loaded. Only technically necessary data is processed as described above.

7. Your rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR) — to obtain confirmation of whether your data is being processed and to request a copy.
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) — to request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) — to request deletion of your data, subject to legal retention obligations.
• Right to restriction (Art. 18 GDPR) — to request limited processing of your data under certain conditions.
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) — to receive your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
• Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR) — to object to processing based on legitimate interest at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@thearchitectlab.com.

8. Right to lodge a complaint

If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. You may contact the data protection authority in the German federal state where you reside, where the alleged infringement occurred, or where our place of business is located.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The date at the top of this page indicates when this policy was last revised.