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Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2025

1. Who We Are

Envitect Designs ("we," "us," or "our") is a multidisciplinary design and engineering services firm providing architecture, BIM, CAD drafting, solar design, and graphic design services to clients globally. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website or contact us for services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

  • Contact form submissions: When you submit a quote request or consultation inquiry, we collect your name, email address, company name (optional), phone number (optional), service interest, budget range, and the message you provide.
  • Career applications: When you apply for a position, we collect your name, email address, CV/resume file, portfolio URL (optional), and personal statement.
  • Newsletter subscriptions: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and the source page of your subscription.
  • Automatically collected data: We may collect non-personal data such as browser type, operating system, referring URL, and pages visited, for analytics purposes.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

  • Respond to your service inquiries and quote requests
  • Process and evaluate career applications
  • Send newsletters and industry insights (only with your explicit consent)
  • Improve our website and services
  • Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We do not use your information for automated decision-making or profiling.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom, we process personal data under the following legal bases:

  • Legitimate interest: Responding to business inquiries you have initiated
  • Consent: Newsletter subscriptions (you may withdraw consent at any time)
  • Legal obligation: Where required by applicable law

5. Data Retention

We retain your data only as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected:

  • Lead/inquiry data: Up to 2 years from last contact, or until you request deletion
  • Application data: Up to 1 year from application date, or until you request deletion
  • Newsletter data: Until you unsubscribe or request deletion

6. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal data, including encrypted data transmission (HTTPS/TLS), secure cloud storage, and access controls limiting who can view your information. CV/resume files are stored in secure private cloud storage and are not publicly accessible.

Despite these measures, no internet transmission is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of data transmitted to us.

7. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

  • Vercel: Website hosting (data processed in US/EU data centers)
  • Email service provider: For transactional email notifications related to your inquiry or application
  • Cloud file storage: For secure storage of uploaded CV/resume files

All third-party providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and are prohibited from using it for any purpose other than providing services to us.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
  • Restriction: Request that we restrict processing of your data
  • Portability: Request your data in a portable, machine-readable format
  • Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Withdraw consent: Withdraw consent for newsletter subscriptions at any time

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@envitectdesigns.com. We will respond within 30 days.

9. Cookies

Our website may use essential cookies for basic functionality (e.g., security tokens). We do not currently use tracking cookies or advertising cookies. If this changes, we will update this policy and implement a cookie consent mechanism.

10. Children's Privacy

Our services are directed to businesses and professionals. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 16 years of age. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

For any privacy-related questions, concerns, or to exercise your rights, contact our privacy team:

Envitect Designs

Email: info@envitectdesigns.com