Introduction
The publisher, SUN architecture (architecturebooks.eu), is committed to protecting the privacy of its customers and visitors to its websites, and views the protection of personal data as being of fundamental importance to the operation of its business. Personal information about customers and website visitors is held securely and is treated with the utmost care. The website architecturebooks.eu complies with the requirements of the Personal Data Protection Act and other privacy legislation.
The party responsible for data processing is SUN architecture, Prinsengracht 747-751, 1017 JX Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In accordance with the requirements of the Personal Data Protection Act, the supervisory authority (the Dutch Data Protection Authority in the Hague) is notified of all processing of personal data.
Processing Personal Data
Data is retained by architecturebooks.eu in the course of providing our services. Your personal details are stored when you subscribe to a publication or a newsletter, order a publication, use our (interactive) services or, if you have an online customer account, register an interest in one of our services, or contact us for any other reason. The personal information we retain includes information such as contact details, information about payments, invoices, ordered products, and/or where you have registered an interest in a product or service.
architecturebooks.eu uses this information to fulfil and process agreements with you, to provide other services, for its internal business processes, and to inform customers of (new) products and services provided by architecturebooks.eu or by participating publishers. Your details may also be passed on to the participating publishers in order to provide you with information about special offers or other relevant information. If you do not wish to receive this information, you can unsubscribe at any time.
Your Email Address
If you have specified your email address (e.g., to subscribe to our newsletter), this may be used to inform you as a customer of additional relevant products and services provided by architecturebooks.eu that may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive this information, you can unsubscribe at any time.
Unsubscribing
We at architecturebooks.eu take your preferences into account as much as possible in the provision of services and information. If you no longer want to receive information about (new) products and services (by post, email, etc.), you can unsubscribe by sending an email to info@architecturebooks.eu or in writing to architecturebooks.eu, f.a.o. Postbox 15970, 1001 NL Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Viewing and Correcting Your Personal Information
You are entitled to view the personal information architecturebooks.eu has retained about you at any time. If any of your information is incorrect, you may request that it be updated or changed. To view or correct your personal details, please contact us in writing at architecturebooks.eu, f.a.o. Postbox 15970, 1001 NL Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with details of your request. Please also contact us at this address for any queries you may have about how architecturebooks.eu handles your personal information.
Browsing History and IP Address
General information on visits to the architecturebooks.eu website is captured and stored without visitors being identified. The purpose of this is to improve the quality of the website and users' general browsing experience. This information can also be used to place targeted information on the site. This allows architecturebooks.eu to better tailor its services to you. Architecturebooks.eu also uses your computer's IP address for this purpose. The IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you browse the Internet. This information can also be used to see how the website is being used and for analysis and reporting purposes. In principle, IP addresses are not linked to information that would identify you, unless you have given your explicit permission for this.
Use of Cookies by architecturebooks.eu
A cookie is a small amount of data sent to your computer by a website. The website tells the web browser you are using (e.g., Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Safari) to store these cookies on your computer. There are two types of cookies. Session cookies are deleted from your computer when you close your web browser. Persistent cookies remain stored on your computer even after your web browser is closed.
The architecturebooks.eu website uses cookies to make navigating the website easier, to analyse the use of the website and so improve the quality of the website. Session cookies are also used in this process. The website uses cookies to collect information about its customers for the purposes of targeted communication, including the provision of service information about our products and targeted marketing of products and services provided by architecturebooks.eu, its company group and, in some cases, third parties carefully selected by us. Your user name may also be stored in a cookie if you are logged in to the architecturebooks.eu website. On architecturebooks.eu, your email address is your user name.
Refusing Cookies
You can refuse cookies by adjusting your browser's (e.g., Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Safari) settings to disable all or certain cookies (see your web browser manual or help function). If you disable cookies, some services may not be available to you.
architecturebooks.eu and Other Websites
The architecturebooks.eu website contains links to other websites. Architecturebooks.eu cannot accept any liability for the handling of your information by these parties. For further information, please read the privacy statement (if available) of the website you are visiting.
Amendments
The
architecturebooks.eu website reserves the right to make amendments to this privacy statement at any time and without notice. Please check this privacy statement regularly for the latest version of architecturebooks.eu policies.
This document was last updated on 30 November 2009.