Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 17, 2025

Look, We're Just Honest Folks

Here at Frosthaven Quinthos, we're pretty straightforward about this stuff. Running an architectural studio means we handle some of your personal info – names, emails, project details, that kind of thing. We figured you'd wanna know exactly what we do with it.

This policy covers our website and any interactions you have with us, whether that's filling out a contact form, scheduling a consultation, or just browsing our portfolio. We're based in Vancouver and operate under Canadian privacy laws, which honestly are pretty solid when it comes to protecting your information.

We're not some huge corporation with layers of legal jargon – just a team of architects who believe in transparency. So yeah, let's break down how we handle your data.

What Information We Actually Collect

We're not in the business of hoarding data. We only grab what we need to do our job properly:

Stuff You Give Us Directly
  • Your name and contact details when you reach out
  • Project information – location, scope, budget ranges, timeline
  • Any specific requirements or preferences you share
  • Property details if you're looking at a restoration or renovation
  • Communication history – emails, meeting notes, that sort of thing
Technical Stuff Our Website Picks Up
  • Your IP address and general location (city-level, nothing creepy)
  • Browser type and device info
  • Which pages you visit and how long you stick around
  • Referring websites if you came from somewhere else

We don't collect sensitive stuff like credit card numbers through our site. Payment processing happens through secure third-party systems if we ever need it.

How We Actually Use This Information

Pretty simple, really. We use your info to:

Get back to you – responding to inquiries, scheduling consultations, keeping you updated on projects

Do the actual work – creating designs, pulling permits, coordinating with contractors and engineers

Keep records – maintaining project files, meeting compliance requirements, protecting both of us legally

Improve our services – understanding what clients need, refining our processes, making our website better

Stay in touch – sending project updates, sharing relevant info about sustainable architecture, occasional newsletters if you're into that

We're not gonna spam you or sell your info to random companies. That's just not our style. If we send you updates, there's always an unsubscribe button right there.

Who We Share Information With

Architecture's a collaborative field, so sometimes we gotta share info with others. Here's the deal:

Project Partners

Structural engineers, contractors, sustainability consultants – the folks we work with to bring your project to life. They only get what they need to know, and they're bound by their own professional standards.

Service Providers

Our web hosting company, email service, project management tools – basically the tech that keeps us running. We pick vendors carefully and make sure they've got solid security practices.

Legal Requirements

If the law requires it – like building permits, zoning applications, or court orders – we'll share what's necessary. Don't love it, but that's the reality of doing business.

What we don't do: We don't sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. Period.

Cookies and Tracking Tech

Yeah, we use cookies. Not the delicious kind, unfortunately – the digital ones that help our website work properly and give us insights into how people use it.

Essential Cookies

These keep the site functioning – remembering your preferences, keeping you logged in if you're a client accessing project files, that kind of thing. Can't really turn these off without breaking the site.

Analytics Cookies

Help us understand which pages people visit, where they're coming from, what content resonates. We use this to make the site better. You can disable these through your browser settings if you want.

Most browsers let you control cookies through their settings. Just know that blocking certain cookies might make some parts of the site less functional.

Your Rights and Control

Under Canadian privacy law (PIPEDA and provincial regulations), you've got some solid rights:

Access: You can ask to see what personal info we have about you

Correction: If something's wrong or outdated, we'll fix it

Deletion: Want us to delete your info? We'll do it, unless we've got a legal reason to keep it (like ongoing projects or required records)

Opt-out: Don't want marketing emails? Hit unsubscribe or let us know

Portability: You can request your data in a usable format

To exercise any of these rights, just shoot us an email at info@frosthavenquinthos.info or give us a call. We'll get back to you within 30 days, usually much sooner.

How We Protect Your Information

Security's important to us. We're not gonna pretend we've got some Fort Knox setup, but we do take reasonable precautions:

  • SSL encryption for data transmitted through our website
  • Secure servers with regular backups
  • Limited access – only team members who need info for their work can see it
  • Regular software updates and security patches
  • Physical security for our office and paper files

That said, no system's 100% bulletproof. We do our best, but if there's ever a breach, we'll let you know promptly and take immediate action to fix it.

Data Retention

We keep your information as long as we need it for legitimate purposes:

  • Active projects: Throughout the project and for several years after completion (standard practice for liability and warranty purposes)
  • Inquiries that don't turn into projects: Usually about 2 years, then we delete it
  • Marketing contacts: Until you unsubscribe or we haven't heard from you in a while
  • Legal requirements: Some records need to be kept for specific periods under professional regulations

When we don't need info anymore, we securely delete or anonymize it.

Third-Party Links

Our website might link to other sites – suppliers, partner organizations, inspiration galleries, that sort of thing. Once you click through to another site, their privacy policy takes over, not ours.

We try to link to reputable sources, but we can't control what they do with your data. Worth checking their policies if you're concerned.

Changes to This Policy

We might update this policy occasionally – new laws, changed practices, whatever. When we do, we'll update the date at the top and post the new version here.

For major changes, we'll send out a notification to clients and people on our mailing list. Otherwise, checking back here now and then is a good idea if you're curious.

Questions? Just Ask

Seriously, if anything here's unclear or you've got concerns about how we handle your information, don't hesitate to reach out. We're real people and we'll give you straight answers.

Call Us

(604) 555-0847

Visit Our Office

1425 West Georgia Street, Suite 820
Vancouver, BC V6G 3C8

If you're not satisfied with our response, you can also file a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. But hopefully it won't come to that – we're pretty reasonable folks.