Privacy Policy

01Who we are

This website is operated by:

Balmond Studio
Unit 8E, Canonbury Yard
202 New North Road
London N1 7BJ
United Kingdom

Email: sb@balmondstudio.com

Balmond Studio is registered in England & Wales (company no. 07225351). We also have a studio at No 78, Glennie Street, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka.

For the purposes of UK data protection law, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, Balmond Studio is the data controller for the personal information we collect through this website.

02Information we collect

We may collect personal information that you provide to us, including:

• Your name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Company or organisation name
• Project or property address
• Details about your proposed project
• Information contained in messages or enquiries you send to us
• Any other information you choose to provide

This website does not include contact forms or user accounts. You will usually provide this information by email or telephone.

We may also automatically collect limited technical information when you visit our website, such as:

• IP address
• Browser and device type
• Operating system
• Website pages visited
• Approximate location
• Date and time of visits

This information is recorded by our website hosting provider in its server logs.

03How we use your information

We may use your personal information to:

• Respond to enquiries and requests
• Discuss and assess potential architecture, art, interior or design projects
• Provide quotations and proposals
• Communicate with you about existing projects
• Provide and manage our professional services
• Maintain business and client records
• Improve our website and services
• Meet our legal, regulatory and professional obligations
• Protect our business, website and users from fraud or misuse

We will only use your personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so.

04Legal basis for processing

Depending on the circumstances, we may process your information because:

• It is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract;
• It is necessary to perform a contract with you;
• We have a legitimate interest in operating and developing our business and responding to enquiries;
• We have a legal or regulatory obligation to process the information; or
• You have given us your consent.

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time.

05Project information

If you contact us regarding an architectural, interior design, art, planning or other design project, you may provide information relating to a property or project.

This may include addresses, plans, drawings, photographs, measurements, project requirements, budgets and other information necessary to discuss or deliver our services.

We will use this information only for legitimate business purposes connected with your enquiry or project and will take reasonable steps to protect it.

06Cookies and similar technologies

This website does not set its own cookies and does not use advertising or tracking cookies.

It saves one small preference in your browser’s local storage, whether you prefer the grid or list view of our work, so the page appears the same on your next visit. This is not shared with us or anyone else, and you can clear it at any time through your browser settings.

Some pages display content from third-party services, which may set their own cookies or collect technical information when that content loads (see “Sharing your information” below). If we introduce non-essential cookies in future, we will ask for your consent before placing them on your device, where required by law.

07Analytics

We do not currently use analytics services such as Google Analytics on this website.

If we introduce analytics in future, we will update this policy and, where required, only use analytics cookies with your consent.

08Sharing your information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information with trusted third parties where necessary to operate our business or provide our services. These may include:

• Website hosting and technical service providers
• IT and software providers
• Email and communication providers
• Professional advisers such as accountants, solicitors or consultants
• Planning, surveying or other professional consultants where relevant to a project
• Government, regulatory or law-enforcement authorities where legally required

To display some content, this website loads material directly from other providers. When this happens, your browser connects to them and they will receive your IP address:

• Google Maps: maps of our studios on the Contact page
• YouTube and Vimeo: videos within some news stories
• Google Fonts and Fontshare: the typefaces used on the site
• jsDelivr: the software that draws the interactive globe on our Work and map pages

We require appropriate third parties to respect the security of your personal information and to process it only for legitimate purposes. Third-party services handle data under their own privacy policies.

09International transfers

Some of our service providers may process personal information outside the United Kingdom. As we have a studio in Colombo, Sri Lanka, information relating to an enquiry or project may also be accessed by our team there.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that it receives a level of protection consistent with applicable UK data protection law.

10How long we keep your information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to meet legal, accounting, professional or reporting requirements.

The length of time we keep information will depend on its nature and our relationship with you.

When information is no longer required, we will securely delete or anonymise it where appropriate.

11Keeping your information secure

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against accidental loss, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

12Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:

• Request access to the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances
• Request restriction of processing in certain circumstances
• Object to certain types of processing
• Request transfer of your information in certain circumstances
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at sb@balmondstudio.com.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your personal information has been handled unlawfully.

13Third-party links

Our website contains links to third-party websites, including social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, X and LinkedIn), video platforms, collaborators, professional organisations and project partners.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies before providing them with personal information.

14Photography, projects and intellectual property

Our website displays photographs, architectural drawings, renders, plans, artworks and other material relating to projects undertaken by Balmond Studio and Cecil Balmond.

Where identifiable individuals or third-party materials are included, we take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate permissions or lawful grounds exist for their use. If you appear in an image on this website and would like it removed, please contact us.

Architectural drawings, designs, photographs and other materials displayed on this website may be protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights. Unless otherwise stated, they may not be reproduced or used without appropriate permission. See our Terms of Use for more detail.

15Children’s privacy

Our website is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the website.

16Changes to this privacy policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, website, services or legal requirements.

The latest version will always be published on this page, with the date of the latest update shown at the top.

17Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us:

Balmond Studio
Unit 8E, Canonbury Yard
202 New North Road
London N1 7BJ
United Kingdom

Email: sb@balmondstudio.com

You can also contact the Information Commissioner’s Office:

Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
ico.org.uk