All your Personal Data shall be held and used in accordance with relevant laws and RIBA best practice.
Kristian Peel Architecure Ltd. is the controller of your Personal Data for the purposes of GDPR. We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using or enquiring about our services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
What information we collect, use, and why
We collect or use the following information to provide services for clients:
- Names and contact details
- Address
- Your enquiry
- Usage data (including information about how you interact with and use our website, products and services)
We collect or use the following personal information for the operation of client accounts:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Purchase or service history
- Account information, including registration details
Lawful bases and data protection rights
Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.
Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out below:
- Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for.
- Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to correct or delete personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information.
- Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us to limit how we can use your personal information.
- Your right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data.
- Your right to data portability – You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you.
- Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month. There is a £20 processing fee.
To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact us form.
Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide services for clients are:
- Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the operation of client accounts are:
- Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
Where we get personal information from
- Directly from you
- Publicly available sources i.e. local planning authority
How long we keep information
How long we keep your information for varies. Architects are recommended to retain legal documents for at least six years for most types of record, as this is the primary limitation period under the Limitation Act 1980. However, other legal documents need to be kept for 15 years or more.
Who we share information with
Others we share personal information with
- Organisations we’re legally obliged to share personal information with
- Professional consultants
Last updated
February 2025